150 Most Influential Douglas County Residents

Each November, the Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Authority hosts a gala dinner honoring outstanding members of the community. Typically, a volunteer of the year, business of the year, citizen of the year and others are the award recipients. This year, in recognition of the 150th anniversary of the creation of Douglas County, the chamber gala is all about 150.

At the Nov. 12 event, held at the Genoa Lakes Golf Club, guests will see a list of the 150 most influential people in Douglas County history. Later in the evening, the top 10 most influential people out of that list will be announced for the first time. As guests arrive, they'll receive a ballot to choose their version of the top 10 and the guest who does the best job of matching the committee's choices will be suitably rewarded.

Also at the dinner, the 15 most important events in Douglas County history will be announced. Each of those events will represent one decade in county history, with one choice from 1861 to 1870, one from 1871 to 1880 and so on. All in all, it's a look back at the 150-year history of the county.

Tickets for this once every 50 years event and more detailed information can be found at www.carsonvalleynv.org or by calling the chamber office at 782-8144.

Tickets are $100 and tables of 10 are available as well.

150 most influential individuals, couples and pairs

John Q. & Rufus Adams

Andy Aldax

John Ascuaga

Ed Atencio

Ted Bacon

Dr. Franklin Baker

David Barber

Wanda Batchelor

Sharkey Begovich

Don Bently

Louis Bergevin

Aldo Biaggi

Gerry Bing

D.W. Bliss

Richard Brockliss

George & Charlie Brown

H.P. Burnham

George Byers

Dal Byington

Ansel Casentini

Ellsworth Chappell

Rhoda Chichester

Patty Clark

Eliza Cook

Frieda Cordes Godecke

Keith Cornforth

Father John Corona

John Cradlebaugh

Henry Crippen

Charles Daggett

John Dangberg

Clarence Oliver Dangberg

Grace Dangberg

H.F. Dangberg Jr.

H.F. Dangberg Sr.

Harold Dayton

Jack Dayton

Susie Dick

Fred Dressler

Sen. William Dressler

Dar Ellis

John Etchemendy

Leander Socrates Ezell

Isaac Farwell

Paul Felten

George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.

