Recently there was a chance that a couple would be coming to my home for dinner. With them they were going to bring their two littles. One just at two-yearsold and would need his own seat and the other still fed while perched on momma’s hip. Delightful. I am not set up for little people in my home. Oh, I have no problem with little ones. Actually I rather enjoy seeing them go from one table top to under a cabinet and seeing all the things that I have on display. I am far past worrying about things getting picked up and dropped. I have vivid memories of being the little one and going to visit an aunt or other homes where “children are to be seen and not heard.” Along with the glare and stare that said, “DO NOT TOUCH!” My home is very touchable. If I still had a piano, I would encourage banging away with abandon. Oh how I remember seeing a piano and wanting to just feel, hear and bang on it when visiting the old lady down the street that had chintz curtains and we had to take our shoes off way out at the curb. I vowed my home would always be open to littles. I take a bit of happiness in not being that house. It might be different if I had Ming Dynasty stuff. But. Yes, a well-worn and comfortable “but.” My stuff is to be enjoyed and if it goes into the great beyond by slippery hands, so be it. It is so freeing to finally be able to realize that “stuff is just stuff.” Move on Machacek.
at dinner did not happen for reasons that are not important. e thing that did happen was a few memories surfaced and I chuckle at them now. e digital age reared its head in a very unique way. inking of having this little family for a meal sets into motion not only what to cook, but also, without having the aid of a high chair, how to feed the food to little people who don’t fit into seats for grown-ups. Ah! e phone book! at home grown bumper seat. at extra five to six inches of height set on a chair to raise one’s whole self-up to table top to gobble and laugh and spit and enjoy being part of the celebration of a meal with friends and family.
Do you see the problem yet? When was the last time you held a full sized, white pages with yellow pages and maybe center green pages phone book? How old were you when you last went out on your front porch and saw–THE NEW PHONE BOOK IS HERE!
e magic of a phone book, a full set of Funk & Wagnall or Britannica encyclopedias, one of those five-inchthick dictionaries to grab and use as a seat is gone. Is there an alternative? What would it be? e hunt begins. First you would think of maybe a handful of magazines or catalogs. Oh, that digital age has crept in and save many, many trees for sure. However, to get a two-yearold up to the table to be part of a meal is not easy when all you have to set them on is a plastic, flat, lap top. Books! Yes, a few books. Well enter the electronic books or even audio books. Oops. Hard to balance a kid on a couple of ear buds to eat mac-n-cheese. Now there’s a visual for you.
Summers were when the new phone books were delivered. By hand, by people going up and down the streets placing books on porches and stoops. You usually got one book per phone per home. e absolute wonderment of looking up your family name in that huge, heavy book. Sitting in the sunshine on the cool cement of the porch. Looking alphabetically until you get to the R’s or M’s or whatever your last name started with. Closer and closer until there it was. Your family. Your name and phone number. Intricate simplicity of days gone by.
In the end they did not come to dinner. We did have some fun outside this summer in the grass where we were actually all on the same playing field. e littles just a bit closer to the action of stink bugs crawling across blades of grass as I watched from a standing position.
I know there are alternatives to what was. I know change is inevitable. If it comes up again, I have a plan. A turned upside-down pot on a chair will work. Tie the little to the slick seat and watch the show.
Trina lives in Diamond Valley, north of Eureka, Nevada. She loves to hear from readers. Email her at itybytrina@yahoo.com Really!
By Trina Machacek
National Newspaper Week
Why?
To keep things spicy there is a National Pickle Day. Celebrating the tart, sweet brine dipped cucumber. Is that important? To a cucumber farmer it certainly is. Just as important to each and every person on the planet, news and the celebration of it is important.
In 2025 National Newspaper Week celebrates 85 years of developing an informational highway that is fraught and amicable with smooth new pavement, pot holes the size of semi trucks, yes, even lanes that will strum you a tune of America e Beautiful as you drive your white walls along road edges in New Mexico along Route 66. All that together was, is, and will always be news. In 1940 the development of a National Newspaper Week came in time to cover World War II. e first few years of National Newspaper Week occurred during World War II, emphasizing the importance of a free press in the face of restrictions and challenges in other parts of the world. Now? What is the importance of a local, state, or larger newspaper?
e Eureka County Star has taken a huge responsibility to become a central part of the news cycle in central Nevada. Not just specifically Eureka County, but as far as we can reach. Can we bring you Associated Press Stories? Yes! Can we bring you what’s hot in the Paris fashion circuit? YES! Oh, can we bring you numbers, statistics, war, hollow Hollywood weddings, politics, how far will your retirement money go? YES! YES, we of course can. If that is all that was covered, who would cover your local ins and outs? Local, intimate, homegrown and needed journalism needs to be preserved, communicated and reported.
