I want to say "thank you" to all those who volunteer for the Main Street Gardnerville program. Your personal commitment to the community and the downtown district is heart-warming. There are many committees and a Main Street Board that keep this program running, along with those who participate in Main Street events. The committees seem to be growing in number due to the many seasoned volunteers as well as newcomers, and I thank you for your interest in the program.
The members of Douglas County Sheriff's Search and Rescue would like to thank the following organizations for their assistance in making our recent Search and Rescue Conference 2010 held Nov. 5-7 an extremely successful event: Douglas County Sheriff's Department and Sheriff Ron Pierini, Douglas County School District, Tahoe-Douglas Fire Department, East Fork Fire District, Douglas County Parks and Recreation Department, Round Hill Pines, Lakeside Inn, Nevada State Department of Emergency Management, and Washoe County Sheriff's Department Raven helicopter group.
Gardnerville residents Robert and June Farley celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Oct. 19, 2010. They were married Oct. 19, 1950, in Lynnwood, Calif.
On Nov. 3, at the Douglas County Republican Women's luncheon three sixth-grade students were honored and presented with prizes for their efforts in an rssay vontest on "Why We Vote." Winners were: Amber Luna, Minden Elementary School; Isabelle Peterson, Gardnerville Elementary School; and Wenny Lu, Pinon Hills Elementary School.
Melissa Oglesby and Craig Hoffman of Gardnerville are engaged to be married Aug. 27, 2011, at Lakeside Beach at Lake Tahoe.
For the second year in a row, the lady Tigers soccer team has won the state championship.
Gold and red autumn foliage were featured at the Carson Valley Photo Club's monthly contest. Pat Stanley won first place with a close-up of ornamental pear tree leaves in his backyard. He titled the winning shot "Morning Dew Drops" but said he had to help Mother Nature's dew with a few sprays from a water bottle. The photo captured a deep red color of the leaves only days before they fell to the ground.
After waiting two years for her daughter to be admitted to the Kids & Horses therapeutic riding program, Kelly Cain can tell that her fifth-grade daughter Hannah, who suffers with cerebral palsy, already loves riding her horse.
It would be hard to argue against the proposition that the human conscience is the most convincing evidence that God created man in His image. No other life form has been observed to have a conscience that reflects on, or considers the right or wrong of situations and activities. It is interesting that the forbidden fruit in the garden of Eden was from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Cowboy poetry, lively music, tales of the trail, stretch-the-truth yarns and good old-fashioned cowboy fun are part of the 23rd annual Rhymers Rodeer on Nov. 19 and 20 in the Valley Ballroom of the Carson Valley Inn in Minden.
Douglas Tigers on Stage present what they call the three mantras of improv in "Tigers Live: A Night of Comedy Improvisation," today and Saturday at Douglas High School: Say the first thing that comes to your head (even if it's not that funny), say "Yes ... and" to every offer you're given, and always make your partner look good.
The third annual Stop & Shop event to benefit Jacks Valley Elementary School is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Montana Health and Fitness Center at Genoa Lakes Golf Resort.
Meneley Elementary's 2010 Science Fair will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 16. Students in grades 4 through 6 will showcase their findings after applying the scientific inquiry process to a question. Several K through third grade projects will be included this year, as well.
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Get into the holiday spirit as Pinkerton Ballet Theatre presents their 22nd annual production of "The Nutcracker Ballet" on Thanksgiving weekend at the Carson City Community Center. Performances are 7 p.m. Nov. 26 and 27, and 2 p.m. Nov. 28.