Stories for November 2020

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Monday, November 30

University of Nevada, Reno

The Main Station Field Lab on the east end of Reno is home to 520 cattle that can be used by faculty for research.

Cooperative Extension

Reyna Mendez, business development instructor with University of Nevada, Reno Extension, will lead the online small business town halls Dec. 2 and Dec. 9.

Dick Dunham/Special to The R-C

A great blue heron hangs out in a field near Genoa.

Saturday, November 28

by Laney Griffo

A 60-foot Christmas tree was raised over Heavenly Village.

Good time to tackle cleaning your gear

Good time to tackle cleaning your gear

Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows; Sugar Bowl open this week

Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows; Sugar Bowl open this week

Joey Miller/Alpine Meadows

The Tiegel Terrain Park at Alpine Meadows had a half-dozen features ready for Opening Day.

Kurt Hildebrand

Grocery store shelves were bare of toilet paper on Nov. 20 hearkening back to the days of the March lockdown.

Kurt Hildebrand

Pine needles and leaves gather under a tree north of Genoa.

Submitted by George Wennhold

A postcard from 1964 celebrating Nevada's Centennial.

Kurt Hildebrand/R-C file photo

Supervisor Don Jardine speaks to the crowd in October 2019 as part of the dedication of Highway 88 to Vietnam veterans.

Kurt Hildebrand/R-C File Photo

Carson Valley Lions are selling See's Candies in Gardnerville.

Rick Dustman

Karen Dustman holds her three Genoa Cemetery books.

Friday, November 27

Kurt Hildebrand

The deer are thick around Genoa, so be careful driving Jacks Valley.

Thursday, November 26

Kurt Hildebrand

A health care worker is reflected in a car window as she works at a combined coronavirus and flu clinic on Tuesday.

Special to The R-C

Carson Valley Sertoma donated $1,000 to The City of Refuge. Pictured are Sertoma President Joe Cooke, Steve and Mollie Nugent of From the City of Refuge and Sertoma’s Kathy Schuman.

Special to The R-C

Thanksgiving came early to Gardnerville at the Douglas County Community & Senior Center.

Special to The R-C

Sheriff Dan Coverley and Undersheriff Ron Elges at the Douglas County Community & Senior Center on Wednesday.

Special to The R-C

Blayke Bierman-Schuler and Sierra Edwards Brumfield were the Pine Nut Soroptimists Students of the Month for October.

Kurt Hildebrand

Douglas County Sheriff's Explorers hang out with a faux T-Rex on Halloween at the Fairgrounds

Kurt Hildebrand

Flag decorate the graves of veterans at Garden Cemetery in Gardnerville on Veterans Days.

Kurt Hildebrand/R-C File Photo

A Thanksgiving dinner table set for the big day.

Smith Valley School FFA photo

Audrina Banta holds one of the turkeys Smith Valley FFA.

Wednesday, November 25

Kurt HIldebrand

Power company workers replace a pole along Highway 395 in front of the Minden AM-PM.

Kurt Hildebrand

Douglas County Community Services Director Scott Morgan takes a coronavirus test on Tuesday as part of community testing.

Tuesday, November 24

Nevada Department of Transportation

The state is replacing or removing warning signs that might actually encourage people to speed up to make a light.

Kurt Hildebrand

Workers are installing the pipeline to the string of hydrants along Jacks Valley Road. Expect some delays through there.

Monday, November 23

@skiheavenly

Skiers on the slopes in this photo posted by Heavenly Ski Resort on Saturday.

Kurt Hildebrand

The skeleton of a garage along Mottsville Lane after a fire on Nov. 17.

John Flaherty/Special to The R-C

Smoke hovers over Antelope Valley south of Topaz Ranch Estates on Sunday.

Sunday, November 22

Jennifer Diamond, USFS

A mountainside that was burned by the Mountain View Fire.

Saturday, November 21

Kurt Hildebrand

Open space is the one thing that most residents say they want to preserve.

Friday, November 20

Mary Ann Richardson

A host of husks blew into the neighborhoods on the windward side of the Gardnerville Ranchos this week.

Thursday, November 19

Douglas County Sheriff's Office

Three men are being sought in connection with shoe thefts at the Famous Footwear in Topsy.