Why local journalism matters
• informed citizens: Local reporting empowers people with the information they need to make decisions in their everyday lives—from voting to attending town hall meetings.
• accountability: Local journalists oen serve as watchdogs, uncovering corruption or negligence that directly impacts their communities.
• community connection: Local news fosters a sense of belonging by highlighting stories that resonate on a personal level.
• economic Development: riving local media can support small businesses through advertising and partnerships, strengthening the local economy. Over the course of Eureka’s history there have been
several newspapers come and go. e Eureka Daily Leader, Eureka Daily Republican, Evening Leader, Miner, e Eureka Sentinel, Silver Plume, Tri-Weekly Standard, High School Enterprise, Ruby Hill Mining, Republican Press and now, THE EUREKA COUNTY STAR is the paper of record for Eureka County. We take that responsibility to heart from page one to the last day of the community calendar on our back page. Each and every week the desire to bring life to the page is an exciting and invigorating nearly unexplainable feeling of pride and huge fear. Fear of getting it right, spot on, all sides of a story. Aer all, the words that find their way into and printed on a newspaper are stored for the history of a community, a county a country and beyond. Make no mistake we are not any part of the monthly return of e Sentinel, owned, created and operated someplace else. We are here, in Eureka County. How else can you be sure to get the finest local news you crave. We are delighted to live, work and love Eureka County.
In the past generation, newspapers have tried to buck the instant news with online, social media, 24/7/365 broadcast news. It has become so dog-eatdog as to who can put the most shock and awe into the faces of the public that the local news becomes just a nit of nothing. at is not the way the newspapers were meant to be.
Newspapers covering local is the best of the best of the news. Babies born. Obituaries with heartfelt stories of the residents that created our everything. We, the communities across our great country, create, write and then read of our past, we plan our futures, we discuss the present. Local journalism is the marshmallow that keeps our smores, more.
making it local
Readers care most about what affects them directly. An opportunity to editorialize about the unique relevance of a local newspaper cannot be missed. e Eureka County Star and so many small local papers not only desire but strive to keep local news in the line of sight of the residents that will read that news in each and every edition that is produced.
WE:
• Play a role as a government watchdog,
• Spread coverage of local events, issues, and people,
• Are dedicated to publishing timely public notices,
• Grab at other ways your paper contributes meaningfully to civic life.
Funny thing is this: Over the years it can be seen in every aspect of the chasing of the American dream. It seems people get rich and want to be richer. en the money isn’t enough so power becomes the next mountain to climb. en more power and more money. It builds until something topples. at is what has happened to
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Congratulation Raymond Hodson!
With 17 full years of road work for Eureka County under his belt, Raymond Hodson is pulling the plug and retiring. Rest assured he is going to be around with his other half Mary Jane as they travel the life they have worked for. Camping, kids, kicking it and if MJ has anything to say—Christmas all year long! (Only 10 weeks to go MJ!) anks Ray, for your service to Eureka County. Enjoy your new journey.
Lions Club Pumpkin Patch
Grab your littles and bring a wagon to the pumpkin patch on October 25, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to choose the best pumpkin to carve for the annual carved pumpkin contest. Just $.40/lb.! Sponsors: Eureka Lions Club, Raines Market, Eureka 4-H. Photos by Fabrizio, fun, food and face painting!
Please send in your news from around town to: trina@theeurekacountystar.com
Ball Costume Party! Only two weeks le to gather a costume and plan to attend the annual Halloween Ball. A Hobo? A Blues Brother? An upstairs maid? e butler did it? Be anyone you can imagine. October 25, Opera House! Boooo!
Sheriff’s Corner
With the changing of seasons,
e Eureka County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind everyone to be prepared for inclement weather.
Being prepared for inclement weather involves understanding your local risks, having an emergency plan, maintaining a stocked emergency kit, and knowing how to respond to watches and warnings to keep yourself safe. Here in Eureka County we can expect everything from thunderstorms, wildfires, floods, winter storms, high winds, or extreme heat or cold. You can be informed by signing up for alerts through mobile apps, social media or a NOAA Weather Radio.
