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ack Jacobs’ passion for farming is undeniable. It’s something he wants to share with current and future residents of Douglas County. Jacobs grows luscious blackberries and raspberries at Jacobs Family Berry Farm on Centerville Lane in Gardnerville. After working for years as a civil engineer, Jacobs hung up his calculator and surveying tools and purchased the historic Lampe Homestead in 2002. He began farming different varieties of raspberries and blackberries in 2010 – and Jacobs and others see small-scale residential farming as a tool to both preserve the rich agricultural history of Douglas County and attract future businesses and residents.

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Jacobs and others are working with county leaders to advance the concept of agrihoods because of additional housing developments in Douglas County. Agrihoods are residential communities that incorporate collaborative farming into their overall footprint – much like current communities in the county are built around golf courses. The concept may be new here, but it’s already in play in many parts of the country. Examples include Agritopia in the metro Phoenix area, The Cannery in Davis, Calif., Hidden Springs in Boise, Idaho, Harvest in Northlake, Texas, and Prairie Commons in Olathe, Kan. Each of these agrihoods incorporates some type of permanent open space dedicated for community members to grow and cultivate fruits, vegetables, herbs and even livestock. The concept is one of the economic vitality projects being proposed for the county’s updated master plan, says Economic Vitality Manager Lisa Granahan.

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“We are early in the process, but it’s part of the master plan elements,” Granahan says. “We are looking at opportunities to insert different goals or actions that would eventually be adopted into code that would allow these types of agrihoods to be developed more easily.” That’s especially important to help preserve the county’s rich agricultural heritage, proponents say, especially as new housing development inevitably replaces some of the ranchland in Douglas County. The issue is twofold: the county lacks large swaths of raw land for new residential communities, and many longtime ranchers in the region are getting long in the tooth and may envision selling their land to developers at some point in the future. Agrihoods could help protect the county from becoming overdeveloped and preserve the spectacular natural beauty of the Carson Valley by dedicating plots of land to community farming areas rather than the unattractive rows upon rows of stick-built homes that now dominate former agricultural regions such as the cities of Elk Grove or Orange, Calif. Right: Fat blackberries grown at Jacobs Berry Farm. Opposite: Vanessa Accardi shows off a treasure trove of berries she picked at Jacobs Berry Farm in Gardnerville.

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“We need more land for housing, and it’s not available anywhere else,” Granahan says. “Agriculture is such an important resource and important part of the culture and heritage of Douglas County, and we are always looking for opportunities and ways to preserve it. The concept of agrihoods could be a good thing going forward to add to the quality of life here and continue to capitalize on our focus areas of outdoor recreation and lifestyle and preserving our agricultural heritage. “It’s one way to give our ranchers opportunities to continue their heritage and love of agriculture,” Granahan adds. “This county is rooted in agriculture, and so much of the land that remains is in agriculture. We are doing anything we can to preserve that heritage as many of our ranchers are getting older and are having to make decisions about the future of their ranches. Having this option is really important to preserving our agricultural heritage.”

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Professionally managed agrihoods also could help improve the quality of life and lower cultural barriers between residents of new communities, says Jacobs. Community farming could attract younger residents that embrace agriculture and farm-to-fork dining. They also could help educate youth on farming methods and cultivation techniques, as well as increase outdoor participation in the age of the smartphone. “Think about kids going out under the direction of a farm manager to help grow food and (raising) a food product into something they would eat. They could work together to harvest and learn the process from the challenges of growing to the benefits of producing edible products. They are out in the sun, learning something,” he says. The Cannery, a new farm-to-table community in Davis, includes a training program associated with growing vegetables and fruits, which also helps educate families and children about the importance of consuming fresh foods and eating healthier. “It is growing up with something that our forefathers had that we have lost,” Jacobs says. “We are always eating convenience and processed foods. This is a change back to growing and making our own food.”

It’s especially important to mandate development concepts such as agrihoods as new people who lack ties to the region’s agricultural heritage move into Douglas County, Jacobs notes. The goal, he adds, is to create communities with residents that support and embrace agriculture and open space – core tenets of life in the Carson Valley for more than a century. “It’s a whole different type of social interaction than going to farmer’s markets or to Safeway,” Jacobs says. “Instead of fences around property, it’s open for agricultural development. Instead of wall-to-wall houses, what if future development (included) agricultural development? That would make sustainable open spaces and enhance the future of agriculture in this valley.” Jacobs is part of an agriculture interest group that’s helping to identify and flesh out how the concept would work in reality. A key issue is finding ways to entice developers to dedicate land to open space for community farming rather than increased housing density. “We are trying to approve the concept so developers don’t have hurdles,” he says. “No challenges are unsolvable. You just have to have the persistence to get through them.” ■

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Of Washoe and Paiute descent, Rupert was born Sherry Apodaca in Carson City and moved to Dresslerville where she lived with her mother, Edna McDonald, and stepfather, the late Roger McDonald. She graduated from Douglas High School in 1984 with honors and academic awards. “Growing up in Gardnerville on the Washoe Reservation, you see the disparity between native people on the reservation and others, nonnative people, that live off the reservation,” she said. “As you get older, that becomes more apparent.” Rupert explained that one of the reasons she was drawn to work for the Nevada Indian Commission at Stewart was to help the Indian people. “I’ve always said that I feel the Creator has placed me here at this time … I’ve always felt really blessed to be here in this position, to be able to do this work and accomplish the many goals we’ve set for the Nevada Indian Commission and me personally,” she said. Rupert earned a degree in business administration at the University of Nevada, Reno. She worked for various divisions of the state of Nevada and Clark County and has been awarded many professional, national and regional commendations. She married Ben Rupert and has three sons Robert Vega, Jr., Justin Light and John D. Rupert. The family lives in Carson City. Rupert is chairwoman of Nevada’s Indian Territory, serves as president of the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association and is the lead on the transformation of the Stewart Indian School. “It’s been a joy to work out here,” she said of Stewart, where the Nevada Indian Commission has offices in the former school superintendent’s home.

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As for the pending development of the 127-year-old campus, Rupert said, “It’s very fulfilling to conceive of a vision and to find people along the way that can help you fulfill that vision. I feel that it’s coming to fruition now.” Among the people Rupert credits is her boss, Gov. Brian Sandoval, for understanding the importance of American Indian history and especially that of the Stewart Indian School and what it means to the Indian people not only in Nevada but throughout the nation. To make the dream come true, Rupert said. “It takes a champion who can really see that vision.” In fact, the first time she met the governor, the two talked about the school. “I knew from that first meeting with him that something special was going to happen,” she said. In 2013, Sandoval made Rupert the first American Indian woman to be a member of his cabinet. With Sandoval’s support, the 2017 legislature approved $4.5 million for the renovations. The Welcome Center will house campus maps and brochures. The Stewart Indian School Cultural Center will feature a school history exhibition, a museum store selling memorabilia reproductions and native arts and crafts, a storytelling and craft room, and a resource center with computers for families and alumni to do research. Museum director Bobbi Rahder and curator Chris Gibbons are now planning the exhibits for the cultural center. They welcome Stewart alumni who would like to get involved.

Former students and employees can serve on the Stewart Indian School Advisory Committee, donate historical artifacts, give tours, be storytellers and provide art and other items to the museum store. Stewart, one of the first 25 boarding schools in the country designed to “assimilate” Indian children, was opened in 1890 and closed 90 years later. Some students were kidnapped from their parents, who had no idea what had become of their children. The students weren’t allowed to speak their native languages or even talk to their brothers and sisters who were in different grades. In later years, the military-style discipline was dropped and students were encouraged to engage in their tribal cultural activities. The 1960s saw occupational classes, such as the shop and ranching for boys and homemaking and practical nursing for girls, give way to an emphasis on academics. Athletics and music were always popular activities. The 2017 legislature approved an additional $1.2 million for reroofing the old stone gymnasium, a first step in rehabilitating other campus structures. Rupert hopes to see the public and alumni flock to events and cultural affairs in the gym. The beauty of the native stone buildings, constructed by highly skilled Hopi stonemasons and their students beginning in 1923, is one of the school’s main attractions. This is especially true in the summer, when tall cottonwood trees provide shade and the bright green grass quadrangle serves

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as the powwow grounds for the annual Stewart Father’s Day Powwow fundraiser. A self-guided Stewart Indian School Walking Trail established in 2008 leads visitors to several of the buildings. An interpretive sign describes each building’s purpose, and at individual stops visitors can listen to firsthand recordings of oral histories by Stewart alumni and former employees. Rupert envisions adding stops to the cellphone tour and creating other tours, as well as developing spaces for working artists and craftspeople, fundraisers, plays, weddings and graduations. “We will have to look at the sustainability of Stewart Indian School,” Rupert added. “We have 72 buildings and 110 acres, so if we create this beautiful and vibrant campus with artists, overnight stays, and maybe even residences, we will have to have businesses out here to draw people and keep people coming back.” Alumni return to the campus for the annual Father’s Day Powwow to gather with old friends. Stewart students hailed from many tribes from around the West—not just the Washoe, Paiute and Western Shoshone of Nevada. A sizable group of Navajo students came from Arizona, and a number of them plan to hold a reunion upon the grand opening of the cultural and welcome centers in early 2019.

A documentary now in production by the Stewart Indian School Preservation Alliance explores the reasons the federal government established the Indian boarding school system, which Rupert said devastated family units through removal and loss of language and culture. It will premiere in December, the anniversary of the establishment of Stewart. The boarding school system, though it negatively affected generations of American Indians, did not wipe away the indigenous cultures. “One of the main things I want people to walk away knowing is, for one, that Indian people are still here. We are still here,” Rupert said. “Those students who came to this school were able to adapt and were able to persevere and to survive, to carry on. They were resilient.” She added, “There is a lot of potential out here, and we’re creating something that’s unique to Nevada and the country that people can come experience. So it’s a really exciting time for the Stewart Indian School.” ■

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everal months before the Aviation Roundup, MindenTahoe Airport manager Bobbi Thompson leaned over my shoulder at another photo assignment and whispered, “You get to go up with the Golden Knights.” Even though I was not really sure who the Golden Knights were, I was pretty excited. But what did it mean? As it turns out, I didn’t get to jump out of a plane with the U.S. Army’s premier parachute team, but I got to be in the aircraft when it all went down. Pun intended. STORY AND PHOTOS BY BRAD COMAN

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On June 1, 1961, the Army officially recognized and activated the team, nicknamed the Golden Knights due to their reputation for bringing home gold medals from skydiving competitions, a sport dominated by communist nations at the time. The team performs more than 20,000 jumps in front of an estimated 12 million people annually in all 50 states and 48 countries. I showed up at the airport on Friday, the dress rehearsal day for the actual airshow that would happen that weekend. After a short orientation inside the Knights’ Fokker C-31a and after running to my motorcycle for an extra jacket, we taxied onto the tarmac and soon were airborne. I’m given a Go Army beanie to keep my noggin warm. It was loud and breezy inside the fuselage of the Fokker, accentuated by the fact that there were no doors at the rear of the aircraft. And I was sitting an arm’s length from the gaping opening on the left side of the plane. I was asked numerous times by various team members if I was warm enough. I was, but I did request one glove so that I could still operate my camera but keep my left hand warm. Left: Golden Knights parachutists jump from their Fokker C-31A Troopship. Opposite: A member of the Golden Knights drops down over Carson Valley during the 2017 Aviation Roundup.

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The lucky civilian who got to tandem-jump with one of the team members was KOLO News’ Chris Buckley. She was suited up and looking anxious toward the front of the plane. The rest of the team was looking like this was just another day at the office, as most of these guys have jumped out of planes thousands of times. The first jumper out of the plane would be the narrator. He basically tests the jump conditions, then narrates to the audience what the rest of the team is doing when they perform. The narrator typically goes out of the aircraft backward and salutes to the rest of the squad as he disappears out the door. And they do disappear. Everything happens very quickly once they exit the plane, which is flying at a couple hundred knots. We’re at 9,500 feet and the narrator is out the door and on the ground. Next up is Buckley, tandem with a member of the Knights, who will record their whole jump with a GoPro. I was little jealous. Another circle around the airport and the next team bails out. Watching them form up outside the airplane was a real treat when I could see them. One more circle and the last team is out. Now it’s just me and the pilots. It was a little strange, me sitting strapped in next to an open fuselage with nobody else around. Then we start the descent. Whoa! Much more rapid than our climb to altitude. One high-speed pass over the runway to give the crowd a good look at the Fokker, another short circle around and we’re back on the ground. What a great opportunity this was. Working for the media, I’m given many assignments that are a lot of fun, and this one was right up there with the best. I can’t wait until the 2018 Aviation Roundup to see what may be in store for me. ■

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his winter’s particularly virulent flu season, the highest since the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, is a grim reminder of the great influenza that struck Carson Valley in 1918, claiming a score of lives. The first Carson Valley death from influenza may have been that of Mrs. William Graunke, 23, on Sept. 20, 1918. A Carson Valley native, she was born a Settelmeyer. One of the first things Record-Courier readers learned about the Spanish Influenza was that it probably didn’t originate in Spain. The first notice of the epidemic was published by The R-C on Oct. 18, 1918, and took up three columns on the local page. STORY BY KURT HILDEBRAND

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The 1918-19 pandemic took the lives of 20 million to 50 million people around the world, according to the Centers for Disease Control. That amounted to about a percent of the world’s population. According to the CDC, about a third of the world’s population came down with the disease. And the disease did not limit itself to the very young and very old. Nearly half the deaths from the disease in 1918 were in adults 20-40 years old, according to the CDC. While there was no such thing as a flu vaccination in those days, the advice in that first article is still sound today. “It is very important that every person who becomes sick with influenza should go home at once and go to bed,” officials advised. Readers learned that influenza was caused by a germ that was spread by coughing, sneezing, “forceful talking,” or from spit on the sidewalk. “Health authorities everywhere recognize the very close relation between its spread and overcrowded homes,” the notice said. “The value of fresh air through open windows cannot be overemphasized.” At first the disease seemed like something that killed people far away. On Oct. 25, The R-C reported on the memorial service for Clarence Frevert, who died of the flu while he was in the Army at Fort Lawrence, Kan. In the same issue, the paper reported on the death of Henry Heiss in Quebec, Canada, from the flu. A Halloween party at the Minden Inn was cancelled due to the flu.

