Dayton News

DAYTON COURIER The Lyon County Education Association has filed a grievance regarding the approximately 25 teachers who are slated to not be rehired for the coming school year.

The merchants at Sutro Square in Dayton are sponsoring a United Blood Services blood drive in conjunction with their free recycling event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 18.

Thank you to numerous residents who responded to my June 17 column describing the diminishing condition of Dayton Valley Road and its environs.

Michael Allan Lagrone, 18, and Jasmine Guzman-Solis, 17, both of Reno. Jeffrey Jay Healion, 44, and Ana Maria Valdes Bejerano, 34, both of Reno.

DAYTON COURIER Moderate to severe drought conditions continue in the region, despite recent rainfall that brought in clouds and storms for much of June.

Ten years ago, during the weekend of July 17 and 18, the entire Dayton community and people from all over the world celebrated Nevada's first gold discovery sesquicentennial on the historic streets of Old Town.

Low-maintenance landscaping, an alarm system and RV parking make this Dayton Valley home attractive to many people, including busy professionals, families, travelers and retirees.

By Laura Tenant DAYTON--The Historical Society of Dayton Valley is holding its annual rummage at the Carson & Colorado RR Depot on the corner of U.S. 50E and Main Street in Old Town Dayton.

Dayton will have a new community garden, businesses will have a few extra hands and seniors will have improved yards this summer with the high-energy out-put of Dayton's Comstock Youth Works teens.

SAINT MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CARRUTH: To Canon and Leslie of Reno, a daughter, June 18, 2009.

Nevada's Historic Preservation Office recently issued its annual Historic Preservation Awards.

A small matter of interpretation: As part of his justification for continued location of the jail facility, the Sheriff pointed out the fact his office has to be located in the County seat.

Out-of-state friends have asked how we stand living so far away from city life. 'Aren't you bored?' they ask.

Are you ready for fresh? Fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, fresh honey and other fresh treats are coming to the corner of U.S. 50 East and Second Avenue for the annual Dayton Farmers Market starting Thursday.

At the Dayton High School Graduation ceremonies held June 4, clouds clung to the surrounding hills, threatening to dump sheets of rain on the robe-clad seniors and the hundreds of on-lookers. Though few drops actually fell, the gray sky and chill winds seemed an ominous sign for the future awaiting the graduates.

FERNLEY--Lyon County is the recipient of federal funds to establish a Neighborhood Stabilization Program to provide a down payment assistance program to homebuyers interested in purchasing a bank-owned home in Fernley or Dayton.

Have you ever wondered where all the people come from who attend the annual Night in the Country Music Festival in Yerington? Well, for example, last year a couple came all the way from Liverpool, England to experience "an authentic country music concert". Other fans traveled from the southern United States.

It's learning time at the Dayton Senior Center at 7 p.m. on June 18 when the Historical Society of Dayton Valley sponsors an evening with Jeff Myers, a talented Fallon cowboy who builds baskets with a lariat rope made from a variety of materials.

CARSON-TAHOE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER URSO: To Thomas and Kimberly of Dayton, a son, May 18, 2009.

After more than a dozen years striving for excellence it's pay-off time for Dayton High School's best of the best to step forward during the class of 2009 graduation ceremony Thursday.