Your emergency plan should include safe locations you can go, a communication/ meeting place plan with loved ones, evacuation plan, and any special needs (pets, infants, elderly, or individuals with disabilities).
you can assemble a 72-hour emergency kit which should include the following:
• Non-perishable food and water (at least 1 gallon per person per day)
• Flashlights, battery-powered or hand-crank radio, and extra batteries
• First aid supplies, medications, and personal hygiene items
Of Crescent Valley
crescent Valley trunk n treat
Friday, Oct. 31, 5-7 p.m. Crescent Valley Fire House
Get your costumes ready. Grab a pillow case to fill—make it a big one! October 31 at the Crescent Valley Fire House the trick will be to get as many treats as you can gather.
Sponsors include: e Friends of e Crescent Valley Firemen, Nevada Gold Mines, operated by Barrick and the wonderful Crescent Valley Fire Department.
Also! If you have a mind to, come and set up a spot and distribute your goodies to the crowds that will be there to enjoy the evening.
Costumes are highly encouraged and enjoyed from baby size to full sized spirits. Crescent Valley is a community of families that ban together at the drop of a magic wand. Come out and be part of this first fall celebration and enjoy. Community is what YOU put into it.
• Important documents, cell phone chargers, and portable power banks
• Blankets, clothing and sturdy shoes
• Keep essential items in an easily accessible, waterproof container and check your kit periodically.
During a weather watch be sure to stay alert, check weather updates, and ensure your emergency kit and a plan to for a meeting place with family is in place.
During a weather warning, seek shelter immediately and follow your emergency plan. Some other tips are to learn basic first aid and CPR to assist in emergencies. You can also offer to help your neighbor, especially those who may need assistance in preparing for sever weather. Slow down—drive defensively.
Sheriff Miles Umina, Eureka County Sheriff 775-237-5330 (Work) | 775-318-0310 (Cell)
Eureka County Sheriff’s Office, 411 N. Main St., Eureka, NV 89316
Editor’s Note: Sheriff Umina has opened up the department to serve the community with respect and openness. Let us know what other information you would like to see in his Sheriff’s Corner. If you have any concerns or questions for him please send them to him at: mumina@eurekacountynv.gov or to me at trina@theeurekacountystar.com with Sheriff’s Corner in the subject line.
many HUGE newspapers. ey somehow got too big to remember that they were started to inform their readers of their surroundings.
Today with the instant news, it is more and more important to read local and see what the Readers Digest and Farmer’s Almanac have done for years and years. Stayed in their lanes. Giving their readers what their readers want. Just as this local newspaper is doing. Giving the best of the local events, news, kids, families, jobs, lifestyles, pictures, places and daily times and reporting on the lives of residents, schools, government, businesses and events to our readers.
ere is no way we ever want to put out something like this as reported by Media Alliance:
e Washington Post, printed its final issue on September 12, 2019, aer 16 years. eir last headline blamed the digital age for its untimely closure, reading, “Hope you enjoy your stinkin’ phones.””
We are local journalism
Pumpkin Patch Pumpkin Patch
Saturday, Oct. 25
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | At the R-Park
Join us to buy your pumpkins for the Carved Pumpkin Contest .40¢/lb.
It is important to know that today there are a reported 56 conflicts, aka wars, involved around our world. at’s news. e local high school just had homecoming, that’s news too. Which is more or less important. Well, both actually. However, in the short amount of time we all have here on earth, how will you choose to spend the money that is your life?