Meanwhile, several cases of the flu were discovered in Carson Valley, prompting members of the Douglas County Board of Health to prohibit public gatherings and close theaters, churches and schools. The Green House at the outskirts of Gardnerville was taken over for an isolation hospital with 14 beds, but because of the spread of the disease across the West, staffing it was difficult. An isolation hospital had been established, where as many as a dozen patients were housed. Nurses were in short supply, with many working with influenza patients catching the disease themselves.

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“Owing to the fact that the disease is taxing the nurses in other communities to the limit, it is impossible to secure help,” the paper reported. “In the name of humanity, Dr. Thompson appeals for help. It is not necessary that you be a trained nurse, anyone with some knowledge of caring for the sick will be of great assistance at this moment.” Nurses at the Green House said the situation there was untenable as the facility filled up. County health officials ordered the basement of Douglas County High School converted to a hospital ward. R-C Publisher Bert Selkirk said that school buildings were being used for hospitals across the country. “It was believed last week that the influenza epidemic in this community was well in hand, but developments of the past few days have proven that we were too sanguine,” Selkirk wrote in the Nov. 1 edition. “New cases are developing daily and there is no telling how far it will reach into local homes before it has run its course.” While Valley residents were celebrating the end of the First World War, the epidemic was reported to have spread throughout the Valley. “New cases are being reported daily,” was the report on The R-C’s Nov. 15, 1918, front page.

Two nurses were reported down with the disease, with only one left to care for the sick. “An appeal was made to the chairmen of the Carson Valley Chapter of the Red Cross for help,” The R-C reported. According to the newspaper, the Washoe people were hard hit by the disease with numerous cases reported. Two had died. County commissioners passed an ordinance requiring residents to wear masks in public, effective Nov. 12, 1918. Second violations were punishable to a fine of up to $100 or 30 days in jail. The newspaper also published a plea from the phone company for people to stay off the lines so that calls from the sick could get through. “The telephone company does not ask its subscribers to deny themselves the use of the wires, but ‘visiting’ on the lines for long periods and the like may do great injustices to those who have sickness in their homes, who need service for doctor and other emergency calls.” Not two weeks later, schools were closed due to the new cases of influenza. A 44-year-old Minden woman, H.M. Everett, died from a case of pneumonia stemming from the disease. The disease struck entire families: both her husband and son also came down with the flu, according to the Dec. 6, 1918, edition.

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That edition included a story about a prominent Mono Lake resident who died of the flu. According to the report, the entire family was sick. By the end of November, the reports of people dead from the flu had stopped and county commissioners lifted the quarantine that had been in effect for six weeks. The isolation hospital’s wards recovered and had been discharged. Public gatherings were once more permitted, and the Lutherans held a Thanksgiving service in their little church near the river. That celebration was premature, with several new cases of the influenza keeping the schools closed in December. Genoa resident Julian Poirier reported that more than 70 people in Nevada’s first town had been stricken, but there were no deaths. Selkirk reported that while the official quarantine had been lifted, people were still following the protocols. By the following week, public gatherings were again banned to prevent the spread of the disease. By the first week of January the ban was lifted again and people were gathering for church services, meetings and movies. But that didn’t mean the epidemic was forgotten. “During the past few … months the people of this community have been bowed in sadness and deep sorrow by the taking away of several of our best known and most highly respected young men,” Selkirk said in a story about the death of 14-year-old Arthur Settelmeyer appearing Jan. 6, 1919. By February, the Nevada Board of Health was looking back at the previous year. The state estimated the first reported case of influenza occurred Oct. 1, 1918, in Reno. Cases were reported in Las Vegas and Elko, before the first in Carson City on Oct. 15. The state estimated that 4,000-5,000 people were affected by the disease. “From several sections of the state, appeals came to the State Board of Health for help to care for the sick as there was an insufficiency of both physicians and nurses to do the work.” “The quarantine and mask questions have both been tried; neither one has proved successful. In one of the counties a rigid quarantine was established before a single case had developed, and immediately after the appearance of the first case, a mass gathering ordinance was passed and rigidly enforced, yet that county reported a greater number, proportionately, of cases and a larger death rate than any other.” In March, The R-C reported a third flare-up of influenza. “For weeks no cases of influenza were reported in the county,” Editor Bert Selkirk reported. “Wednesday evening Sheriff Nielsen reported that 14 cases had been quarantined by the board of health. It is estimated there are about 75 cases in the county.”

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Selkirk said cases in the third bout were mild and those who were ill seemed to be getting better. School was back in session, but students were working Saturdays to make up the time they’d lost to the epidemic. By May they’d caught up and in June, school let out on schedule. The epidemic had died back by June 1919, when William Graunke sued Dr. Thompson over the death of his wife. Graunke claimed negligence and sought $20,000 damages. The trial was held in August after the sheriff had to go out and drag in passing residents to serve on the jury. The R-C reported the courtroom was packed and during closing arguments people were standing in the halls. The judge found in favor of the doctor on Aug. 16, 1919, and awarded $207.85 in medical unpaid fees to Dr. Thompson. A year after the outbreak began, a Carson City doctor claimed that the Washoe seemed to have a secret tea made from mountain roots that helped treat the disease. Dr. Ernest T. Krebs formed a company and hired a halfdozen men to gather roots before shipping them to San Francisco. “This preparation will be sold direct to physicians and already is in heavy demand.” Krebs made Syrup Leptinol from rose-flowered desert parsley. Supplies of his concoction were seized by the FDA in the early 1920s, because the government said claims the drug could cure pneumonia, asthma, whooping cough and tuberculosis were false. The final burst of deaths attributed to the influenza outbreak occurred in February 1920 when a Coleville and two Carson Valley residents succumbed to the flu. Antelope Valley resident John Carney, 46, died in Coleville. Closer to home, Fredricksburg resident Mary Rose McCollum, 28, and 81-year-old Valley pioneer Agnes Bull died in Sheridan. A dozen cases were reported in Douglas County, according to State Board of Health Director Dr. S.L. Lee. “Up to the present time,” Dr. Lee said, “there is no cause for wide alarm, as at this period last year practically the entire state was stricken and the medical fraternity driven to its utmost resources to lend assistance, while it was necessary to import nurses to help handle the situation.” One of the heroes of the Carson Valley influenza epidemic, nurse Carrie Wilson, died in May 1920 after an operation in Reno. “During the influenza epidemic in Carson Valley, Mrs. Wilson served in the capacity of nurse in many homes and her work was highly commended by both physicians and those whom she served.” ■ Editor’s Note: This story was written in honor of Alpine County historian Nancy Thornburg.

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roundwork for Douglas Animal Welfare Group began with a small group that recognized a need to help the Douglas County Animal Shelter care for its dogs and cats. “This little group of ladies sat around their dining room table and said, ‘Why don’t we go down and see if we can do something at the animal shelter, ’” said Linda Garmong, the organization’s president. “It’s mostly time and love, and just anything we can do to help them and to find forever homes. It is my passion, that’s for sure, and everybody here feels the same way.” STORY BY DAVE PRICE I PHOTOS BY JIM GRANT

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The group officially began operation in 2000 as a 501(c) (3) nonprofit and, with the assistance of grants and donations, it has evolved into an organization that today averages more than 1,000 hours of volunteer time each month. It has more than 230 members, with a core group of 40 to 50 people who regularly contribute to the organization’s efforts to care for animals. “Our budget is about $150,000 a year, right?” said Garmong, who has been involved since 2008. “We do a lot of advertising and a lot of fundraising and we try to get the animals out there (for the public to see). People like Kristy (Kristy Olney Studios), she’s a professional photographer, and she does this because she’s a volunteer. We put these pictures on our Facebook page, and the shelter has a Facebook page. We advertise as much as we possibly can because everything is word of mouth.” “Tumbleweeds Gymnastics, they invited us to come out, so we went and brought three or four dogs, and the kids had a blast,” she added. Garmong added that Scarselli Elementary School’s Cheetah Club raised $547 during its school-wide “Paws for Dogs” fundraiser. The group will be holding its own major fundraiser on May 4 at the Carson Valley Inn.

“It’s going to be a play on the Kentucky Derby, only it’s going to be dogs,” Garmong said. “We’re hoping that will be a very successful fundraiser.” The organization does considerable behind-the-scenes work, including programs to assist with some spay and neuter and other medical costs for Douglas County pet owners. The group provides assistance to residents through such community outreach programs as Veterans Adoption Assistance, Fix-A-Family Pet low-cost spay and neuter, Fix a Pit Bull, Found Cat as well as the Trap, Neuter/Spay, Return program to help control the population of feral cats. “There are programs that we support like Community Assist for people who have emergencies with their animals and they can’t afford the vet bills,” Garmong said. “We try to facilitate anything we can to keep unwanted kittens and puppies from being born. And then the feral cats, we’re involved with that, too.” Shelter on Sunday brings volunteers together to provide care on a day when the animal shelter facility is closed for business.

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DAWG is also responsible in recent years for exercise yards that were constructed at the animal shelter for dogs, plus the “Cat Cottage,” an indoor/outdoor facility for cats and kittens. “Right now, one staff person is in there and that’s it; she’s responsible for cleaning all the pens and feeding and all that stuff because the shelter is officially closed on Sundays,” Garmong said. Volunteers will come out on Sundays and take dogs for walks. It’s about socialization as much as exercise, she explained. “Sometimes they’re great but then they begin to decline, just because of the environment, especially if they’re here a long time,” Garmong said. “After we get done walking the dogs and everything, I sit in the kennels with each one of them and just talk to them, pet them and try to interact with them. I know a lot of the volunteers do that. They just need interaction and training so they’re adoptable.” Thanks to the organization’s efforts, no adoptable animal has been euthanized at the county shelter since around 2000, according to Garmong. A labor of love? Absolutely. “Most of us are retired or semi-retired and we are so driven and so passionate about these animals,” Garmong said. “I am a really big cat person — I mean, I love them all — I don’t

know how many hours a week I spend driving back and forth. I live out on Johnson Lane so I come out here and I transport animals to the vet, and I’m a retired vet tech, so I am also the medical coordinator for the group. “I try to go through and check out all the new animals when they come in. We also have a retired vet in our group. We spend a lot of time and we spend some of our own money,” she said. The wagging dog tails are one reward. “It’s an awesome reward,” Garmong said. “We just do it because of them. They don’t give us anything, they don’t feed us, they don’t pay us. Then, she added with a wide smile, “If you’re ever in a bad mood, just come down here and play with kittens. You cannot stay in a bad mood when you play with kittens or puppies because all they want to do is play, play, play.” ■

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Many of the responses were about old buildings and landmarks that long-time residents remember and witnessed or how it’s not unusual to wake up to snow in July, or 60 degrees on Christmas, or seeing tractors and wildlife alongside your daily commute, which is as common as the unpredictable weather. The most prevailing responses, though, were about the views and the “feeling” the Valley and townspeople experience. “You see the Valley after dropping down the hill and your heart swells with peace and serenity,” said Lindia Adia McGoven on the post. Known as the most scenic valley in Northern Nevada, Carson Valley sits between the Sierra Nevada range and the Great Basin and is guarded by 10,000-foot peaks—the same mountains that cradle Lake Tahoe. The journey through the Valley stretches from Nevada’s oldest settlement, Genoa, in the northwest through the towns of Gardnerville and Minden to Topaz Lake in the south. “The mountain range reminds you of home, and you often forget that other people don’t wake up to such amazing views,” said Tiffany Pif Ellis on the post. Here are a few of our favorite responses based on likes and reactions. “You catch up with at least three of your friends as you grocery shop.” – Buffy Wright Swetland “People you don’t know smile at you.” – Douglas County Sheriff’s Office on Facebook The “small town” vibe allows a neighborly feeling where everyone seems to know each other. Left: Carson Valley ranchers cut and bale hay after a wet winter brought a bumper crop. Opposite: The U.S. flag flies in the summer breeze above Minden.

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The Rappin’ to Minden Car Show is scheduled for June 2-3, while Hamdogs hosts an antique car show in its parking lot, generally on the last Wednesday of each month of the season. One of the biggest auto events in downtown Minden occurs during Hot August Nights, Aug. 3-12 this year. On Aug. 9 the annual poker brings hundreds of classic cars to Minden Park for lunch. Besides annual events, Carson Valley is a popular spot for classic auto relays.