Special to The R-C

Prism Gallery is hosting an exhibit on wildlife and the holidays through the end of the year.

Kurt Hildebrand

Genoa artist Jennifer Hollister created this pie from homegrown apples.

Mono County

The red dots on the map represent structures that were destroyed in the Mountain View Fire on Tuesday.

Wednesday, November 18

Gofundme.com

A photo of the former Simpson residence down in Mono County.

Mono County Sheriff's Office

Firefighters stage north of Topaz in Mono County for a wildfire that raged through the town of Walker on Tuesday.

Thor Teigen/Special to The R-C

Smoke from the Mountain View fire burning near Walker rises above the Pine Nuts from the East Valley.

Tuesday, November 17

Kurt HIldebrand

A jet of flame shoots from the rear of a home near Mottsville and Foothill Road on Tuesday afternoon.

Mono County Sheriff's Office

Flames burn in the Mountain Fire burning near Walker south of Gardnerville.

Banding together for a common effort

Banding together for a common effort

Kurt Hildebrand

Cows remain unconcerned by a fire burning in a field off Highway 88 as high winds reignited several controlled burns across Carson Valley on Tuesday.

Kurt Hildebrand

The inversion layer has been stopping smoke from controlled burns pretty close to the ground.

Monday, November 16

Jim Grant/R-C File Photo

Jim Wheeler of Jacobs Family Berry Farm inspects one of the many varieties of raspberry plants growing on the farm when it first opened in 2010.

John Flaherty/Special to The R-C

Another gorgeous sunrise greets south county residents on Sunday.

Sunday, November 15

Kurt Hildebrand

Dean Drive was pretty snowy on Tuesday afternoon.

Special to The R-C

Wildlife; Stars Above the Sierras by Terrie Peets

Dave Peets/Special to The R-C

Terrie Peets holding her quilt "A Walk through Markleeville"--Photo by

Kurt Hildebrand

An election worker sanitizes stations in the waning minutes of Election Day 2020 at the Douglas County Community & Senior Center in Gardnerville.

Becky DeForest, Alpine County Chamber of Commerce

Jennifer Quillici, “Henry,” Kim Jackson and McKinna Jackson in front of the Woodfords Station historical marker.

Jessica Garcia

First grade teacher Michele Cacioppo, principal Lisa Hutchison, first grade teacher Kelly Laaker, first grade teacher Dawn Hutson, author Karen Votraw-Gysen and first grade teacher Christy McComber pose with Votraw-Gysen’s new book “Toby, the Almost Forgotten Toboggan” on Nov. 5 in Bordewich-Bray Elementary School in Carson City. Votraw-Gysen has distributed copies of her new book to teachers in Douglas County and Carson City school districts.

Special to The R-C

Kim Harris, Doyle Harris and Sandy Girdner at Wednesday's Sierra Nevada Republican Women meeting.

‘Forgotten Toboggan’ brings traditional Christmas back for kids, parents

Former educator Karen Votraw-Gysen of Gardnerville is pushing for quality family gathering this year among parents, children and educators as partners. She’s using her new holiday book “Toby, the Almost Forgotten Toboggan” to inspire kids to remember what it’s like to play in the snow and spend time with loved ones.

Couple’s murder linked to June disappearance

A man and his wife found dead by the side of Highway 395 in Mono County may have been involved in a $400,000 marijuana transaction involving the June disappearance of a Redding, Calif., man.

Friday, November 13

Gim Hollister/Special to The R-C

Friday's dawn offered a warning of today's windy weather.

Kurt Hildebrand

It got down to 7 degrees in Carson Valley leaving a nice coating of pogonip on Thursday morning.

Thursday, November 12

Nick Caputo/@nix_photography_nv

Snow among the rabbitbrush in this photo submitted on Wednesday.

Special to The R-C

Pau Wa Lu Coat Drive assembly at the end of their 2-week coat drive. They collected 113 coats and 200 other warm items.

Douglas County Sheriff's Office

The silver pickup Errol Kerr was driving on Thursday afternoon when he was arrested near Kingsbury Grade.

Kurt Hildebrand

You could say this was light work on Tuesday as a worker takes to a cherrypicker at Main Street and Waterloo. Expect Minden and Gardnerville to take to their bucket trucks in the next while to start hanging Christmas decorations.