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Eureka County Recreation Board ORMAT
Nevada Gold Mines
McEwen Mining
i-80 Gold Corp/Premier Gold Mines
Calibre Mining
Kinross Bald Mountain
Sundown Lodge
Eureka Depot
McMullen McPhee
Houndsmen of Nevada
Mt Wheeler Power
Lumos & Associates
Eureka Supply
Eureka Veterinary Clinic
McCuen Construction
DiVa Farms
Raine’s Market
Sierra Nevada Construction
Rawhide Sheds
Lone Mountain Repair
Marina Hills Dental
Eureka County Star
Coldwell Banker Excel
BFE Screen Printing & Embroidery
Quarter Circle F Livestock
R Arrow Ranch & Rope Horses
Eureka County School Board
F n’ A Hay
T & C Farms
Cold Trail Outfitters
Eureka Restoration Enterprises
The Pena Clinic
Jackson House Hair Salon
Miller Bison
In Memory of Doug George
Twin Springs Ranch
Diamond Valley Hay
Regent Goicoechea
Afterlife Antiques
Martin Ranch
Jake Eary Memorial
Eureka Lions Club
Fred & Jan Buckmaster
Chanlie & Jeremy Auch
Garaventa Family
John & Geneese McDowell
Dale Bugenig
Chad & Rosie Bliss
Dustin & Lisa Feyder
Tim & Sandie Halpin
Lynn Conley
Deanna Pollock
Darlene Moody
Winona Eversgerd
Jamie Willis
Jim & Mindy Filippini
Patti Benson
Rowley Family
Jim & Vera Baumann
Ken & Carolyn Olson
Leora Betschart
Galen & Marian Byler
Jim & Susan Gallagher
Fred & Carolyn Bailey
Daniel & Mandy Venturacci
Vicky Zubieta
HAY DONOR: TIM & CONNIE BAILEY
CUTTING CATTLE DONOR: LEVI & SARAH SHODA
2025 Eureka High School Rodeo Club
Back row: Hunter Dixon, Frank Buchanan, Henry Buchanan, Nicholas Bliss, Natalie Bliss, Quil Filippini, Scarlett Buchanan. Front row: Hadley Bliss, Leila Venturacci, Boone Tibbitts, Annie Tibbitts. Not pictured: Giovanni Berg, Jed Callister, Leeah Osterhoudt, Kaycee Osterhoudt.
Senior, Giovanni Berg.
Senior, Scarlett Buchanan.
By Johnny Fitzgerald
With October in full swing, the holiday season is just around the corner. For many of us, this means planning large anksgiving dinners and creating long Christmas gi lists. In a rural community, a major shopping trip to Elko, Fallon, or Reno requires careful planning. ere is nothing more frustrating than getting all the way home only to realize a crucial ingredient or gi was le off the list. e forgotten paper list on the kitchen counter or the last-minute “don’t forget the cranberry sauce!” text is a classic holiday headache.
is year, you can avoid that stress with a tool you already own: your smartphone. By using a free shared list app, your entire family can add to and view a single, master shopping list that updates in real time. When someone at home adds an item, it instantly appears on the phone of the person in the store. It is a simple trick that can
make your holiday preparations much smoother.
Here are two of the best free options to get you started.
For simple all-purpose lists: google keep
Many people already have a Google account for Gmail, which makes using Google Keep incredibly easy. ink of it as a simple digital notepad that is perfect for creating and sharing lists. Because it is part of Google’s suite of tools, it is also great for saving quick notes or reminders. It is available as a free app for both iPhone and Android.
to get starteD:
1. Download the free google keep app
2. Open the app and tap to create a new note.
3. Tap the little square icon to turn your note into a checklist.
4. Give your list a title, like “anksgiving Shopping” or “Christmas Gis.”
5. Start adding items to your checklist.
6. To share it, tap the collaborator icon (it looks like a person with a plus sign) and enter your family member’s email address.
For the super organizer: anylist
If you want an app that is specifically designed for grocery shopping, AnyList is a fantastic choice. e free version of this app for iPhone and Android is perfect for holiday meal planning. When you add items like “milk” or “apples,” AnyList automatically sorts them into categories like “Dairy” and “Produce.” is groups all your items together by aisle, making the trip through the grocery store much faster. You can even add quantities or specific notes to each item.
beyonD the grocery store
ese shared lists are not just for food. You can create a “Christmas Gi Ideas” list that the whole family can add to throughout the season. You could even use a list to coordinate a potluck dinner, so guests can sign up for what dish they are bringing. By taking a few minutes to set up a shared digital list, you can eliminate the guesswork, avoid last-minute panic, and spend less time worrying about forgotten items. is simple use of technology gives you more time to enjoy the holiday season with the people you love. As it should be.
