Last year was a great year for the Trojans wrestling team, for they sent 11 wrestlers to the state tourney. Most of those wrestlers will be returning this year and so the Trojans are looking forward to a promising year.
The community is invited to come out and decorate its Christmas tree Saturday, Nov. 29 starting at 10 a.m. in the parking lot of the Pahrump Nugget Hotel and Casino. Later, at 6 p.m., everyone is invited to watch the lighting of the tree. The weather prediction calls for high of 72 and low of 45 and mostly sunny.
Horse lovers and those who ride will be happy that it’s time for the Pahrump Equine Trail Riders Association to start its Saddlebag Santa Trail Rides for charity.
Several rather interesting and unusual events are happening this weekend. Two restaurants, El Vaquero and Tony Larson’s restaurant at the Maverick will close as well as the Maverick Dance Hall &Saloon.
What’s the best thing about Thanksgiving? I know we’re supposed to say it’s all the friends and loved ones gathered around a table groaning with traditional food and all the blessings and thankfulness. Yes, yadda, yadda, whatever. Just admit it — it’s the leftovers. It’s knowing for the rest of the long weekend you can stand in front of an open fridge with nothing but a plate and a fork and come away with the makings of a gastronomic masterpiece. Today, I’d like to share some of my family’s favorites.
Many senior citizens in Pahrump are chastised for their slow driving in the valley. Russ Wilson is 86 and definitely not one of those drivers. Wilson races at the Pahrump Valley Speedway and is the oldest driver on the track at 86 years old.
The 2014 World Powerlifting Championships were held on Nov. 23 at Ballys in Las Vegas. The meet attracted 619 lifters from all over the world.
Members of the Pahrump Parks and Recreation Advisory Board held their first ever 3-on-3 Community Basketball Tournament this month at the newly constructed basketball courts at Simkins Park.
The Capital Improvements Advisory Committee for the Pahrump Regional Planning District last week recommended a $4.28 million road construction project planned for Homestead Road be moved to No. 2 on the list of roadways scheduled for improvement.
Two local organizations received a financial boost courtesy of students with Pahrump Valley High’s Interact Club.
The Nevada Department of Transportation is reminding political candidates and property owners that all political signs posted near state roads need to be removed by Dec. 4., according to a press release from the agency.
Fifth District Judge Kimberly Wanker said she sympathized with the concept of preserving endangered animals, but said the law is the law, in ruling Karl Mitchell, owner of Big Cat Encounters, had to remove his tigers from property owned by Ray “The Flagman” Mielzynski at 6061 N. Woodchips Road.
TONOPAH — Nye County Commissioners will vote on a resolution asking U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., to hold hearings concerning actions of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management that are detrimental to the livestock industry and the economy of Nevada during a meeting at 10 a.m. in Tonopah on Tuesday.
The Nye County Water District board will review water impact plans by three medical marijuana applicants during a 9 a.m. meeting Monday. One applicant is already scheduled for a hearing on a medical marijuana license before the Nye County Commissioners the next day at 10 a.m.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management wants to see some progress from solar developers on a handful of projects along Highway 160 on the border with Clark County sometime around the middle of 2015.
As wintertime approaches, health officials in Southern Nevada are urging individuals and families to take precautions to avoid catching the flu.
While Americans are digesting their turkey dinners on Thanksgiving, there’s a few locals who prefer beef. Texas longhorns have a home on the range on the south end of Pahrump, where longtime developer Hollis Harris is raising a herd of 20 cattle on Bond Street.
Gov. Brian Sandoval was a featured speaker at the Veterans Day ceremony held at the state veterans home in Boulder City Nov. 11. It’s not the first time he’s been there, done that. But I thought it was of important significance that he told the audience of veterans and families that he intends to make Nevada the nation’s most friendly state for veterans and active duty military.
Spurred in part by the BLM’s April roundup of Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy’s cattle that brought an armed confrontation between federal agents and Bundy supporters, Assemblyman Ira Hansen is pushing for a bill in the 2015 legislative session that would prohibit BLM and Forest Service law officers from enforcing state laws.
Competition, when is it beneficial and when is it not? Since the 60’s the thought has been that kids shouldn’t be exposed to losing. In many youth sports across the country participation trophies are given out to everyone, with the thought that losing is too devastating for children to participate in.
As 2014 winds down, the coaches throughout the Nye County School District wish all of Nye County a happy Thanksgiving. And the PVT Sports is thankful for all the hardworking coaches in Nye County who mold and shape our youth.
No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in Saturday’s drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $17 million.
Valley Electric Association, which has already been campaigning in a statewide advertising program and branched out to serve major federal facilities, is opening a small satellite office in Las Vegas.
TONOPAH — California-based solar developer SolarReserve said all construction has been completed on the 540-foot tower at the Crescent Dunes solar-power plant outside of Tonopah. That doesn’t mean it is ready to start producing power.
Near disaster was averted on Friday when a vehicle burst into flames while the owner was fueling up at a local convenience store.
Nye County Commissioners have scheduled a special meeting at 3 p.m. Monday to discuss the revised U.S. Bureau of Land Management revised resource management plan. The meeting will be in the commission’s chambers in Pahrump, 2100 E. Walt Williams Drive.