Vol. 148, No. 43

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Vol. 148, No. 43

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Water issues continue to stall progress at Coyote SpringsBy Dave Maxwell

Lack of water might just end the dream of a Coyote Springs master-planned community.

A recent article in the Las Vegas Re-view-Journal noted, “Nevada’s state water engineer is blocking construction at Coyote because he says there isn’t enough water to support the project.”

Jason King, the state water engineer, sent a letter in early June to Coyote Springs Investments stating that he can-not justify approving any subdivision maps for the long-stalled development about 45 miles south of Alamo, on the east side of U.S. 93.

The article said King warned that “pumping the existing groundwater rights at Coyote Springs could dry out springs to the east that form the head-waters of the Muddy River and the sole habitat for the Moapa dace, a small fish protected by the Endangered Species Act.”

Emilia Cargill, Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Coyote Springs, declined comment on the article except to say that they have gone to litigation in Clark County, seeking to overturn King’s decision. “I do not wish to make any comment at this time because of the litigation.”

The lawsuit notes that if the company is not allowed to use the water rights it already has, then, “effectively, the Coyote Springs development is dead.”

Coyote Springs is owned by prominent San Francisco Bay Area-based develop-ers Thomas and Albert Seeno Jr., who have spent more than $200 million so far on utilities, flood control structures, and a Jack Nicklaus- designed signature golf course which opened in 2008.

Cargill added that King has requested a public hearing at the end of July,

“to review everything, and to look at the science behind the letter he sent us. He sent the letter to us before he pro-vided us with the science leading to his findings.”

The hearing will be held July 24 at 9 a.m. at the Moapa Valley Community Center in Overton. It will deal with the water available in five linked aquifers in what is called the Super Basin.

According to the Review-Journal, in 2014, King rejected a host of pend-ing applications for new groundwater rights in Coyote Springs and four adja-cent watersheds, based on the results of a two-year pumping test conducted by the Southern Nevada Water Authority to see if it could safely withdraw water from the area without impacting the upper Muddy River or its endangered fish.

King was quoted in the article as say-ing he believes “only a small portion” of the 50,000 acre feet of water already applied for in the five water basins can be used without negatively impacting the Moapa dace or senior rights holders along the river.

The article noted, “Coyote Springs al-ready owns 4,140 acre feet of permitted groundwater rights, of which almost half is dedicated to the development’s water system managed by the Las Vegas Water District.”

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Rail terminal development discussedBy Dave Maxwell

Discussions on the possibility of de-veloping a rail transloading terminal in Lincoln County were held during the June 4 meeting of the Lincoln County Regional Development Authority.

Executive Director Jeff Fontaine said the Union Pacific Railroad has had a long history in the county including the main freight line connection be-tween Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. “As such,” he noted, “the railroad going through Caliente is an important asset for economic development.”

By definition, transloading is the pro-cess of transferring a shipment from one mode of transportation to another. It is most commonly employed when one

mode cannot be used for the entire trip, such as when goods must be shipped in-ternationally from one inland point to an-other. Such a trip might require transport first by truck, to an airport or dock; then by plane or ship; and then by another truck to its destination. Or it might in-volve bulk material on a truck, or rail ter-minal, taken to a ship or a plane at a port.

Fontaine said he told those at the meet-ing, “The UPRR mainline would pro-vide a significant opportunity to develop key industries, such as mining, manu-facturing, and biomass that could export materials.”

A rail port is a significant infrastruc-ture project that requires study, and a feasibility study should be undertaken as soon as possible to evaluate a number

of factors. Those factors, he explained, include the need, the cost, the location, and local support.

Biomass is one product that could be exported out of a local rail port and so could locally available minerals perlite and pozzolan, useful components and/or effective substitutes for Portland ce-ment.

Board members approved a motion to have Fontaine prepare a scope of work for a feasibility study to construct and operate a rail transload terminal, which can later be used as a basis for requests for proposals or statements of qualifi-cations for evaluating and contracting with an appropriate engineering/finan-cial consultant to conduct a full-blown feasibility study.

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A larger number of mountain bikers came to the Beaver Dam Gravel Grinder ride on June 16.

The annual event, which had just a handful of riders in year one, hosted 55 this time. The ride included 35- and 45-mile loops, both tailored to advanced, intermediate, and beginning riders, and ended with a barbecue dinner in the late afternoon, following the ride.

Event organizer Dawn Andone, of Nevada State Parks, said the event went well and everyone had a wonderful time.

Sponsors of the event were Pine Tree Inn, The Y, Great Basin Foods, Knotty Pine, Green Valley Grocery, and Pioche Fire.

Gravel Grinder bike ride continues to grow

Courtesy photoThe Beaver Dam Gravel Grinder continues to grow in popularity, with 55 people riding in this year’s event.

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Panaca resident completes triathlon on birthdaySubmitted by Gina Smith

People celebrate their birthdays in many ways. Some hang out with fam-ily and friends in a nice relaxing setting, maybe with a good meal or music.

Panaca resident, Kathi Hunt, cele-brated her birthday in a life- changing way. At the end of the day, she heard, “Kathi Hunt, it’s your birthday, and you are an Ironman!”

That voice came from the announcer of the Ironman triathlon in Northern Colorado where Hunt completed a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride, and a full marathon run (26.2 miles). Yes, all in one day. Hunt was among 1,705 athletes who competed in the Ironman and 1,181 who finished. She earned a time of 16 hours and 27 minutes.

Beyond the grueling race itself, a lot of preparation is required prior to such an event, including a 20-22-week training plan averaging 7.5 hours of training per day. Some weeks Hunt worked out five to six hours a day, and some days, she trained for upwards of 10-11 hours.

“It takes dedication and persistence to train for something like this,” Hunt said, “day after day, week after week of follow-ing the training.”

She trained the swim portion at the Panaca Springs. With 1,700 people in the same water on race day, getting used to people bumping into her, splashing around her, was the mental toughness

training. “The hills and wind in Lincoln County

helped training too. After you are phys-ically ready to compete a race like this, then comes the mental toughness. To be able to keep going and push through fa-tigue or (various other factors), you just don’t give up and keep going. One foot in front of the other,” she said.

Hunt added, “It also takes a lot of time commitment and time away from fam-ily. My husband was so supportive in the extra help in order for me to train and race. The support of my sister and par-ents that came with me to race and be there for me was so appreciated.”

Hunt also praised the people in Lin-coln County for their support. When riding her bike on the highway, she es-pecially appreciated people who moved over and gave her plenty of room “know-ing that wind, or a rock, or the rumble strips can throw you off balance, causing a possible major accident.”

In talking to other triathletes, the key

Courtesy photoKathi Hunt, of Panaca, is all smiles as she competes in the Ironman triathlon in Colorado.

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local hAM radio operators participate in national field dayBy Collin Anderson

In this day and age, where people are surrounded by a veritable feast of methods through which they can com-municate ideas, thoughts, and inspi-rations, the older methods of sharing information are often forgotten. While surrounded by social media and the in-ternet, as well as the technological mir-acle of hand-held computers literally in people’s pockets, at their fingertips, it’s important to remember that these methods of communication are, in-variably, fragile, and not just when you crack your screen or drop your phone in the toilet. All digital forms of com-

munication depend on towers and net-works. In an emergency, those forms of communication are the first to go. How-ever, thanks to HAM radio operators across the country and county, people can be prepared for such a catastrophic event.

