10 Years Ago

  • A newly formed Mineral County Political Action Committee filed a notice of intent to recall Paul McBeth, Mineral County Commissioner on Jan. 6.
  • In the wake of Stewart Handte’s appointment as Mineral County Sheriff, the priorities and structure of the sheriff’s department are undergoing substantial change. Among the changes is a renewed focus on enforcing drug and drug trafficking laws. To that end Deputy Natalie Hults was appointed drugs enforcement officer, and assigned a new partner, an 18 month older Springer Spaniel named Jake.
  • Earthquakes rattled the area. The tremors started on Jan. 12 shortly before midnight and as of press time on Tuesday, 35 minor tremors had rocked the desert outside of Hawthorne, data from Nevada Seismologist Laboratory show.

20 Years Ago

  • Students of MCHS planned for a special Spring Break trip to Paris. Three teachers were to accompany the eight students on the adventure.
  • Construction continued on the new Isom RV Park on Highway 95 just north of Safeway. When completed, this property was set to have 61 RV units.
  • Bodie Miller and Jorge Medrano, students in Sandy Essenpreis’ class at Schurz Elementary, both received their reading awards.
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King showed at the Fallon Theatre. Seats were only $5.00.

30 Years Ago

  • The Lady Serpents showed great strength by defeating the strong Battle Mountain Lady Longhorns 87-30 in a basketball game played on their home court.
  • The local Pair-O-Dice Square Dance Club sponsored the Sixth Annual Jamboree in Hawthorne with clubs from Northern Nevada, Bishop, California, and as far away as Palm Springs, California attending.

40 Years Ago

  • Hawthorne’s first ever bank robbery took place when a 64-year-old transient, who was staying at a hotel, robbed Security Bank of Nevada of $1,935. He was apprehended shortly after the robbery was reported.
  • The FMC Mineral Corporation announced that it had found a large deposit of gold and silver ore. FMC estimated the value of ore to be mined would be about $600 million.
  • Millie Jeffers was one of 20 winners in the Safeway 49er Super Bowl Sweepstakes and received round trip airfare and hotel accommodation to the bowl game in Tampa, Florida.
  • The first baby born in Hawthorne in 1984 arrived at 4:20 p.m. on Jan. 15. Jamie Annette was born to Joyce and Mark Nixon at Mt. Grant Hospital.
  • The Hawthorne Junior High Rockets won two more games, beating Schurz 59-44 and Bishop 48-20. In the two games Matt Elder and Duane Green led the team with 32 points each.

50 Years Ago

  • The School Trustees adopted a resolution to request authority from theNevada tax commission to seek short term financing in the amount of $140,000 in order to enter a contract to construct a new physical education facility at the high school. The new facility would replace the “Old Gym” on 6th Street and C Street which was constructed in 1930 and still used today as the YCAC.
  • Ground was broken on two solar heating units being installed at NAD Hawthorne.
  • The 55 mile per hour speed limit was to start March 1 in Nevada.
  • Serpent wrestlers lost to the Yerington Lions.

60 Years Ago

  • Nye County State Senator William Frank stopped nine Hawthorne while on his way to Carson City for a special session of the state legislature. Frank stayed in the community longer than expected when clothing was stolen from his parked station wagon while he was having lunch at the local establishment.
  • Assessor Charles E. Weaver announced that assessments for owners of television and operation of the TV district amounted to $14,343 with a gain in Hawthorne collections from $8,819 to $10,022.
  • The Manogue Miners and the Stewart Indians were dumped by the Serpents, 55-52 and 61-37.

70 Years Ago

  • Although the U.S. Office of Education certified Mineral County High School as eligible to receive a grant of $64,624 to construct an additional to the local high school building, the amount allocated was so much less than that which had been requested that it was doubtful if any building project would be undertaken in the near future.
  • The Hawthorne City Council anticipated a busy session at the first meeting of the New Year. Council members anticipated a group of trailer court ordinances was being forced. Views on the proposal to increase water rates were also expected.
  • Wind, rain, and snow combined to give the Hawthorne area a real storm. Road conditions were blamed for several automobile accidents in the area.

80 Years Ago

  • Mineral County men reporting for induction into the military service with the December quota were Mineral County District Attorney Martin G. Evansen, Thomas L. Williams, and Jon W. Childeress Jr. Men from the county who had been assigned to the navy were Fred C. Grice, Brady Johnson, James A. Cline and Neal L. Grouell.
  • Sleeping rooms for single men at the U.S. Hotel for $4 per week and included a shower bath with plenty of hot water.
  • The Serpents defeated the Douglas Tigers 39-20 but lost to the Stewart Indians.

90 Years Ago

  • The Serpents defeated Fallon 20-18 in a thrilling basketball game.
  • Lieutenant John Goodwin returned to submarine duty at New London, Connecticut, after serving two years as executive officer at Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot.
  • C.H. Hall made a deal to purchase Kernick mill and mining property at Sodaville from Emerson Wilson, referee in bankruptcy. Hall said he planned to handle custom ores at the mill.
  • Fifty-six men and one woman were enrolled at the prospector’s school being instructed by Fred Gibson six nights a week for three weeks. Working for the state department of vocational education, Gibson brought a new feature to the mining course, a mobile laboratory.