A teen dance will take place 7-9:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds.
Back home again ... parents living with parents ... many have found themselves is this position.
Although spring begins the third week in March, now is the time to begin taking care of spring insect and disease problems.
Gardnerville Elementary School is hosting "It's a Small World" Multicultural Family Night 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The annual father-daughter dance will take place 6:30-9 p.m. Feb. 11 at St. Gall Catholic Church.
Amanda Essary, soph., Oklahoma State: The Cowboys dropped two games, 5-2 and 6-13, to Southern Methodist last week.
For the third-straight game, it was the third-quarter run coming out of the locker room that sparked the Douglas boys' basketball team to a big win.
The Coleville boys' basketball team dropped a tough contest to Virginia City, 73-48 Friday, but kept its playoff hopes alive with a 53-29 win over Sierra Lutheran Saturday.
This storyline was completely different.
The Carson Valley chapter of Ducks Unlimited will host its 25th annual benefit drawing at Carson Valley Inn on Feb. 17.
Saturday's home finale against Reno was more or less a microcosm of what the Douglas High wrestling team's entire season has been.
We want to thank all those who attended the Douglas County Democratic Central Committee's "Turn Nevada Blue" dinner last Saturday night at the Carson Valley Inn in Minden.
Mr. and Mrs. Don L. Cook of Smith Valley are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Tracy to D.J. Lewis. Both future bride and groom are currently living in Placerville, Calif.
The Nevada Artists Association will have its "Members Only Winter Show" Monday through March 18 at the Brewery Arts Center Gallery, 449 W. King St. in Carson City. The gallery is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Abstract artist Pam Brekas demonstrated the techniques she uses to create her art at the monthly meeting of the Carson Valley Art Association at the Douglas County Public Library in Minden, Friday.
A name that consistently comes up in the People section of The Record-Courier is Marilyn Malkmus. A search of the archives shows several photos taken at fund-raising events, most that the 65-year-old Gardnerville resident has headed herself.
Marye and Lou Roesers' family moved to Antelope Valley in 1967. Marye graduated from UCLA majoring in art and later went on to earn a general elementary education degree. She taught for 20 years and their family lived between Coleville and Mammoth lakes, depending on the season.
The East Fork Gallery in Gardnerville is featuring the works of Lynn Kelly in February.
Lots of commotion was going on in the dressing room down the hall from the Senior Health Fair and fashion show at the Carson Valley Inn, Wednesday.
For the last five years, Ranchos resident Denise Anderson has provided non-genetically engineered whole-food supplements through her home-based business, Innovative Health Solutions.
The Douglas boys' basketball team was well on its way to breaking its four-game losing streak Tuesday night when an otherwise solid win was marred by a near-brawl midway through the fourth quarter at Wooster High School.
Saturday marks senior day for four talented Douglas High wrestlers.
In just one week, the Douglas girls' basketball team went from being 0-3 and struggling to find a rhythm on the court, to 4-3 and looking once again like a Sierra League playoff contender.
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The second reading of the ordinance that will create a 1.5 percent utility tax in stages is before Douglas County commissioners on Thursday.
Eighteen Wildcat wrestlers competed at the Sierra Wrestling Association Tournament at North Valleys High School on Jan. 15.
The Carson Valley Basketball Association will host tryouts for its traveling AAU programs Sunday at Douglas High School.
The Coleville Lady Wolves pushed their New Year's winning streak to seven in a row with a 51-17 win at Gabbs Saturday.
The Carson Valley Art Association's annual fall show at the CVIC Hall is for the specific purpose of raising scholarship money for Carson Valley art students planning on continuing their interest in art at a college of their choice and scholarship money assisting those former scholarship recipients who are still in college.
After 15 years, The Carson Valley Community Theatre (CVCT) has brought theater back to the Carson Valley. The CVCT formed two years ago and performed an original work, "Nurseryland," at the Genoa Renaissance Faire.
The Carson Valley Art Association will meet, 1:30 p.m., Friday, at the Douglas County Public Library in Minden.