On June 23-24, the HAM radio oper-ators of the nation tested their ability to communicate with one another, making contact with operators from all over the place and into other countries.

Lincoln County’s branch of this com-munication marvel was overseen by Charles Reifsnyder, who has been work-ing closely with Eric Holt, of the Lincoln County Emergency Services, to help co-

ordinate efforts in preparation for any kind of loss of communication.

“They reach out and try to make as many contacts as they can during that day,” Holt said, referring to the twen-ty-four-hour communication test, “and they get in contact with people from all over the country. It’s amazing.”

As Vince Lombardi once said, “Pre-paredness is the ultimate confidence builder,” and in this day and age, where one bad line or one glitch in a system can shut off communication between peo-ple and the most essential of resources, HAM radio operators have prepared themselves so that people can have that kind of confidence.

nDot holds meeting at Panaca town hallBy Collin Anderson

On Thursday, June 21, the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) held a meeting at Panaca’s town hall to discuss Lincoln County’s specific public transportation needs.

At the moment, Lincoln County has relatively little by way of public trans-port, consisting mostly of the bus that has routes through the various towns of our community and down to Las Ve-gas, along with some private assistance. NDOT intends to change that by offer-ing financial and logistical help to make sure that Lincoln County citizens have access to efficient methods of public transportation.

The meeting was presented under the joint efforts of Cory Peacock, Julie Schaefer, and Albert Bass. The group recognized their superior, Matt Bradley, who was unable to attend the meeting but who has been working tirelessly to try and develop programs to help rural communities.

To begin, Peacock, Schaefer, and Bass mentioned a survey that they hope ev-ery member of the community fills out, to help pinpoint some of the issues the town is facing.

After this, they went over some of the possible means by which they can find funding for a public transportation system, including the Fast Act. This legislation aims at streamlining pub-lic transportation services to help fill empty seats. The act also works with the community to help fund projects like bike trails and bike racks on buses, and other community transportation- re-lated needs.

During the presentation it was ac-knowledged that rural communities in the state have not been well represented in the last few NDOT meetings but the hope is that, through these kinds of community outreach meetings, more in-formation can be gathered on the needs of smaller counties.

Those in attendance at the meeting were then provided with an opportunity

to give NDOT some feedback. One of the first things mentioned was arguably the biggest issue that the county faces – scheduling and the problem of distance between the different communities in the county.

According to those in charge of the bus services in Lincoln, if the driver is sick or can’t drive that day, the bus is just out of service, which means that ev-eryone in the community that depends on that sole form of transportation is at a loss. As a possible solution for this problem, the county wants to hire an on-call driver to help lighten the load a little bit, as well as another vehicle that’s smaller in size so that it doesn’t require the driver to have a commercial driver’s license.

In the end, different issues were ad-dressed, and many possible solutions were brought up. Long-term solutions are still forthcoming, but as government agencies connect with our communities, we come closer and closer to having the tools necessary to enact real change.

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obituarydoNald murray fullertoNMarch 30, 1947 — June 10, 2018

Donald M. Fullerton, 71, of Cathlamet passed away peacefully at home June 10, 2018.

He was born March 30, 1947, in Cedar City, Utah, to Murray and Grace (Hollanger) Fullerton. Don at-tended Southern Utah University. He moved to the

local area in 1969.Don worked in sales most of his life and

was a reserve police office in Cathlamet for 18 years. Don was an active county chairman for the Republican Party for 30 years and served on the Longview City Council. He was a longtime sports official and youth coach.

Survivors include his wife, Virginia (Poehlmann) Fullerton; a son, Curt Full-erton; two stepdaughters, Angela Frost Walton and Jennifer Conner; his grand-children, Peyton, Carson, Madison, Ali-son, Amber, Katie, Colton, Casey, Beth-any and Christina; and two siblings, Doug and Corrine.

A memorial service is planned for 10 a.m. July 7 at the Latter-day Saints Church, 1721 30th Ave., in Longview.

Donald M. Fullerton

Additional funding sought for caliente youth centerBy Dave Maxwell

During the June 4 Lincoln County Regional Development Authority meeting, Jeff Fontaine, Executive Di-rector, commented that he is working to secure additional funding for the Caliente Youth Center and C.O. Bastian High School.

Fontaine said he, along with Caliente Councilman Cody Christiansen, State Senator Pete Goicoechea, and Matt Carpen, met on May 7 with Richard Whitley, Director of the Nevada Depart-ment of Health and Human Services; Vanessa Alpers, DHHS Deputy Direc-tor; Stacey Johnson, DHHS Deputy Di-rector; and Ross Armstrong, of Child and Family Services.

According to Fontaine, Whitley agreed to include funding for 140 stu-dents at the Youth Center in his budget proposal for the next biennium.

Whitley also encouraged the center to apply for grants administered by the De-partment of Human and Health Services as another way to increase resources for the current biennium and beyond. Some of the grants are for nutrition and health education and could possibly be used to hire a teacher.

Whitley noted that he is willing to help the high school administrators with any follow-up.

Goicochea stated that he is also well aware of the Youth Center and high school’s importance to the community and youth of Caliente.

to finishing a race of this kind is “trust your training.”

Hunt said, “Train hard and race easy. Enjoy the scenery, enjoying the experi-ence is so important.” Starting a healthy

lifestyle with exercise as a key ingredient has been a huge blessing for the athlete. “Starting out is the hardest. I started slow and built up, going just a little far-ther the next day than I did the day pre-viously.”

Hunt will next run the St. George Mar-athon on October 6, and a week later will participate in the Park-to-Park 100-mile bike ride in Lincoln County.

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lc coalitioN NewsLCR

The Lincoln County Coalition seeks to improve communication and coordina-tion throughout the community. Com-munity members and out-of-county stakeholders have held monthly meet-ings since October 2016 to share infor-mation and discuss various community issues.

Particular items of focus have included youth substance abuse prevention, men-tal health issues, and emergency pre-paredness.

The group was formed under the um-brella of the NyE Communities Coali-tion (NyECC), a non-profit based out of Pahrump that serves Nye, Esmeralda, and Lincoln counties.There are three divisions within NyECC – Health & Wellness, Adult Workforce, and Youth Workforce. A similar coalition has also been formed in Tonopah.

As the coalition moves forward, a new chair and co-chair will be selected to lead the meetings and some meeting format changes are in the works as the group zeroes in on specific issues to fo-cus on.

At the May 29 meeting, community members and stakeholders shared up-dates from the various organizations they are involved in.

Those interested in participating in the coalition can contact the communi-cations coordinator for the group, Ben Rowley, at (775) 962-2461 or email [email protected].

Drug-Free eventsCollin Anderson, Lincoln County

Record, mentioned that the Pioche Chamber of Commerce had a big Nerf War in Pioche’s Town Hall, which had a good turnout for the kids and made a little money for the chamber. Anderson has an extensive collection of Nerf guns and suggested it as something fun for the kids to do which can earn the Coalition a little bit of money, maybe at the high school. It’s easy to set up and very inex-pensive, besides the cost of darts, which is about $30.

Mary Duff suggested it might be a fun Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drugs (ATOD)-free event. Anderson said he is willing to set it up. It could be tied into something like “darts, not drugs.”

