The St. Gall’s Christmas Boutique 2024 was ready for shoppers.
Congratulations to school board winners
Editor:
Allow me to congratulate County voters for electing two new Trustees to the School Board as the first step toward restoring sanity, decency and common sense to that body. Going forward the challenge for the reconstituted Board will be to repair and-or undo the damage done by the previous radical Board majority. This effort will continue to require the support of the county through WDBB or otherwise at the same level as was shown in opposition to radicalism on the board. I am now confident that that will happen.
Nick Esders
Zephyr Cove
Thank you to an amazing teacher
Editor:
The Douglas County School District is full of amazing teachers. I would like to take a moment to recognize and thank one of them.
Ms. Pam Ertel. Ms. Ertel was our daughter’s third-grade teacher four years ago. Our daughter had been struggling a little and Ms. Ertel recognized that she could use extra help outside of the classroom.
Ms. Ertel volunteered her own time to meet with our daughter once a week after school to help her. These tutoring sessions began then, and have continued ever since. Through the school years and through the summers, Ms. Ertel has continued to give freely of her time so that our daughter has the best opportunity to be successful in school. She has adjusted her schedule, working around our busy lives, to continue to accommodate us. She has never asked for anything in return, instead just insisting that seeing our daughter’s growth and progress has been the reward.
This story is just one example of how incredible the staff of the Douglas County School District is. We are truly blessed to live here and to be able to have our children attend school here. There are countless examples and stories just like this, of teachers giving freely of their time and energy in order to ensure the success of all of our children.
Thank you Ms. Ertel for everything that you have done, and continue to do for our daughter. We will be forever grateful for you.
Geoff Bonar
Gardnerville
Holiday Faire big success
Editor:
The 2024 Heavenly Holiday Faire was a huge success due to the sponsors, volunteers and shoppers.
Special thanks goes to our sponsors: Lake Tahoe Epic Curling, Tami Herbig, Nailology by Brandy, Woodett’s Diner, Nevada State Train Museum, Nate and Julie Franklin, Raley’s Grocery Store, Carson Valley Quilt Guild, The Record-Courier, Losa Paeu, Carson Valley Golf Course, Chocolate Shoppe, December Hair, Donna Allgeier, Especially For You, Joyce’s Jewelry, JT’s Basque Bar & Dining Root, A Touch of Class, Lisa Williams Nails, Carson Valley United Methodist Church Donors and HHF Shoppers
The United Methodist Church, Women of Faith will be able to donate more than $17,000 to local, national and international charities that support women and children.
Local charities include Abbey’s Crossing, Alpine Kids, Austin’s House, Awaken Inc., Backpack Buddies, Boys & Girls Club-Carson Valley, Carson Valley Community Food Closet, China Springs Youth Camp, City of Refuge, Family Support Council, Kids & Horses, Partnership of Community Resources, Project Santa Claus, Project School Days, Suicide Prevention Network, Xquisite and Church outreach to local families in need. National and international Charities Include Gum Moon Residence, Mary Elizabeth Inn, UMW Missionaries, Children’s Rescue Nepal, Earth Angels, Heifer International and UMCOR - United Methodist Committee on Relief - global humanitarian disaster aid.
It takes many people to make such a large event successful and function smoothly.
We would like to thank the UWF members, CVUMC Volunteers, Crafters, Bakers and Candy Makers, Kitchen Team and the committee chairs; Bake Sale Co-Chairs Penny Puente and Maxane Hylton; Cinnamon Buns Kim Kruse and Lynn Lenox, Raffle Baskets Co-Chairs Jan Pohlman, Linda Kozak; CandyLand Co-Chairs Ann Santos, Lois Wylie, Glenda McClelland, Susan Lombardi; Santa’s Village Chair Linda Malconian; Timeless Treasures Chair Marsha Gallegos, Alison Grey, Sue Hanley and UWF members, crafters, bakers and candy makers, choir carolers and CVUMC volunteers; Package Room Chair Tanya Drew; Crafts Co-Chairs Nancy Raymond, Debbie Ham and Kevin Heckart; Jewelry Chairs Nancy Raymond and Janet Huber; Lunch Chair Suzy Schell Wennhold and kitchen volunteers; Publicity Chair Sharon Hoelscher Day; Flyer and Cashiers Darla Brown Beverly Griffith Williams; Silent Auction Chairs Nancy Deis, Donna Allgeier, Sharon Hoelscher Day; Treasurer Susan Hamarlund and UMW President Ann Robar.
Thanks also goes to Len Frueh, office manager and Pastor Latu Paeu for their help and support.
Thank you to all who made the 2024 Heavenly Holiday Faire a success. Mark your calendar now for Nov. 1, 2025, for the next Heavenly Holiday Faire in Gardnerville.
Thank you all.
Sharon Calvert
Carson Valley United Methodist Church Heavenly Holiday Faire Chair
Thanks from St. Gall for participating in Boutique
Editor:
The crew from St. Gall’s Christmas Boutique 2024 would like to thank everyone that attended and enjoyed the day with us. We hope you found lots of treasures.
Of course this event could never have happened without the donations from our generous community. Our sponsors Blind Dog Coffee, One Love Pizza (formerly Nik & Willies) Grill Next Door and Roundtable Pizza generously kept us fed during our event.
Our raffle donors included Mountain View Tree Farm, UPS Store, JJ’s Mexican Restaurant, The Train Museum, Red Barn Car Wash, Reds Old 395, Fuentes, Sakura Sushi & Poke, Swing 395, Sage, Frey Ranch, The Bike Smith, Sierra View Lanes, Sugarleaf, The Chop Shop, La Hacienda Del Sol, Cinema 8, Just a Drop, Freida’s Mexican Grocery, Julie at Lucid Hair Salon, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Woodett’s Diner, Jerry’s Grill, Max’s Pet Supplies, Yogurt Beach, Don Chepe Mexican Restaurant, Great Basin Brewing Company, Louie’s Mandarin Gourmet, and William Davis, who donated $50 in cash.
A big thank-you to Florence Fence and Minden Chiropractic for allowing us to place a banner on their property. Also, thanks to Amy Roby and Kurt Hildebrand at The Record-Courier. David Cherney with Clover Card Machines and Santa and his Elf.
Thanks to Fr. Mark Hanifan for his continual guidance and most notably, our dedicated, hard working volunteers who make our event a success every year.
Cecile Congelos
On behalf of St. Gall Catholic Church