Sharkey's Casino in Gardnerville is holding a Super Bowl Sunday party and a chance to win Coolers of Cash.
"Melissa Dru" continues in the Carson Valley Inn's Cabaret Lounge through Sunday, "The Kid & Nic" returns Monday through Feb. 5, "The BB Drifters Revue" returns Feb. 7-12, and various groups entertain on Monday nights. Carson Valley Inn Cabaret Lounge entertainment is presented with no cover and no minimum.
I miss the warmer weather, the longer days, and being able to get outside more like the time last September when my husband Doug and I, and friends Sandy and John set out on a motorcycle ride to Tom's Place by Crowley Lake and back taking a side trip around June Lake Loop.
Do you know about the body in the library?
Heading into the finals of the Alhambra wrestling tournament, Douglas High trailed by only three points with four wrestlers set to compete for tourney titles.
Young At Heart Club for seniors scheduled a bus trip to John Ascuaga's Nugget in Sparks, March 8. The cost is $21 with a return of $10 and a $3 food credit for spending at the casino.
The Town and Country Homemakers Club is over 50 years old. The members will be celebrating with a birthday luncheon at Francisco's Mexican Restaurant in Minden on Wednesday at noon.
Douglas County Democratic Women is hosting its first luncheon of 2006 on Monday, at the Carson Valley Inn in Minden.
Kimberly S. Coburn and Benjamin W. Fields, both of Gardnerville have announced their engagement with a wedding date set for May 6 at Heritage Park in Gardnerville. A reception will follow at the Carson Valley Inn.
The Carson Valley Violin School, in conjunction with Friends of the Carson Valley Youth Orchestra will present Winter Concert 2006, 4 p.m. on Sunday at Pau-Wa-Lu Middle School, 701 Long Valley Road, Gardnerville Ranchos. There is no charge for the performance.
The 150th anniversary of the Snowshoe Thompson initial mail run from Placerville, Calif., to Genoa will be celebrated with the seventh annual Snowshoe Thompson Cross Country Ski/Snowshoe Tour and the fifth annual dedication of the Snowshoe Thompson Monument in Genoa.
Kasimir Pawliszyn retired as Raley's in Gardnerville's store director after 23 years, and was with Raley's for 40 years.
The Antelope Valley Artists joined forces with those interested in rejuvenating the Antelope Friends of the Library on Jan. 18 with 28 residents attending the artists' reception at the Coleville Library.
Area elementary and middle school students have shown an aptitude in world geography.
Several Democratic candidates will be speaking at the Douglas County Democratic Central Committee's annual fundraising dinner on Saturday at the Carson Valley Inn in Minden, including Jack Carter, running for U.S. Senate.
The eighth-grade boys' basketball teams at Carson Valley Middle School and Pau-Wa-Lu Middle School battled it out every time they met up this season.
The Douglas girls' basketball team put together its most impressive offensive performance of the season with its 72-36 win against Hug Saturday afternoon in Minden.
For the second time in two nights, the Douglas boys' basketball team had a higher-ranked team against the ropes midway through the third quarter and for the second night in a row, the higher-ranked team found a way out.
For the second time in two nights, the Douglas boys' basketball team had a higher-ranked team against the ropes midway through the third quarter and for the second night in a row, the higher-ranked team found a way out.
The Carson Valley Inn in Minden, will have food and drink values, plus football prizes and bonuses for INN Club members on Super Bowl weekend.
Adorable little puppies sometimes need to be a little more obedient for their young masters. The 4 Paws 4-H Dog Club is sponsoring a seven-week Basic Obedience and Puppy Training course, 6:30 Ð 7:15 p.m., Thursday through March 23 at Fuji Park Exhibit Hall.
Kevin Johnston raised $150.98 and made clothes for Katrina victims, Lindsey Scyphers and Araceli Ceballos collected 1,354 pounds of food and 109 toys for the Carson Valley Community Food Closet and Meghan Elliott and Nancy Duarte collected and sorted toys for Project Santa Claus.
After building an early lead Tuesday night, the Douglas High girls' basketball team had to hold on late for its first league victory of the season.
