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Bathroom Water By Trina Machacek I watched a comic the other day and he was talking about staying in a hotel. He went on about all the amenities. One was the coffee/tea maker. He was funny as he discussed filling the pot with water—from the bathroom. He thought one should never have to fill a coffee pot with water from the bathroom. But. Yes, a water logged “but.” I kind of like bathroom water. Here’s the story. I don’t need to take water with me as seems to be the normal thing now. I was brought up drinking out of a hose when I was a kid. I didn’t have to have a water bottle with me all the time. I still don’t. I find it amazing that there is a whole industry swirling around water. e delivery of it in an innumerable number of bottles of sizes. Let alone the way to open said bottles. Flip top, screw up to open top, and Heaven forbid you get caught with a regular screw off top to your water. Never mind the one hundred billion dollars a year that is spent on water in a bottle. at’s $100,000,000,000! en we moved on from drinking the water out of the bottle it comes in, to buying a personal water bottle. I read on a website from Norte Dame University that as personal water bottles became the new way to carry bottled water, we as a planet of peeps are saving about one in five plastic bottles of bottled water. Well goodie for us. AARRGGHH. I have my own saving idea, of course I have my own idea I am a girl aer all. is is not something I have thought a lot about. It is just a way of my life and water that I drink. First, I must admit I have fallen into the buying of water a few times. I can’t explain why? I have the best water to drink that one could imagine or want. But because of this and that I have lugged a few cases of water into my home to distribute to guests and workers I have hired over the years. Most of the water I drink comes straight from my tap. Because I have for the last 50 years lived where my water comes from our own well. And I make no apologies for that. I am lucky to have a well that delivers great water. I do however drink water at restaurants and at friend’s homes, from the taps. So far, I have not grown an extra head or developed any strains of boogie woogie things from any tap water. However, for some unmistakable reason there is one place in my home where the water is the best. Yes, the bathroom water. I can’t expect anyone to understand this but believe me it is so true. My bathroom water is the coldest most refreshing water I have. e kitchen is good. e hose water is outstanding on a hot July aernoon. So much so that I can drink out of the hose until my tummy hurts from filling it to the top. But without a doubt, that bathroom water is amazing. Not the water in the shower or from the tub. at would be weird. No, it has to be from the faucet at the sink. I know; I know. It sounds too good to be true. It happened one night so many years ago that I can’t remember ever not enjoying bathroom water. It was a night time visit to the bathroom where aer washing my hands I took a handful of water to my mouth to refresh and wash out the goo that accumulates in your mouth as you sleep. Of course I washed my hands with cold water. Who is going to stand there in the middle of the night and wait for the hot water to wash your hands? Moving on. Well, that sip of water turned into a paper cup of water that night. en the next night I took a glass to bed with me full of that cold water. It was actually sparkling in that clear glass and I drank it all before I got to bed. at drink was the beginning of a lifelong delightful relationship of bathroom water and I. ere is of course a reason that water is so good. You have to let it run a bit first to get it really cold. Bathroom water is usually farthest from the place water comes into your home, that is why it is usually so cold. In my world anyway. But give it a try and let me know. Yes, you may fill your personal water bottle with bathroom water. Life is an ongoing process. Trina lives in Diamond Valley, north of Eureka, Nevada. She loves to hear from readers. Email her at itybytrina@yahoo. Really!
Overhead view of Mt. Hope, Eureka, Nevada. Photos by Elko Daily Free Press. By Adell Harding & Tim Burmeister Elko Daily Free Press New Moly, the new owner of the Mt. Hope Project northwest of Eureka, says the mine is anticipated to produce around 1.2 billion pounds of molybdenum over a 41 year mine life and “is vital to strengthening the United States’ critical minerals supply chain.” Years aer people gathered at the Eureka Opera House to hear about plans for a large molybdenum mining operation in Eureka County called the Mount Hope Project, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has again given its approval to the proposed mine. e BLM’s state director, Jon Raby, signed the Mount Hope Project Record of Decision on the final supplemental environmental impact statement prepared by the Battle Mountain BLM District. e BLM reports the latest document includes modified plans.
Mt. Hope project equipment. General Moly originally planned a large open pit mine at the site about 23 miles northwest of the town of Eureka, and the company arranged water deals with Diamond Valley landowners while pursuing permitting, but lawsuits against the project stalled the mine for years. General Moly later filed for bankruptcy protection.
General Moly said from around 1886 to 1975, the Mount Hope area sporadically produced zinc as well as byproduct lead, copper, silver and cadmium from small underground mines. In 2005, a predecessor company of General Moly acquired all the leasehold rights to the property. In 2008, the company and Korean steel producer POSCO formed an 80%-20% joint venture, Eureka Moly, for the development of the Mount Hope Project. General Moly issued an announcement in March 2021 confirming the company’s Chapter 11 plan of reorganization and reporting its assets were to be transferred to a new venture. e current owner of Mount Hope is New Moly LLC, which says on its website it owns both the Mount Hope Project in Nevada and the Kitsault Project in British Columbia. e company says it is advancing “two of the world’s largest and highest-quality primary molybdenum projects,” and says the Mount Hope Project “is vital to strengthening the United States’ critical minerals supply chain.” Bob Pennington, who was vice president of engineering for General Moly overseeing the Mount Hope Project starting in 2007, and who became the chief operating officer of General Moly in 2012, is a consultant for New Moly. BLM said in its March 4 announcement the Mount Hope orebody contains approximately 966 million tons of molybdenum disulfide ore that could produce about 1.1 billion pounds of molybdenum, which is used as an alloying agent in steel, cast iron and superalloys to enhance their strength. A history of delAys e record of decision outlines the BLM’s actions and the court delays on the Mount Hope Project aer [ Continued on page 2 ]
TIDDLES-N-BITTLES Congratulations to Nolan Hicks! “I’m am the luckiest dad to have my boys! He has one more certificate to be NASM certified. Keep going son you are on the home stretch. Love you forever.” —Love dad.
e Rusted Shack e Rusted Shack is very green and luscious with new spring plants. Lynn is planting and watering and babying each and every seedling in anticipation of her 2026 opening on...drum roll...May 1st! Lynn says she may have a so opening the end of April but isn’t sure yet. So stay tuned into the Star for the next update!
Mamovan in Eureka April 15 Save the date! e Mamovan is scheduled to be in Eureka April 15th from 7:40 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. at the clinic on Main Street. Call today for an appointment 877-581-6226.
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