10 Years Ago

  • Approximately 75 kindergarten through sixth grade students of Hawthorne Elementary School were treated to a special pizza lunch at the Pizza Factory on March 7th for getting good grades and showing up on time for school.
  • Parents and children packed the Hawthorne Elementary School cafeteria for the school’s Learning Showcase, held March 6th. The learning showcase celebrated the great strides in learning made by Hawthorne Elementary students during the 2013-2014 school year.

20 Years Ago

  • Della Combs of Hawthorne was presented a wall plaque from Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn giving her the title of “Silver State Centenarian”. Combs was born on June 12,1899 in Virginia. She was the oldest person living in Mineral County at the time of preservation.
  • Coaldale, founded in 1903 as a camp by Dr. Frances Williams, was destroyed by fire in the abandoned restaurant at the junction of Highway 95 & 6.
  • Royce Smiley, of Schurz Elementary, participated in the National Geographic Bee in Henderson.

30 Years Ago

  • The Mineral County High School girls basketball team, more affectionately known as the Lady Serpents, started a tradition that lasted several years when they won the 1994 AA division of the state scholastic Athletic Association. The Hawthorne girls set a record that is going to be hard to match.
  • Rocky McKellip of Hawthorne was the first candidate to file for the Mineral County Sheriff in the 1994 election.
  • Mineral County District Attorney Craig Jorgenson filed for re-election to that office.
  • Bob Lybarger filed for County Commissioner Seat C.
  • Eugene S. Gates of Mina filed for re-election to the office of Mina Township Justice of the Peace, a position he held continuously since 1966; making him the person who served the longest period in public office in this county.

40 Years Ago

  • Ten year old Chad Diede of Hawthorne was shown in the paper with a 4 pound, 2 ounce trout he caught while trolling at Walker Lake with his Grandpa Tom Knipper. Grandpa Tom said by not taking his grandson fishing anymore, they made him look bad.

50 Years Ago

  • Governor Mike O’Callaghan presented the coveted Eagle Scout Award to Ricky Aurick, Brain Kunzi and Dean Johnson, all of Hawthorne and to Robert Gentry of the Mina-Luning area.
  • Home Health Service was organized in Hawthorne, which offered services of home health aides to make visits to the aged, the chronically ill, handicapped and convalescent patients in the area.
  • Chester Reynolds was winner of the zone student speaking contest sponsored by the Hawthorne Lions Club.

60 Years Ago

  • Serpents won the Northern Nevada Conference Championship in basketball in a thrilling 41-40 victory over a strong Stewart Indian team. Members of the team were Roger Williams, Don Sarnowsk, Mike Lyle, Louis Williams, Wayne Larson, Pat Mulch, Jim Griffin, Brent Foshie, John Madraso, Jo Jo Brown, and Tina Cardenas. The coach for the Serpents team was Francis Clark.
  • Table Topics at the meeting of the Desert Toastmasters Club was “What Would You Do to Solve the Unemployment Problem?” Frank Turner served as Toastmaster of the day and main speakers were Milton Graham, Robert Jackson and Warren Johnson.
  • Sale of tax deeded land in Mineral County brought a total of $3,075

70 Years Ago

  • An entertaining boxing card was arranged for Hawthorne fans to benefit the Little League program. Men of the senior group were Blackie Gallardo, Tom Daniels, Johnnie Parker, Gus Edquivel, Fred Blakey and Vic Bowden.
  • Navy defeated Marines 81-79 to win the City League basketball championship.
  • All veterans organizations joined in a plan to sponsor a big July 4th celebration.

80 Years Ago

  • The population of the Hawthorne-Babbitt, Naval Depot area was estimated at 7000 persons, exclusive of marine and enlisted navy personnel, when the registration for point rationing showed a total of 6530 ration books issued.
  • The Mina Civil Club announced that Mrs. Fay Barker, a member of the club, was in Los Angeles purchasing materials to be made into luncheon clothes, towels, aprons, and other items for the upcoming bazaar. The club was also arranging a flag and flagpole to be erected at the municipal building on Mina’s Main Street in honor of so many soldiers traveling to Reno from the Tonopah Army Base.
  • Judge Wm. D. Hatton held that N.E. Conklin was legally acting as District Attorney of the county. He had been appointed by District Attorney Martin Evansen who took leave to enter the military service. The Board of Commissioners had appointed L. E. Blaisdell, who indicated he would appeal Judge Hatton’s decision.

90 Years Ago

  • Hawthorne was chosen as the location for the championship game in the Western Nevada Basketball League because the local high school gym was superior to any found outside of Reno. Reno Printing Co. The Bearcats defeated the Hawthorne CCC Camp M-l 62-35 for the state title. Each team had lost only one game in the regular season, CCC to the University Freshman, and Reno Print to the Virginia City Blues.
  • All streams in Mineral County were closed to fishing in 1934 by order of the Board of Commissioners. Including was the rearing pond at Fletcher where trout were raised for planting in the streams.
  • A new state law permitted counties to sell patented mining claims, which the counties had acquired when taxes were not paid. Applications were made for the purchase of several claims in Mineral County.
  • The Civilian Women’s Service (CWS) project (10 women) was merged with the men’s CWA program, which had been reduced to 45 men employed.
  • Assurance was given that Hawthorne CCC Camp M-l would be continued for at least another year. President Roosevelt announced an extension of the CCC program.
  • Marine Barracks Hawthorne Band presented a concert at the recreation hall at the naval depot.