Grad Nights took place in both Panaca and Alamo on graduation nights. These events provide an ATOD-free environ-mental for high school seniors to cele-brate graduation.

The Law Enforcement Association is available for funding these types of events. It’s a matter of obtaining feed-back and getting information out there.

emergency PrePareDnessLincoln County Emergency Man-

ager Eric Holt announced the fire dis-trict held its annual fire awareness day at Mount Wilson’s volunteer fire station. They had close to 40 people, which was a good turnout. They dis-cussed fire awareness, how to become a fire-adapted community, and the benefits of preparing a home for wild-fire.

Holt is still working closely with the EMS program and trying to bring it un-der the fire district to improve training and response time.

Emergency Management recently was trained on the CodeRed reverse 911 system, which calls out to the com-munity on emergency situations. Most landlines are already registered. Cell phones need to register for free on the sheriff’s office homepage at lincoln-countynv.org. Click on CodeRed, and then add your cell phone number and address, email address, and approve text messages. This is useful when there’s an incident and everyone who is registered and accepts text messages gets vital information. CodeRed has a free app across the nation that can be tailored according to your geographi-cal location to send info such as flash flood warnings.

Holt also mentioned his organization is meeting to finalize the ongoing emer-gency management performance grant. Also, two new sets of HAZMAT radia-tion equipment were received.

The EMS banquet was successful. It recognized volunteers for years of service and accomplishments. Holt would have liked to see more people from the community be there. It was suggested that, next time, something be done in tandem with First Re-

sponders Week.It was mentioned that communica-

tion could be better, with suggestions on sharing the information through more channels.

Another suggestion was that coali-tion members could help coordinate or support the EMS banquet. The Senior Center in Caliente could cook food, for instance.

Holt stated that there is an evacuation plan in place for the county but there needs to be a clear contact for people like seniors so they can ask questions and stay informed during emergencies, such as when I-15 was washed out. There needs to be a volunteer pool to pull from since EMS is already over-whelmed.

The importance of an emergency pre-paredness plan for pets was also men-tioned.

Those interested in emergency pre-paredness issues can reach Holt at (775) 962-2376 or [email protected]

Foster careAccording to the Nevada Division of

Child and Family Services (DCFS), there are no foster homes in Lincoln County. There are currently five local cases and those children must be moved out-of-county, taking them out of the commu-nity, and creating additional trauma for the child.

A foster parent can be single, mar-ried, or in a domestic partnership. Re-quirements include 27 hours of training in trauma and the DCFS system, an in-terview, and a monthly home check. A monthly stipend is approximately $600 for younger kids and $700 for older. To make locals more aware, the coalition would like to have a state representative come speak to the community about this issue.

It was suggested to coordinate with different churches to provide informa-tion and organize presentations.

A suggestion was made to streamline the process because it’s extensive and has a lot of red tape including fingerprinting. The sheriff’s office is willing to help any way they can, including waiving finger-printing fees.

Any church or organization will-ing to host a community meeting to discuss this issue, please contact Ben Rowley at (775) 962-2461 or [email protected]

Human servicesThis month’s food drops were on June

13, in Alamo, and June 22, Caliente.Commodities were on June 27, in

Caliente and Panaca, and June 28, in Ra-chel and Alamo.

Lincoln County Human Services can be reached at 775-962-8084 or [email protected].

Nevada Senior Services (NSS) and Nevada Care Connection Resource Cen-ter (CCRC) continue to offer support for seniors, individuals with disabilities, caregivers, and those seeking access to long-term services and support in rural Nevada. Individuals living in Nye, Lin-coln, Esmeralda, and Clark counties are eligible to receive services from NSS & the CCRC.

Available programs are free, and in-clude: Resource and Service Navigation (help accessing long-term services and supports), RCI REACH (Resources En-hancing Alzheimer’s Caregiver Health), Care Consultation (ongoing telephone support for caregivers), “Caring for You, Caring for Me” workshops (education and support for family and professional caregivers), and Medicare counseling. A “Dealing with Dementia” workshop is coming soon.

Please call the CCRC with any ques-tions at 702.364.2273 or toll free at 1-844-850-5113.

marijuana LegaLization issuesLincoln County Sheriff Kerry Lee was

part of the Nevada group of around six that attended a marijuana summit in Mt. Hood, Oregon. Lee attended along with Laura Oslund of the Nevada-based PACE Coalition.

The two-and-a-half-day event had guest speakers on issues that are going on in Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and Nevada, since those states have le-galized recreational marijuana use. A sheriff from Idaho gave a talk about what the bordering states are dealing with as well.

The biggest issue so far has been DUI.

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Judicial bias depends on the party involved

thomas mitchellcommeNtary

Bias, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.

Earlier this year a three-judge panel of the San Fran-

cisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a decision by Reno federal Judge Robert Clive Jones involving water rights in the Walker River Basin and ordered him removed from the case, saying he was biased against the federal government’s attor-neys.

“We reluctantly conclude that reas-signment is appropriate here because we believe (1) that Judge Jones would have substantial difficulty putting out of his mind previously expressed views about the federal government and its attor-neys, and (2) that reassignment will pre-serve the appearance of justice,” wrote Judge A. Wallace Tashima, noting that in two previous cases the 9th Circuit had said Jones “harbored animus toward the federal agencies” and that “the judge’s bias and prejudgment are a matter of public record …”

In the Walker River case the previous evidence of bias was based on the fact Jones had stated, “[E]ven though the government in many cases didn’t have the right to insist upon a permit … nev-ertheless, the government in many cases has insisted upon it. … I don’t like and never have liked the BLM’s or Forest Service’s arrogant presumption that they could assess to people for … tres-

pass, their own travel costs, office costs, sitting in their big chair already paid for by the American taxpayer.”

Sounds like a factual assessment rather than bias.

The other case in which bias was alleged involved the Hage family ranch near Tonopah in which Jones accused government officials of entering into “a literal, intentional conspiracy to deprive the Hages not only of their permits but also of their vested water rights. This behavior shocks the conscience …”

He ruled the government had inter-fered in the case by urging others to apply for the Hages’ grazing permits, by applying themselves for the Hages’ water rights and by issuing trespass notices against witnesses soon after they had testified.

Now, if one wants to consider bias, perhaps one should review the federal

judge’s behavior in the trial of some of the defendants in the 2014 Bundy ranch standoff, in which federal agents attempted to confiscate Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy’s cattle for trespassing on federal land without a permit. The agents backed down when confronted by armed protesters.

Federal Judge Gloria Navarro granted the prosecution’s sweeping call for limits on defense evidence — including arguments that the defendants felt jus-tified to show up and protest the con-fiscation of Bundy’s cattle because of abusive use of force by law enforcement and that they were simply exercising their First and Second Amendment rights.

Navarro noted in her ruling, “The Court also rejected Defendants’ pro-posed instructions on the First and Second Amendment because they are not legally cognizable defenses, or in other words, the law does not recognize these Amendments as legal defenses to the crimes charged.”

Navarro later declared a mistrial because prosecutors failed to disclose evidence of that “abusive force,” which was barred from being presented as evidence.

Then there is the federal judge who heard the trial of Cliven Bundy’s sons Ammon and Ryan and others for the 41-day armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon to

protest the lengthy sentences assessed two ranchers for letting backfires burn a few acres of federal land.

