🌱 What’s next for Elko’s long-awaited new veterans cemetery?

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• What’s next for Elko’s long-awaited new veterans cemetery?
• Why Elko West has become a favorite checkpoint on I-80 drives

Today's riddle: Why do optometrists live so long? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Warm with some brightening, with a high of 75 and low of 43 degrees.
• Monday: A couple of t-showers; cooler, temps: high: 64, low: 42.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, showers around, with a high of 63 and low of 37 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Cortez Masto, Budd Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Veterans from Fraud (senate.gov) — Elko residents can look forward to a new veterans cemetery that Senator Catherine Cortez Masto helped secure and continues pressing the VA to complete transparently. She’s also co-sponsoring bipartisan legislation to toughen penalties on fraudsters who target veterans, aiming to better protect the financial security of service members and their families nationwide.
   

• These Nevada Rest Stops Turned Into Roadside Legends (myfamilytravels.com) — If you drive I-80, the Elko West Rest Area is highlighted as a reliable “checkpoint” just west of town, with big-sky views and Ruby Mountains in the distance that many travelers look forward to. The feature then tours other memorable Nevada rest stops, from quirky motels to scenic pullouts, showing how these pauses can reset your mind on long desert drives.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Elko

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Monday May 4

• Boys Basketball Open Gym (Home)
  EHS Centennial Gym
  6:00 am
• Dance Team Tryouts (Home)
  EHS Old Gym
  4:00 pm
• Volleyball Open Gym (Home)
  EHS Centennial Gym
  4:00 pm
• Boys Basketball Spring League (Home)
  EHS Centennial Gym
  6:00 pm

Tuesday May 5

• Dance Team Tryouts (Home)
  EHS Old Gym
  4:00 pm
• 2026 Emil Matys Jazz Fest
  Elko High School Elko, NV 89801
  7:00 pm

Wednesday May 6

• Boys Basketball Open Gym (Home)
  EHS Centennial Gym
  6:00 am
• Volleyball Open Gym (Home)
  EHS Centennial Gym
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday May 4

• Boys Basketball Open Gym (Home)
  EHS Centennial Gym
  6:00 am
• Volleyball Open Gym (Home)
  EHS Centennial Gym
  4:00 pm
• Dance Team Tryouts (Home)
  EHS Old Gym
  4:00 pm
• Boys Basketball Spring League (Home)
  EHS Centennial Gym
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Yearly cleaning on the Carlin Tunnels on I-80 was completed this week.
  This annual cleaning and inspection gives our crew the opportunity to take a close look at the tunnels, tile, lighting and bridge decks to help keep… (Nextdoor )

• American Staffing, Inc. posted a job opening for Welder/Fabricator in Elko. Apply here.
• TKC Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Food Service Worker in Elko. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elko here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Spring Creek

• Nevada Daily Roundup: May 1 (prepbaseballreport.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they dilate. (Thank you Phil M. for sending it in!)
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