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Top of the State POLITICS LINCOLN COUNTY SINCE 1870 75¢ THE WEEK OF MAY 25, 2018 Vol. 148, No. 38 politics Top of the State Heller addresses rural issues via phone conference By Dave Maxwell ral Nevada. He feels Rosen wants to go In a telephone conference back to Obama’s Title II pro- with rural Nevada newspaper posal in 2015. reporters on May 22, Senator “It’s a 1930s-type regulation Dean Heller (R-NV) said he is for the internet. But I don’t confident the Veterans Affairs think such legislation will pass (VA) Mission Act will pass in the House. I do not want the soon. federal government to deter- The sweeping legislation in- mine content or to tax the in- cludes three bills, authored by ternet. I believe the internet is Heller, who is a senior member the last bastion of freedom in of the U.S. Senate Committee America, for, frankly, both good on Veterans Affairs, to help and bad, but it is freedom. If it is Nevada’s veteran and military put back under Title II, eventu- communities. ally this government will deter- He said the act will allow mine content and taxation, and veterans the ability to make that’s what I am trying to avoid. choices as to what VA facility to Rosen thinks something differ- go to. ent. I want there to be competi- The proposed legislation also tion on the internet. Under Title includes provisions to consoli- II you lose the kind of compe- date community care programs tition that’s necessary in order into a single, streamlined for technology to advance.” The Pahranagat Valley High softball team won its sixth straight state title on Saturday with a 10-9 service; provides sufficient He added, “If you put too win over Wells, while the Lincoln County boys brought home its third in a row by topping Yering- funding to fund the program many restrictions on access to ton 13-5. Full coverage on pages 6 and 7. throughout the next year; ex- the internet all you are going pands comprehensive assis- to do is deprive it of its ability tance; strengthens the ability to to grow and technology to ad- recruit, hire, and retain quality vance and get broadband out to commuNity medical personnel; and re- the more rural areas.” forms the VA’s health-care in- On other issues Heller said frastructure. he recently discussed wildfire In his remarks during the prevention with Interior Secre- EMT volunteers honored at banquet phone conference, Heller re- tary Ryan Zinke and Secretary ferred to a call he received from of Agriculture Sonny Perdue By Collin Anderson a veteran in Gardnerville who during a roundtable event. As a lives just minutes away from a member of the Senate Western On Monday, May 21, Lincoln local clinic, but has to go over Caucus, Heller has supported County took the opportunity to 100 miles to Reno because the several pieces of legislation to thank its emergency respond- local clinic can’t provide the combat fires in Nevada. Most re- ers with a dinner and a recog- services he needs. cently, he supported legislation nition ceremony put on by the “What we are trying to do signed into law to provide fed- Ambulance Association. with this legislation,” he said, eral funding for wildlife man- A few familiar faces were in “is to allow the veteran to use agement and improvements attendance like Sheriff Kerry a local doctor, or someone they to firefighting by modernizing Lee and commissioner Paul are comfortable with as long as aviation, radio, and evacuation Donohue, as well as a handful they can be certified in the sys- system infrastructures and of decorated EMTs. tem.” other platforms that detect and The night started off with Heller noted that Nevada is monitor fire, which include a dinner for past and present either number one or two in projects like AlertTahoe. The EMTs. Following the dinner, the nation on tax reform bene- legislation also directs the For- the EMTs were invited to a rec- fits. “Maybe Alaska is benefit- est Service to partner with the ognition ceremony at the Nel- ing a little bit more, but when it University of Nevada on wild- Collin Anderson don C. Mathews auditorium, comes to job growth per capita, fire risk mapping. Volunteer EMTs of the Lincoln County Ambulance Service were where representatives of the the state of Nevada is number Heller is the author of the honored at a banquet on May 21 at the Neldon C. Mathews Cen- ambulance service, along with one.” Emergency Fuel Reduction Act ter in Panaca. members of the community, Taking questions over the (S.1752), which would eliminate thanked them for their help. phone, Heller said of the wild time-consuming federal