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SULLIVAN STREET? Drive north on Montgomery past Beech and you will find that the pavement ends and becomes a dirt road. I wondered why the County chooses to not pave to the end of the road.  An NDOT representative came out and pulled out his maps explaining that the Sullivan’s owned the property under discussion. So? Why isn’t it paved? The County can’t, or won’t answer. Do you suppose that Bill Sullivan, who was paid by the County, didn’t want to have his taxes increase because the road was paved? This, of course, could be corrected by the existing Sullivan’s in residence. After all; they all profit from either the County, State or Federal governments and one would think that they wouldn’t mind giving some of their paycheck back. Maybe they feel differently than those of us who don’t have a choice but must pay our property taxes regardless. Now I don’t mean to imply that just because Bill Sullivan was a Judge and his son Gus was a Captain in the Sheriff office and is now a Judge and that Gus’s Mom retired from the US Post Office and Theresa works for the School District that there is cause for wondering. No! I am not implying that. Well, it’s that time of year again. Tarantulas have been spotted making out in plain sight. (there ought to be a law) The Desert Big Horn Sheep are coming down from the ridges again. Their water holes must be drying up. Don’t be afraid of the tarantulas. They are not poisonous: but have been known to bite. THANKS My wife and I would like to express our most heartfelt thanks to all those who not only donated their hard earned money but also to those who kept us in their thoughts and prayers during the past few weeks after we lost our Son Scott in a tragic car accident in Missouri. All the money donated went towards funeral costs. Because of Scott’s generous nature as a human being, two people now have the gift of sight. Wow! He is still seeing the world. Again thanks. Aloha and Mahalo. I was curious about the trailer parked in the lot on the corner of 2nd and Watson. The business is Eagle Peak Rock and Paving and they are there to work on the roads in Death Valley. I wasn’t aware that the roads needed repair but apparently Obama thinks they do. OK with me. If you are going to spend Federal money on unneeded projects, let it be here!	I Believe in Santa Clause I remember my first Christmas adventure with Grandma. I was just a kid. I remember tearing across town on my bike to visit her. On the way, my big sister dropped the bomb: “There is no Santa Claus,” she jeered. “Even dummies know that!” My Grandma was not the gushy kind, never had been. I fled to her that day because I knew she would be straight with me. I knew Grandma always told the truth, and I knew that the truth always went down a whole lot easier when swallowed with one of her “world-famous” cinnamon buns. I knew they were world-famous, because Grandma said so. It had to be true.   Grandma was home, and the buns were still warm. Between bites, I told her everything. She was ready for me. “No Santa Claus?” she snorted .... “Ridiculous! Don’t believe it! That rumor has been going around for years, and it makes me mad, plain mad!! Now, put on your coat, and let’s go.” “Go? Go where, Grandma?” I asked. I hadn’t even finished my second world-famous cinnamon bun.        “Where” turned out to be Kerby’s General Store, the one store in town that had a little bit of just about everything. As we walked through its doors, Grandma handed me ten dollars. That was a bundle in those days. “Take this money,” she said, “and buy something for someone who needs it. I'll wait for you in the car." Then she turned and walked out of Kerby's.  I was only eight years old. I'd often gone shopping with my mother, but never had I shopped for anything all by myself. The store seemed big and crowded, full of people scrambling to finish their Christmas shopping. For a few moments I just stood there, confused, clutching that ten-dollar bill, wondering what to buy, and who on earth to buy it for. I thought of everybody I knew: my family, my friends, my neighbors, the kids at school, and the people who went to my church. I was just about thought out, when I suddenly thought of Bobby Decker. He was a kid with bad breath and messy hair, and he sat right behind me in Mrs. Pollock's grade-two class.  Bobby Decker didn't have a coat. I knew that because he never went out to recess during the winter. His mother always wrote a note telling the teacher that he had a cough, but all we kids knew that Bobby Decker didn't have a cough; he didn't have a good coat. I fingered the ten-dollar bill with growing excitement. I would buy Bobby Decker a coat! I settled on a red corduroy one that had a hood to it. It looked real warm, and he would like that.             "Is this a Christmas present for someone?" the lady behind the counter asked kindly, as I laid my ten dollars down.” Yes, ma'am," I replied shyly. "It's for Bobby."  The nice lady smiled at me, as I told
