Bullfrog County was a short-lived county in Nevada created by the Nevada Legislature in 1987.  It consisted of an uninhabited 144-square-mile area around Yucca Mountain completely enclosed by southern Nye County, the county from which it was created. Bullfrog” was the name Frank “Shorty” Harris and Ernest “Ed” Cross, the prospectors who started the Bullfrog…

Annette Funicello died April 8th, 2013, following a lengthy battle with multiple sclerosis. She was 70. In July 1983, when she was 41,  Annette was photographed playing a slot machine at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.  At the time Annette was appearing at the hotel-casino. Meanwhile, Annette’s passing has touched many in Northern Nevada, including Sharon Baird.  She has…

Officials are trying to determine if a boat that washed up on a beach is debris from the 2011 tsunami. The  20-foot boat with Japanese writing, believed to be a license or registration number on its side, washed ashore Sunday near Crescent City. Del Norte County Sheriff Dean Wilson reports, “Yesterday evening at about 8:30,…

His family had no running water, so they bathed in the Truckee River every Saturday — something that prepared him for conditions during Central Intelligence Agency operations in Vietnam during the war, he wrote in his autobiography, “The Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA,” with Malcolm McConnell. Antonio “Tony” Mendez’s mastery led…

Generally, it’s my mouth that gets me into trouble — other times it’s my thoughtless actions. It was our final foray to San Francisco as a track team my senior year of high school. And even though we were on a strict curfew, I sneaked out of my hotel room, using the fire escape to…

Every couple of months my wife will gather up all the romance novels she’s read, put them in a plastic bag and she’ll donate them to the Spanish Springs Library.  Last Sunday was one of those times. Since she was doing that, she decided to also pick up a few supplies from the local office…

“Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds; for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations. When the hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered in, the lambs will provide you with clothing,…

The bludgeoning of faith continued Easter Sunday as ABC’s George Stephanopoulos’, “This Week,” had atheist Susan Jacoby, who wrote in the New York Times that the murders in Newtown are “The Blessings of Atheism.”  Jacoby wrote this piece of trash on January 6th, but Stephanopoulos chose to have her on as a guest Easter morning. Perhaps…

Simply bad timing? Not on your life. On the eve of Easter Sunday no less, CBS News’ “48-Hours,” decided to air a show attacking credibility of the Joyce Meyer Ministries. In the story called, “Writing on the Wall,” the head of security for the ministry killed is wife and two children and was found guilty and  sentenced…

When I woke up this evening, I had this rolling around in my brain cavity and it wouldn’t go away until I put it down on paper. I think it’s worth sharing: When opportunity presents itself, We must to be willing to stand up, Take a deep breath — Go for it completely, Even at…