Lillian Virgin Finnegan

Milton & Ethel Fleischer

John & Mary Gardner

Lawrence Gilman

Roy Godecke

Harvey Gross

J.W. Haines

Ernest Hand

Bill Harrah

Anna & Mose Harris

E.H. Hawkins

Don Hellwinkel

Dan Hellwinkel

Fred Brick Hellwinkel

Marlena Hellwinkel

Carsten Henningsen

Lynn Hettrick

Joyce Hollister

Lew Hymers

Lawrence & Betty Jacobsen

Theresa Jackson

Arendt Jensen

Mathias Jepsen

Moses Job

Mimi Jobe

Al ‘Jackpot' Johnson

Elizabeth Johnson

Stella and Knox Johnson

David Jones

Max Jones

Beatrice Jones

Hugh Killebrew

Pat Kimmerling

Stephen Kinsey

Ken Kjer

Abraham Klauber

Brian Krolicki

William Lampe

Julian Larrouy

Jim & Gerry Lawrence

Dat-so-lah Lee

Emil Leising

Jean Lekumberry

Glenn Logan

Leonard Ludell

Duane ‘Scotchy' Mack

Noel Manoukian

Jerry Maple

Joanne Martiniez

Wynn Maule

Howard McKibben

Bill Mendes

C.C. Meneley

Hans Meyer-Kassel

Jimmy Miller

Hiram Mott

Cerisa Mott Fettic

Israel and Eliza Mott Taylor

Jeane & Patrick Mulreany

Pastor Pete Nelson

Cherie Owen

Ben Palmer

Brooks Park

Wallace Park

William Park

Dr. John Pasek

Frieda Pitts

Walt Powers

A.C. Pratt

Bob Pruett

Spec Rahbeck

T.B. Rickey

Jake Rodenbaugh

Hank & Jane Rosenbrock

Gene Scarselli

Melvin Schwake

Bert Selkirk

Arnold Settelmeyer

Frank Settelmeyer

Fred Settelmeyer

Grace Settelmeyer

Raymond Smith

Clara Smokey

Herman Springmeyer

Marjorie Johnson Springmeyer

Papa Starke

Frederick William Stodieck

Gary Stone

Roy Storke

Jim Stratton

Snowshoe Thompson

Bill & Marsha Tomerlin

David Towell

Henry Van Sickle

Daniel Webster Virgin

Mary Raycraft Virgin

Henry Walker

David & Harriet Walley

William Wennhold

George Whittell

Harold Wyatt

Frank Yparraguirre

Bill Zabelsky

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Most influential families

Adams Family

Bernard Family

Bliss Family

Borda Family

Brockliss Family

Byington/Galleppi Family

Chichester Family

Dangberg Family

Dressler Family

Etchemendy Family

Falcke Family

Felton Family

Ferris Family

Goedecke Family

Hawkins Family

Hickey Family

Hussman Family

Jacobsen Family

James Family

Jepson Family

Johnson Family

Kimmerling Family

Kizer Family

Mott Family

Neddenriep Family

Park Family

Rabe/Sarmans

Raycraft Family

Schwake Family

Settelmeyer Family

Smokey Family

Springmeyer Family

Stodieck Family

Thran Family

Trimmer Family

Virgin Family

Wennhold Family

Wyatt Family

Halloween Happenings Around The Valley

Halloween Happenings Around The Valley

Children's Librarian Carol Nageotte, dressed as Tilly the Witch, will read Halloween stories on Tuesday during storytime at the Douglas County Public Library.

Shannon Litz

Harvest Festival. The seventh annual Carson Valley Harvest Festival is 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. every weekend in October at the Corley Ranch, 859 Highway 395, a mile south of Pinenut Road in Gardnerville. Pig races, straw maze, wagon rides, farm animals, pumpkin patch. Admission is $6 adults, $5 for ages 3-17 and seniors, free for children 2 and younger. Information, corleyranch.com.

Haunted Weekend. The Douglas County Historical Society's Haunted Weekend is today through Sunday. Ghost walks in Minden, Gardnerville Cemetery and Genoa. Cost, $5 per event. Information, 782-2555.

Spooky Stories. Join Tilly the Witch at the Douglas County Public Library in Minden for spooky stories 6 p.m. Oct. 25. Children ages four and up will to listen to stories from the books “Making Friends with Frankenstein: A Book of Monstrous Poems and Pictures,” and “The Spook Matinee: And Other Scary Poems for Kids.” Dress in a Halloween costume and receive a Halloween treat bag to take home. Information, 782-9841.

Harvest Party. Trinity Lutheran Church's Harvest Festival, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Oct. 29. Free children's games, food, and candy. Non-threatening costumes are welcome. Worship music at the Sierra Spirit Praise Service at 4:30 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church is at 1480 Douglas Ave., Gardnerville. Information, 782-8153.

Safety Street. Douglas County Sheriff''s Office Trick or Treat Safety Street starts 3 p.m. Oct. 31 in the CVIC Hall, Minden. Cost $2 per child. Information, 782-9941.

Harvest Festival. Calvary Chapel Harvest Festival 5:30-8:30 p.m., Oct. 31 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds Pavilion. Free food, drinks, games, entertainment and more. Information, 265-3259, or cvcalvarychapel.org.

Spirit Tour. The annual Dake House Spirit Tour begins 7 p.m. Oct. 31 at 2242 Main St., Genoa. Thin Veil Investigators give tours of the house, built in 1872 by Genoa's first undertaker. Guides give an explanation of the spirit painting and give tours of the undertaking parlor.The Dake House, home of Antiques Plus, is listed in the “Encyclopedia of Haunted Places,” and has been featured in “Unsolved Mysteries” and on News Channel 8. Bring flashlights and cameras. Refreshments served. Cost is $10. Information, 782-4951.

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The Numbers Are In

The Numbers Are In

via Active 20-30 blog

I received this report as part of a correspondence from Catalina Cuadros Vallejo, the appointed Secretary for the Active 20-30 International.

As a national president. it's requested that I submit bi-monthly reports showcasing our growth (in members and in clubs) and some examples of the work we do.

After receiving our first report of the term, Oriel phoned to congratulate all of our members on the impact we're able to make across our country, not just in a few impoverished pockets. Although this conversation tested my nearly-non-existant Spanish (thank you Brentwood Club for the translation assistance), his pleasure and pride was clear.

We may not build hospitals, but the work each of our members and clubs do is just as critical to the children and families we serve. Thank you for helping our association shine among our brothers and sisters Internationally.

I posted the graphic above to showcase how we stand size-wise. Active 20-30 US & Canada represents roughly half of our entire International association. As some national associations have lowered their headcount, we've continued to grow. I share this for two reasons:

1) it should be a point of pride, even as we're discouraged with the rate at which we're growing or our local struggles to attract and retain.