In June 2016, 72 participants in The Great Race stopped in Gardnerville where they participated in the Heritage Park Classic Car Show. An estimated 2,000 people turned out on a Sunday afternoon to watch the cars. Whether it’s Corvettes or classic coupes, inliners or Porsches, several automobile groups have found homebase in Carson Valley. ■

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t has been 110 years since Albert Newport Selkirk started the longest stretch as owner of The Record-Courier. Selkirkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 140th birthday was March 28. Born March 28, 1878, in Placerville, Calif., he learned printing from his father. He arrived in Genoa on July 4, 1893, at the age of 15 seeking relief from malaria in the higher altitudes. Selkirk was a tall drink of water, standing 6 feet, 4 inches in his stocking feet. An extreme sportsman before there was such a thing, he first appears in the Genoa Courier in August 1895 when he rode his bicycle 76 miles to Placerville. He expected to remain in his hometown, but returned to Genoa the following year and stuck around. STORY BY KURT HILDEBRAND

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An enthusiastic supporter of patriotic and veteran causes, Selkirk’s own military experience was brief. He volunteered to serve in the Spanish American War in July 1898 and served in the U.S. Army at Fort Clark in Carson City. The war was over the next month, and there’s no evidence Selkirk ever left the state of Nevada during his service. During his brief service, Publisher George Lamy opened the Gardnerville Record in response to sharp criticism of the townspeople over the Dec. 7, 1897, lynching of Adam Uber. Uber was in custody for the Nov. 25 shooting of Hans Anderson in a Millerville bar. A Gardnerville lynch mob stripped, beat and dragged Uber out of the Genoa Courthouse jail and strung him up. The mob shot at Uber’s corpse and left it dangling from a tree. The lynching prompted editorial outrage from the Genoa Courier and the region. Editor George Smith railed against the lynch mob, prompting threats against the Courier’s offices. Selkirk went to work for Lamy in 1898 after he returned from the Army, printing the Record. The following year, recognizing Genoa’s waning circumstances, Smith built a building on Eddy Street and moved The Courier to Gardnerville, publishing his first edition on June 9, 1899.

That move started a good old fashioned newspaper war between Smith and Lamy, with most of the conflict over the print contract with the county. Selkirk was in and out of the Record’s offices working for the Douglas County Creamery Co. for a few months before returning in 1902. He was named foreman at the Gardnerville newspaper in 1903. That summer, he tried his hand at acting, performing at the Valhalla Hall, in “The Outcast” and “Down East.” Meanwhile, Smith pulls up stakes and sells the Courier, while Lamy sells the Record to Gardnerville dentist Stoddard Southworth. After a fire burns down the Record and half of Gardnerville, Southworth purchases the Courier and combines the two publications as The Record-Courier in April 1904. Selkirk takes over as business manager with W.C. Ezell as editor later that year when Southworth heads to Goldfield. After a brush with death in the great San Francisco Earthquake, April 18, 1906, Selkirk returns to Carson Valley, where he courts Sue Rodenbaugh, the 22-year-old daughter of Douglas County Commissioner Jake Rodenbaugh. The pair performed a pantomime together in February 1907 at a joint session of the Odd Fellows and the Rebekah Lodge.

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Meanwhile, The R-C came under the editorship of George Springmeyer. The attorney tried his hand at journalism for a year before leaving for Goldfield and turning the reins over to Selkirk in June 1907. Selkirk took over The R-C lock, stock and barrel on Jan. 3, 1908. Five days later he married Rodenbaugh and the couple spent the next 36 years publishing the paper. Selkirk was an enthusiastic Gardnerville booster and participated in community life, joining the fire department and becoming president. He was a charter member of Carson Valley Kiwanis, and played the tuba in the Gardnerville brass band. When the Genoa Fire of 1910 claimed half the town, he publicly advocated for keeping the county seat there. He helped organize the resistance to moving the county seat and the high school to Minden. In a compromise at the Legislature, the high school was built in Gardnerville, where it remained for more than 60 years. The building is now the Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center, which features an exhibit devoted to The Record-Courier. Selkirk received the Silver Makeup Rule award from the Nevada Press Association and is memorialized in the Nevada Journalism Hall of Fame, along with the likes of Mark Twain and Alf Doten. Selling The R-C to John Suverkrup in 1944 literally broke his heart. He suffered a heart attack that year and had to transfer the newspaper early. The people of East Fork Township rewarded his service by electing him justice of the peace in 1948. He was finishing up his third two-year term when he died in 1954. Valley native Knox Johnson remembers coming into The R-C when Selkirk was publisher. He said that no matter how busy Selkirk was, he always made time to come out and talk to those who visited the office. ■ Bert and Sue Selkirk operated The Record-Courier for 36 years before selling the paper and retiring in 1944. DOUGLAS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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About Douglas County A glance at our history, geography and politics

ouglas County is not only among the first counties formed in Nevada, it also bears a smooshed resemblance to the Silver State both in shape and in geography. The county is home to Genoa, which is generally considered the state’s birthplace. The town was founded in 1851 as Mormon Station and in 1854 was designated the seat of Carson County, Utah Territory. It remained the seat of government in Nevada until 1861 when the Utah Legislature moved it to Carson City just days before the formation of the Nevada Territory. Genoa would be the county seat for Douglas County from its formation in 1861 until Jan. 1, 1916, when it was moved to Minden. Located in the western corner of Nevada, Douglas County stretches from the middle of Lake Tahoe in the west, across the Sierra Nevada’s Carson Range and into the Pine Nut Mountains in the east. East Peak in the Carson Range is the tallest mountain in the county with an elevation of 9,500 feet. The lowest point is in Carson Valley at 4,625 feet. Temperatures range from near 0

for a few weeks in winter to near 100 for a few days in summer. An average of 8.5 inches of precipitation falls during the year, sometimes as snow during December, January and February, though it varies wildly from one year to the next. The county occupies 738 square miles and shares boundaries with Carson City on the north and Lyon County to the east. Three major highways pass through Douglas County. Highway 395 stretches from Southern California to Canada and is the main thoroughfare for north-south traffic through the Valley. Highway 50 runs along the edge of Lake Tahoe on its way across Nevada to Utah. Highway 88 connects Minden to Stockton across the Sierra Nevada. Two forks of the Carson River, fed by streams coming out of the Sierra, come together just east of Genoa and flow north into Carson City. The county’s population is divided into three major areas, Lake Tahoe, Carson Valley and Topaz Ranch Estates. Most of the county’s population lives in Carson Valley, named after famed Western explorer, Kit Carson. Two other The setting sun at the Dangberg Ranch over the winter.

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towns occupy the center of the Valley, Gardnerville, founded in 1879, and Minden, founded in 1906. The Valley is bounded on three sides by mountains, with the Sierra to the south, the Carson Range to the west and the Pine Nut Mountains to the east. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 48,020 people lived in Douglas County on July 1, 2016. Carson Valley’s three unincorporated towns are home to slightly more than a fifth of that population. All of Douglas County outside of the Lake Tahoe Basin is in the East Fork Township, whose population is 39,907, according to the State Demographer. Douglas has the fourth highest concentration of adults 65 years or older in the state at 21.1 percent. The largest community in Douglas County is the Gardnerville Ranchos, located southeast of Gardnerville, with 11,312 people. Douglas County is governed by five commissioners, who are elected at large but must live in the district they represent. The county’s political life is dominated by the Republican Party, which holds a 2-1 margin in registered voters over Democrats. Douglas has a closed June primary in which each party selects its candidates. The Douglas County School District covers the entire area of the county and consists of two high schools, two middle schools and seven elementary schools. ■

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June

Easter Egg Hunt

Lampe Park Farmer’s Market

Minden Farmer’s Market

Pony Express re-ride

Carson Valley 20-30 Club annual Easter Egg hunt in Lampe Park 1 p.m. April 1 for children toddler up to 16 years old. Information, www.carsonvalley2030.com

8 a.m.-1 p.m. every Wednesday at Lampe Park, Gardnerville through September. Information, www.laketahoemarkets.com or 775-782-5500.

4-8 p.m. every Tuesday on Esmeralda Avenue through October.Information, www.townofminden.com or 775-7825976.

Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce Business Showcase

Plant Faire

Annual Kids Fishing Derby

travels 1,966 miles over 10 days along what’s now the Pony Express National Historic Trail. The re-ride is expected to arrive June 21 at the Genoa Courthouse Museum, 2304 Main St., Genoa. Information, nationalponyexpress.org

Heritage Park Gardens annual open house and plant faire 10 a.m.-1 p.m. May 5 at Heritage Park , 1461 Ezell St. Gardnerville. Plants available. Children’s workshop at 11 a.m.Information, mainstreet.org or 775-782-8027.

June 2-3 Lampe Park various times available. Ages 3-12. Registration forms available at the Douglas County Parks and Recreation Department.

3-6 p.m. April 12 at the Douglas County Community & Senior Center. Information, www.carsonvalleynv.org

Historical Lectures 6-8 p.m. April 12 at the Carson Valley Cultural Center, 1477 Highway 395 Gardnerville. Lectures are every second Thursday of the month. Cost, $3 general admission, DCHS members, free.

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Big Mama’s Car Show May 12 in Lampe Park. Information, www. douglascountynv.gov/96/Recreation

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“The Haunted Windchimes “ 6-9 p.m. April 13 at the CVIC Hall, 1602 Esmeralda Ave, Minden. Information, www.cvartscouncil.com.

5-8 p.m. May 16 at the Douglas County Community & Senior Center, Gardnerville. Sponsored by The Record-Courier, Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Business Council of Douglas County.

Carson Valley Community Theater

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“Steve Martin’s Underpants” April 27May 6 at the CVIC Hall, 1602 Esmeralda Ave., Minden.Show times, 7:30-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Information, www.cvartscouncil.com.

Sweep the Town 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. April 28 at Heritage park. Bring own broom, work gloves and sun hat. Sponsored by Main Street Gardnerville. Information, mainstreetgardnerville.org

Genoa Western Heritage Day 10 a.m.-10 p.m. April 28 in the Town of Genoa. Free presentations, demonstrations, western music, poetry and more. Hosted by the Genoa Volunteer Fire Department and sponsored by the Friends of Genoa and 1862 David Walley’s Resort. Information, friendsofgenoanv@ gmail.com

4:30-7:30 p.m. May 17 in downtown Gardnerville. Information, 775-782-8027 or www.mainstreetgardnerville.com

Sweet Sippin’ Sundays in Genoa the first Sunday of the month in downtown Genoa. Information, www.genoasweetsippinsundays.com or 775-220-0605.

Summer Family Concert Series 6 p.m. May 25 in Minden Park. Information, www.douglascountynv. gov/96/Recreation

The Vietnam Moving Wall Hosted by Eastside Memorial Park, open to the public May 31-June 4. Opening ceremony 10 a.m. June 1 and a closing ceremony is 7 p.m. June 3. Information, 775-782-4554 or info@esmp.com

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Carson Valley Days June 7-10. Sponsored by the Carson Valley Active 20-30 No. 85. Carnival begins 5 p.m. Thursday. Carson Valley Day parade, 9 a.m. Saturday.Crafts, vendors, food and more. Live music 5-9 p.m. Friday, noon-9 p.m. Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Information, www.carsonvalley2030.com

Summer Family Concert Series 6 p.m. June 15 in Minden Park. Information, www.douglascountynv. gov/96/Recreation

Thirsty Third Thursday Wine Walk 4:30-7:30 p.m. June 21 in downtown Gardnerville. Information, 775-782-8027 or www.mainstreetgardnerville.com

Sweet Sippin’ Sundays Sweet Sippin’ Sunday’s in Genoa the first Sunday of the month in downtown Genoa. Information, www.genoasweetsippinsundays.com or 775-220-0605.

Movies in the Park June 22 at dusk in Heritage Park, highway 395 off Gilman Avenue, Gardnerville. Information,www.townofgardnerville.com

Grillin’ & Chillin’ 4-8 p.m.June 23 raises funds for the Family Support Council.Information, 782-8692 or www.family-support.org

Carson Valley Quilt Show June 2-3 at the Douglas County Community and Senior Center featuring door prizes and raffles, heritage exhibit, a lecture from Velda Newman and more. Information, www.quiltshow.cvqg.com

July Freedom 5K Run 7-9 a.m. July 4at Heritage Park, 1447 Courthouse Alley, Gardnerville. Information, mainstreetgardnerville.org

Genoa Americana Celebration and chicken barbecue 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 4 with the Carson Symphony Orchestra. Information, genoanevada.org

Minden July 4 Celebration 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Minden Park. Information, 782-5976.

Summer Family Concert Series 6 p.m. July 6 in Minden Park. Information, www.douglascountynv.gov/96/Recreation

Death Ride Endurance Cycling Event July 14 in Alpine County, starting in Markleeville. Information, www.deathride.com

Movies in the Park July 13 and July 27 at dusk in Heritage Park, highway 395 off Gilman Avenue, Gardnerville. Information, www.townofgardnerville.com

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4:30-7:30 p.m. July 19 in downtown Gardnerville. Information, 775-782-8027 or www.mainstreetgardnerville.com

Sept. 8. For more information, http://historicnv.org

Sweet Sippin’ Sundays Sweet Sippin’ Sunday’s in Genoa the first Sunday of the month in downtown Genoa. Information, www.genoasweetsippinsundays.com or 775-220-0605.