Johnny is an insufferable Gen Xer who escaped Southern California before the next Big One sinks it into the Pacific. He now calls Eureka home and refuses to leave. He can be reached for questions, comments, and ideas at JohnnyFEureka@Gmail.com
meetings now available in eureka
By Trina Machacek with information from Jesse Ciscar
In a recent Eureka County Commissioners meeting a lifelong Nevada son from McGill and now living in Eureka, Jesse Ciscar, had an opening public comment. Now working at McEwen Mining as a crusher operator Jesse announced that he is a recovering addict. He has a desire, a hope, a plan to keep himself straight. Jesse is a Veteran with a Purple Heart, he is a father and was a man in trouble. In that effort he has undertaken starting up AA (Alcoholic Anonymous) and NA (Narcotics Anonymous) groups here in Eureka. Over the years in Eureka this has been an ongoing try and try again effort. Jesse is here to make it happen and stick to it.
Jesse said that in his life these two groups have been life savers. His recovery story, we are sure, is harrowing. Of course each story is anonymous and that is part of the success of the programs.
Aer some two years he is, every day, getting up and facing himself. He is a miner and within the mining industry the addiction problems are very apparent. With bringing in the availability of meetings in Eureka he prays that he can save others from the downward spiral his life has endured. He has, and is still daily living with hope because someone reached out to him. He wants to be that someone to someone else.
“Update: well we have successfully got our meeting place and dates! Place: Eureka Community Church 102 Buel St. Eureka, NV. Date and time: Monday, October 20 at 7 p.m. and ursday, October 30, at 7 p.m. More updates to come! All are welcome—these are open AA meetings, the NA meetings will be announced soon but no matter what everyone is welcome!”
is is a huge undertaking and will require dedication that Jesse has shown so willfully in his recovery. It takes one step, one hand up on the lifelong road to recovery.
In a recent Facebook post Jesse announced he has found a home for the new meetings for those in Eureka in need.
e post read:
In a wonderful addition to this news of meetings being started up in Eureka, Crescent Valley has also been diligent in getting programs started and ongoing. Open A.A. Meeting ‘e Next Chapter’ Alcoholics Narcotics, (Addictions of any kind Anonymous) have open doors too. eir meetings are held on Tuesdays at 5 p.m. in the loving Crescent Valley Baptist Church, 737 7th Street in Crescent Valley. For more information on these meetings don’t hesitate to reach out. Call Scott the local chapter organizer at 775-389-3541.
It is the hope and prayer of the communities of Eureka and e Eureka County Star that those in need, those who are hurting, those who are lost will find themselves walking into one of the meetings and finding their way out of the darkness and into the great light of a clean and sober life. God Bless You Jesse and Scott!
For more information on these meetings contact Jesse on his Facebook page, @ Jesse Ciscar. Or Scott at 775-389-3541.
“You’re not alone.”
“Open to all who want to make a change”
AA and NA are long standing organizations that have helped an innumerable number of troubled souls since that first meeting with Bill W. Bill Wilson, known as Bill W. and the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), was born in 1895. He achieved sobriety in 1935, the same year he co-founded AA with Dr. Bob Smith.
Bill W-the man behind AA.
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Close the application
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Eureka has a varied and long history. e snippets we offer here are drawn from the Eureka Sentinels of our past. Enjoy!
FROM OUR PAST 25 Years Ago
October 10, 2000
Russell Conley to be honored with The FFA Degree
By Rebecca Jo Morrison
Local FFA member Russell Conley will receive the American FFA degree at the FFA national convention in Louisville, Kentucky this Oct.
This degree is the highest degree that the national FFA association presents.
Russell has served as a Diamond Mountain FFA chapter president and secretary. He participated at nationals on a parliamentary procedure team that took second place and also on an agriculture mechanics team.
He has helped out with many other leadership development activities with the Diamond Mountain chapter and the state.
Some of the requirements are that the member must be an active FFA member for the past three years, have a record of participation in the activities on the chapter and state levels, have satisfactorily completed at least three years of systematic secondary school instruction in agricultural education programs…
Also to have earned and productively invested at least $7500 or have earned and productively invested at least $1500 and worked 2,250 hours in excess of scheduled class time…
50 Years Ago
October 11, 1975
VADA’s News
By Vada Hubbard
The first snow storm of the year descended upon Eureka this week as residents awakened Tuesday morning to about six inches of snow. The storm had begun Monday with high winds and then about 4 a.m. Tuesday the flashing lightening and rumbling thunder bought rain and later snow.