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her about how Bobby really needed a good winter coat. I didn't get any change, but she put the coat in a bag, smiled again, and wished me a Merry Christmas.         That evening, Grandma helped me wrap the coat (a little tag fell out of the coat, and Grandma tucked it in her Bible) in Christmas paper and ribbons and wrote, "To Bobby, From Santa Claus" on it. Grandma said that Santa always insisted on secrecy. Then she drove me over to Bobby Decker's house, explaining as we went that I was now and forever officially, one of Santa's helpers. Grandma parked down the street from Bobby's house, and she and I crept noiselessly and hid in the bushes by his front walk. Then Grandma gave me a nudge. "All right, Santa Claus," she whispered, "get going." I took a deep breath, dashed for his front door, threw the present down on his step, pounded his door and flew back to the safety of the bushes and Grandma.            Together we waited breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open.  Finally it did, and there stood Bobby.    Fifty years haven't dimmed the thrill of those moments spent shivering, beside my Grandma, in Bobby Decker's bushes.  That night, I realized that those awful rumors about Santa Claus were just what Grandma said they were: ridiculous. Santa was alive and well, and we were on his team. I still have the Bible, with the coat tag tucked inside: $19.95.P.S.  Always remember:  If you quit believing in Santa Claus, you get underwear for Christmas!! Santa Al PERSONAL Joni Eastley, Chairman, Board of County Commission County of Nye, PO Box 153 Tonopah, NV 89049 (775) 482-4533 home phone, (775) 482-4533 Cell castle@lnett.com  CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Pahrump Digital, Inc. 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No pop-up advertising. $10/year –775-553-2364  1975 Chinook RV runs great - recent tune up. $2,500 Also -1974 Silver Streak Also ladder rack for full size pick up (775)553-2364	The Sanitation District has 100 acres of undeveloped land with water rights, and is seeking proposals for potential users of the land who are able to utilize both the land and water.  The land is directly adjacent to Highway 95 and is described as Nye County Assessor Parcel No. 018-521-16.  The permitted water available at this site is 2.0 cubic feet per second and not to exceed 500 acre-feet annually and not to exceed a yearly duty of 5.0 acre-feet per acre of land irrigated from any and all sources.  There is also three phase power and additional land for lease adjacent to this parcel approximately 400 acres if needed.  Beatty Water and Sanitation District would like to see the land and water utilized within two years.  Proposed uses may include, but are not limited to agricultural, commercial or industrial.  Please submit the following information: Company background/statement of qualifications, type of land use planned, type of water use planned, offer for the term of the lease, timeframe for using land and water. Contact Ray Williams General Manager at 775-553-2931. SHERIFF BLOTTER 09/02/09 JEREMY WILEY WAS RELEASED FROM BEATTY JAIL AFTER FINE PAYMENTS WERE SET UP W/BEATTY JUSTICE COURT 09/03/09 RAY HENRY WILLIAMS WAS BOOKED INTO BEATTY JAIL CHARGED W/DUI 1ST. BAIL SET AT $882. RELEASED AFTER BAIL POSTED AND COURT DATE SET 09/04/09 BUSTER THEODORE WALKER WAS BOOKED INTO BEATTY JAIL ON CHARGES OF OUT OF STATE SUSPENDED LICENSE & UNREGISTERED VEHICLE. BAIL SET AT $819 09/06/09 BUSTER THEODORE WALKER WAS RELEASED FROM BEATTY JAIL ON OWN RECOGNIZANCE AFTER COURT DATE SET 09/07/09 OSVALDO ALVARES-MERLO WAS BOOKED INTO BEATTY JAIL ON CHARGES OF UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, POSSESSION OF COCAINE, W/INTENT TO SELL & POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA. BAIL SET AT $21,364 09/08/09 SAUL VILLANUEVA WAS BOOKED INTO BEATTY JAIL CHARGED W/INTERRUPTION OF 911 & DOMESTIC BATTERY. BAIL SET AT $5,000 The following paragraph was posted on the Nevada F&W Web site 09/10/09 In summary, we find that the information provided in the petition, as well as information in our files, presents substantial scientific or commercial information indicating that listing the Amargosa toad as threatened or endangered may be warranted due to the present or threatened destruction, modification, or curtailment of its habitat or range, including existing and future water development, use of groundwater to support land development, overgrowth of vegetation, excessive habitat use by ungulates, and OHV use in toad habitat. We will investigate whether there are additional potential threats to the Amargosa toad related to Factor A during our status review. (to be continued)  THAT’S IT FOR NOW