August Carson Valley Museum Anniversary 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug, 4 at the Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center, 1477 Highway 395, Gardnerville. Information, http://historicnv.org

Movies in the Park

National Championship Air Races

Haunted History 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center, 1477 Highway 395, Gardnerville. Information, http://historicnv.org

Sept. 12-16 in Stead. Information, www.airrace.org

Nevada Day & Parade

Thirsty Third Thursday Wine Walk 4:30-7:30 p.m. Sept. 20 in downtown Gardnerville. Information, 775-782-8027 or www.mainstreetgardnerville.com

Sweet Sippin’ Sundays Sweet Sippin’ Sunday’s in Genoa the first Sunday of the month in downtown Genoa. Information, www.genoasweetsippinsundays.com or 775-220-0605.

Genoa Candy Dance Arts & Crafts Faire

Aug. 10 at dusk in Heritage Park, highway 395 off Gilman Avenue, Gardnerville. Information,www.townofgardnerville.com.

9a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 29-30 with a dinner and dance 4-10 p.m. Sept. 29. Information and dinner tickets, genoanevada.org.

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October

Aug. 16-19 at Heritage Park in Gardnerville. Information, www.townofgardnerville.com

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Thirsty Third Thursday Wine Walk 4:30-7:30 p.m. Aug. 16 in downtown Gardnerville. Information, 775-782-8027 or www.mainstreetgardnerville.com

Sweet Sippin’ Sundays Sweet Sippin’ Sunday’s in Genoa the first Sunday of the month in downtown Genoa. Information, www.genoasweetsippinsundays.com or 775-220-0605.

Hot August Nights Poker Run Aug. 9 in Minden.Park of Aug. 7-12 event in Reno.Information, www.hotaugustnights.net

Summer Family Concert Series 6 p.m. Aug. 24 in Minden Park. Information, www.douglascountynv. gov/96/Recreation

Oct. 5-6, Heritage Park in Gardnerville. Information, www.townofgardnerville.com

Fall Harvest & Scarecrow Festival 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 6 at Heritage Park and gardens, Gardnerville. Family activities. Information, Main Street Gardnerville, 782-8027.

Sweet Sippin’ Sundays Sweet Sippin’ Sunday’s in Genoa the first Sunday of the month in downtown Genoa. Information, www.genoasweetsippinsundays.com or 775-220-0605.

Aviation Round Up features the Navy Blue Angels at the 2018 Aviation Round Up Air show Oct. 13-14 at Minden-Tahoe Airport. Information, 775-782-9871 or mtairport@co.douglas.nv.us

Christmas in Genoa 5 p.m. Nov. 30, caroling 6:15 p.m. Christmas tree lighting, Santa visit and refreshments.Information, 775-782-8696.

December

Oct. 26 and Oct. 27 are observed for Nevada Day. The Nevada Day parade is in Carson City 9 a.m. Saturday.

Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Trick or Treat Safety Street 3:30-8 p.m. Oct. 31 at the CVIC Hall, Minden.Information, 775-782-9941.

November Small Business Saturday Nov. 24-all day. Small Business Saturday is the Saturday following Thanksgiving and Black Friday and is a day dedicated to encouraging consumers to support smaller, local businesses. Information, mainstreetgadrnerville.org

Carson Valley Christmas Kick-off 4:30-7 p.m. Nov. 29 at Heritage Park, sponsored by the Town of Gardnerville. Information, 775-782-7134.

Lighting of the Minden Gazebo and Tree 4 p.m. Nov. 30. Live music and a very special visitor. Information, 775-782-2444.

Breakfast with Santa in the Genoa Community Center, 8:3010 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.- noon Dec. 1. Information, 775-782-8696.

Holiday Gala Gallery of Trees & Cookie Walk The Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center’s annual Gala featuring gingerbread houses 4 p.m. Dec. 1. Information, 775782-2555.

21st Annual Parade of Lights Dec. 1 Highway 395 from Gardnerville to Minden. Sponsored by the Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Authority. Information, 775-782-8144.

New Year’s Eve Candlelight Labyrinth Walk 6-9 p.m. Dec. 31 at Heritage Park, Gardnerville. Walk off 2018 and walk in 2019 by candlelight. Information, Main Street Gardnerville, 775-782-8027.

JANUARY Eagles and Agriculture Jan. 24-27. Information, www.carsonvalley.org

Elks Spaghetti Feed and Christmas Tree Bingo Nov. 30 in the CVIC Hall, 1602 Esmeralda Drive, Minden NV 89423.

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September Great Reno Balloon Race Sept. 7-9, Ranchos San Rafel Park in Reno. Information, www.renoballoon.com

5-8 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Douglas County Community & Senior Center, Gardnerville. Sponsored by The Record-Courier, Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Business Council of Douglas County.

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Douglas County is governed by the Board of County Commissioners, which regularly meets on the first and third Thursday afternoons of each month. Specific meeting dates and times may be obtained by calling 782-9821 (County Commissioners and Manager’s office) or 782-9012 (County Clerk), or visit the county’s Web site, www.co.douglas.nv.us and look under county agenda calendars. The mailing address for all county offices is (Department Name), P.O. Box 218, Minden, NV 89423. The area code for Douglas County (and all of Northern Nevada) is 775.

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Administrative Services/Comptroller Douglas County Administration Building 1616 Eighth Street Minden 89423 782-9030 The comptroller’s department is responsible for posting all financial entries of the county, unincorporated towns, and East Fork Fire & Paramedic Districts. It posts and transmits all taxes collected in Douglas County to the school district, general improvement districts and the State of Nevada. Human Resources Division Douglas County Minden Inn 1594 Esmeralda Ave. P.O. Box 218 Minden 89423 782-9860, Job Line: 782-9824 782-9083, fax

Call this office for information about employment with the county. Applications can be submitted by fax or e-mail with hard copy to follow. Animal Control Shelter 921 Pinenut Road Gardnerville 89410 782-9061 782-9059, fax Supervisor: Janet Duzan www.douglascountynv.gov/sites/ Animal Control The Animal Control Shelter is located at 921 Pinenut Road, across from the Douglas County Fairgrounds off Highway 395 south of Gardnerville. Current rabies vaccination certificates are necessary to process the license. Dog licenses are available at all of the sheriff’s substations. One-year licenses are $25 for unaltered dogs and $8 for altered dogs. Two and three-year licenses are available (be sure to provide rabies and sterilization certificates). Shelter hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Closed on major holidays. Aluminum cans are collected all year as a fundraiser. Assessor Douglas County Administration Building 1616 Eighth Street P.O. Box 218 Minden 89423 782-9830 782-9884, fax http://assessor.co.douglas.nv.us/ Assessor: Doug Sonnemann

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Contact the assessor’s office to register airplanes and mobile homes, to report business assets, to file exemptions for senior citizens, agriculture, open space, veterans’ widows, orphans and the blind, and to obtain information about assessor’s parcel numbers, assessor’s maps, legal descriptions and property appraisals on real property. The assessor is an elected official. County Commissioners County Office 782-9821 782-6255, fax Larry Walsh, District 3 lwalsh@co.douglas.nv.us Nancy McDermid, District 4, 267-7968 or nmcdermid@co.douglas.nv.us Dave Nelson, District 1, dnelson@co.douglas.nv.us Steve Thaler, District 2, chairman sthaler@co.douglas.nv.us Barry Penzel, District 5, vice chairman 781-6075 or bpenzel@co.douglas.nv.us Commissioners are elected at large to a four-year term. Each commissioner represents one of five voting districts. To take an issue before the Douglas County commission, contact the county manager’s office at 782-9821.

County Manager 1594 Esmeralda Ave. (Minden Inn) P.O. Box 218 Minden 89423 782-9821 782-6255, fax County Manager: Larry Werner This department assists the Douglas County Board of Commissioners. The county manager is responsible for the county’s overall budget as well as the values, growth and development of the organization and is an informational resource for the community, addressing citizens’ concerns and issues. Carson Valley Swim Center 1600 Highway 88 Minden 89423 782-8841 Director: Shannon Harris http://cvswim.com The East Fork Swimming Pool District operates the Carson Valley Swim Center. The facility has four indoor pools with a waterslide and activity toys (slide pool kept at 86 degrees) which are open year-round and two outdoor pools which are open May-October.

Clerk-Treasurer 1616 Eighth St. Minden 89423 782-9013 cltr.co.douglas.nv.us Clerk-Treasurer: Kathy Lewis This is an elected position. Clerk-Treasurer’s office is divided as follows: Civil Clerk’s office 1616 Eighth St. 782-9020 782-9016, fax This office provides the following services and documents: notary bonds, passports, marriage licenses, voter registration, dog licenses, filing for fictitious firm names, elections department and the county commissioner’s clerk. County commissioner’s clerk: 1616 Eighth St. 782-9012 The clerk provides information about meeting dates of the county commission, agenda items, the appropriate departments to go through to appear before the county commission and about actions taken at previous commission meetings. 782-9015, marriage license info Treasurer’s Office Douglas County Administration Building 1616 Eighth St., Minden 782-9017 782-9888, fax This office collects property taxes and water fees, invests county monies and maintains county utility billings. Court Clerks Ninth Judicial District Court Judicial & Law Enforcement Building 1038 Buckeye Road Minden 89423 782-9820 782-9954, fax Court clerks are responsible for district court functions, such as filing and collecting fees for estates, civil and criminal matters, jury trials and jury duty summons.

Tahoe General Services Douglas County Administration Building (Lake Tahoe) 175 Highway 50 (Kingsbury) Stateline 89449 586-7290, marriage license information 586-7226, general information 566-7227, fax This office performs general county functions such as issuing dog licenses, notary bonds, passports, marriage licenses, voter registration, fictitious firm names, motor vehicle registration, fingerprinting, taxes and special assessments collected, water district fees collected, juvenile probation restitution and fines collected. Voter Registration 1616 Eighth St., Minden Minden 89423 782-9023 Contact this office if you would like to register to vote, if you need to change your physical or mailing address or if you need to change your name on your voter registration. Community Development 1594 Esmeralda Ave. (Minden Inn) Minden 89423 Administration: 782-6230 Planning: 782-6217 Engineering: 782-6235 Building: 782-6224 Code enforcement: 782-6214 Roads: 782-9035 Director: Mimi Moss This department includes planning, building, engineering, regional streets and highways, road maintenance, water monitoring, zoning, code enforcement. The staff provides information about building and land development codes and other land and property information, as well as background information about the county. The office issues building permits, reviews building plans for health and safety requirements, schedules inspections for buildings in progress and provides zoning and subdivision information. All development-related applications and processing go through this office.

District Attorney District Attorney: Mark Jackson Judicial and Law Enforcement Center 1038 Buckeye Road Minden 89423 782-9800, Criminal 782-9803, Civil 782-9807, fax Douglas County Administration Building 175 Highway 50 (Kingsbury Grade) Stateline 89449 586-7215 586-7217, fax 782-9881, Child support 782-9880, fax The district attorney is a licensed attorney and an elected official. This officer serves as the county’s public prosecutor for criminal and juvenile matters. The office represents county commissioners and other county or township officials in civil matters. By state law, the district attorney is also responsible for collection of child support payments. The district attorney cannot represent private citizens in civil matters. Fire Protection: East Fork Fire District Emergencies: 911 1694 County Road P.O. Box 218 Minden 89423 Business: 782-9040 782-9043, fax www.eastforkfire.org Fire Chief: Tod Carlini, 782-9040 Deputy Chief - Operations: Dave Fogerson, 782-9096 Deputy Chief - Fire Marshal: Steve Eisele, 782-9041 Deputy Fire Chief of Training & Safety: Tim Soule, 782-9099 Medical Director: Dr. Craig L. Berger Fire Captain/Inspector: Terry Taylor, 782-9861 East Fork Fire District Secretary: Lisa Owen, 782-9040 Ambulance billing office: 782-9044 This fire district oversees the fire departments, which provide 24hour, seven-days-a-week, complete fire protection. Call the main office for information on burning permits.

The paramedic district administers the 24-hour advanced life-support paramedic service. The paramedics offer cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses and emergency medical technician classes once a year. Volunteer departments: Minden Station 1 1606 Highway 395 783-6448 Gardnerville Station 2 1255 Douglas Ave. 782-2003 Genoa Station 3 2289 Main St. 782-4575 Topaz Ranch Estates Station 4 1476 Albite Dr. 266-3780 Topaz Station 5 1990 Austin St. 266-3377 Johnson Lane Station 6 1450 Stephanie Way 267-2675 Ranchos Fire/Rescue Station 7 940 Mitch Drive 783-6470 Sheridan Station 8 980 Sheridan Lane 265-4590 Fish Springs Station 9 2249 Fish Springs Road 782-4344 Ruhenstroth Station 10 2008 Pinto Circle Gardnerville 89410 265-4828 Sunridge Station 12 3620 N. Sunridge Drive 267-4914 267-3004

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handles juveniles on probation. This office can be contacted about problem children in the neighborhood or those who commit criminal acts. Parents with children having problems at school, home or in the community can contact this office for help and information.