Knox Johnson was in on Thursday to check on his multiple subscriptions. Knox said he just had lunch with classmates from the Douglas High Class of 1943.
Kristen Marie Zane and Pierre DeEstray Ithurburu have announced their engagement with their wedding date set for Sept. 2, 2006.
A Super Dog Saturday adoption event is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 4 at the Douglas County Animal Shelter, 921 Pinenut Road, Gardnerville.
The Sweetheart Dance will be 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Feb. 4 at the Douglas County Senior Center, 2300 Meadow Lane, Gardnerville.
The East Fork Gallery is offering a winter sale through mid-March. Original art will be marked down.
State Controller Kathy Augustine will speak at the Douglas County Republican Women meeting Feb. 1.
While somewhat new to the world of high school sports, the recently-hired coaches of the Douglas High School softball program are plenty familiar with the Carson Valley softball community.
Fay Lois Dykes, 87, a resident of Gardnerville, died Jan. 4, 2006, at the home of her daughter, Joanie Christl. Mrs. Dykes lived in Gardnerville for seven years.
The lamp had once been an antique, a hand-painted beauty and someone's treasure. Now, the shade was broken and the pieces along with the lamp base sat on a garage sale table for the "get-rid-of-it" price of $20.
The Dance Workshop Dancers are presenting "A Midwinter Night's Dream" through Sunday. Performances are taking place 6:30 p.m. today, Saturday and Sunday. The show's first performances were on Wednesday and Thursday.
Mike Hill is one of the founding members of our Ruhenstroth Volunteer Fire Department and currently is its vice president.
The Sierra Nevada Active 20-30 Club invites young women, ages 20-39, to attend a social mixer and membership night at The Bank Parlor and Pub, 1596 Esmeralda Ave., Minden from 5:30-7 p.m on Thursday.
Forget about March Madness. A Jan. 17 game between the Carson and Douglas boys basketball teams can supply all the pandemonium any fan could want.
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If your children get the jitters when they have to make presentations at school, Cooperative Extension's free "Speaking With Confidence 4-H Program," may be just what they need to conquer their fears and learn public speaking skills early in life.
The Nevada Caregiver Support Center and the Douglas County Senior Center will be conducting a workshop for family caregivers of persons with dementia entitled "Coping with Challenging Behaviors."
The recent exchange of letters over the senior center reminds me that we have an election coming up and it is time to go over some of the rules of the road.
Douglas County Community Development director Mitchell Dion and board of Douglas County commissioners vice chairman Doug Johnson were guests at the Topaz Ranch Estates General Improvement District meeting, Jan. 11.
The speaker for the Feb. 1 National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Great Basin Sierra Chapter meeting will be Dr. John P. Lagios, who has served in this community a number of years.
An AARP driver safety course, (55 ALIVE), sponsored by the Douglas County Senior Services, will be held at the Senior Center, 2300 Meadow Lane, in Gardnerville on Feb. 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Young at Heart Club for Seniors at Douglas County Senior Center have planned some events for the next few weeks.
Anne Armijo is the featured artist at the Nevada Artists Association Gallery at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City.
With water and mud flowing into landscaped yards, what is a gardener to do to prevent long-term damage to plants? The silty mud deposited in yards by the storms can actually benefit our yards in some ways. If the mud hasn't buried plants, particularly grass, it can supply nutrients that are good for plant health.
Much of the audience of almost 100 seemed to forget themselves at the Friday night performance of "Mischief in Minden or Dexter Done Wrong" presented by the Douglas County Historical Society and performed by the Misfits Theater Group of Dayton.
The Dance Workshop Dancers are presenting "A Midwinter Night's Dream" today through Jan. 22. Performances will be at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Thin Mints, Caramel Delites, Peanut Butter Patties. It's Girl Scout cookie time. Saturday, Girl Scouts will be going door to door taking orders for these traditional goodies.
There was an inaccuracy in my column last week concerning the insurances that MedDirect Urgent Care can accept. Medicare is one of the many insurance plans accepted by the facility. Medi-Cal is the plan at this time that is not accepted. Please do call the friendly staff at the new facility at (775)-266-3003 or (888)-636-6948 for further information.