After they were acquitted, Utah lawyer and rancher Todd Macfarlane reported in the spring issue of Range magazine that the judge in the case, Anna Brown, once was quoted as saying, “The federal government has so many resources at its disposal, and is so meticulous in its work, that I would never expect to see a criminal defendant acquitted in my court.”

Macfarlane described the judge’s treat-ment of the prosecution and defense in the trial as grossly disparate.

“What I have learned since then is that this is not unique to the Bundy cases. According to a growing body of evidence, federal judges have become so accustomed to favoring the prosecution that they no longer seem to recognize what they’re doing,” he wrote.

No one raised so much as an eyebrow over the behavior of Navarro and Brown in their cases, but Judge Jones gets slapped down — not so much for show-ing bias, but for which party he allegedly showed bias.

One person’s bias is another’s hard-earned experience.

Thomas Mitchell is a longtime Nevada newspaper columnist. You may email him at [email protected]. He also blogs at http://4thst8.word-press.com/.

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Online sales tax collection might not be worth it

Before jumping on the bandwagon and trying to snag sales tax revenue from out-of-state online retailers — which a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling now allows — Nevada should crunch the numbers to make sure it is worth the effort.

Overturning previous case law the court ruled 5-4 in a case out of South Dakota that local jurisdictions may collect sales taxes from online sellers of goods even if the business has no physical presence there. It has always been the law that the buyers could pay the sales tax, but almost no one ever does.

Nevada Democrats immediately began salivating over this potential source of new revenue to spend on their pet causes.

The major online retailers Amazon, Walmart and Target already have a presence in every state and pay sales taxes, though third-party ven-dors who use those platforms and ones such as eBay and Etsy are less likely to pay the tax.

According to a press release put out by Nevada Department of Tax-ation Executive Director Bill Anderson and reported by The Nevada Independent, “In terms of the direct impact on General Fund revenue in the Silver State, this increase in taxable sales has the potential to increase the State’s 2 percent sales tax collections by nearly $30 million annually above what they would otherwise be.”

The potential.But the state currently collects almost $1.1 billion a year in sales taxes,

meaning the increase would amount to less than a 3 percent increase. What would be the cost of trying to collect from thousands of disparate and sometimes hard-to-find retailers?

The cost of collecting and enforcing such sales taxes could easily out-strip the revenue very quickly.

Then there is the question of just how long these sheep will be around for the fleecing.

The Wall Street Journal reports that there are more than 10,000 taxing jurisdictions in the country, which prompted members of the House Ju-diciary Committee to issue a statement calling the court ruling a “night-mare” for American businesses, adding that the decision would “stifle online commerce, close businesses, and ultimately harm consumers.”

You can’t collect from sellers who no longer exist.A spokesman for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Steve Sisolak

told the Las Vegas newspaper, “The businesses owned by and employ-ing Nevadans are the backbone of our economy. As governor, Steve will work to ensure that brick-and-mortar stores and Nevada’s small busi-nesses are on equal footing with online retailers.”

The campaign of Republican candidate for governor Adam Laxalt was more cautious. “This will have to be looked at in more detail now that the Supreme Court has ruled on this,” a Laxalt campaign spokesman said in a statement.

The total sales tax rate in Nevada varies by jurisdiction. The state collects 2 percent for itself, plus 2.6 percent for funding education, thus the rates in the counties varies from a low of 6.85 percent to a high of 8.25 percent.

Complying with all those different tax rates would be a huge and pos-sibly impossible burden for small online businesses.

Perhaps the best answer is for Congress to step in and use its Com-merce Clause power to write rules that either bar sales tax collection for smaller retailers and individuals or at least make the rules uniform across state and local jurisdictions. —TM

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federal grants help our rural communities thriveBy Senator Cortez Masto

This year, regional airports in Ely, Elko and Battle Mountain will begin renovation and improvement projects that include runway rehabilitation, airport building improvements and the instillation of new perimeter fencing. Meanwhile, the City of Yerington and the Yer-ington Paiute Tribe are working together to replace their aging water infrastructure with new pipelines. Throughout Nevada’s rural counties, thousands of children and their families will receive support to help reduce summer food insecurity.

These three projects, and countless more, have been made possible in part by a vari-ety of federal grant programs designed to strengthen rural infrastructure, services, and communities. Remote communities in Nevada have unique infrastructure and health needs. Federal grants from agencies like the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Department of Transportation and the De-partment of Health and Human Services re-invest your taxpayer dollars back into your communities by providing critical funding to local economies, supporting families that need a helping hand and the non-profits that assist them, and encouraging the growth of small businesses that drive economic pros-perity.

Anyone who has been to any of Nevada’s rural towns and communities knows of their resilience, self-reliance, and ability to do the best they can with what they’ve got. Grants provide an opportunity to support that resourcefulness and innovative prob-lem solving. When residents of Fernley, Yerington and Dayton saw a need for health services in their communities, they founded the Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties. Today, the organization hosts mental health and addiction recovery workshops, recreational programing for local children, and manages food pantries and community gardens to promote healthy and sustainable eating. The Department of Health and Human Services recently recognized that work by awarding them $200,000 to continue their outreach. The federal grant money this program, and numerous other programs like it across Nevada, receives improves lives and creates opportunities for rural residents. These grants are putting your tax dollars

back into the communities it came from and supporting the local organizations that know how to best serve Nevadans.

Federal grant dollars support our rural busi-nesses, organizations and town governments by providing them with the economic capacity to help more people. One of my biggest priorities as a United States Senator is to ensure that the federal government in Washington is working hard for the people who need it most, including for the residents of counties like Lander, Storey, White Pine, Nye and Elko. While the Presi-dent’s recent budget proposed drastic cuts to programs like the USDA Rural Development Grant Program and Rural Utilities Service Program, I fought in the Senate to protect that money for rural Nevada. I was proud to vote for a 2018 funding agreement that included increased spending for USDA Rural Develop-ment grant programs, a $135 million increase in HHS rural healthcare program funding, and over $1 billion for the Department of Transpor-tation’s Airport Improvement Program. These programs will continue to make a difference in communities across our state.

I have seen firsthand how federal grant money is being put to work for you across Nevada. That is why I am proud to offer grant assistance through my Las Vegas, Reno and mobile rural office, as well as through my web-site. There are many different sources of grant funding that can bring tax dollars back to our communities and my dedicated team is here to help constituents running local nonprofit organizations and small businesses benefit-ting their communities find the resources and support they need to fight for that funding. This includes help in finding appropriate funding sources, drafting letters of support for grant applications and tracking the status of existing grant funding requests. Rural Neva-dans are innovative business people, dedicated community philanthropists, and self-reliant problem solvers. I will continue to make sure you have every tool in your toolbox to continue that work by fighting for access to the federal grants that help your communities thrive.

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There have already been fatal accidents. The problem is that marijuana isn’t a solo drug. There’s alcohol and marijuana, along with marijuana and other drugs, so it’s difficult to tag things directly to marijuana alone. There’s also not a test like a breathalyzer for marijuana which poses a problem with law enforcement because the only test is a blood test, which requires a search warrant. So there will need to be state legislation.

senior servicesThe Panaca Senior Center offers lunch

at 11:15 a.m. to anyone. The cost is $3 for seniors, $4 for non-seniors. The building is available to rent for events at $35 per day, with a refundable $25 cleaning de-posit.