Paramedic Station 14 1699 County Road Minden 89423 783-6440 Jacks Valley Station 15 (Seasonal) 3450 Jacks Valley Road Carson City 89705 267-1785 Tahoe-Douglas Fire Protection District 193 Elk Point Road and Highway 50 P.O. Box 919 Zephyr Cove 89448 Emergencies: 911 Business: 588-3591 www.tahoefire.com Fire Chief: Scott Baker This district covers the Lake Tahoe area of Douglas County, from Daggett Summit to Stateline and Glenbrook areas. Fire suppression, paramedic ambulance. Call for information about CPR training, children’s fire prevention programs, burning permits. Gardnerville Ranchos General Improvement District 931 Mitch Drive Gardnerville 89460 265-2048 265-9688, fax www.grgid.com Meetings held first Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the district office. Indian Hills General Improvement District 3394 James Lee Park Road, No. A Carson City 89705 267-2805 267-3510, fax www.indianhillsnevada.com District Manager: John Lufrano Meets third Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Topaz Ranch Estates General Improvement District 3924 Carter Way Wellington 89444 266-3000 or 266-3212 266-1036, fax Meets second Wednesday at 7 p.m., at the Topaz Ranch Estates Park building. Justice Courts: East Fork Township Carson Valley Judicial and Law Enforcement Center 1625 Eighth Street Minden 89423 782-9955 Justice of the Peace: Tom Perkins Small claims and civil actions are instituted through this court and appointments for marriage are scheduled with the J.P.’s clerk. Tahoe Township Douglas County Administration Building 175 Highway 50 (Kingsbury Grade) Stateline 89449 586-7200 Justice of the Peace: Richard Glasson Small claims and civil actions are instituted through this court and appointments for marriage are scheduled with the J.P.’s clerk. The two justices of the peace are elected. Juvenile Probation Department Carson Valley Judicial and Law Enforcement Center 1625 Eighth Street Minden 89423 782-9811 Lake Tahoe Douglas County Administration Building 175 Highway 50 (Kingsbury Grade) Stateline 89449 586-7210 Juvenile Detention Center 175 Highway 50 Stateline 89449 586-7220 Chief Probation Officer: Scott Shick The department, under jurisdiction of the Ninth Judicial District Court,

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Minden-Tahoe Airport 1146 Airport Road Minden 89423 782-9871 782-9872, fax www.mindentahoeairport.com Operational Services Director Airport Manager: Bobbi Thompson The Minden-Tahoe Airport is located east of Highway 395 on Airport Road. Residents may call for information about tie-downs and hangar rentals. For fuel, call Hutt Aviation at 782-8277. Ninth Judicial District Court Judicial and Law Enforcement Center P.O. Box 218 1625 Eighth Street Minden 89423 Department 1 Judge Tod Young 782-9961 Department 2 Judge: Tom Gregory 782-9951 Call for information regarding jury duty summons or for general information about the court system. The judges are elected to their positions. Douglas County Public Library Library Director: Amy Dodson Main Library 1625 Library Lane, Minden 89423 782-9841 782-5754, fax Web site: http://douglas.lib.nv.us/ Contact: Linda Wilson E-mail: lawilson@clan.lib.nv.us 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; closed Sunday. Storytime: Toddler Storytime*, ages 18 mos. to 3 yrs, Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. in the Minden Library. Preschool Storytime*, Ages 3 to 5 years, Tuesdays at 11:15 a.m. in the Minden Library. Family Storytime* for ages 3 years and up at 10 a.m. in Lampe Park near the Farmers’ Market from June through August. *All storytime programs are seasonal; please contact the library for detailed information.

Lake Tahoe Branch Library 233 Warrior Way Zephyr Cove Phone: 588-6411 Fax: 588-6464 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; closed Sunday, Monday, & Tuesday. Storytime: Stories at Kahle Park; please call the library for details. Both libraries offer reading and reference services to the residents of Douglas County. They have computers for word processing and Internet access in addition to copy machines and typewriters for public use. Wireless Internet is available at both branches during regular library hours. Meeting rooms are available to the public; arrangements may be made by calling the library. The Minden library has a self-service machine for sending faxes; a credit card is required. Book return locations South County 1550 S. Hwy 395 (directly west of Holbrook Junction intersection). The library book return is located just outside the entrance to the building. North County 3620 N. Sunridge Drive (south end of Fire Station #12) The library kiosk is located inside the lobby at the south end of the building. A computer terminal is available for searching the library catalog and online reference tools. A magazine and paperback exchange rack is also located inside the lobby. A library book return is located at the south end of the building, just outside the entrance to the lobby. Parks & Recreation Department Lampe Park 1329 Waterloo Lane Gardnerville 89410 Director: Scott Morgan 782-5500 782-9844, fax Recreation Division Recreation Superintendent: Brian Fitzgerald The department serves the community’s recreational needs for the residents of the county. Offered are over 300 classes for all age groups. Call 7829828 for information about activities and the recreation division’s brochure. Adult Volleyball League Douglas County Parks & Recreation Department Sheryl Christian – 782-5500 www.dcprsports.com Adult Softball League Douglas County Parks & Recreation Department Sheryl Christian – 782-5500 www.dcprsports.com

Adult Flag Football League Douglas County Parks & Recreation Department Sheryl Christian – 782-5500 www.dcprsports.com Kahle Park Community Center (775) 586-7271 236 Kingsbury Grade Stateline 89449 The Kahle Park Community Center offers a 1,500-square-foot weight room with hours of operation. The community center has a preschool and a Kids Club Program; a large variety of tot, youth and adult classes; and room rentals. Parks Division 782-9835 Parks Manager: Peter Knight This department oversees the county park facilities. The Douglas County Fairgrounds is managed by the parks division and includes an 81-acre complex with rodeo arenas, an indoor pavilion, 1,500-seat grandstand with announcer’s booth. For information regarding reservations of any park facility, contact the recreation division at 782-9828. Recorder Douglas County Administration Building 1616 Eighth Street Minden 89423 782-9027 Recorder: Karen Ellison The recorder’s office is separated into two offices, with the recorder as an elected official. The recorder’s office is responsible for recording all documents relating to land, such as deeds, deeds of trust, liens, maps, etc. Call the recorder’s office for more information. Open Monday- Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sheriff’s Offices: Carson Valley Judicial and Law Enforcement Building 1038 Buckeye Road Minden 89423 Sheriff: Ron Pierini Emergencies: 911 Administrative: 782-9900 Nonemergency: 782-9935 Records: 782-9933 Public/media information: 782- 9931

Lake Tahoe Douglas County Administrative Building 175 Highway 50 Stateline 89449 Emergencies: 911 Administrative: 586-7250 Undersheriff: Paul Howell Road conditions: (877) 687-6237 For licensing, liquor, gaming and to request a property check on a residence while owners are out of town, call 7829933. For information on DARE, call 783-6441; for the Neighborhood Watch program and information, 782-9931. Substations: North Valley Substation 3587 North Sunridge Drive 267-3691 Tillman Center Substation 1281-9 Kimmerling, Ranchos, 265-7090 South County Substation 1550 Hwy 395 South 266-1028 Social Services Douglas County 1133 Spruce St., Gardnerville 89410 782-9825 This department handles the county’s welfare assistance programs and emergency assistance for Douglas County indigents. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m. Town Offices: Gardnerville 1407 Highway 395 Gardnerville 89410 Town manager: Tom Dallaire 782-7134 782-7135, fax Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Genoa 2289 Main St., P.O. Box 14 Genoa 89411 Town manager: Phil Ritger Town office: 782-8696 782-2779, fax E-mail: genoa@co.douglas.nv.us Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Minden 1604 Esmeralda Ave. (CVIC Hall) Town manager: Jenifer Davidson 782-5976 782-5287, fax Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. State Legislators: James Settelmeyer, Senator Home, 2388 Hwy 395, Minden 89423 265-7739 jsettelmeyer@sen.state.nv.us Jim Wheeler, Assemblyman 775-684-8843 jim.wheeler@asm.state.nv.us

Lyon County: Wellington 2818 Highway 208, 89444 California Post Offices: Alpine County Markleeville 14845 State Route 88, 96120 Mono County-Coleville 111747 Highway 395, 96107 Topaz Lake 11 Topaz Lane, 96133 Northern Mono County Offices, Bridgeport, Calif. Board of Supervisors Shannon Kendall, Clerk-Recorder (760) 932-5537 Administrative Officer (760) 932-5410 John Peters, Mono County Supervisor, District 4 (760) 671-7126 Ingrid Braun, Mono County Sheriff, Bridgeport (760) 932-5279 www.monocounty.ca.gov

National Legislators: Senators: Dean Heller U.S. Capitol, 324 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-6244, office (202) 228-6753, fax http://www.heller.senate.gov (775) 686-5770, 686-5729, fax Catherine Cortez Masto 204 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-3542 (775) 686-5750 (775) 686-5757, fax www.cortezmasto.senate.gov

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY Carson Valley Medical Center Emergency Department/Urgent Care/Family Medicine 1107 Highway 395 Gardnerville 89410 782-1500 782-1600 for emergencies www.carsonvalleymedicalcenter.com The center houses primary care and infusion center for chemotherapy, a diabetes center, specialty physicians, and an emergency department.

House of Representatives: Mark Amodei 332 Cannon HOB Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-6155 (202) 225-5679, fax https://amodei.house.gov (775) 686-5760 (775) 686-5711, fax Post offices: Douglas County: Gardnerville Meadowdale Shopping Center 1267 Highway 395 89410 Gardnerville Ranchos 1271 Kimmerling Road, Gardnerville, 89460 Genoa 2244 Main Street (Foothill Road) 89411 Minden 1640 Highway 395, 89423

Community Health Service 1538 Highway 395 Gardnerville 89410 782-9038 175 Highway 50 (near Kingsbury Grade) Stateline 89449 586-7235 Community health nurses in Carson Valley and Lake Tahoe. The nurses provide well-baby clinics, immunization for infants, school children and adults against preventable communicable diseases, health counseling and family planning, HIV/AIDS testing and

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counseling, education and counseling for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. The office also provides cervical cancer screening which includes pap smear, pelvic examination and breast examination. Douglas County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue Judicial and Law Enforcement Center 1038 Buckeye Road, first floor P.O. Box 1306, Minden 89423 Information: 782-9930 www.douglassar.org/ DCSSAR is a nonprofit volunteer organization responsible for locating and rescuing people lost, stranded or injured in the county’s back country. The group operates under the auspices of the sheriff’s office. Members, who are graduates of the DCSAR Academy, train monthly in areas such as mountaineering, tracking, swiftwater, technical ropes, search operations, emergency ropes and emergency medical treatment. The team is always looking for new members who have a desire to help the community and who enjoy learning new skills. General meetings are held the fourth Thursday. Douglas County Sheriff’s Mounted Posse Judicial and Law Enforcement Center 1038 Buckeye Road Minden 89423 Information: 782-9900

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The sheriff’s mounted posse was formed early in 1998 by volunteers who enjoy riding horses and who serve the community in horse-related activities. The posse trains twice per month, usually on a weekend. Posse activities include emergency livestock evacuation, parade riding, security at special events, support of community service entities in Douglas County and support of the sheriff’s department with mounted personnel whenever needed. Douglas Mental Health Clinic 1538 Highway 395 Gardnerville 89410 782-3671 (Emergencies also) 782-6639, fax Mental health services are provided for children, adolescents and their families. Also served are persons with severe emotional problems who need psychotherapy, case management or psychiatric consultation. Counseling is also available for adults and couples. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call for appointments. Minden Emergency-Urgent Care 925 Ironwood Drive, Suite 110 Minden 89423 783-7800 The facility, a service of Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center, is located in the Minden Medical Center. The hours of the urgent care center are 8 a.m.- 8 p.m., seven days a week. The center provides walk-in emergency and urgent care services, as well as physicals — including sports, general health, pre-employment and occupational. Public Utilities Commission of Nevada Division of Consumer Complaint Resolution Capitol Complex 1150 E. William St. Carson City 89701 684-6100

COMMUNITY RESOURCES Carson Tahoe Support Groups 775-445-7500 (877) 284-2627, toll free Contact: Michelle Natalin Cancer support groups for members to gain strength from sharing similar experiences. Meetings are at the Cancer Resource Center, 1535 Medical Parkway, Carson City. Sponsored by the Carson Douglas Medical Alliance. Al Anon Family Groups 1375 Centerville Lane Gardnerville 89410 Contact: Laurie 790-4394 (Wed) Asha 781-6645 (Fri) Meets: 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 7:30 a.m. Fridays, Carson Valley United Methodist Church office, 1375 Centerville Lane, Gardnerville. Alcoholics Anonymous Minden/Gardnerville group 1276 Pit Road, No. 4 Gardnerville 89410 775-335-1151

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Hotline and for information on meeting times and place. Alcoholics Anonymous Topaz area Meets: Sunday, 7 p.m.; Monday and Thursday, 8 p.m., at the park building at the end of Carter Way in Topaz Ranch Estates. Alpine County Tobacco Education Alpine County Health and Human Services Agency 75 B Diamond Valley Road Markleeville, Calif. 96120 (530) 694-2146 (530) 694-2544, fax Alpine County Tobacco Education Program is dedicated to educating Alpine County residents of all ages to the dangers of tobacco use and the benefits of living a healthy, tobacco-free lifestyle. For information, contact the Alpine Health and Human Services at (530) 694-2146. Alzheimer’s Support Group (775)786-8061 Contact: Jacob Harmon Meets: Second Thursday, 2 p.m., Coventry Cross Episcopal Church, 1631 Esmeralda Place. American Red Cross Northern Nevada Chapter Emergency Services Serving Carson Valley, Carson City and nine northwestern Nevada counties. (775) 856-1000 (775) 856-3030, fax www.nevada.redcross.org Emergency services; health and safety classes offered in Carson Valley. Volunteers welcome. Breast Cancer Support Group 267-4308 Meets: First Tuesday, noon Carson Valley Medical Center, 1107 Highway 395 Carson Valley Community Food Closet P.O. Box 2911 1255 Waterloo Lane Gardnerville 89410 782-3711 Director: Sarah Sanchez The food closet, a nonprofit organization, provides emergency food supplies to families who qualify through Douglas County social services. This service is provided year-round to families as needed. Contributions of food or financial support are welcome. Open Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 12:30-4 p.m. Call for information. Codependents Anonymous 230-1507 Meets noon every Friday, at Carson Valley United Methodist Church, 1375 Centerville, Lane, in Gardnerville. For men, women and teens who desire healthy relationships.

