🌱 How did Elko help send Nevada’s Christmas tree to Washington?

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In today's newsletter:

• How did Elko help send Nevada’s Christmas tree to Washington?
• What mystery killing near Elko resurfaced in this week’s Past Pages?
• Where in Elko County briefly sold gas under $2 a gallon?

Also on today's calendar: ❄️ ICE Open Skate – Saturday Nights at the Igloo Rec Center ❄️.

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 53 and low of 37 degrees.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning; cloudy, temps: high: 44, low: 29.
• Saturday: Sun and areas of low clouds, with a high of 39 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• More than a Christmas Tree (usda.gov) — Elko residents were among the Nevadans who turned out to welcome “Silver Belle,” the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, as it stopped in rural towns on its way to Washington, D.C. The story traces how Nevada’s first Capitol tree became a statewide celebration, from ornament-making and parades to a local fourth-grader lighting it on the Capitol lawn.
   

• Past Pages for December 24 to 26, 2025 (nevadaappeal.com) — A historical “Past Pages” column notes that 60 years ago Elko County deputies were investigating a well-dressed man found shot in a snowdrift on Doby Summit, about 10 miles north of Elko. The rest of the piece revisits older Christmas-season snippets from Carson City, Reno, and other Nevada communities, offering a nostalgic look at holidays and local life across the decades.
   

• Were average gas prices below $2 per gallon anywhere in Nevada in December 2025? (thenevadaindependent.com) — If you’re filling up in or around Elko County, one Pilot Travel Center in West Wendover briefly dipped below $2 per gallon in late December, even as Nevada’s average stayed around $3.42. The piece explains why statewide prices remain higher than the national average and how reliance on California refineries affects what you pay at the pump.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 27

• Always back to Nevada: Craig Sheppard and art at the University of Nevada, Reno
  Northeastern Nevada Museum, 1515 Idaho St, Elko
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 27

• ❄️ ICE Open Skate – Saturday Nights at the Igloo Rec Center ❄️
  Elko Hockey Association , 1515 Silver St , Elko
  4:00 pm

Monday December 29

• The Enterprise Wolves vs. the Elko Indians
  Elko High School Main Gymnasium , Burns Rd , Elko
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ⚠️ Magnitude 4.02 earthquake reported
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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