Those wishing to get involved may contact Irvin Wright at (775) 728-4662 or email [email protected].

substance abuse issuesThe coalition is working to identify

someone who can visit the senior cen-ters to provide training on drug issues medication management. There have been cases of medications being stolen and the hope is that some training on keeping medications secure will re-duce the problem. The sheriff’s office and Caliente’s Nevada Rural Counties Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) have discussed providing the training, and the hope is to bring in someone who provides these trainings often.

Lee mentioned the attorney general included a grant for patrol officers to be trained to administer naloxone, a drug to treat people suffering from an opioid overdose. The training was very simple. The medication is an easy-to adminis-ter-nasal spray. Beyond providing the drug, the coalition discussed the need to provide a resource to refer individuals to in order to help them overcome a drug problem.

Lee will talk to Teresa Lloyd, who does alcohol and substance abuse counseling. She might be someone who can provide cards for follow-up referrals.

Law enforcement will be carrying naloxone. Mary Duff, with the NyE Communities Coalition (NyECC), has used a first responders’ grant to train community members on naloxone. It was mentioned that EMTs should be equipped to administer the drug as well.

SLee emphasized naloxone can’t hurt someone. It blocks the effects of opioids and only lasts half an hour to an hour, but even multiple doses won’t hurt someone. Because of the medication’s short-term duration, however, people can still re-lapse into an overdose, so they have to be taken to the hospital after the medication

is administered. NyECC is working on putting a sub-

stance abuse task force together to ad-dress these issues. Sheriff Lee wants resources where, after naloxone is ad-ministered, there’s a specific procedure that’s followed, step by step, in conjunc-tion with Grover C. Dils Medical Center.

Narconon is considering how it might help with opioid withdrawal and detox. The organization is working with the hospital. Lee wants to keep every door open and is willing to use them as a re-source. Though the problem isn’t as big in Lincoln County as elsewhere, treat-ment is very costly.

tourismAn update was given on recent events

that took place under the Lincoln County Authority of Tourism (LCAT). The Lin-coln County Drone Expo, May 18-19, in Alamo, drew around 90 people over two days. Several drone pilots raced both in-doors and outdoors and the goal is to do the event yearly.

A two-day Lincoln County Photo Festival took place June 1-2 in Caliente and Pioche. Friday morning included breakfast at the Depot, followed by ba-sic and landscape photography work-shops. Saturday, Pioche hosted envi-ronmental portraiture and night-sky workshops with night sky moving to Cathedral Gorge State Park for hands-on instruction. Participants also had dinner and watched slideshow of pho-tos of the county at Thompson’s Opera House.

The goal is also to make this a yearly event.

Community members and visitors are invited to visit LincolnCountyNevada.com to view upcoming events and learn about local attractions. Details on any events happening in Lincoln County can be sent to [email protected] so the events can be promoted through the website, social media, and advertising efforts.

Holly Gatzke, with the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, men-tioned Hunter Blood has been hired for an AmeriCorps position and he will be working a lot of projects related to the new mountain bike trails.

youtH community serviceBonni Smith, secretary of the 4-H

council, mentioned kids will be in-volved in community service over the summer. For instance, Shooting Sports is going to repaint the hospital pad which hasn’t been redone in about 15 years.

For 4-H inquiries, contact Hayley Gloeckner at (775) 726-3109 or [email protected]

veterans servicesA booth on available veterans services

will be at the Lincoln County Fair in August. For more information, contact Linda Rollins at (775) 962-1304.

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Rc aircraft enthusiasts looking for places to flyBy Dave Maxwell

Flying radio-controlled (RC) aircraft as a hobby has grown substantially in the first two decades of the 21st century. Improvements in the cost, weight, per-formance, and capabilities of motors, batteries, and electronics have made a wide variety of models and styles of air-craft available.

Scientific, government, and military organizations are also using RC aircraft for experiments, gathering weather readings, aerodynamic modeling, and testing.

County Commissioner Paul Donohue was asked recently by a group of constit-uents and local aircraft enthusiasts in the Pioche area to investigate the possi-ble use of the old Pioche airport land to fly RC aircraft.

At the June 18 commission meeting, Donohue said the old Pioche airport property, about four miles north of town on US 93, has been given back to the BLM and “a different place will have to

be found for them to go fly. There is a recreation area designated down below Pioche and there might be a place down there that is flat enough for the planes to take off and land.”

Donohue said there are a handful of local people who enjoy the planes. “Years ago,” he said, “there used to be a group doing that in Panaca.”

The earliest examples of electroni-cally-guided model aircraft were hy-drogen-filled model airships of the late 19th century. They were flown as a mu-sic hall act around theater auditoriums using a basic form of spark-emitted ra-dio signal.

During World War II, the U.S. Army and Navy used radio-controlled planes called Radioplanes as artillery target drones.

Donohue noted, “There once was a place down at the Lincoln County Fair-grounds that was bladed off, but over the past years, the fair has grown and there is just no room for that anymore down there.”

letter to the editor

dear editor,The Board of County Commission-

ers is scheduled to hear my presenta-tion on July 2 at 11 a.m. regarding the Town Advisory Board’s questionable acts and actions during last year’s “sur-vey” of Pioche residents relating to the transfer of the Town’s utilities to the Power District and Water District. I will also be discussing why the county commissioners continue to act in direct violation of Nevada law in delegating authority to the advisory board which they are expressly prohibited from del-egating.

Even though the advisory board never took official action to withhold vital doc-uments from the residents during their mock “public hearing” process, these documents were intentionally withheld from public review; thus, depriving the residents of their right to make an in-formed decision.

Matters are heating up at the town ad-visory board meetings as they scramble to justify their Utility Manager’s and Office Manager’s questionable acts and actions. Maybe it’s just me, but the word “contract” implies an agreement between a resident and PPU, but it turns out the utility manager is allowed to charge the residents both his wages and benefits at a greatly inflated rate and the cost of the Inmate Crew without speaking to the resident to provide an estimate of the

costs. I have been addressing the advisory

board about similar matters for several months and neither body has indicated a willingness to address the many serious issues the residents are facing in dealing with the PPU staff and their outrageous policies. By all rights, the advisory board should be using the actual hourly rate resulting from accepted county formu-lae for determining benefits. It would appear that PPU has been overcharging residents as much as $20 an hour for the utility manager’s time for the last (10) years.

The utility manager asserts he does not know where the water and sewer lines are located even though a GPS study was completed many years ago. He then tells the residents the sewer line coming from their home into the road and connecting with the sewer main is not PPU’s responsibility and the residents are free to dig up the road, stating “that is between the resident and the road department.”

Residents should attend this meet-ing to demonstrate to the commission-ers that the advisory board’s inability to responsibly manage the town’s util-ity operations and staff cannot con-tinue.

Respectfully submitted,CArOL WHITeCONCerNeD PIOCHe reSIDeNT

las Vegas singer performs at local pubBy Mary Cordle

There was a touch of class at the Sham-rock Pub on June 23 as Shiela Wright performed for a large crowd.

Victoria Gilpatrick and Mikel Wynn welcomed Wright from Las Vegas as did the patrons who were in attendance. Along with the songs there were those who took to the floor and danced, a spe-

cial from a husband to his wife, and du-ets with Wright. Talented local singers participated in karaoke and some sere-naded their loved ones.

