10 Years Ago

  • Mineral County residents were shocked to hear that a body found in a backyard outside Reno was that of former resident, Colleen (Stezemp) Muhl.
  • Mineral County residents have had the ability to use the Mineral County Landfill in Mineral County Landfill in Hawthorne at free will. Beginning July 1, Hawthorne Utilities will begin charging for any extra overage, which is not included with your normal weekly garbage collection.
  • In a piercing breeze, beneath a rippling flag, the faithful of Hawthorne gathered in remembrance of seven Marines who died in a training accident March 18, 2013. 

20 Years Ago

  • A Schurz water petition was filed in U. S. District Court on March 5, 2004. Plaintiffs filing were the United States of America with Walker River Paiute Tribe as plaintiffs- intervene. Defendants are the Walker River Irrigation District. A hearing on the petition will be held on March 22, 2004.
  • A town meeting was held in regards to the BRAC Committee decision to place Hawthorne Army Depot on the closure list.
  • Sgt. Gilbert Sterling, son of James Sterling, completed 20 years in the U. S. Army.
  • Bill Leaming visited Mrs. Mugger’s first grade class at Hawthorne Elementary to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s 100 Birthday with the students. “ Dr. Bill volunteers his time at the school and reads every year to the students“, Mrs. Munger stated.

30 Years Ago

  • Mineral County Assessor Shari McPherson announced b that she would seek re-election and planned not to retire at the end of December. Shari served bas Assessor for six years and previous to that had been Chief Deputy Assessor under Mary Wagner and again binder Jaunita Phill, and was appointed Appointed Assessor following the death of Juanita, Shari and her husband Everett “Mac”, still reside in Hawthorne where they have many, many friends. We’re very protective of them both.
  • John Leonhardt filed for re-election as Mineral County Sheriff.
  • Steven Bowles filed as a candidate for County Clerk & Treasurer.
  • Gloria Hughes, an employee in the Assessor’s office for over 21 years, filed for the position of Assessor.
  • Hawthorne Justice of the Peace, Victory Trujillo filed for re-election as Hawthorne J.P.
  • Bob Weaver filed for School Board Trustee.
  • Longtime Hawthorne resident Albert “Al”  Clevenger, was the first to file for constable of Hawthorne township.

40 Years Ago

  • Three large trucks were among the victims  of the heavy winds which swept the area, also bringing with them a brief but heavy rain storm. The first large truck Jack-knife and overturned on the highway. While stopped in traffic two other trucks ( with no cargo) both flipped over when another heavy truck gust of wind hit them.
  • Expressing dissatisfaction and concern over the decision of the Department of Defense to not use the “Demil” plant at the Hawthorne Army Ammunition Plant, the Mineral County Commissioners submitted a letter to the U. S. Forest Service strongly objected to the pro open disposal method of destroying old ammunition.

50 Years Ago

  • Two 17-year old juveniles walked away from the Elko Youth Training Center were arrested in Hawthorne on charges of grand larceny, theft of an automobile and were being held in jail here.
  • In announcing the annual Shamrock golf tournament it was stated that “the Connelly’s, the McCloskey’s the Malones, the O’Malia’s, and John and Jane Olesnwicz should have a “fione’ time at the blind partner tournament which would be dedicated to the Sons of the Ould Sod, or sodded to the dedication of the Ould sons. We forgot which.”

60 Years Ago

  • Mineral County High School Serpents boy’s basketball team defeated the Moana Valley Tigers to win the Nevada A conference championship. The score was 61-59. It was Mineral County High School’s state championship.
  • A public hearing was scheduled for the consideration of the budget for the next fiscal year. The tax rate was to raise from $1.15 to $1.21 per $100 valuation and expenditures were anticipated to rise from $969,495 to $1,099/239.
  • Winners in the annual AAUW Art Show who were in Kindergarten at the time were Katherine Gallegos, Debra Young, Charlene Wilson, Jan Fortune and Roland Van Buren.
  • Mount Grant Hospital was given a $40,000 grant from the Fleischmann Foundation.

70 Years Ago

  • Contest for both vacancies on the Board of Trustees of Schurz School District No. 19 developed when four residents filed for the vacancies, Virginia L. Baxter, Fred Kinnerson, Florence Summerfield and Christine C. Tom all filed for two openings. Two candidates filed for the school board in Hawthorne and were elected without opposition, W.W. Kellison and Anne Lowe. Three candidates filed in the Mina District, they were Henry R. Eddy, Georgia E. Dunham and Henry J. Durban.
  • An Oregon resident was fined $150 in city police court after being charged without a license and failing to obtain a building permit. The man was arrested after he had collected close to $100 for less than two hours of work. He paid the fine and left town, authorities said.
  • The American Legion announced that it would sponsor a Junior Legion baseball team.

80 Years Ago

  • Heavy rains resulted in a section of track being washed out on the Southern Pacific branch line between Mina and Hazen and the incoming train from Reno to Thorne did nor arrive because of the wash out.
  • Laying of pipe was started in the town of Luning and was the beginning of the project to provide that community with an adequate water supply and modern distribution facilities.
  • Security National Bank of Reno opened its first branch at Babbitt, to serve residents of Mineral County. It was the first time in about 35 years that the county had a bank.
  • Four construction companies were being sued for permitting a 14 year old boy to drive a dump truck. A collision of the truck and a car resulted in the death of two men and injuries to another.

90 Years Ago

 • William E. (Bill) Pollard, head plumber at the Naval Ammunition Depot, died suddenly following an emergency operation at the depot dispensary for removal of a burst appendix. He was only 33 years of age. A native of Pennsylvania. Pollard enlisted in the Army when he was 17 years old and after serving overseas in World War II War 1 he returned to Pennsylvania. He came to Nevada in  1928 after living in Reno for a year, came to Hawthorne to work for a plumbing contractor during the construction of the ammunition depot. When the depot was commissioned in September of 1930, Pollard was named to head the plumbing shop. He was instrumental in organizing the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2313 in Hawthorne in 1932 and served as chancellor commander of Esmeralda Lodge Knights of Pythias in Hawthorne.