Mad Props to the Storey County Sheriff’s Office for all their hard work. 364 Calls. 14 Citations – 51 Warnings. Thanks for the warning and not the ticket. Sisters fighting sisters. Brothers harassing sisters. Tailgaters, Bottle Rockets, return of “The Suspicious Person”, and are you sure that’s a snake? If …
Read More »Virginia City Senior Center Menu – July 8 – 12
Lunch at the Senior Center, always a good time! Call the senior center today if you want Turkey Cobb Salad in lieu of the entree on Wednesday. (775) 847-0957 This week’s grubfest includes- Monday: Mexican meatballs, brown rice, zucchini, salad, corn tortilla, papaya Tuesday: Chicken broccoli rice, beet salad, apricot …
Read More »4th Bingo Night at Rainbow Bend
Lockwood Social Club Bingo Night The Teller attended the Rainbow Bend Social Club’s bingo night on Saturday. After a potluck dinner and dessert, the bingo fun started. There were roughly 100 people in attendance and the Bingo festivities lasted for about an hour and a half. Dave Hart was filling …
Read More »Sunday Word Of The Day – Minuscule
minuscule | ˈminəˌskyo͞ol, minˈəsˌkyo͞ol | (also miniscule) adjective 1) extremely small; tiny: a minuscule fragment of DNA. • informal so small as to be negligible or insufficient: he believed the risk of infection was minuscule. 2) of or in lowercase letters, as distinct from capitals or uncials. • of or in a small cursive script of the Roman alphabet, with …
Read More »SCSO Incident Report June 17 – 23, 2019
SCSO Incident Report for the week of June 17th – June 23rd 390 Calls • 15 Butt Dials • 15 Citations • 62 Warnings (thanks guys and gals) As summer heats up, remember to be kind to others. Please don’t do drugs in public. If you are drunk and need …
Read More »July 2 Commissioner Meeting Review – BardeBlog
The latest episode of the Storey County Commission aired on interstellar TV. For those of you who missed it, Nicole Barde wrote about her observations on her underrated blog. During the meeting, Kris Thompson called me a liar for telling the truth and Steve Ayers referred to The Teller as …
Read More »SCSO Arrest Blotter June 10-23
Storey County Arrest Blotter June 10-23. Driving is the most dangerous thing you do on a daily basis. Please don’t endanger others around you by texting or drinking and driving. Please.
Read More »Gary Hames Files Against Storey County In District Court
Hames Claims Wrongful Termination Lawyers for Former Fire Chief and Community Development Director Gary Hames filed a Petition for Writ of Mandamus with the First District Court against Storey County. The petition, dated July 1, 2019, is in response to his abrupt firing and allegations levied by a whistleblower and …
Read More »UNR Holds Interactive Science Activities for Comstock Kids
UNR and Silver City are hosting a science camp tomorrow from 10:00 to noon. Kids will learn about chemical reactions and the heat they produce in an event sponsored by University of Nevada Cooperative Extension. Jim Barcellos of UNR leads his popular interactive science activities where children can don goggles …
Read More »Sunday Word Of The Day – Malversation
I Love Words. I receive compliments (and detriments) on my writing style from the gentle readers of The Teller. People have compared my (at times) irreverent prose to the Territorial Enterprise’s own Mark Twain. While I am grateful for these complements, I am uneasy with the comparison to the creator …
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