Wright, a warm, friendly lady with an amazing voice and blingy shoes was a breath of fresh air. Altogether, it was a night not to be missed. The hope is that it will happen again in the fu-ture.

pV fire district meetiNgBy Sarah Judd

The Pahranagat Valley Fire District met June 19.

Ryan Rhodes, Ambulance Coordina-tor, reported that he has been working with Rob Hansen to find a third ambu-lance. They can probably find a 2016 model with low mileage that is around $100,000. Rhodes would like to get at least a 2014 model or newer. Hansen suggested they keep looking around for something more in the range of $80,000 or so, in order to have money to stock the vehicle. They also would like the mileage to be under 50,000, if

possible. The district helped with a patient

transfer recently and the logistics for payment are complex. Lonny Walch talked with the hospital about fees to help with the transfer and the hospi-tal didn’t seem open to paying. The district will have to bill the insurance and, if the claim is denied, the district won’t receive any payment. Rhodes asked the board about determining a call-out fee in order for the district to do the transfer and not lose money. The issue will be looked into, but there is no guarantee for a solution in the near future.

By Sarah Judd

The Alamo Power District met June 12. Ken Maxwell informed the board that

the CEO from Green Valley Grocery is very interested in the electric car charg-ing station project with Lincoln County Power District. Maxwell will continue to update the board on this project.

Maxwell gave the manager’s report. The summer helpers, Peter Vande Sluis and Joshua Callahan, started June 4. Jobs completed include Cody Whipple’s greenhouse project, repair to the Can-non Ranch well, and starting on the Tie Switch.

Ongoing and upcoming jobs include the Cox Ranch Agriculture Project, stor-age container, Oscar Heridia’s home up-grades, Kellon Walch’s new home proj-ect, the Cannon Ranch well upgrade, and the memorial tree at the high school.

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APPLICATION FOR WATER NO. 87922NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on the 3rd day of May 2018 Varlin Higbee of Alamo, Nevada made application to the State Engineer of Nevada for permission to change the point of diversion and place of use of 0.0031 c.f.s., and 2.4 a.f.a. of water heretofore appropriated under Permit 52774. Water will be diverted from spring (Black Horse well) at a point located within Lot 1 of Section 30, T2S, R61E, MDM, from which the SW corner of Section 7, T3S, R61E bears S 01 degrees 54 minutes 38 seconds W, a distance of 19,861.86 feet (approx. 27 miles N of Alamo, NV). Water will be used for stock water purposes from January 1st to De-cember 31st of each year. The existing point of diversion was located within the NW1/4 SE1/4 of Section 30, T2S, R61E, MDB&M or at a point from which the SW corner of Section 31, T2S, R61E, MDB&M bears S 24 degrees 34 minutes W, a dis-tance of 7,950 feet. Water was used for stock water purposes from January 1st to December 31st of each year.Jason King, P.E.State Engineer JK/lsPublish: June 08, 15, 22, & 29, 2018

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REQUEST FOR BIDSThe Lincoln County Power District No. 1 (LCPD) is constructing a new headquar-ters complex located near Panaca, Ne-vada. In support of this Project, LCPD is seeking bids from qualified contractors for the following contract:Contract No. LCPD1801, Headquar-ters Complex Phase I. The propo-sed work is generally described as the construction of a new administration buil-ding and new operations building. The Project is a result of the need to replace aged facilities and to expand work space of LCPD to meet current and future load growth within the LCPD’s service area. Major elements of the work include:1. Site work, including grading and under-ground utilities.2. Construction of two buildings, including interior and exterior finishes and fixtures as specified.3. Furnishing and installing miscellaneous features at the site including standby ge-nerator, transfer switch, fuel storage tank and piping.4. Installation of exterior improvements including sidewalks. Details of the work are provided in the

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HELP WANTED- Grover C. Dils Medi-cal Center is accepting applications for the position(s) of on-call ward clerk. The position will be responsible for assisting our medical staff with emergency room patients, admissions and transfers. This is an on call position consisting of sha-red nights and weekend coverage. If you are interested please visit our website at www.gcdmc.org click on EMPLOYMENT and you will find the application. You may also request the application by email to [email protected] or picking one up in person from our Human Resources De-partment. Inquires may be made to April Nelson, Director of Business Services at 775/726-8011 or email to [email protected].

ANNUAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 LINCOLN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT GENERAL FUND ESTIMATED FINAL APPROVED ACTUAL PRIOR CURRENT BUDGET YEAR ENDING YEAR ENDING YEAR ENDING 6/30/2017 6/30/2018 6/30/2019Total Available Revenues 106,060 0 0.00Total Expenditures 149,389 239,000 262,000Publish: June 29, 2018

NOTICE TO CREDITORSIN THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF LINCOLNIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN BENJAMIN SHEAHAN, Deceased.Notice is hereby given that the under-signed persons have been duly appointed and qualified by the above-entitled Court of April 26, 2018, as Co-Administrators of the Estate of JOHN BENJAMIN SHEAHAN, a missing person.All creditors having claims against said estate are required to file same, with the proper vouchers attached, with the Clerk of the Court within ninety (90) days after the first publication of this notice.Dated: June 11, 2018Michael W. Sheahan, Co-AdministratorSean D. Sheahan, Co-AdministratorCase No. PR0101018DAWN ELLERBROCK, ESQ. Nevada State Bar No. 7327ALLISON MacKENZIE, LTD. 402 North Di-vision StreetPO Box 646Carson City, NV 89702Publish: June 29, July 06, & 13, 2018

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SEVENTH DISTRICT COURT LINCOLN COUNTY, NEVADAIn Re: The James B. and Dorothy N. Ro-berts Revocable Living Trust, u/a/d/March 23, 1990 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 26th day of April, 2018. the undersigned assumed the office of Successor Trustee of the above-referenced trust. All credi-tors having claims against the Estate are required to file their claims, with suppor-ting documentation attached, with the Successor Trustee through her attorney at the above-listed address within 90 days after the first publication of this notice.DATED this 11 day of June. 2018.Sue Ann RobertsBRET O. WHIPPLE, ESQNevada Bar No: 6168JUSTICE LAW CENTER1100 S. TENTH STREETLAS VEGAS, NV 89104Attorney for the EstatePublish: June 29, July 6 & 13, 2018

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Lincoln County on behalf of the Olsen Senior Center in Caliente has filed an an application for funding with the USDA-Ru-ral Development Community Facilities programs for the purpose of financing an automatic door opener, updating signage and new rear door to meet the present and future needs of the Olsen Senior Cen-ter located in Caliente, NV. The total cost of the project is approxi-mately $12,080 and the amount of fun-ding requested is approximately $9,060. This matter will be scheduled for public discussion and comments at the Lincoln County Commission meeting on July 2, 2018 at 11:00 am.Questions concerning the project can be directed to Toni Acuff, Director, at 775-962-8084.Publish: June 29, 2018

LEGAL NOTICESThe Lincoln County Planning Commis-sion will consider the following Spe-cial Use Permit Request on July 12, 2018:Dallin Pearson requesting a Special Use Permit to set up and occupy a recreational vehicle while constructing a single family dwelling, located at 87 N Sixth Street wi-thin the Town of Panaca; APN 002-131-12. The current zoning on the parcel is Rural Residential. If you should have any questions re-garding these requests, please call (775) 962-8071. Submitted by Melissa Free, Planning Administrative Assistant.Publish: June 29 & July 06, 2018