The East Fork Gallery will have a winter sale starting Friday through Feb. 28. Original art will be marked down.
For the week ending Jan. 15, 2006
Shane Miller's bid for a perfect senior season kept rolling along Saturday afternoon.
The Davis Gallery of Fine Art in Genoa is expanding its art offerings with the recent addition of two nationally-known figurative and urban landscape artists.
After years of world travel, championing the plight of wild horses, the mountain tapir of South America and writing two books, Craig Carpenter Downer, 57, a fourth-generation Nevadan, felt ready to release "Streams of the Soul."
An early 12-3 swing launched the Reno Huskies past the Douglas boys' basketball team 86-67 Friday night in Minden
n Classes offered by Douglas County Parks and Recreation: Tiny Tumblers, Feb. 1-27, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10-10:45 a.m., ages 3-6 at Tumbleweeds Gymnastics,
The "Turn Nevada Blue" democratic fundraising dinner will be 6 p.m., Jan. 28, at the Carson Valley Inn's Shannon Ballroom.
Ray Freeman was well received at the January meeting of the Nevada Artists Association where he demonstrated and explained his techniques while working on a landscape in oil.
Recent natural and man-made disasters caused a greater awareness of the need for personal and home preparedness throughout the nation.
The Douglas County Public Library will conduct a group discussion of mystery sub-genres Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. in the meeting room of the Douglas County Public Library in Minden. Library staff and other mediators will be on hand to help facilitate the discussions.
The Family Support Council of Douglas County is offering three parenting classes beginning in January. Classes are free, with a $10 materials fee, and are available to interested parents from all areas.
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Jacob Erickson scored 26 points, including six 3-pointers, and Jed Chessani added 10 points to help lead the Coleville boys' basketball team to a 59-46 victory over Whittell Tuesday night.
The High Sierra Fly Casters will host their first meeting of the new year January 18 at 7 p.m. at the Carson Valley United Methodist Church, 1375 Centerville Lane in Gardnerville.
This not your usual report. I have received some information on the conditions for ice fishing.
During January the Douglas County Public Library is featuring a display by Western Nevada Community College to promote educational programs at the Douglas Campus. Did you know that WNCC has a sports program? Get more information on the Wildcat sports teams at the Minden library.
The Douglas County School District Early Childhood Special Education Program is holding a Child Find, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Jan. 28 at Minden Elementary School.
Carson Valley Middle School is offering original recipes in a one-of-a-kind cookbook. Proceeds from sales go into a staff welfare fund, to provide for activities and extra expenses.
Allow me if you would, to talk with you today about a notion espoused by many intellectual elitists and others, that only the weak, the losers and the dying need God. Maybe you have been tempted to think this.
Much of the wet snow we had in Fish Springs last week melted into slimy mud on the dirt roads. My husband and I just happen to live on one of those slushy roads and we saw two large vehicles get stuck in the muddy soup.
Carson Valley Methodist Church will have its annual spaghetti dinner to raise money for the Church Library, 5-7 p.m. Jan. 21. There will be a donated book sale. Information, Nancy Powell 782-9464 or e-mail pen47@verizon.net
Not only did Topaz resident John Flaherty's grandson, Trevor Toomey, make his television debut on Sunday's America's Funniest Home Videos, but some of the old man's work has made it on the tube as well.
People continue to claim county commissioners approved a measure defeated by voters when they approved a means of funding a new senior center. We could understand the outrage if that were true, but it is not.
The warmth and beauty of Acapulco, Mexico provided a welcome holiday haven for Ranchos residents Wendell and Jeanette Jenness. They spent 10 days among the beautiful cliffs of Acapulco Bay and say Mexico is one of their favorite vacation destinations; one which they return to time and time again.
Gusts of 95 miles per hour ripped through Carson City this past week. Limbs broke off trees. Trees fell over when saturated soils would no longer support them in the face of these gale-force winds.
A fundraiser for a Ruhenstroth resident who suffered a severe head injury at Sand Mountain last fall is Jan. 18.