Douglas Animal Welfare Group P.O. Box 1850 Gardnerville 89410 www.dawgrescue.com 267-7325 Contact: Diana Furness The purpose of DAWG is to better the lives of the Douglas County animals by improving their adoptability and thereby increasing the adoption rate while at the Douglas County Animal Shelter, educating the community about responsible pet ownership and engaging in other projects and activities that will yield positive benefits to the animals, owners and citizens. Douglas County Community Access Television 1572 Highway 395 P.O. Box 218, Minden 89423 782-7685 www.dccatv.org DCCATV operates Channel 216 in Carson Valley and Channel 19 at Lake Tahoe. It offers a wide range of programming that reflects the interests of residents and visitors. Family Support Council of Douglas County A Family Resource Center 1255 Waterloo Lane, Suite A Gardnerville 89410 782-8692 782-1942, fax www.family-support.org The Family Support Council is a family resource center that serves the needs of Douglas County residents. The mission of the Family Support Council is to provide Education, Prevention, and Intervention services to support the growth and development of healthy families. Domestic Violence Program A 24-hour crisis telephone line, crisis intervention services for victims, therapy services, advocacy (including court) and Temporary Protection Order (TPO) applications. Therapy services include a weekly Women’s Support Group and individual sessions. Family Support Council also offers an emergency shelter program. Educational Program A family-enhancement program which provides office and home based parenting skills for parents with children ages 0-18. Supervised Visitation/Exchange An office based program that provides an impartial 3rd party to safely monitor visits between children and their non-custodial parent. Friends in Service Helping Thrift Store 1231 Service Drive, Gardnerville 89410 783-1455 Clothing, shoes, furniture, linens, appliances, books and collectibles. Offering a hand up, not a hand out. Donations to the store are accepted 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday, in the back arrangements.

Helping Hands Antique Thrift Store An extension ministry of Carson Valley United Methodist Church 782-9410 1418-A Industrial Way Gardnerville 89410 Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Closed Sunday and major holidays.

The purpose and goal of Project School Days, a nonprofit, ongoing program, is to make sure all Douglas County children have all the school supplies they need at home and for special projects. The program provides materials to the teachers so they can confidentially give these materials to children in need.

Kids & Horses Inc. 2869 Esaw St., Minden 89423 267-1775 267-1775, fax A Premier Accredited Center of North American Riding for the Handicapped Association. Therapeutic riding, interactive faulting and hypotherapy (by a licensed physical therapist) for physically and mentally challenged persons aged two years and older are provided.

Survivors of Suicide Support Group 1702 Highway 88, Suite B Minden 89423 782-1510 Meets first and third Thursdays 6-7 p.m. All family, friends or coworkers are invited. Sponsored by the Suicide Prevention Network of Douglas County. For crisis lines, call 775-784-8090 or tollfree 800-992- 5757.

Partnership of Community Resources 1517 Church Street Gardnerville 89410 782-8611 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. weekdays 782-4216, fax www.partnership-resource.org The Partnership of Community Resources is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1992 by a group of social service providers to facilitate networking and the exchange of information between existing agencies and reduce duplication of services in the community. The partnership focuses on prevention advocacy and encourages youth to join prevention clubs sponsored by the partnership and other agencies: Students Taking On Prevention: Prevention of underage drinking with clubs active at middle and high schools. Teen Pregnancy Prevention Control: Douglas High School In addition, the partnership collaborates with the school district and juvenile probation to offer Insight Douglas as a student assistance program group at middle schools and a community-based project called Community and Parents Against Substance Abuse for high school-aged students. Project Santa Claus P.O. Box 3031 Gardnerville 89410 775-339-8882 Contact: Gary Dove A nonprofit group under the Kiwanis Club of Carson Valley, which provides Christmas gifts for children of families who qualify in Douglas County. Angel trees with gift requests appear in late November in locations in Carson Valley. Contributions of either gifts or financial support are welcome. Project School Days P.O. Box 3052 Gardnerville 89410 782-4931 Contact: Marilyn Malkmus

University of Nevada, Reno Cooperative Extension 1325 Waterloo Lane Gardnerville 89410 782-9960 Hours: 8 a.m. to noon, and 1 to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Extension Educator: Steve Lewis The Douglas County office of the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension is an off-campus teaching arm of the university. USDA Offices 1702 County Road Suite 1A Minden 89423 782-3661 782-3547, fax Farm Service Agency The Farm Service Agency administers many of the farm subsidy programs available under the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The office serves the counties of Douglas, Carson City, Alpine, Inyo and Mono. Natural Resources Conservation Service The Natural Resources Conservation Service is a federal agency working with private landowners to help them protect their natural resources. NRCS provides engineering, grazing management, water uses, soils information, erosion control and wildlife conservation assistance. Carson Valley/Alpine/Mono County Conservation District The Carson Valley Conservation District has seven appointed/elected directors from the Douglas County/ Carson City areas. The board of directors sets water and soil conservation goals for private land management in the Carson Valley area.

at noon. Services for seniors include homebound meals for Carson Valley residents, homemaker services and transportation to the center for meals. Health services include medical, dental, audiology testing and blood pressure checks. Professional services available to seniors include Medicaid assistance, monthly legal assistance and income tax services. Young at Heart Senior Citizens Club Inc. P.O. Box 1042 Gardnerville 89410 783-6455 Board meets: Second Monday, 9:30 a.m., at the Douglas County Senior Center, 1329 Waterloo Lane, Gardnerville. A variety of programs and activities are available to seniors through Young at Heart. These include bingo, potluck social and game days, bus trips, ceramics, craft fairs, gift shop, special occasion fun events and fundraisers. Washoe Tribe Senior Citizens 801 Wa She Shu Street, Dresslerville 265-6426 This program, directed by the Washoe Tribe, welcomes elders of Native American descent 55 years and older and non-Native Americans over 60 to participate in the lunch program. In addition to beading and basket-making classes, the seniors take part in programs that promote cultural and traditional heritage. Open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and lunch reservations are required for two or more people. Contact the tribe or senior citizenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s center for information.

CULTURAL GROUPS Carson Valley Art Association P.O. Box 2048 Gardnerville 89410 782-8035 Contact: Ron Clarke Meets: 1:30 p.m. fourth Friday of the month at the Minden Library, 1625 Library Lane, Minden. The association encourages participation in and appreciation of the visual fine arts. It sponsors two major art shows each year at the CVIC Hall in Minden, one during Carson Valley Days and the other later in the

year to raise funds for scholarships for deserving Douglas High School senior art students. Both shows are open to artists of Nevada and adjacent California counties. In addition, the group sponsors demonstrations and occasional field trips. Carson Valley Arts Council 1572 Highway 395 Minden 89423 782-8207 Contact: Sharon Schlegel www.cvartscouncil.com Meets: The second Thursday of each month at the Copeland Cultural Arts Center. The CVAC is a nonprofit organization working to develop, support and encourage the performing and visual arts. Their purpose is to present and promote cultural events and provide educational and experiential opportunities in the visual, literary, music, dance and performance disciplines. An online calendar is at www.cvartscouncil.com. Submit events at info@cvartscouncil.com. Carson Valley Pops Orchestra P.O. Box 512 Minden 89423 Contact: Paula Crout cvpops@hotmail.com Meets: Meets and rehearses most Mondays at 7:30 p.m. at the CVIC Hall in Minden. The Pops welcomes new members. Douglas County Historical Society 1477 Highway 395 Gardnerville 89410 782-2555 Meets: The third Thursday at 4 p.m. at the Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center. The society, formed to preserve the history of Douglas County, operates the Genoa Courthouse Museum and the Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center in Gardnerville. The museums contain artifacts that illustrate the history of the county. The society hosts programs yearround.

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East Fork Gallery 1503 Highway 395 Gardnerville 89410 782-7629, gallery The gallery, an artists’ cooperative, is located in The Record-Courier Center. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Call for more information. The artists’ works, including paintings, graphics, photographs and pottery, porcelain and seasonal gifts, are for sale. Friends of the Carson Valley Youth Orchestra 267-3495 Contact: John or Nelle O’Neill This nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation was formed to support the Carson Valley Sinfonia, an ensemble of advanced student and adult string players and the Intermediate String Orchestra for younger students. These two groups are open to qualified members of the community without charge and give several performances throughout the year. A featured event for the past two years has been participation with the Reno Philharmonic Youth Symphony Orchestra at Pau-Wa-Lu Middle School in the fall.

CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS Carson Valley Active 20-30 Club P.O. Box 2030 Gardnerville 89410 Meets: Every Wednesday, 7 p.m. in the old jail building behind the French Hotel in Gardnerville. The club organizes the annual Carson Valley Days the second weekend in June, sponsors youth activities and raises money for other community projects. The club holds an annual Easter Egg Hunt and a Pedro tournament in February. Members are men aged 21 to 45. Aglow International of Gardnerville-Minden P.O. Box 2927 Gardnerville 89410 Meets: Thursday 6:30 p.m., 824 Pb’aul, Dresslerville. Call for directions. Aglow is a dynamic global organization made up of women and men with a single purpose; to see God’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven through prayer, local groups, events and outreaches. Antique Automobile Club of America barryandrobin@charter.net Contact: Barry Smith The AACA is the largest and oldest automotive historical society in the U.S. Meetings are held monthly on the second Wednesday of the month. In odd numbered months (January, March, May, July, September and November) the meetings are breakfast meetings held at 9 a.m. at Hamdogs restaurant in Gardnerville. A.V.I.D.-Active Volunteers in Douglas www.douglasvolunteers.org This is an umbrella organization for 30 non-profits and county departments. It promotes, maintains and supports

volunteerism in all county communities and provides avenues for recognition and encouragement. Back Country Horsemen of Nevada Carson Valley Chapter www.bchnv.com www.bchncv@gbis.com Group works with the park service, Bureau of Land Management and Division of Forestry to help maintain trails and educate the public on safe horse and back country usage and Leave No Trace. Group meets the first Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m. at the Grandma Hattie’s. Beta Sigma Phi Nevada Mu Master 782-3330 Contact: Nancy Sheets Meets: First and third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. Beta Sigma Phi is a noncollege sorority. Cultural programs are conducted at meetings. The group also sponsors some service projects. The following chapters are active in Carson Valley. Alpha Epsilon Preceptor 782-5356 Contact: Betty Kaminski Meets: First and third Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Laureate Omega 883-1741 Contact: Darlene Ruedy Meets: Second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at various locations. Call for information. North Mono County Beta Sigma Phi, Xi Phi Sigma Walker, Coleville and Topaz (530) 495-2149 Contact: Neoma Hoffman Meets: Second and fourth Wednesday of the month in members’ homes. Members host an annual children’s Halloween carnival and a corned beef and cabbage dinner in March. The group sponsors one DHS scholarship. Carson Valley Desert Brushes Contact: Carol Beeghly 883-9340 Meets: Second Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Johnson Lane VFD on Stephanie Way. New painters and beginners are invited. Carson Valley Men’s Golf Club 265-3181 This organization assists and encourages its members to hone skills through regular competitive play, thereby achieving the ability to play a better game of golf. Adult memberships, 18 and over. The group plays Sundays at Carson Valley Golf Course March through November. Members are also entered into the Northern Nevada Golfing Association where they play in various tournaments and establish handicaps. Call the Carson Valley Pro Shop for more information, 265-3181.

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Carson Valley Photo Club 782-4923 Contact: Chuck Diethuis Meets: Second Tuesday 6:30 p.m. at Carson Valley United Methodist Church, 1375 Centerville Lane. Vice president Pam Brekas. Carson Valley Quilt Guild P.O. Box 2541 Minden 89423 www.cvqg.com patricia2877@sbcglobal.net Meets: Fourth Monday, Douglas County Senior and Community Center, 1329 Waterloo Lane, Gardnerville, 6:30 p.m., social hour, 7 p.m., meeting. Open to all quilters. The group also holds workshops from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the third Monday of the month at the Minden library conference room, 1625 Library Lane; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The guild gives high school scholarships, quilts to families during disasters and money to Meals on Wheels. Carson Valley Sertoma Club P.O. Box 1546 Minden 89423 265-5332 www.carsonvalleysertoma.org Meets: Every Friday at 7 a.m., C.O.D Casino, Minden. The motto of this international organization is “Service to Mankind.” The local chapter, one of the largest service clubs in the Valley, raises money through community events to help support youth scholarships and programs, civic and charitable causes and especially to provide speech and hearing services to those needing aid. Carson Valley Toastmasters 781-5491 Contact: SeenaDrapala www.toastmasters.org Meets: 6:30-7:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Please call for location or more information.Want to make more money? Improve your skills to become a convincing speaker, a perceptive listener, an effective leader. Carson Valley Trails Association P.O. Box 222 Minden, NV 89423 www.carsonvalleytrails.org The Carson Valley Trails Association is a nonprofit, volunteer-based organization working to provide access to public lands through a recreational trail system. Civil Air Patrol, Douglas County Composition Squadron Minden-Tahoe Airport Squadron building Minden-Tahoe Airport 1144 Airport Road Minden 89423 358-3700 www.nvwg.cap.gov/units/dccs.htm Meets: Second and fourth Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. Cadets meet at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday. The Civil Air Patrol performs three missions: aerospace education, emergency services and cadet programs, which are open to youths aged 12-21.