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Bid documents are available for review at the LCPD office in Caselton, Nevada or at the office of the architect, Winter L. DeLa-Mare, at 301 E Tabernacle, Ste. 206, St. George, Utah 84770. Bid documents will be provided upon request to the architect at 435-673-6579. Electronic copies of bid documents will be provided without cost. Printed copies will be provided upon pay-ment of a $100 reproduction cost fee.Bid opening will occur at the office of the architect at 2:00 p.m., Mountain Standard Time.Bids will only be accepted from qualified general contractors with a full B, or full AB Nevada contractor’s license. A qualificati-on statement will be required from perspe-ctive bidders. A performance bond shall be required from the successful bidder.Publish: June 15, 22, & 29, 2018

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UPCOMING EVENTS* MOTORCYCLE AND QUAD BARREL RACING- Saturday, June 30 from 5-7 pm @ Alamo Rodeo Grounds. Sign ups are from 5-6 pm, 6:30 is the Pee Wee Motorcycle and Quad Barrel Racing, 7 pm are the Motorcycle and Quad Barrel Racing (big bikes). Contact Amy Huntsman to register.* MUTTON BUSTIN’- Tuesday, July 3 at 7 pm @ Alamo Rodeo Grounds. Ages 4-10 is $10. Sign up by July 2, no late entries allowed. Contact Milly Walch to register.* 4TH of JULY IN ALAMO- Wednesday July 4. This years theme is ‘Stand for the Grand ‘Ole Flag.’ Contact Kayce Hatch for Parade entries and Connie Walch for booth rentals. *4TH OF JULY IN CALIENTE- Wednesday July 4. Visit lincolncountynevada.com for

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Alamo LDS Addiction Recovery: Support group meets Thursdays, 7 p.m. in the LDS Church in Alamo. Please use southwest door. Everyone welcome. 775-725-3768 or 775-962-1085. Healing Within, Al-Anon Tuesdays, 7 p.m. at Trinity Church, 463 Cottonwood Rd. (downstairs entrance), Alamo. Call 775-725-3705 or 775-482-4012.Caliente AA Meetings: Tuesday and Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Agape Church, 270 A St., Caliente. Everyone welcome. 775-726-3585.Caliente NA Meetings: Friday at 7 p.m., open NA meeting will be held at the Agape Church. 775-962-3807.Panaca AA Open Meeting: has moved to the Panaca Senior Center, Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m. at Main and Atchison St. All are welcome to attend this open meeting. Call 775-962-1911 for info or directions.Panaca NA Open Meeting: At Panaca Senior Center. Monday Night - 6:30-7:30 p.m. (775) 962-3437LDS Addiction Recovery Program: Support group will meet every Thursday, 7 p.m. at the LDS church in Panaca. (Use north entrance) Contact 775-962-1963 or 962-5449. Everyone welcome.Pioche AA Meetings: Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Episcopal Church basement. Everyone welcome.

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Panaca Senior Center- Serving lunch between 11:15-11:30 each Monday and Tuesday.Lincoln County Child Support Services: Available through the Elko Child Support Office, 1020 Ruby Vista Drive, No. 101. 800-229-4188. Applications may be picked up at the Lincoln County Clerk’s office in Pioche, Pahranagat Valley Justice Court in Alamo or Caliente City Hall.CodeRED: www.lincolncountynv.org and click on the “CODE RED” on the right side of the website. Register to receive emergency alerts in your area for free! Sent right to your phone! Once submitted, put in your address and location on the map, and start receiving your alerts. Or, visit the app store, and get connected instantly on your Droid or iPhone.Lincoln County Library, Caliente, in Depot. Open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Open Thursday 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday story hour, 4-5. Pioche, will be open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Alamo is open Tue., Wed., Thu. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Mon. 1 to 4 p.m.Panaca Senior Center is available for personal computer use or to check out library books by request. Please contact Torrie: 775-962-1130, Irvin: 702-420-0008 or Elona: 775-962-1864.Mobile Food Pantry: Call LC Human Services, 775-962-8084, for more info.VFW Post 7114: 391 Dixon St. is now open Friday and Saturday, 4 to 9 p.m. Visit, watch your favorite program on our wide-screen TV, enjoy a beverage. Try your skill with Wii sports games. Open to the public.GED Testing will be available the second week of every month. Please contact Lin-coln County School District to schedule your test, 775-728-4471.Lincoln County Workforce: Ages 18-80, we can help you complete your education, gain necessary occupational training, build work placement skills or find employment. Services are offered to all individuals that enroll. Contact program manager Launa Chouquer, Christy Blood or case manager Jaime Torrealday at 775-726-3800, ext. 108. Club Radio Net on the 147.12 repeated every Monday night at 7 p.m.

Constitution Study Group: classes run the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m. at Keith Pearson’s home. Everyone is welcome to every class. Call 775-962-1407 for info.Freedom 4-Wheelers: Will meet the first and third Sunday of the month at 6 p.m. in the Panaca Fire Hall to discuss upcoming events and ovarian cancer education. All are welcome to attend. Call Kirt or Hope Johnson, 775-728-4795. Masons Meetings: Caliente Lodge No. 38 meets the first Saturday of the month at 1 p.m. at the Caliente VFW Hall. All Masons are invited. Mizpah Chapter No. 19, Order of the Eastern Star, meets at St. John Lodge on the second Saturday of the month at 2 p.m.St. John Lodge No. 18 in uptown Pioche meets the second Saturday of the month at 11 a.m. VFW Post 7114: monthly membership meeting 2nd Friday every month, 7 p.m. All members are urged to attend. 391 Dixon St. in Caliente.Great Basin Amateur Radio Club: Monthly meeting second Wednesday of the month, 6 p.m. at a local Fire Dep’t station in Pioche, Panaca or Caliente. Any questions call Lee Hone at 775-962-1528 or E mail [email protected]. Members will be notified of location by email. You do not need to be a member to participate.

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more info and schedule.* LINCOLN COUNTY SCENIC HALF MARATHON AND 10K- July 14 at 5 am at Echo Canyon State Park. Entry fees for the half marathon are $45 and 10k is $35. Panaca Elementary 6th graders will host the half marathon to raise money towards the Washington DC trip in December. For more info or to sign up go to https://lincolncountyscenichalfmarathon.weebly.com/. * PIONEER DAY- July 20- July 22 in Panaca. The theme this year is This is Our Legacy... Visit lincolncountynevada.com for more info and schedule. * LINCOLN COUNTY FAIR AND RODEO- August 7-11 at the Lincoln County Fair Grounds. Visit LCNVFair.org for more info.

Caliente City Council: First and third Thursday of the month, 6 p.m. at the Caliente Depot.Caliente Beautification Committee: third Tuesday, 5 p.m. at City Hall. Caliente Planning Commission: first Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. Caliente Olson Senior Center Board: third Tuesday, 2:00 p.m. at Olson Senior Center.Caliente Town Hall meeting: last Tuesday of every month at the Olson Senior Center, 6 p.m.Lincoln County Board of Commissioners: first and third Monday of each month at 9 a.m. at Lincoln County Court House, Pioche. Lincoln County Power District: second Monday, 9 a.m. at District Office in Caselton.Lincoln County School District: second Thursday, 6:30 p.m. at District Office in Panaca. Lincoln County TV District: second Wednesday, 5 p.m. at Lincoln County Housing Administration Office on Hollywood Way in Pioche.Pioche Chamber of Commerce: second Tuesday, at Noon at the Silver Cafe. Pioche Town Board Meeting: second Tuesday, 2 p.m. at Pioche Town Hall. LCAT: monthly meeting the second Tuesday of each month, 4:30 p.m. at the Cooperative Extension office in Caliente.

