Hawthorne The Week of December 8, 2016 America’s Patriotic Home Mineral County 75¢ | Vol. 85 • No. 45 | A BattleIndependent-NewsIndependent-News Born Media newspaper The oldest continuous privately owned business in Mineral County. Published in Hawthorne, Nevada, since 1933 education | 2 crime | 3 Abandoned green house revitalized by special ed students Information sought in shooting election 2016 Mineral one of four Nevada counties asked to recount votes By Heidi Bunch eral County that were chosen ciated Press, Clinton defeated MCIN Staff by De La Fuente were Precinct President-elect Donald Trump 11 and 12 (Walker Lake and in Nevada by 27,202 votes, out of Mineral County Clerk and Schurz). Unfortunately for the 1.1 million that were cast on election workers found them- De La Fuente, both precincts Nov. 8. selves recounting votes on Dec. chose none of the above over Ballots are being examined 6 after independent presiden- De La Fuente. that were cast in 84 precincts tial candidate Roque “Rocky” If this sample recount shows in and around Las Vegas, and De La Fuente requested the re- more than a one-percent dis- should be done by Friday. count stating he is “seeking to crepancy in either De La Fu- Only eight other precincts in Heidi Bunch ensure the integrity of the sys- ente or for Hillary Clinton, a four Nevada counties are be- Mineral County Deputy Clerk Bonnie DeMars feeds ballots tem.” full statewide recount will be through the machine during the recount of independent presi- The two precincts in Min- issued. According to the Asso- > See Recount, Page 3 dential candidate Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente. christmas arrives in hawthorne Parade lights up main street By Heidi Bunch The Grinch was able to make MCIN Staff off with packages delivered by Santa to search and rescue per- Residents of Hawthorne cel- sonnel but he was frightened by ebrated the second Annual Cecil, who made sure that the Parade of Lights last Friday. A package was safe. Thank you to past tradition that is being revi- both Sheriff Adams and Cecil talized by the Mineral County for saving Christmas for all the Park and Recreation Depart- children of Mineral County. ment, showed that hometown This event kicks off the par- pride is still alive as well as the ties, programs and events that Spirit of Christmas. are symbolic of the Christmas Young and old lined Main season. The Independent-News Street where float, carolers and urges those who have their even Cecil braved the cold and homes decorated to contact made their way down to Veter- Heidi or Amanda at 945-2414 an’s Park where Santa and Mrs. to possibly have your home fea- Claus was waiting to greet the tured in our Christmas edition. children and hear all about their The next event scheduled for wish lists. Santa Claus will be the Amer- The lighting of the Hawthorne ican Cruiser Toy Run on Dec. Christmas Tree was also per- 10 at 11 a.m. where they collect formed. Sheriff Randy Adams unwrapped new toy, gift cards was called to action when the or cash for Toys for Tots and Grinch came to Hawthorne CAHS. Children can visit Santa and tried to “steal Christmas”. while donating to these causes. Beverly Orozco One lucky baby was thrilled to visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus during the Parade of Lights in Haw- thorne on Friday evening. Heidi Bunch photos (Top) Cecil the Serpent came out of his lair before hibernation to help Sheriff Randy Adams save Christmas from the Grinch! Cecil was able to keep a package from the Grinch for Santa to deliver on Christmas Eve. (Below) McGruff joined in the fun of the pa- rade by reminding children to “Take a bite out of crime!” Heidi Bunch Mineral County sheriff Randy Adams was able to save Christmas from the Grinch by apprehend- ing him after stealing presents that were given to members of Adams’ search and rescue team. The Grinch was not booked into the Mineral County Detention Center but instead asked to join in the festivities at Veterans Memorial Park. Page 2 Mineral County Independent-News || The Week of Dec. 8, 2016 your seven-day forecast today friday saturday sunday monday tuesday wednesday 56/40 61/41 57/29 54/40 64/44 57/30 55/28 Cloudy and warmer Mostly cloudy Occasional rain and Partial sunshine Sun and clouds Periods of clouds and Mostly cloudy drizzle sun CRammin’ A CRUISER education Abandoned green house revitalized by local special education students By Sheri Samson MCIN Correspondent Behind the school administration de- partment which is located in the Arlo Funk building, an abandoned green house sat with tumble weeds blown against its structure. Wild plants had taken root as well and were growing ev- Heidi Bunch erywhere within the breeze way. When Residents of Mineral County helped employees of Dollar General and American the Special Education instructor, Mike Cruisers “Cram-the-Cruiser” last Saturday at the dollar store location in Haw- Harris, happened upon it, he saw an op- thorne. Joined by Deputy Matt Goodrich, many new toys were purchased that portunity for his students to learn while will be given to Toys for Tots in Mineral County and distributed to those children expending energy in a new way. in need. With the assistance from some com- munity resources, a new skill began among his students. With a few touch- ups made inside and old ammo boxes donated by Tina Manzini of Napa Auto Parts, planting boxes were added to Happy Birthday waist high benches. Bags of soil, as well as seeds, were passed along from Cindy Courtesy photo Nixon at the B&B Nursery located in the Special education students at Mineral True Value Hardware Store. From there County High School helped transform the work slowly began. an abandoned green house into a Paisley As Harris explained, “The kids en- thriving garden on campus. joyed cleaning up the space as they re- alized we were having a new adventure by pruning the plants and watering. in gardening. They filled up the planter What was important was the vision of boxes, watered and began the process creating their own space which would of planting and labeling the items we produce flowers and vegetables, while From: would be growing.” learning the care it involved each day. This green house project became a Kelly Orndoff, a personal aid that as- Bestie daily walk from the high school, while sists Travis Isom, was also a participant providing an area of interest which the as she assisted with the experience by students could participate in. Some en- encouraging all the students to enjoy in joyed watching the daily growth, while the gardening experience. Harris con- others would want a hands-on approach tributed the garden house success to a host of cooperating individuals. 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