I was awakened by the first rumble of thunder and when the second blinding flash hit, I felt like crawling under the bed. The thunder that followed was so strong it vibrated the trailer. The flash and rumble subsided in a while and we could hear the patter of rain on the roof. It never had entered my mind that the rain could possibly turn to snow…in the morning the trees were covered with about six inches of snow…
A quick trip down town showed the reason for so many people out of power as broken trees could be seen all up and down Main Street. The weight of the heavy wet show had broken several large branches that took power lines with them on their way down. In all, Mt. Wheeler had about eight services out ad heaven knows how many services Nevada Bell had to repair.
The county crews were busy too, removing branches from streets such as spring street which was almost completely blocked. Chain saws could be heard throughout town as cleanup got underway.
Almost everyone was caught off guard because of the beautiful fall weather we were enjoying but now I’m afraid winter has descended with a heavy foot.
100 Years Ago
October 11, 1925
"Kindred Spirits" by Terry Gergely
Eureka County Commissioners News&Notes
Market Prices and Notes Sponsored by your Commissioners: Rich McKay, Marty Plaskett and Mike Schoenwald
Jake Tibbits our Eureka County Natural Resources Manger has sent this notice in to get YOU involved in the future of Eureka County. Jake has the best of Eureka County on his radar all the time. He is involved with the wildlife, agricultural and economic development of this county. Join him at these meetings and give your input so he can, as you and your family and neighbors move forward, keep Eureka County growing, but not losing our sense of rural living. AND THERE WILL BE FOOD!!!
Editor’s Note: anks, Jake, for all you and your family do for our community. You are appreciated.
DeVelopment planning community Workshops
e University Center for Economic Development, part of the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno, is currently working with the Town of Eureka County in the development of a new five-year comprehensive community and economic development strategic plan. As part of this effort, faculty and staff from the University Center for Economic Development will host a series of community workshops and meetings in Eureka, Nevada. ese community meetings are designed to solicit input from community residents and leaders, business owners and property owners, non-profit organizations, and members of the community that will be used to shape strategic community and economic development goals and objectives for the Town of Eureka and for Eureka County for the next five years.
i-80 Gold Corp. is a partner in this important process and in recognizing that sustainable and responsible growth depends on collaboration between industry, local government, and community members and that this collaboration aims to foster a resilient and mutually beneficial partnership with the Town of Eureka and Eureka County.
Attendees will be asked to complete several group activities, including the development of a community positions assessment of the community and the city government, a comprehensive organizational Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and reats analysis, and a general community assessment. e results of these community workshops will be incorporated into the final comprehensive community and economic development strategy for the Town of Eureka.
To encourage as much participation as possible, two separate community meetings have been created on different dates (the agenda for each meeting is the same so you need only attend one of the two community meetings listed): community meeting no. 1: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Eureka Opera House, 31 S Main Street; Eureka, Nevada 89316.
community meeting no. 2: Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Eureka Opera House, 31 S Main Street; Eureka, Nevada 89316.
While not required, registration for any of the two community meetings is encouraged to guarantee you a spot. If you do choose to RSVP, please register online at: https://2025EurekaCommunityWorkshops.eventbrite.com
Light snacks and refreshments will be provided at each community meeting. For more information about these community meetings and/or about this strategic planning process, please contact Ariel Martinez, University Center for Economic Development, by phone 775-682-6089, or by email arielpmartinez@unr.edu.
Eureka produces some important products that are delivered world wide. Here we will endeavor to report up-to-date market prices for Eureka County produced products. Let us know how we are doing or if we need to adjust our list. These are spot prices as of our Friday Deadlines. Prices: October 10, 2025
eureka anks you For your service
Sheriff Miles Umina Celebrates 5 Years, Dispatcher Clara Bundy Celebrates 17 Years,of Service at ECSO
By Trina
A life of service is a beautiful thing to acknowledge. At the Eureka County Sheriff’s Office there are two long time employees that we wish to shine our Eureka County Star on.
clara bundy has been with the office for 17 years. In her capacity she is the go-to gal in ways we can only imagine. She is front and center when an emergency is called. Recently she handled a call that crossed several jurisdictions and had an outcome that without her intervention would have turned out negatively. Her cool head and knowledge of her station, equipment, members of the force, statewide mobility is known throughout Nevada. We are blest to have her living in Eureka County with her husband Lynn and their family.
Our very own sheriff miles umina is celebrating his first 5 Years with the Eureka County Sheriff’s Office. at is not the full measure of Umina’s public service life.