Lincoln County Constitution Study Group: classes run the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m. at the Panaca Town Center. Everyone is welcome to every class. Call 775-962-1407 for info.Freedom 4-Wheelers: Will meet the first and third Sunday of the month at 6 p.m. in the Panaca Fire Hall to discuss upcoming events and ovarian cancer education. All are welcome to attend. Call Kirt or Hope Johnson, 775-728-4795. Masons Meetings: Caliente Lodge No. 38 meets the first Saturday of the month at 1 p.m. at the Caliente VFW Hall. All Masons are invited. Mizpah Chapter No. 19, Order of the Eastern Star, meets at St. John Lodge on the second Saturday of the month at 2 p.m.St. John Lodge No. 18 in uptown Pioche meets the second Saturday of the month at 11 a.m. VFW Post 7114: monthly membership meeting 2nd Friday every month, 7 p.m. All members are urged to attend. 391 Dixon St. in Caliente.Great Basin Amateur Radio Club: Monthly meeting second Wednesday of the month, 6 p.m. at a local Fire Dep’t station in Pioche, Panaca or Caliente. Any questions call Lee Hone at 775-962-1528 or E mail [email protected]. Members will be notified of location by email. You do not need to be a member to participate.County Coalition Meetings- 4th Tuesday of the month at 10 am at the Panaca Town Center.


fiVe fuN thiNgs to do across the state this weekFrom TheCompleteNevadan.com

eLko basque FestivaLJune 29 – July 1

The National Elko Basque Festival is a three-day festival that features a parade, games, dance performances at the Elko County Fairgrounds. This unique celebration of sheepherders and cattlemen in northern Nevada was founded in 1964 after years of local attendance. Website: http://www.elkobasqueclub.com/2018-national-basque-fes-tival.html

De goLyer bucking Horse anD buLL basH – cHurcHiLL county FairgrounDs - FaLLonJune 30

Make your way east of Carson City on US Highway 50 to Fallon for the annual De Golyer Bucking Horse and Bull Bash at Churchill County Fairgrounds. Live country and rock jams to follow. Website: http://degolyerbuckinghorseandbullbash.com/

reno art FestJune 30 – July 1

A three day art sprint that features a huge art sale, Controlled Burn’s “Fire Fest,” Circus Circus’s 24 Hour Mural Marathon, Cre8tiv Zone (for kids of all ages), artist receptions at Circus Circus (with tacos and drinks), a final celebration and cash prizes totaling $5,000.

Website: http://www.artechreno.org/reno-art-fest-2018

Winnemucca - siLver state internationaL roDeoThrough July 8

A competition of high school rodeo competitors in the state who did not qualify for the National High School Finals Rodeo to be held in Rock Springs, Wyoming July 15-21. Website: www.ssir.us

eLy - craPoLa FestJune 30, 1- 9 p.m.

Join the fun as Crapola celebrates 11 years in business with a block party in downtown Ely. Festivities begin with games for kids, hosted by Heavy Metal Sports, from 1-3:30 pm. Food vendors will be on site. Music starts at 3:30 p.m.

By Mary Cordle

At the June 21 Caliente City Council meeting, City Attorney Dylan Frehner shared that a referendum petition has been received and some residents in the city want to repeal the Marijuana Ordi-nance. The process involves 20 days to verify that all the signatures put on the ballot in November are accurate. It can also be brought back to the council for repeal.

The Nevada Department of Transpor-tation (NDOT) has a contract with the city and county for communication tow-ers. Ten to 15 years ago, a contract was signed to pay the city $125 a month, ris-ing to $150 a month after five years. This didn’t happen and the contract has been overlooked by past city attorneys. NDOT notified the city that the contract has ex-pired and needs to be renegotiated.

A highlight of the evening was when Regan Gubler presented checks from Southern Nevada Off-Road Enthusiasts (SNORE) and a wall plaque to the city. This year, the checks went to the Boxcar Museum, Caliente Elementary’s PTO, Caliente 4H, the Beautification Commit-tee, VFW Post 7114, Olson Senior Cen-ter, Caliente Volunteer Fire Department, Lincoln County High School Rodeo, the Fair and Rodeo Board, and two local ro-deo groups.

Gubler told the council that SNORE is very appreciative of the city, BLM, busi-nesses, and residents who allow the races to come here. It’s a great opportunity to show off the city and get people from out of town to visit and spend money.

The council approved sending Amanda Anderson to the 2018 CDBG Grant Administration Workshop in Las Vegas on June 26-27, including hotel, per diem, and use of a city car.

City Hall’s new hours will be Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The council tabled discussion of the job and salary range for city clerk, dep-uty city clerk, and utility clerk until the councilmen can go over the details.

The council approved writing a letter in support of the proposed 2018 Round 7 disposal of 160 acres of BLM-managed land located within the city of Caliente and Lincoln County, per Lincoln County’s Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act.

The council voted to approve an in-crease in the city water base rate from $30 to $30.84.

Councilman John Ahlstrom noted that, “There were some in the budget meeting who said ‘make it an even $31,’ but the .84 is what was needed. We didn’t want to go beyond that. We want the res-idents to know we are not trying to gouge them; we’re trying to be careful.”

Creations of different funds were ap-proved for the stabilization special reve-nue fund, special license revenue fund, parks capital project, street capital fund, electrical surcharge debt service, water capital projects, and solid waste capital projects.

The resolution for the creation of a util-ity standby fee was tabled as some on the council thought that $10 per utility was too high. This will be on the next meet-ing’s agenda.

The city presented an application packet to operate a marijuana estab-lishment within city limits. Frehner ex-plained that this is so the three applicants already approved by the State of Nevada will provide the city with the same pa-pers that they have to provide the state. These applicants will pay $5,000 for an application fee and another $20,000 for the permit itself. That will provide $75,000 in revenue for the city.

During public comments, Franklin Katschke declared his interest to apply for the job of city attorney. Katschke has been working in the DA’s office.

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Courtesy photoOrganization leaders hold up checks donated by Southern Nevada Off-road enthusiasts at the recent Caliente City Council meeting.

alamo sewer & water NewsBy Sarah Judd

Alamo Sewer and Water met June 5. The board approved the renewal of the

Pool Pact insurance. The claims filed for the Sandhill and Industrial wells’ recent work will have an effect on premiums based on the frequency and severity of the claims filed.

The district received the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture’s review of the pre-liminary engineering report by Farr West Engineering.

The board approved Nate Coll-ier’s resignation. Trevor Laird, Angie Wright, and David Smallwood have

been put on the hiring committee to interview the applicants for a new full-time employee. Applications were due by June 25. The position was posted in the paper and around town. An adver-tisement was also approved for sum-mer help.

The Industrial Park well is fixed and running. The cost was $3,000 for the electrician.

The Sandhill well’s transducer went out. It needs to be recalibrated or re-placed in order to get an accurate reading of water levels.

The next meeting will be July 10 at 7 p.m.