Meet the Candidates

There will be a Candidate Forum on May 14th from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm at the Rainbow Bend Community Center. The Virginia City Post is sponsoring the event. Refreshments will be served.

Email from Tom Haynie:

Possible criminal activities in Lockwood Community Corporation (LCC)!
Information about activities known to have happened or that is happening in the operations of LCC need to be made known to my attorneys and myself.

This to include:

• Mortgage fraud
• Any other fraud or misrepresentation causing LCC money expenditure
• Mismanagement or embezzlement of LCC funds (past or present)
• Management or Board members lying to the membership for gain (personal and other)
• Violation of the By-laws and CCR’s by Board Members
• Omissions, favoritism or unaccounted expenditures or use of LCC property
• Membership violations including favoritism in Board actions (including upcoming CCR's changes.

I have been duped because of LCC Board member action and non-action, I have lost my home and its contents (including furniture, kitchen appliances, washer, dryer, stereo, video, and clothing). The culprits are fully aware of the situation and acted against me out of personal spite.

Email and helpful information to: tm_haynie@yahoo.com or make a Comment (anonymous is OK)

Open Letter from Sheriff Candidate Antinoro

Dear Friends and Supporters,
I have devoted my 25-year career in law enforcement to protecting the citizens of my community, the last four of which have been in Storey County. I am committed to providing Storey County citizens and visitors with the highest quality of service so that our communities can continue to maintain an excellent environment in which to live and raise a family.

My experience over the past four years has given me sound insight as to the needs of the community. Your Sheriff’s Office has become recognized as one of the premier sheriff’s offices in rural Nevada. We have worked hard to improve services to the citizens; improved the professionalism of Sheriff’s Office staff; and through technology and efficiency, are better at providing the quality of service our county needs and deserves.

I look forward to continuing to serve the citizens of Storey County. We have already developed a support network to county seniors through the Sheriff’s Office in partnership with various community groups; we are working towards implementing Neighborhood Watch programs in some areas of the county where there is desire to be involved by residents; and we are looking to develop youth and other citizen programs to continue keeping the community knowledgeable of the workings of our office.

I hold the office of Sheriff in the highest regard and am committed to serving this community with dedication and enthusiasm. I will continue to work with citizens and other public agencies to address the concerns of the community and to protect our citizens to the best of my abilities.

I am asking for your support in my campaign. Please take a moment to review the support card. Your comments are welcome and I appreciate your support and your vote in the 2010 election.

The above is the Storey Citizens statement of the candidate on his web site. It is placed here for balance against the John Tyson letter of previous post.

Lockwood Park and Trail Meeting Upcoming

The River District Community Coalition announced by flyer today that there will be an open meeting on Thursday, April 29th, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at Hillside Elementary School in the Multi-purpose room. The school is located on Peri Ranch Road east of Canyon Way in Lockwood.

Discussion of the key priorities for the project came from the January Community Planning Workshop sponsored by Hillside School and Community Chest of Storey County with participation by the USDA. Evidently, there already has been some work toward realizing those priorities.

The Park and Exercise Trail is to be situated entirely on county land. Click on the above image for a larger view. No cost to the community or its individual citizens will be incurred. Ideas are needed to make the project a success. A dog park, picnic facilities, a community garden, a walking trail with exercise stations are incorporated into the plan with the flyer.

Refreshments will be served by neighbors already involved in the project.

Assistant Sheriff Antinoro to Meet Public

Assistant Sheriff Gerald Antinoro will "meet and greet" citizens in the area on April 24th from 2 to 4 PM in the LCC office across from the fire station just off Canyon Way. All are invited to come and engage the candidate for Sheriff on issues affecting the community.

Remembering Eileen Pruitt: A Public Demonstration

The National Victim Rights Week, April 18-24, will sponsor a public demonstration at the south side of the Mill Lane Justice Building, One Sierra Street, Reno, on Wednesday, April 21, at 5:30 PM. Community members are planning to go en masse to demonstrate in memory of our neighbor and murder victim, Eileen Pruitt.
Rides from the Senior/Community Center will be available that day at approximately 2 PM.
If enough people are interested and make a committment a bus may become available. Respond to this with a Comment below.

A Message from Sheriff Candidate John Tyson

There’s an old saying that in order to tell where you’re going, you have to look over your shoulder now and then to see where you’ve been. I believe it’s true. I also believe its how you acquire wisdom and vision.

I have a vision for the Storey County Sheriff’s Department. And that’s to make it an agency that everyone can be proud of. It is not an idle boast.

When I first came to Virginia City in 1981, as a former police chief and professionally trained police officer, I was hired by the sheriff at the time to take care of the back country as a ranger.

But the closer I got to the inner workings of the department, the more I realized that something was very wrong. People who were born and raised here were seemingly above the law. There were several incidents where I learned that lesson the hard way. There were persistent rumors of corruption and unlawful activity. Officials from other agencies warned me not to get involved in the department. It became increasingly apparent that the Storey County Sheriff’s Department had the preverbal black cloud hanging over its head.

Equipment was antiquated, and training was none existent. And as time went on, things got worse. An untrained dispatcher began running the department, which in turn forced the line officers to join the union for protection. I watched, and I listened and I learned..

The situation improved when a new sheriff took over. The computer system was upgraded, and newer vehicles were made available. The department took a step upwards. But the under sheriff was caught in a home invasion, and was allowed to stay on the force. The department became a laughing stock with other agencies. Once again, the department was the focus of ridicule and embarrassment.

The next sheriff took the department into the 21st century. The department gained new vehicles, a new dispatch center, jail upgrades, continued training. The officers were overjoyed to say the least. Again, I watched, I listened and I learned.

But now, the situation has changed. There is turmoil inside the department. More than two dozen officers have come and gone in just three years. There is apparently a lack of trust between the administration and line officers. There are lawsuits pending, and union grievances against the administration which also are pending.

The point of all this is, after all these years of looking over my shoulder, I now know where I am going. This is why I’ve agreed to run for the office. And now the choice for a sheriff you want for your community is up to you.

You can benefit from my years of experience and the vision and wisdom I’ve gained from it; or you can choose someone who’s been here only a short time, and is supposedly being blamed for the discourse inside the department now.

Law Enforcement administration is not rocket science. It is the sheriff’s job to give his officers the training, the tools, and most importantly, the confidence to do the job of protecting and serving our people and our communities. It is equally important that they adhere to strict policies that prohibit harassing or heavy handedness.

The sheriff also has the duty to listen to what his constituents have to say. Protect and serve is not just an idle phrase. It really does mean something.

The sheriff you choose must have the wisdom and vision that only comes from watching, and listening, and learning. That is why I sincerely believe I’m the right person for the job.

I’d appreciate your vote on June 8th.
John Tyson