Interested people are welcome to join or attend meetings. Daughters of the American Revolution John C. Fremont Chapter 267-9911 Contact: Greta DeHart Meets: Third Saturday of the month at 10 a.m at Coventry Cross Church, Minden. Call for more information. On a national level, DAR owns and operates two schools for underprivileged children, one in South Carolina and one in Alabama. Membership is limited to descendants of those who contributed in any way to the success of the American Revolution. Douglas County Education Foundation P.O. Box 91 Minden 89423

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The Douglas County Education Foundation was founded in 1984 as a private, nonprofit organization. Its purpose is to promote quality education by funding unique, exciting and enriching projects and providing other resources that the district can’t fund and to recognize outstanding educators in Douglas County with the “Golden Apple” award. Donations are tax deductible. Douglas County Genealogy Group 790-9253 Contact: Sheila B. The Douglas County Genealogy Group meets 1 p.m. the first and third Thursday September through May at Carson Valley United Methodist Church, 1375 Centerville Lane. Fleet Reserve Association Sierra Tahoe Branch 137 P.O. Box 1342 Minden 89423 901-2684 Contact: Rick Athenor Ladies Auxiliary 265-4784 Contact: Jan Meets: Second Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the Veteran’s Memorial Hall, Second and Curry streets, Carson City. The Fleet Reserve Association is a congressionally chartered organization whose mission is to preserve and enhance quality of life programs for members of the Sea Services and their families. U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard enlisted personnel, active duty, retired or former service members are eligible to join. Friends of the Douglas County Library P.O. Box 337, Minden 89423 782-9841 (main library) 782-5754, fax douglascounty.nv.gov Contact: Librarian Amy Dodson The friends promote use of the library, encourage and support library services and bring together those who are interested in library programs and services.

GreenACTnv PO Box 824, Minden 89423 www.greenactnv.org jkw@gbis.com or 267-0539 Contact: Katherine Winans A volunteer-run, educational nonprofit promoting sustainable practices, renewable energy, and environmental responsibility in the way we work, play and live by hosting the GreenBIG business award program and community events, such as locavore dinners, field trips, programs, and movie nights. (Formerly known as Sustainable Living & Renewable Energy Roundup.) Sierra Nevada Chapter of Good Sam Club 267-0335 Meets: First Wednesday of the month during winter at 1 p.m. Call for more information. The club promotes RV camping Tuesday through Friday from May through October. High Sierra Fly Casters P.O. Box 3121 Gardnerville 89410 265-3121 Contact: Jim Norton Meets: 7 p.m. second Wednesday of the month at Elks Lodge, 1227 Kimmerling Road, Gardnerville Ranchos. Inliners International Club Northern Nevada Chapter Contact: 782-7074, Dennis Bargman 246-3870 or 220-8021, Dan South www.inliners.org dncbarg@charter.com Meets: Second Saturday at Q’s BBQ in Carson City The Northern Nevada Chapter of the Inliners International Club was formed in October 2004. The Inliners International Club was started in 1981 by a few hot rod inline engine enthusiasts. Membership is open to any owner of a 4-, 6-, or 8-cylinder engine vehicle, or devotee of same. International Footprint Association, Carson Valley Chapter No. 72 P.O. Box 2242 Minden 89423 267-4355 www.cvfootprint.org The International Footprint Association holds a dinner meeting, followed with a guest speaker, on the third Thursday of each month except for July and December. In July the group has a family picnic and in December a holiday party. The dinner meetings are held at various locations throughout Carson Valley. The goal of International Footprint Association chapters is to promote cooperation between all law enforcement agencies, business people and private citizens.

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Kiwanis Club of Carson Valley P.O. Box 892 Gardnerville 89410 339-8882 Contact: Dan Hamer Meets: Thursday at 6:30 am C.O.D Casino, Minden. Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. The Kiwanis Club of Carson Valley is a snapshot of the community, with members from all walks of life and at every step of the career ladder. They are unified in their belief that children and their communities benefit from the efforts of a proficient group of caring and involved individuals who give a little of their time and talents to make Carson Valley a better place in which to live and work. Our Mission “Service to Community While Enjoying Fun and Fellowship.” Follow us on Facebook Kiwanis Club of Carson Valley Knights of Columbus Immaculate Heart of Mary Council No. 12845 782-2852 Contact: Mike Howell Meets: Second Wednesday. Formed by the St. Gall Catholic Community in Gardnerville. The Knights of Columbus, a Catholic men’s organization, is dedicated to serving both the church and the community. Membership is open to male practicing Catholics 18 years and older. Call for membership or information. Lions Club P.O. Box 314 Minden 89423 315-2354 Contact: Ron Santi Meets: First and third Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at Jethro’s, 1281 Kimmerling, Gardnerville. The Lions Club fundraises for sight and hearing projects. The club is involved in the national eye glass donation project and provides exams and glasses for young and old; club also raises money for scholarships and community projects. Masonic Lodges Carson Valley Lodge 33, F&AM P.O. Box 2 Gardnerville 89410 782-1292 Contact: Larry Darling Meets: Third Tuesday, 7 p.m., Masonic Hall on Highway 395 in Gardnerville (over Cheshire Antiques).

Douglas Lodge No. 12, F&AM Lodge: Main St., Genoa 782-1292 Contact: Larry Darling Meets: Second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. Dinner at 6 p.m. Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry P.O. Box 2068 Reno, NV 89505 322-1933, lodge office The group sponsors clinics in Carson City and Reno for patients of aphasia and dyslexia at no charge to the patients. Minden Fortnightly P.O. Box 543 Minden 89423 790-3297 Contact: Dana Reed Reedx6@charter.net Meets: October through April, first and third Tuesday, 7 p.m., CVIC Hall, Minden. The oldest, continuous women’s club established in 1910, raises money to contribute toward the upkeep of the CVIC Hall, for community activities and scholarships. The organization also sponsors girls for Girls’ State, as well as contributing to various community projects. Minden Rotary Club P.O. Box 284 Minden 89423 Facebook: Rotary Club of Minden Meets: Every Tuesday 11:30 at Carson Valley Inn. Rotary offers numerous community affairs and supports many area youth groups. Rotary sponsors the Rotarian International Student Exchange program and awards scholarships to Douglas High School seniors each year. Miss Douglas County & Miss Carson City Scholarship Organization 443-7743, Tiffany Spates An officially licensed franchise of the Miss America Organization, the group’s purpose is to promote educational and career achievement through scholarships to young women between the ages of 17

and 24 who also meet other eligibility criteria. The national organization is the largest single source of scholarships for young women in the world. National Active and Retired Federal Employees MIN-GARD Chapter 2167 P.O. Box 2928, Minden 89423 265-5549 Contact: Don Babb Meets: Fourth Tuesday (except July and August; November and December meetings vary due to Thanksgiving and Christmas), 2-4 p.m. at the Carson Valley United Methodist Church, 1375 Centerville Lane, Gardnerville. National Pony Express Association State Headquarters www.xphomestation.com This organization is a nonprofit educational association organized for the perpetuation and recognition of the authentic and historical running of the Pony Express. Its aim is to preserve the marking and honoring of the route and its historical events now that the U.S. Congress has designated it a National Historic Trail. New members welcome. Nevada Wandering Wheels Motorcycle Club 1698 Bob White Lane Gardnerville, 89410 782-5802 Contact: Norbert Monohan Meets: Second Thursday at Jethro’s, 6 p.m. and 9 a.m. fourth Saturday. Motorcycle owners are welcome. Northern Nevada Pond Club 267-0336 Contact: Sharon Dunk Meets: Third Tuesday, 6 p.m. New members welcome to learn about home pond management. Call for meeting locations.

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Senior Men’s Club of Empire Ranch Empire Ranch Road, Carson City 885-2100 Contact: The Pro Shop Senior men ages 55 and over meet every Wednesday morning, March through October, at Empire Ranch Golf Course. All levels of play. Call the golf club for details. Sheridan Volunteer Fire Dept. P.O. Box 1901 Gardnerville 89410 265-4590 Contact: Gale Maynor Meets: Every Thursday at 7 p.m. at the firehouse on Centerville and Sheridan Way. Sierra Intermountain Emergency Radio Association P.O. Box 2348 Minden 89423 Meets: First Saturday 1 p.m. At Carson Valley United Methodist Church. A social breakfast is fourth Saturday 8 a.m. At Tail Dragger Café in Minden. Silver State Pygmy Goat Association 530-253-3007 Contact: Sandy Caldwell www.sspga.org Meets: Periodically at various locations. The association has as its purpose the promotion of the pygmy goat breed, the education of the public about the pygmy goat and providing pygmy goat owners information on health care, nutrition, breeding, kidding and housing requirements. Call for information. Tahoe Douglas Elks Lodge No. 2670 Mailing: P.O. Box 143, Minden 89423 Physical: 1227 Kimmerling Road, Gardnerville Ranchos Office: 265-4523 The Elks is a fraternal organization that works together on national and local levels to provide scholarships and other activities for youth, senior citizens, community services, veterans and the military, patriotic and drug awareness programs. Topaz Sagehens 266-4013 Contact: Janet Bryant Meets: Third Wednesday September through May, 1 p.m., at the Topaz Ranch Estates Park building. The goal and purpose of the group is to promote an educational program that improves home, community and rural life. TOPS Nv. No.141 783-7620 Contact: Marsha Kaster 267-9471 Contact: Juanita Coyle Meets: Thursdays, 9:00 a.m., at Douglas County Community and Senior Center, 1329 Waterloo Lane, Gardnerville. Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a nonprofit weight loss support group. Weekly weigh-ins and incentives for reaching weight-loss goals.

University Women of Carson Valley 265-4278 Contact: Dorothy Uebele E-mail: duebele2@charter.net Meets: Second Saturday 1:30 p.m. Book club 1:30 p.m. fourth Saturday in members’ homes. This group is open to women graduates of four-year colleges and universities; associate members include noncollege graduates. The group sponsors a scholarship for a graduating Douglas High School senior. Book group meets the fourth Saturday in a member’s home to discuss a selected novel. Call for more information. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8583 P.O. Box 1606 Minden 89423 720-9962 Contact: John Stevens Meets: Second Thursday, 7 p.m., at the Elks Lodge, 1276 Pit Road in Gardnerville. American veterans of all armed conflicts are welcome. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8583 Ladies Auxiliary 450-2387 Meets: 6:30 p.m. the second Monday of the month at Carson Valley United Methodist Church. Blue Star and Gold Star Moms welcome.

CHURCHES Berean Bible Church 1516 Highway 395 Gardnerville, 89410 P.O. Box 1267 Minden 89423 782-3931 Pastor: Eddie Almeida 9:30 a.m. And 5 p.m. Sunday. Calvary Chapel of Carson Valley 1004 Dresslerville Road Gardnerville 89460 265-3259 (Office open 9 a.m.to 12:30 p.m.) Pastor: Dan Steen cvcalvary.org Sunday School and Sunday worship service 9 a.m. Evening worship 6 p.m.; Men’s Bible Study, Sat. 8 a.m.; Bible Study, Tues. 7 p.m.; Ladies’ Bible Study Wed. 7 p.m.; Youth activities, Wed. 7 p.m.; Kid’s Club, Fri. 6:30 p.m. Child care available Sunday morning services Corpus Christi Catholic Church 3597 N. Sunridge Drive Carson City 267-3200 www.ccchurchcc.org Pastor: Rev. Father James J. Setelik Jr. Mass times: 4 p.m. Saturday; English 9 a.m. Sunday; Spanish 11:30 a.m. Sunday; 9 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday; 12:10 p.m. Friday. Confession 3 p.m. Saturday.

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Carson Valley United Methodist Church 1375 Centerville Lane Gardnerville 89410 782-4600 Pastor: Tony Hoefner www.carsonvalleyumc.com, Facebook Early worship, Sunday, 8:30 a.m.; Traditional worship, 10:30 a.m. ‘The Journey’ Service 6 p.m. Call for information on choir and youth groups. Carson Valley House of Praise 1270 Bolivia Gardnerville 89460 265-3866 Pastor: George Whorley Services, Sunday, 10 a.m. Bible study Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Christ Presbyterian Church 1528 Highway 395, Suite 130 Gardnerville 89410 782-3781 Pastor: Carl Dahlen www.cvcpc.org Sunday worship (including Children’s Church and child care) 9:30 a.m.; Communion Worship Service first Sunday of each month. Wednesday evening is choir practice. Call for information and times of monthly fellowship activities. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Minden Meetinghouse 891 Mahogany Drive Carson Valley Ward Spruce and Deseret streets Minden 89423 First Ward 782-5872 Bishop: David Haws Second Ward 782-7890 Bishop: Robert Hook Third Ward 782-3885 Bishop: Bo Jackson Call for information, service times. Coventry Cross Episcopal Church 1631 Esmeralda Ave. P.O. Box 518 Minden 89423 782-4161 Church Office Priest: Rev. Elizabeth Tattersall Worship service 10 a.m. Sunday Services. Crossroads Nazarene 1788 Pinenut Road Gardnerville 782-4498 Traditional service 8 a.m.; contemporary service 10:15 a.m. Sunday school, youth and small groups.

