On the finish of March, I wrote in regards to the “Nevada Seasons” from Spring Mountain Ranch State Park which listed the seasons as: “Winter, Idiot’s Spring, 2nd Winter, Spring of Deception, third Winter, Street Development, Precise Spring, Summer time, Hearth, False Fall, 2nd Summer time and Precise Fall.”
At that time I believed we have been in “Spring of Deception.” Our newest climate sample has now thrown us into “third Winter” with hail, sleet, rain, snow, winds and freezing temperatures.
I had many late-starting daffodils that bought hammered. Though the heads got here up a bit the day after the primary storm, the petals regarded too battered to return to their perky selves.
The early-blooming daffodils are utterly worn out. I don’t know if the apple blossoms are viable anymore, with the heirloom tree’s flowers having that tan “I’ve been frozen” look. The ‘Crimson Scrumptious’ blooms nonetheless have pink coloration, however who is aware of if there will probably be any fruit once more this 12 months. I must exit, choose a couple of flower buds and reduce them in half to see if they’re blackened inside. If sure, bye, bye fruit.
The lilac leaves and flower buds are making a valiant effort to return again to regular, however will there be flowers to take pleasure in? I had simply began observing what number of flowers every bush may need, when bam, good ole “third Winter.” I’ve an ‘Amur’ maple sapling whose leaves had simply began to open because the climate hit. Poor little man. It could should develop all these leaves once more.
The issue with a 3rd winter is that the buds and leaves are all new-growth tender. They haven’t had an opportunity to harden off and be prepared for a brilliant chilly blast and gale-force winds. I don’t anticipate crops to die, however I do suspect my flowers will probably be minimal and that bushes and shrubs could also be set again for bit.
But, how can I complain once we so desperately want moisture. The mountains obtained snow, which is able to hopefully soak into the soil for the bushes. Perhaps some will make it down the canyons and drainages to the valleys to recharge some very depleted floor water. We had 2/10ths of an inch of water in our rain gauge, along with a half-inch of moist, heavy snow. In fact, this was adopted by one other two days of robust winds, which proceeded to dry every thing out once more. We have now to like that Nevada climate!
— JoAnne Skelly is Affiliate Professor & Extension Educator, Emerita, College of Nevada Cooperative Extension. She may be reached at skellyj@unr.edu.
This evening, Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo will provide the 2025 State of the State address ahead of the incoming 83rd legislative session, which begins Feb. 3, 2025.
Lombardo is anticipated to cover a number of topics including the economy, inflation, education, housing, and more.
In addition, Carson City 5th grade choir students will be performing at the address, and a Seeliger Elementary student will be singing a solo.
Watch the full address here, which will begin at 6 p.m.
CARSON CITY — Gov. Joe Lombardo will give his 2025 State of the State Address at 6 p.m. today in Nevada’s capital, where he will share his goals and priorities ahead of the upcoming legislative session.
“I look forward to sharing the progress my administration has made since my inaugural address, and I’m excited to outline my common-sense vision for our state ahead of the upcoming legislative session,” Lombardo said in a statement, highlighting efforts to keep taxes low, balance the state budget and bring investments to education and the workforce.
“As we look ahead, I’m eager to build on our progress in education, economic development, healthcare, housing, and public safety,” he said.
Every biennium, two weeks ahead of the legislative session, the governor delivers a State of the State Address that outlines his agenda and provides a framework for what lawmakers can expect over the course of the 120-day session.
In last November’s election, Lombardo successfully fended off a possible Democratic supermajority in both chambers that would have allowed Democrats to override any of his vetoes, greatly reducing his power. While Democrats still hold majorities in both the Assembly and Senate and can set their own agenda, any bill they pass must ultimately be signed into law by Lombardo, who is accustomed to wielding his veto power — having vetoed a record 75 bills in the 2023 session.
Ahead of the governor’s address, the Nevada State Democratic Party launched an ad titled “Expensive,” accusing Lombardo of raising costs for families due to his 2023 vetoes. The party pointed to housing bills that would have capped rent increases for seniors and would have established a new summary eviction procedure for tenants, as well as bills that would have guaranteed school meals to public school students and lowered the price of Medicare-negotiated prescription drugs.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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None of the Mountain West Conference games are going to be easy and Air Force proved that to Nevada on Tuesday night.
The Falcons took Nevada to the wire before the Pack recovered and came away with a 68-62 win in front of 7,430 fans at Lawlor Events Center on Tuesday.
Tre Coleman led Nevada with 18 points and nine rebounds and Kobe Sanders had 11 points as the Wolf Pack improved to 2-0 in the Mountain West, 10-7 overall. Coleman also had four assists and Sanders had five.
The six-point margin at the end was Nevada’s largest lead of the game.
Next, Nevada hosts San Jose State, at 3 p.m. Saturday. The Spartans upset New Mexico, 71-70, on Tuesday.
There were 10 lead changes and seven ties. Air Force led, 60-59, with 3 minutes, 21 seconds left.
Kobe Sanders hit a bucket to give Nevada a 61-60 lead with 2:36 remaining, then Daniel Foster hit a 3-pointer to give the Pack some breathing room.
Ethan Taylor led the Falcons (3-14, 0-6) with 22 points and Kyle Marshall added 12.
Nevada coach Steve Alford said he liked his team’s fight. saying they won the last four minutes of the first half, 12-4 and the last four minutes of the second half, 12-2.
Nevada was dismal from the free throw line, connecting on 10-of-23. including four straight in the final minute.
The Pack missed the front end of four free throws, which Alford said actually made them 10-of-27 from the stripe.
“If we make our foul shots, then this game is a different look,” Alford said. “It’s really an odd deal because we started out the year so well (on free throws) and now we’ve got to be one of the worst fouls shooting teams in the league. It was an ugly game because of our foul shooting.”
Nevada had 30 points in the paint, to 18 for the Falcons.
Nick Davidson was 0-for-5 from the free throw line and he stayed well after the game Tuesday night shooting free throw after free throw. He had nine points and four assists in the game.
Air Force hit 10-of-27 from 3-point rahge and Nevad awas 6-of-014 from the arc.
Foster started and played 29 minutes, scoring five points on 2-of-4 from the field.
Alford said Foster does what the coaches want him to do.
“Daniel has a incredibly competitive mind. He wants to win and he knows he can influence wins without scoring. He guards like crazy. He rebounds. He gets loose balls,” Alford said. “And now we’re asking him to play some point (guard) to help Kobe out.”
Air Force led 35-33 at the break after the Wolf Pack tied it at 33 . The Pack trailed by 11 (31-20) with 5:06 left in the half.
Nevada made just 2-of-8 free throws in the first half, including three misses on front ends of one-and-ones. The Pack was 3-of-9 from the arc. Air Force made 5-of-6 free throws and 6-of-12 from 3-pont range.
Nevada leads the overall series with Air Force 18-3 and has won five straight in the series.
San Jose State plays Nevada at Lawlor Events Center at 3 p.m. Saturday.
The Spartans (9-10, 2-5) beat New Mexico 71-70 on Tuesday night.
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