The Douglas freshman girls' basketball team finished its preseason schedule on a high note. After dropping a close contest to Spanish Springs 34-31 Tuesday, the Lady Tigers won back-to-back contests against Whittell's junior varsity squad and and McQueen's freshman girls.
The High Sierra Fly Casters will host their first meeting of the new year January 18 at 7 p.m. at the Carson Valley Methodist Church, 1375 Centerville Road in Gardnerville.
Western Nevada Community College baseball coach D.J. Whittemore may have thought he couldn't top his first recruiting class.
Douglas senior Holden Sapp got his ski season off to a blazing start, winning the first Tahoe Basin Ski League race of the season Thursday at Alpine Meadows.
The Coleville Lady Wolves girls' basketball team opened league play with two convincing wins over the weekend.
Although the High Sierra Wild and Valley of the Sun Hockey Association teams are 850 miles apart, they have become rivals.
The Douglas wrestling team left little doubt as to who the top team in the gymnasium was Saturday, completely dominating a tournament field that included four of the top 10 ranked teams in the northern half of the state at the Carson Valley Lions' Invitational in Minden.
Buses picked up a few stragglers in front of the Douglas County Senior Center late Monday morning, who were either uninformed or forgot about the renovations taking place at the center this week.
The Douglas boys' basketball team utilized an overwhelming pace in the second half to race past the North Valleys Panthers 77-56 at Douglas Tuesday night.
Carson Valley Middle School is offering original recipes in a one-of-a-kind cookbook. Proceeds from the sale of the cookbook go into a staff welfare fund, which funds special expenses that come up throughout the year for teachers and employees.
"Music Man Junior" is open for registration through Thursday.
The original Nevada Singles Social Club has events scheduled for January.
Do you know about the Body in the Library?
Last Sunday I attended the open house for the new Med Direct Urgent Care facility in Holbrook Junction, 1550 Highway 395, 266-3003. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The staff includes medical director of Med Direct Urgent Care Dr. William O'Shaughnessy, physician's assistant Rebecca Kemp and medical assistant Pam Carter.
The Douglas County Senior Center will conduct the seventh annual Senior Health Fair, Jan. 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Shannon Ballroom at the Carson Valley Inn, 1627 Highway 395 in Minden.
The Friends of the Douglas County Public Library will hold their annual membership reception on Jan. 28 from 11 a.m. to noon at the Minden library. New officers for 2006 will be elected, board members will discuss the group's accomplishments in 2005, and refreshments will be served.
The Douglas County Republican Women meet the first Wednesday of each month Feb.1 at the Carson Valley Inn, Minden.
The peoples' vote selected the favorite decorated tree entered in the recent Gallery of Trees at the Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center in Gardnerville. The trees, on display through the month of December, were a family treat to see. Many visitors participated in the voting for the best decorated Christmas trees.
The Douglas County Public Library is presenting Bedtime Stories at the Minden branch.
The seventh annual Women's History Remembering Project of the Douglas County Historical Society will take place on March 12. The theme this year is "Douglas County Women: Footsteps in History."
If John Shuler had his way, he would spend all of his time digging.
Stand Tall Don't Fall members Brandi Graves and Katie Nicholson recently spent an afternoon placing prevention messages in fortune cookies to be distributed at their school, Pau-Wa-Lu Middle School. Each message contains a fact about underage drinking.
Project Santa Claus says thanks to community
A group of people interested in the subject of genealogy meets the first Thursday each month.
Caleb Prudhomme was selected to receive a second $500 scholarship from the Masons of the five Lodges in Carson Valley, Carson City, and Silver City.
The annual fundraising event, "Puttin' on the Ritz," will be held on March 18 at the Genoa Lakes Golf Club, to benefit the Family Support Council of Douglas County.
An open house was held on Jan. 8 at the new MedDirect Urgent Care at Holbrook Junction, an attractive building with a friendly, welcoming staff.