Wednesday, November 11

Sullivan Cauley to make Bellator MMA debut

Sullivan Cauley to make Bellator MMA debut

Kurt Hildebrand

National Guardsmen aid Carson City Health and Human Services at a coronavirus clinic in Gardnerville on Tuesday.

Tuesday, November 10

Kurt Hildebrand

Service members Coast Guard Petty Officer Third Class Alexandre Allen, Air Force Staff Sgt. Maxine Rodowicz, Navy Lt. Matt Torres and retired Marine Gunnery Sgt. Dean Paris await their part in last year's wreath ceremony at Garden Cemetery.

John Flaherty/Special to The R-C

Snow blankets Topaz Ranch Estates on Monday morning.

Monday, November 9

Nevada National Guard

Col. Clayton Chappell of Minden

Dwayne Leonard

Cowboys round up a herd on the Hunewill Ranch in northern Mono County.

California Highway Patrol

Fifteen miles of Highway 395 between Sonora Junction and Bridgeport is closed today.

Thor Teigen/Special to The R-C

A little bit of dog in a whole lot of snow on Sunday.

Sunday, November 8

Nevada Sex Offender Registry

Kenneth Allen Hayes

Saturday, November 7

Provided Photo

Rebecca (Becky) Cogsdill

Jay Aldrich/Special to The R-C

A flag supporting President Trump flies at the intersection of Highway 88 and Mottsville Lane. The president received 63.3 percent of the vote in Douglas County.

Kurt HIldebrand

Gusty winds send dust flying in Minden on Friday morning.

Kurt Hildebrand

Election workers prepare to process mailed ballots on Thursday morning.

Safety key to a fun day on the water

Safety key to a fun day on the water

Friday, November 6

Provided Photo

Roger A. Hala

Kurt Hildebrand

The flag over Minden Park flies in the breeze on Friday morning.

Kurt Hildebrand

Leaves dance in the wind on Friday morning.

Jay Aldrich/Special to The R-C

The last golden leaves along the East Fork of the Carson River canyon.

Thursday, November 5

Provided Photo

Kathie Rena Hill Kasper

Kurt Hildebrand

Members of the Douglas County counting board near the end of their task on Thursday afternoon.

Western Nevada College

Learn more about the Washoe Tribe’s culture by visiting the Atrium Gallery at Western Nevada College. The gallery is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Kurt Hildebrand

Election workers begin work sorting paper ballots at the Douglas County Courthouse in Minden on Thursday morning.

Kurt Hildebrand

A poll worker sanitizes stations at the Douglas County Community Center on Tuesday evening just before the polls closed.

Kurt Hildebrand

This morning's dawn had a little color to it, indicating the Valley might be in for a change in the weather.

Kurt Hildebrand

Clerk-Treasurer Kathy Lewis helps a voter in the waning minutes of the 2020 General Election.

Tahoe Daily Tribune

A family cuts a Christmas tree last year.

Wednesday, November 4

Kurt Hildebrand

East Fork and Carson firefighters quickly doused a small wild land fire in Indian Hills on Wednesday afternoon.

Douglas County Sheriff's Office

This man is being sought in connection with a theft from a night drop box in Gardnerville.

Kurt HIldebrand

A deer north of Genoa.

Tuesday, November 3

Kurt HIldebrand

Clerk-Treasurer Kathy Lewis helps a voter in the last minutes before the polls close on Tuesday.

Nevada Highway Patrol

A head-on collision on Highway 50 resulted in at least one death.

Provided Photo

Mary Lou Smith

Provided Photo

Edward E. Peacock

Kurt Hildebrand

The first voters are allowed into the polls at 7 a.m. in Gardnerville.

Kurt Hildebrand

A voter drops off a ballot at the Election Tent behind the Minden Courthouse on Monday afternoon.

Monday, November 2

Provided Photo

Marlene E. Linehan

Kurt Hildebrand

The Douglas Disposal Transfer Station was closed as they clean up after a fire.

Kurt Hildebrand

A hawk perches on the open range sign along Genoa Lane on Nevada Day.

Sunday, November 1

Douglas County Sheriff's Office

Security footage of a man who robbed the Minden AM/PM on Halloween morning.

Douglas County Sheriff's Office

Security footage of a man who robbed the Minden AM/PM on Halloween morning.