In 2020 Sheriff, then deputy came to Eureka from Panaca in Lincoln County Nevada. With his wife, Kristan and one of their three sons, they moved to Eureka where Umina was promoted to Sergeant then Lieutenant. rough some unfortunate circumstances with a former Sheriff in Eureka County who was removed from office, Sheriff Umina stepped up and took the reins to the position of acting Sheriff as requested by the Eureka County Commissioners. en, as the trouble ironed out, Umina was appointed full time Sheriff in early 2025. He will continue his term through the end of 2026. Sometime before then he can make it known if he will run for re-election to his post as Eureka County Sheriff.
In December of this year Umina will reach a twentyyear mark of his career in law enforcement. He has been a K-9 handler and started his law enforcement path as a dispatcher and is also on the job as a Eureka County Coroner.
Sheriff Umina is in the process of upgrading the offices at the Justice Facility in Eureka. Putting up a new reception area that is designed to keep staff, visitors and suspects safe a nd secure.
Umina has graciously volunteered and started a section in e Eureka County Star e Sheriff’s Corner. His column, in his own words, now brings his office, his team, his promise of transparency to the public. It is part blotter, part informational and an effort to bring the ECSO and the residents together.
While the Sheriff’s Office budget seems large, and to some, out of shape and over appropriated, Umina has been working hard with the County Commissioners, County District Attorney and County Comptroller to see that the funds placed in his care are used efficiently and responsibility. A big job for a team that is first class in the Eureka County Sheriff’s Office.
Keeping a “business” open, staffed and ready for anything twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year is not for the penny pincher or glutton. It takes teamwork, planning, give and take. Working with several departments and offices within our County, Sheriff Umina is met with open doors to keep things moving along financially accountable.
“It’s the camaraderie with the team and working with the community that I am most proud of in my career,” said Sheriff Umina.
e notice below for the bleed blue blood Drive is something clara has taken under her wing. she volunteers and is responsible for lining up as many arms as possible to get life saving blood donations into the bags. mark your calendars!
EUREKA COMMUNITY BLEED BLUE BLOOD DRIVE
Wednesday, Nov. 12th noon – 4 p.m.
Donate at Eureka Opera House | 31 S. Main St. Eureka, NV 89316
Please sign up today. To book your appointment scan the QR code or call Vitalant: 775-329-6451.
Walk-ins welcome.
Before you donate: Eat. Hydrate. Bring your photo ID.
Machacek with information from Kristan Umina
Clara Bundy-Eureka County Sheriff’s Office Dispatcher.
Eureka County Sheriff Miles Umina.
Eureka Courts and Arrest Recaps
Oct. 2, 2025
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APPLICATION FOR WATER NO. 94705
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on the 8th day of September 2025 Nevada Gold Mines LLC of Elko, Nevada made application to the State Engineer of Nevada for permission to change the manner of use of .0234 c.f.s., 16.8 a.f.a., of water heretofore appropriated under Permit 89863. Water will be diverted from an underground source (GDW-23001) at a point located within the NE1/4 NW1/4 of Section 11, T26N, R48E, MDB&M, or at a point from which the N1/4 corner of said Section 11 bears N 32 degrees 31 minutes 9 E, a distance of 305 feet (approx. 19 miles S of Crescent Valley, NV). Water will be used for mining and milling purposes from January 1st to December 31st of each year. Water was used for stockwatering purposes from January 1st to December 31st of each year. Adam Sullivan, P.E. State Engineer AS/mh Published in The Eureka County Star October 9, 16, and 23, and 30, 2025
EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA - REQUEST FOR
RFP ISSUE DATE: October 9, 2025
PROPOSAL DEADLINE: November 3, 2025 – 5:00 p.m. (local time)
Eureka County is seeking proposals from qualified law firms or individual attorneys to enter into a contract for provision of public and indigent defense services. Initial contract term will be January 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Contract will contain an option for extension or renewal. Interested parties should contact Eureka County at the department listed below to request the complete RFP (Request for Proposals) containing details regarding proposal requirements, scope of services, and other contract details.
Eureka County Clerk Recorder PO Box 540, 10 South Main Street Eureka, Nevada 89316 kbowling@eurekacountynv.gov
Eureka County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals. Eureka County may accept the contractor who demonstrates the ability to provide the most reliable service. Eureka County is not obligated to award a contract based solely on the lowest bid or as a result of this solicitation.