First Baptist Church of Topaz Ranch Estates 1441 Agate Road Wellington 89444 266-3309 or 266-4154 Pastor: Don Chambers Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday evening worship, 5 p.m. Prayer Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Call for additional information. The Fountainhead Foursquare Church 3690 Highway 395 P.O. Box 2775 Carson City 89702 Web site: www.fountainheadcc.org 267-4488 office Pastor: Louie Locke Sunday morning services at 9:30.; youth group gatherings: middle and high school students, Thursday 6:30 to 8:10 p.m. Call for more information. Genoa Community Church 182 Nixon St. Genoa 89411 782-7075 Contact: Keith Corban Sunday service 10 a.m. Rev. Patrick Jolly. Nondenominational, speakers and musicians. Grace Community Church 2320 Heybourne Road Minden 89423 782-6516 Pastor: Dr. Brian Borgman www.gracenevada.com Services, Sunday School, 9 a.m.; morning worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday afternoon worship, 1:15 p.m. Nursery available for all services. Adult Bible study, youth discipleship and Kids Desiring God, Wednesday. Call for information on other activities. High Sierra Fellowship 1701 Lucerne St. P.O. Box 279 Minden 89423 782-7486 Pastor: Rich Lammay www.hsfellowship.org Worship services, 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:05 a.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. Hilltop Community Church 3588 Romans Road Carson City 89705 267-3020 church www.hilltopchurch.net Teaching Pastors: Joel Berger and P.J. Lewis Sunday traditional service, 8 and 10 a.m., 4:15 p.m. Call for information. Johnson Lane Baptist Church 1581 Johnson Lane Minden 89423 267-9590 Pastor: Rick South http://johnsonlanebaptist.com/ Sunday service, 11 a.m., 5 p.m. Sunday school 9:45 a.m. Call for more information.

LifePoint Church 1095 Stephanie Way Minden 89423 267-0151 www.lifepointnv.com Sunday service, 9 and 11 a.m. Home groups, special services. Call for information. Living Word Fellowship 824 Pba’ul (Dark Brush, near Long Valley and Dresslerville roads) Gardnerville 89460 Pastor: Gene Holman 265-3235, church Sunday service, 10 a.m. and children’s church; child care during service. St. Gall Catholic Church 1343 Centerville Lane Gardnerville 89410 782-2852 782-2622 fax Web site: www.saintgall.org Parish administrator: Father Paul McCollum Mass services, Saturday at 4 p.m. in English and 6 p.m. in Spanish; Sunday at 8 and 10:30 a.m., 5 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursdays at 12:10 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday 8 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation, Saturday 2:30-3:30 p.m. and any time upon request. Confessions are 2:30-3:30 p.m. Call for information about preschool through high school religious education, 782-3784. Shadow Mountain 1311 Centerville Lane Gardnerville, 89410 782-5513 Pastor: Larry Webb Sunday School, 9:15 a.m., traditional worship services, 10:30 a.m. Call for further information. Shepherd of the Sierra Lutheran Church 3680 Highway 395 North of Jacks Valley Road (near Target) 267-3680 Pastor: Norman Milz www.shepherdofthesierralutheran.org Church service and Sunday School, 9:30 a.m., Bible study, 8:30 a.m. Children’s program during service. Smith Valley Baptist Church 888 Hudson Way, Smith (775) 465-9399 church Pastor: Travis Walker www.smithvalleybaptist.com Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday services, 11 a.m.; Sunday youth services, 5 p.m. Bible study, Wednesday 6 p.m. Smith Valley Community United Methodist Church 44 Rivers Road Smith 89430 (775) 465-2452 Pastor: Bart Welsh Sunday services 10 a.m.; adult Bible study 9 a.m. Friday. Women’s Bible study 10 a.m. Monday and 7:30 a.m. Thursday.

Topaz Community Open Bible Church 3777 Granite Way Wellington 89444 266-0020 Pastor: Ron and Nanci Carter Sunday services; Prayers, 9 a.m., morning worship, 10 a.m. Meets at the Topaz Ranch Estates Community Building at the end of Carter Way. Trinity Lutheran Church 1480 Douglas Ave. Gardnerville 89410 782-8153 782-8154 fax Pastor: Jim Beilstein Director of Child Care Center: Laura Edmonds www.trinitylutherangv.com Sunday services, 8 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.; Sunday School and adult Bible classes, 9:30 a.m. (Child care available). Thursday Bible study, 7 a.m. and 9a.m., preschool and child care center, call 782KIDS (782-5437) for more information. Valley Christian Fellowship Office 1352 Highway 395, Suite 109 Gardnerville 89410 265-4100 Pastor: Leo Kruger www.non-denominationalchurch.org Worship services, Sunday 10 a.m. and Wednesday 6:45 p.m.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS Douglas County School District Office P.O. Box 1888 751 Mono Ave. Minden, 89423 782-5134 782-3162 fax High Schools: Aspire Academy 1680 Bently Parkway, Minden 392-1475 Principal: Marty Swisher www.dcsd.k12.nv.us Grades 9-12 Douglas High School 1670 Highway 88, P.O. Box 1888 Minden 89423 782-5136 Principal: Joe Girdner Vice Principals: Dave Pyle, Tom Morgan, Laura Parks www.dcsd.k12.nv.us/dhs Grades 10-12, Music, sports and after-school occupational and alternative educational programs are offered. Whittell High School 240 Warrior Way, P.O. Box 677 Zephyr Cove 89448 588-2446 Principal: Crespin Esquivel www.dcsd.k12.nv.us/gwhs

Middle Schools: Carson Valley Middle School 1477 Highway 395, P.O. Box 157 Gardnerville 89410 782-2265 Principal: Robert Been www.dcsd.k12.nv.us/cvms

Scarselli Elementary 699 Long Valley Road, P.O. Box 1120 Gardnerville 89460 265-2222 Principal: Brandon Swain www.dcsd.k12.nv.us/ses Zephyr Cove Elementary 226 Warrior Way, P.O. Box 7 Zephyr Cove 89448 (775) 588-4574 Principal: Nancy Cauley www.zephyrcoveelementary.com/

Pau-Wa-Lu Middle School 701 Long Valley Road, P.O.Box 157 Gardnerville 89460 265-6100 Principal: David Whittemore Vice Principal: Wendi Yankoskie www.dcsd.k12.nv.us/pwl

Western Nevada College, Douglas Campus 1680 Bently Parkway Minden 89423 782-2413; 782-2415, fax

Elementary Schools: Meneley Elementary 1446 Muir Drive, P.O. Box 1150 Gardnerville 89460 265-3154 Principal: Becky Rugger www.dcsd.k12.nv.us/ccmes

PRIVATE SCHOOLS Faith Christian Academy Calvary Chapel of Carson Valley 1101 Dresslerville Road Gardnerville 89460 265-0688 Grades K-8 www.cvcalvarychapel.org

Jacks Valley Elementary 701 Jacks Valley Road P.O. Box 1888 Minden 89423 267-3267 Principal: Pam Gilmartin www.dcsd.k12.nv.us/jves

Sierra Lutheran High School 3601 Romans Road Carson City, 89705 www.sierralhs.com 782-0060 Grades 9-12

Minden Elementary 1170 Baler St., P.O. Box 1888 Minden 89423 782-5510 Principal: Ken Stoll www.dcsd.k12.nv.us/mes

YOUTH GROUPS Adventure Camp Ages 5 – 12 Douglas County Parks & Recreation Department

Gardnerville Elementary 1290 Toler Ave., P.O. Box 1090 Gardnerville 89410 265-3154 Principal: Shannon Brown www.dcsd.k12.nv.us/ges

782-5500 www.douglascountynv.gov American Youth Soccer Organization P.O. Box 2409 Minden 89423 www.cvayso.org Season starts in August and ends in October. Registration, April, May and June.

Piñon Hills Elementary 1479 Stephanie Way, P.O. Box 1888 Minden 89423 267-3622 Principal: Jason Reid www.dcsd.k12.nv.us/phes

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Silver State Pony Club 781-9644 Contact: Denise Beronio The group is an affiliate of the U.S. Pony Club and follows all of its rules and regulations; this is an English riding club for youths ages 8-21 years. Ride locations vary. Club offers instruction, competition, friendship.

Carson Valley Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts 884-0838 There are various active Boy Scout Troops, Cub Scouts, Explorer Posts and Venturing Crews in Douglas County. Scouts are boys in the first grade through 21 years old. Carson Valley Girl Scouts Sierra Nevada Council (800) 222-5406 (Council office) The Carson Valley Girl Scouts are part of the Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada Council. They sell calendars and cookies to raise funds for these activities. Carson Valley Girls Softball P.O. Box 2142 Minden 89423 265-6447 Contact: Patti Snyder Ages 5 to 18. Season is April 1 to July 1 with signups in February and March. All girls are welcome. Everyone plays. Carson Valley Soccer Club 267-4545 Contact: Tim Dry http://carsonvalleysoccer.org/ Spring season; plays competitively in the area as well as out of state. Co-ed Youth Basketball Douglas County Recreation Department 782-5500 The basketball season for third through eighth graders is December through March, with signups in the month of November. Douglas County 4-H Youth Development Program P.O. Box 338, Minden 89423 1329 Waterloo Lane,, Gardnerville 782-9960 Contact: Shannon Montana 4-H, one of America’s oldest youth organizations, helps prepare kids for the future. Friendships, self-esteem and personal development make 4-H an

experience all youths can benefit from. The program is open to young people aged 5-19 with no dues or initial fees (although there may be costs associated with individual projects). Douglas Dolfins Swim Team 782-8840 www.ddst.org Boys and girls compete separately in age groups. Team is open to children age 5-18. Program accommodates all levels from novice to champion. Douglas Ski Clubs 265-4236 Contact: Robert Pumphrey Valley Saturday Club 782-3543 Valley Sunday Club Contact: Tom Hickey,782-2164 Sandy Cooke,841-3339 Ski clubs in the Valley operate Saturdays as well as Sundays. Signups are in early winter. All Douglas County students welcome. Children must provide their own equipment and be at least 8. Explorers Post 2105 Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Youth Services Office 782-6441 Contact: Deputy Chris Griffith The Douglas County Sheriff’s Post is open to boys and girls, 14-21 years old, who wish to receive training in law enforcement. Meetings held 5:30-8 p.m. Tuesdays at the Law Enforcement Center in Minden. MeFiYi Foundation Amateur athletic programs 783-9598 or 782-9828 The MeFiYi Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports amateur athletics and recreation programs in Northern Nevada and organizes youth sports camps throughout the year to help youths improve their skills in several sports.

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Young Chautauquans Douglas County Historical Society 1477 Highway 395, Gardnerville 89410 392-1772 Contact: Iris Blaisdell The Douglas County Young Chautauquans season is January through June. Members research historic personages and give public presentations in character. Youth Basketball League Douglas County Parks & Recreation Department Anthony Davis – 782-5500 www.dcprsports.com Youth Volleyball League Douglas County Parks & Recreation Department Anthony Davis – 782-5500 www.dcprsports.com Youth Flag Football League Douglas County Parks & Recreation Department Anthony Davis – 782-5500 www.dcprsports.com

PARKS Genoa Town Park, 782-8696 Nixon Street in historic Genoa across from the Community Church. Public rest rooms. Heritage Park, 782-7134 Gilman Avenue just north of downtown Gardnerville. Public restrooms. Minden Park, 782-5976 Esmeralda Avenue in central Minden. Public restrooms. Mormon Station State Historic Park 782-2590 or 687-4379 Programs planned for summer season; call for schedule. Open May to October, the Mormon Station State Historic Park in Genoa offers picnic tables, museum and large grassy area for dayuse visitors. Also the contact for tours of the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park.

Alpine County Chamber of Commerce Markleeville P.O. Box 265, No. 3 Webster St. Markleeville, Calif. 96120 (530) 694-2475 (530) 694-2478, fax Executive director: Teresa Burkhauser, CMP www.alpinecounty.com info@alpinecounty.com Business Council of Douglas County P.O. Box 2886 Minden 89423 1513 Highway 395, Suite 2 Gardnerville 89410 E-mail: BizcouncilDC@aol.com 782-6715 782-6716, fax Executive Director: Renea Louie The Business Council of Douglas County is a nonprofit corporation committed to economic diversification and prudent fiscal policies for Douglas County. Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce 1477 Highway 395 North Gardnerville 89410 782-8144 782-1025, fax (800) 727-7677 Executive director: Bill Chernock www.carsonvalleynv.org Info@carsonvalleynv.org Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Information for tourism, relocation, business and industry. Carson Valley Visitor’s Authority 1477 Highway 395 North Gardnerville 89410 Executive director: AJ Frels Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce 169 Highway 50 Stateline, NV 89449 Mailing address: P.O. Box 7139 Stateline 89449 588-1728 www.tahoechamber.org E-mail: info@tahoechamber.org Office is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m, Monday through Friday, year round. Visitors’ center, open seven days, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., during winter; 9 a.m.-6 p.m., during summer. Entrance foyer open seven days a week with brochures and displays.

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