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n Bently Biofuels Co. hosted an open house for Carson Valley residents Saturday. The purpose of the event was to educate the public on the benefits of the renewable fuel. Page A1

n FBI agent Anna Koehler warned parents about the dangers of unsupervised children using the Internet Thursday night at Douglas County High School. Page A1

n Residents of East Valley Road faced a sticky wicket after this month's record rainfall. Page A1

n Gardnerville residents told the members of the Gardnerville Ranchos Improvement District board of trustees that they would like to see more land set aside in their community for recreation. Page A2

n A Minden woman who rescues Australian shepherds and border collies says she's in the dog house with her neighbors for having too many animals. Page A2

n A Minden woman with three prior convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol was sentenced Tuesday to 2-1/2 years in Nevada State Prison. Page A3

n Deputies are investigating a shooting Jan. 6 in the Johnson Lane area. A 30-year-old man said his roommate allegedly shot him in the foot. Page A3

n A Carson City man is to appear in court today charged with brandishing a handgun during an argument Jan. 6 in the parking lot of a Gardnerville grocery store. Page A3

n There were no injuries Friday night when a twin-engine plane went off the runway at Minden-Tahoe Airport in the fog. Page A7

n The Douglas County Sheriff's Office issued an alert for residents to be aware of fraud attempts through the mail, by telephone or e-mail. Page A9

PEOPLE

n Some seniors were informed and others surprised to spend their first lunch of the week at the CVIC Hall in Minden on Monday. The group, usually between 90 and 125 seniors, will eat senior lunches at the historical hall this week while a new floor is installed in the kitchen and dining room at the Douglas County Senior Center on Meadow Lane in Gardnerville. Page B1

n A fundraiser for a Ruhenstroth resident who suffered a severe head injury at Sand Mountain last fall will take place Jan. 18. The spaghetti feed, silent auction and motorcycle raffle fundraiser for Corey Hawker, is 5-8 p.m. at the CVIC Hall in Minden. Page B1

SPORTS

n The Douglas High School wrestling team won the Carson Valley Lions' Invitational Saturday in strong fashion, taking five individual titles and placing nine wrestlers in the finals. Page C1

n Douglas High's Roman Davis will play baseball for Western Nevada Community College next year. Page C1