2) and more importantly, our association has an extremely loud voice and tremendous power to change the International association, should we choose to use them. We get 1 vote per member (not per association or club) at the International meetings. In January and June, your club president will be asked to send a member or a proxy letter to the International meetings. When you get this call (email), please heed it. Help us to use our voice and orchestrate change. Having nearly 1200 on our rolls and only votes for 1/4 of that (equalling the next largest national association) doesn't get us taken seriously.

If you want to learn more about the International association, how you can help to serve it and what it means for us to be a part of it? Feel free to reach out to me, your national IRO for the US & Canada (Kathy Jo Leom of Eugene #920) or the International IRO who serves under Oriel and connects all of our member nations (Gino Fortis of Sacramento #1). Active 20-30 US & Canada also proudly boasts a number of men who have served as International President who are also available to you as members looking to serve or learn.

Posted by Trena Goble Roudebush at 9:56 AM

Kiwanis in need of Christmas bikes

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Have you started your Christmas shopping? Well the Kiwanis Club of Carson Valley has. All year long they collect used bicycles and tricycles and transport them to China Spring Youth Camp where the kids there refurbish them. In December the bikes are donated to Project Santa Claus for disbursement to needy families in Douglas County.

Last year, Project Santa Claus had a request for 260 bikes, but Kiwanis were only able to supply 192 bikes. They were able to hand out 215 new helmets and for the first time able to give helmets to all children who received bikes, tricycles, skateboards and scooters. They are in need of help to meet their goal this year of supplying a bike and a new helmet for every needy child.

Used bikes in need of a little TLC or minor repair (only repairable bikes) can be dropped off at the following locations.

Town of Gardnerville – Maintenance Yard (next to Raley's)

1369 Highway 395, Gardnerville, 7 a.m.–3 p.m.



Gardnerville Ranchos General Improvement District

931 Mitch Drive, Gardnerville, 8 a.m.–4 p.m.



Topaz Ranch Estates GID & Water Company

3924 Carter Way, Wellington, 7:30 a.m.–4 p.m.

Monetary, new helmet, new bike donations, or for more information contact, Gary Dove (775) 265-9443 or Tom Peters (775) 781-8924.

Zombie Crawl in Record Courier

The Sierra Nevada Active 20-30 Women's Club is hosting a Halloween themed “Zombie Crawl” at 6 p.m. Oct. 22.

The event will feature a costume contest, poker run and drink specials at all five bars.

Beginning at Buckaroo's Saloon participants will crawl to The Overland, The French, Sharkey's Casino, The JT and back to Buckaroos. Pre-Register at www.sierranv2030.org for $15, or at the door for $20. Proceeds from the Zombie Crawl benefit the children of Douglas County.

Active 20-30 International is a non-profit organization providing young adults with an opportunity to make a difference in the life of special needs children in their communities. The Sierra Nevada Women's Active 20-30 Club No. 730 provides young women between the ages of 20 and 39 the forum and tools to positively affect underprivileged children in Douglas County. Sierra Nevada women support such agencies as Austin's House, Backpack Buddies, the Boys & Girls Club of Carson Valley, the Family Support Council, Kids & Horses and other organizations with a priority in assisting special needs children. The local Active 20-30 chapter of Sierra Nevada No.730 works on carrying out this mission for the children of Douglas County.

For information on the event or becoming a volunteer with Active 20-30, visit www.sierranv2030.org, or call 783-8676.

Corley Ranch Harvest Festival - Weekends Through The End Of October

The 2011 Carson Valley Harvest Festival is 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. every weekend in October at the Corley Ranch, 859 Highway 395, a mile south of Pinenut Road in Gardnerville.

The festival includes farm animals, wagon, train and miniature horse rides, a two-acre corn maze in the shape of Nevada, a kids' straw maze, pig races, miniature golf and Frisbee golf, pumpkin sales, crafts and vendors. Food and drinks are available for purchase.

Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and children 3 to 17, free for children 2 and younger.

Bring your own flashlights for the Night Crawler Maze events, 7-9 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is $7 for 13 years and older, $5 for ages 5-12.

A full schedule of events is available at www.corleyranch.com

Haunted Weekend Tours - Carson Valley

This is the time of year when we wish that this column was two pages long. There is so much going on at the Gardnerville Museum that we can only mention a few items each week. I suppose we could just give you a long list, but what fun would that be?