per- These proceedings began ers reacted, and he was overcome teen years ago. Other pins de- horse and burro issues, “what mitting for hazardous fuel re- with a short speech from Dono- with gratitude. picted successful resuscitation I want the Interior Secretary duction projects on public land hue, who expressed his admira- “I could yell thank you at the (CPR) attempts. There were to do is look at cutting the male and give the Bureau of Land tion for all the members of the top of my lungs … and it would also MVP pins to denote the population down by two-thirds Management and U.S. Forest community that volunteered not be enough,” he said to close EMTs that had the most calls and slowing down the growth Service the tools to clean up time, strength, and in some his emotional statement. during the last year. of young colts. dead and dying trees on federal cases, safety towards helping Following the commis- The night continued with the It’s going to be a 10-year pro- land. their fellow man. sioner’s speech, awards were Ambulance Association rec- gram and then we can get the Commenting again on Rosen, “It’s humbling for those of us given to all the EMTs present ognizing previous EMTs that wild horse numbers down to a Heller said, “If she had her way on the county commission,” he based off of time served and dif- had served in the county, some reasonable level to about one- there would be no mining, no stated. ferent events meriting recogni- of whom were in attendance. third of what we have now in agriculture, no cattle opera- Donohue went on to tell a few tion. These awards came in the Their experience ranged from Nevada as has been determined tions in the state. That’s the big stories about witnessing EMTs form of ribbons adorned with one decade to three, and Thor- by the Interior Department.” difference between us. I may rescuing those in need, includ- pins representing key events nock, who was in charge of Heller is running for reelec- not get out to Lincoln County as ing his own sister. He described in the careers of the specific the recognition ceremony, said tion. He is the front-runner much as I would like, but I guar- the explosion that rocked Panaca EMTs; one example of this was that they wished some of them among Republican opponents antee Rosen has never been to nearly two years ago, and re- the pin depicting a stork with a would return to the service, if in the primary election in June Lincoln County. I live in Lyon membered saying to an associate pink bundle carried in its beak only to help guide those with and may potentially face Dis- County, in rural Nevada, and that no matter how loud he yelled that was attached to Stepha- less experience. Finally, the trict 3 Representative Jackie I am well aware of the impor- to try and replicate the sound, he nie Thornock’s ribbon, which night ended with a raffle for a Rosen from Henderson in the tant issues in the rural counties couldn’t do that terrifying noise served as a reminder of the in- handful of first aid kits. Win- fall general election. He spoke and what the population does justice. He then recalled how fant she successfully delivered ners included Lee and Vern on the differences they have on quickly the emergency respond- in an emergency situation eigh- Shumway. the future of the internet in ru- > See HELLER, Page 8 News Lincoln County Coalition highlights | Page 3 opiNioN How will energy choice affect rural Nevadans? | Page 4 page 2 Lincoln County Record || The Week of May 25, 2018 your seVeN-day forecast today saturday suNday moNday tuesday wedNesday thursday 79/50 73/47 73/47 78/53 84/58 87/60 87/57 Plenty of sunshine Times of clouds and sun Partly sunny Sunny to partly cloudy Partly sunny Mostly sunny Sun and some clouds; warm LCES TRACK MEET LCRDA holds monthly meeting By Dave Maxwell grants last fall for projects that will ben- efit the trail. One was given to the Koko- The Lincoln County Regional Devel- pelli Club in Mesquite to install 650 road/ opment Authority (LCRDA) is pursu- trail signs in southeast Lincoln County ing having the Nevada Department of to mark roads and trails between Mes- Transportation install church and ser- quite and Caliente. The other grant went vice club signs in each town in Lincoln to a private media company in Las Vegas County. for Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) market- Executive Director Jeff Fontaine said ing, media buys, and website trail map Ben Rowley has received quotes for integration. printing the signs from a company in Members also discussed the possibil- Pahrump.
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