The National Arbor Day Foundation and the Nevada Division of Forestry are calling on all fifth-grade classrooms in Nevada to showcase their artistic talents by creating posters reflecting the theme "Trees are Terrific ... in All Shapes and Sizes!" The annual contest educates children about the importance of planting and caring for trees. View Nevada's 2005 winning poster at www.arborday.org/programs/postercontest.html
A 26-year-old California man, accused of robbing a Bank of America branch at gunpoint, is set to appear in District Court on Jan. 23.
The Carson Valley Sertoma Club would like to invite you to its first annual Happy Days Dance and Party 6-10 p.m., Jan. 28 at the CVIC Hall.
Soroptimist International of Carson Valley presents its 11th annual Savor the Flavor fundraiser from 6-9 p.m., March 4, at Genoa Lakes Golf Resort clubhouse (formerly known as Sierra Nevada Golf Ranch).
The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Nevada awarded Carson Valley Lodge No. 33 of Gardnerville the Silver State Award for Excellence for the second consecutive year.
The Douglas wrestling team has been rolling through its league schedule and it will get the chance to show off the talent is has this weekend as the school hosts its first tournament in two years.
For all the bad bounces and tough breaks the Douglas girls' basketball team has had to deal with in the 2005-06 season, it was only a matter of time before the Lady Tigers found their own stroke of good luck.
Werner Christen was only supposed to be around long enough to help the Douglas County Recorder's Office catch up with its filing.
For all the bad bounces and tough breaks the Douglas girls' basketball team has had to deal with in the 2005-06 season, it was only a matter of time before the Lady Tigers found their own stroke of good luck.
The beginning of a new year is a compelling reminder that we are creatures of time. The reality of our limited time on earth is slow dawning upon human consciousness. Youth does not give much thought to it for it seems a year is forever but as the years pass, each of us find they pass with ever-increasing speed. How astonishing is it to read the Bible of a coming age when time will be irrelevant.
With the sun shining and a blanket of snow, it is hard to believe that Douglas County has been declared a disaster area.
A celebration of life for longtime Genoa resident Nancy Miluck is 1 p.m. Sunday at the Genoa Community Church.
A group of Dayton performers, the Misfits of Dayton, is bringing its original melodrama "Mischief in Minden or Dexter Done Wrong" to the Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center, Jan. 13 and 14.
Mike Rottman began meeting at the Eddy Street Book Exchange a few months ago to play his acoustic guitar in the company of other musicians, when his regular jam spot, Java Joe's in Carson City, stopped being open on Sunday afternoons.
Floods, winds, rain and snow didn't stop the New Year's Eve revelers from packing into the Genoa Bar for the unplugged celebration, according to bar owner Willy Webb.
The launch of the new year was once again wet and dramatic with all the rain and snow. I noticed that my decomposed granite driveway flooded, but my lawn and tree areas did not. These areas acted like a sponge, soaking up excess moisture. What we do in our landscapes can influence storm impacts.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is accepting nominations for the 2006 America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places list until Jan. 18.
You've heard the old expression, "The good Lord willing and the creek don't rise?" Well, the creek did rise out here in Fish Springs last weekend, as it did throughout the whole county. But it looked like Fish Springs weathered the storm a whole lot better than many other areas of Douglas County. We were lucky that the snow pack in the Pine Nut Mountains was comparatively light so the heavy downpour of rain didn't have as much to melt.
The people's choice winners in the "Between Fences" photo contest were announced last week. Tied for the honor are two Carson Valley residents, John O'Neill of Minden and Wendell Jenness of Gardnerville.
Outside my window the snow is quietly falling, creating a landscape of white, a wintry start to the New Year. About a dozen quail have found their way into the back yard, scratching in the snow for anything they can find that is good to eat. My new calendar is open and ready to be filled with exciting places to go and things to do.
The Douglas boys' basketball team lost to a strong Amador Valley team 70-45 at the Rancho Cordova Tournament near Sacramento Friday, taking fourth place in the tournament.
Florence "Flo" Anderson-Abbott, longtime resident of Antelope Valley, died on Dec. 26, 2005, at the Evergreen Center, Gardnerville. Anderson-Abbott was born Feb. 19, 1919, in Medford, Mass