Let's start this Thursday at 7 p.m. Our lecture series is offering you a glimpse of Kit Carson through the talents of Richard Clark. Mr. Clark will be doing a Chautauqua performance for us recounting the life and adventures of Kit Carson. Come join us and remember that DCHS members always get in free. Admission is $3 for all non-members.

The weekend of Oct. 21, 22 and 23 offers you several fun things to enjoy. We will be celebrating Haunted Weekend all three days. First, on Friday, Oct. 21, the Haunted Minden Ghost Walk will depart at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. from the corner of Minden Park on Esmeralda Street. Saturday, the Haunted Gardnerville Cemetery Tour will depart every 15 minutes from 6:30 to 8 p.m. And the last tour, the Haunted Genoa Ghost Walk will depart at 11 a.m. from the Court House Museum. Each tour offers you a chance to meet Carson Valley old-timers and learn something of our history. And, yes, the tours are kid friendly. Admission is still only $5 per person per event.

Also the Dangberg Home Ranch will be showing its annual clothing exhibit on Oct. 22 and 23 and again on Oct. 29 and 30. Call 783-9417 for details and admission information.

That puts us at the Halloween/Nevada Day weekend. For a safe, sane Halloween, check the articles in the Record-Courier. There are lots of safe Harvest Festival and Halloween events put on around town every year.

Our Nov. 10 lecture series will feature Richard Potashin and Nancy Hadlock speaking on Basque culture, the history of aspen tree carvings and sheepherding. Both have been researching Basque culture and will provide an informative evening of information. The lecture will start at 7 p.m. and admission, as always, is free for DCHS members, $3 for non-members.

How long has it been since you spent an evening of fun playing Bingo? Come join us on Friday, Nov. 11, at St. Gall Catholic Church for a grand time. The Knights of Columbus are hosting this fundraiser for DCHS. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with games starting at 7 p.m. Complementary coffee and popcorn will be offered. Nachos, hot dogs, hamburgers, beer, wine, bottled water, and soft drinks will be available for purchase. Because of Nevada gaming regulations, no one under the age of 21 can be admitted. Call 782-2555 for additional information.

Next is December and our annual Holiday Gala, but we're out of column space. We can tell you that there will be photos with Santa, a Cookie Walk, beautifully decorated trees, gingerbread houses, contests, and more. Check back next week for more details.

If you have any questions about anything mentioned here, please call the Douglas County Historical Society at the Carson Valley Museum in Gardnerville at 782-2555. Visit our website at www.historicnevada.org. Remember, DCHS and its two museums, the Carson Valley Museum in Gardnerville and the Courthouse Museum in Genoa, do not receive any regular state or county funding. It's up to our members and friends to help us keep our doors open.

Amazing Fundraiser Held At Jimmy G's Cigar Bar - Benefitting the victims of the IHOP shooting!

Wow!

A fund established for the victims of the IHOP shooting Sept. 6 has collected $35,000 thus far.

The IHeal Community Fund, established by Carson Medical Group with a $5,000 donation, has secured nonprofit charitable 501(c)(3) status status through the Carson Tahoe Foundation.

“Establishing and growing this fund has been an honor for Carson Medical Group,” Dr. Tim McFarren, obstetrician and gynecologist with Carson Medical Group, said in a press release. “Distributing the funds appropriately and timely is now our main goal. The IHeal fund has grown at a pace we never expected.”

A fundraiser last week at Jimmy G's Cigar Bar raised $9,700. Half the money went into the IHeal fund, and the other half was deposited into the Nevada Mlitary Support Alliance Fund, set up for the military victims, said Cigar Bar owner Jeff Melvin.

According to Carson Tahoe Medical Center spokesman Jon Tyler, a Carson City church also donated its Sunday proceeds to the account.

“Generous people from across the nation have inquired about helping our communities heal from this event. Donating to this fund is a great start,” said McFarren.

Tyler said a subcommittee of the Carson Tahoe Foundation will be established to direct the IHeal Community Fund for appropriate use. The subcommittee will include members representing the medical community, social services, law enforcement and interested business leaders.

“Carson Medical Group recognized that ‘victims' of this tragedy include more than people who may have been physically injured. The domino effect of this shooting has been evident since the first patients were received at the hospital,” said Cheri Glockner, Carson Tahoe's director of development. “By providing the nonprofit vehicle with which to disburse the funds, the community can be assured that 100 percent of their donation will be used to assist a variety of persons affected by this horrific event.”

Donations to the IHeal Community Fund can be made at any City National Bank branch. For information, go to ww.ihealcommunityfund.com