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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
This Notice is in compliance with the SARA Title III (Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, PL99-499) on hazardous substance annual reporting and planning. Information relating to LEPC meetings, Title III Facility Identification, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), Tier II and Title III Response Plans and Eureka County Hazardous Materials Response Plan can be obtained during normal working hours from the Eureka County Public Works office in the Annex, 701 S. Main St., Eureka, Nevada. Published in The Eureka County Star October 9, and 16, 2025
A PPLICATION FOR WATER NO. 94644
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on the 7th day of August 2025 Nevada Gold Mines LLC of Elko, Nevada made application to the State Engineer of Nevada for permission to change the point of diversion and place of use of 3.4739 c.f.s., 1,334.92 a.f.a., a portion of water heretofore appropriated under Permit 48328. Water will be diverted from an underground source (GQDW-18) at a point located within Lot 10 (SE1/4 SE1/4) of Section 35, T34N, R51E, MDB&M, or at a point from which the N1/4 corner of said Section 35 bears N 22 degrees 15 minutes 31 seconds W, a distance of 4,357.81 feet (approx. 10 miles NW of Carlin, NV). Water will be used for mining, milling and domestic purposes from January 1st to December 31st of each year. The existing point of diversion was located within Lot 16 (SE1/4 SE1/4) of Section 6, T33N, R52E, MDB&M, or at a point from which the SE corner of said Section 6 bears S 46 degrees 11 minutes E, a distance of 201 feet. Water was used for mining, milling and domestic purposes from January 1st to December 31st of each year.
Adam Sullivan, P.E. State Engineer
APPLICATION FOR WATER NO. 94497
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on the 7th day of July 2025 Chad D. and Rosie J. Bliss of Eureka, Nevada made application to the State Engineer of Nevada for permission to change the manner of use of 0.015 c.f.s., 6.69 a.f.a., of water heretofore appropriated under Claim V04484. Water will be diverted from Unnamed Spring #4 at a point located within the SW1/4 SW1/4 of Section 36, T19N, R53E, MDB&M, or at a point from which the NE corner of said Section 36 bears N 44 degrees 18 minutes 19 seconds E, a distance of 7,233 feet (approx. 3.25 miles S of Eureka, NV). Water will be used for stockwater purposes from January 1st to December 31st of each year. Water was used for stockwater purposes from March 15th to October 31st of each year.
Adam Sullivan, P.E. State Engineer AS/mh
in The Eureka County Star October 2, 9, 16, and 23, 2025
A PPLICATION FOR WATER NO. 94496
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on the 7th day of July 2025 Chad D. and Rosie J. Bliss of Eureka, Nevada made application to the State Engineer of Nevada for permission to change the manner of use of 0.015 c.f.s., 6.69 a.f.a., of water heretofore appropriated under Claim V04483. Water will be diverted from Diamond Spring at a point located within the SW1/4 NE1/4 of Section 35, T19N, R53E, MDB&M, or at a point from which the NE corner of Section 36, T19N, R53E, MDB&M bears N 76 degrees 53 minutes 28 seconds E, a distance of 7,434 feet (approx. 2.5 miles S-SW of Eureka, NV). Water will be used for stockwater purposes from January 1st to December 31st of each year. Water was used for stockwater purposes from March 15th to October 31st of each year.
October 2025 Events Calendar
Send with events in the subject line to: trina@theeurekacountystar.com
Trunk or Treat Friday, October 31 Crescent Valley Fire House from 5-7pm
Tidbits Around Town
Domestic Violence Help? Call 888-738-6524
New Cardiac provider, Rocky Bybee, APRN at Eureka Clinic 775-237-5624
Spay / Neuter Eureka Vet Clinic 775-237-5100 Juvenile Probation Programs for Kids 775-237-5450 Sherriff’s Office Information 775-237-5330
Halloween Party October 25 Opera House 8 pm
Vandal Football Regionals Oct. 31 - Nov. 1
Eureka Library
Mon. 10-4, Tue 10-4, Wed. 12-6, Thurs. 2-8, Fri. 12-6 Adult Craft Program: Thursdays 4-8 p.m. Sewing machines are available for use. Story time Mondays at 2 p.m.
Crescent Valley Library Thurs. 2:30-7, Fri. 10-2:30 Story time Fridays 10:30 Carlin Library Tues 9-12,12:30-3:30, Wed-Thurs 1-4, 4:30-7:30, Fri & Sat 11-2, 2:30-5
