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THE CITY
§ Yerington used to be named Pizen Switch due to an establishment that used to sell liquor that tasted like poison
§ After Pizen Switch, Yerington was called Greenfield after our beautiful green valley
§ Our City was named Yerington after H. M. Yerington, a powerful railroad executive, in an attempt to flatter him enough to bring a rail line to our town
§ Yerington was incorporated in 1907 and is the County seat
§ Yerington sits at an elevation of 4,378 feet
CLIMATE
* Average high temperature per Year is 68.7 F
* Average low temperature per Year is 36.9 F
* Average January temperature is 46.0 F
* Average July temperature is 92.0 F
* Record High temperature was in 2005 at 107.0F
* Record Low temperature was in 1937 at -26.0 F
* Average Annual Precipitation is 5.31”
* Average Annual Snowfall is 10" or less
* Average Annual Humidity is 20%
* Average growing season is 135 days per Yr
* Average anual days of sunshine 300 days
UTILITIES
* Water
City of Yerington
* Mason Water
City of Yerington
* Sewer
City of Yerington
* Gas
Southwest Gas Corp
* Electricity
Sierra Pacific Power
* Telephone
Verizon
* Cable TV
Charter Communications
* Irrigation
Walker River Irrigation District
SCHOOLS
§ Pre School
§ Yerington Primary
§ Yerington Intermediate
§ Yerington High School
§ Western Nevada Community College
RECREATION
§ 3 City Parks
§ 1 Regional Park
§ 5 Ball fields
§ 1 Soccer Field
§ 2 Tennis Courts
§ 18 Hole Golf Course
§ One mile of walkway winding through Parks
§ Nearby Rock Hounding
§ Ghost Town Exploration
§ 2 hours to Ski Resorts
§ 1 ½ hours to Lake Tahoe
§ 30 minutes to Lahontan Reservoir
§ 45 minutes to Walker Lake
§ 45 minutes to Topaz Reservoir
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SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS/EVENTS
(In Alphabetical Order)
§ 13 Churches
§ 2-Senior Assisted Living Facilities
§ 4-H Club
§ 4th of July Celebration
§ AARP
§ Airport (5,800' Runway)
§ Annual Harvest Festival
§ Annual Spring Fling
§ Beta Sigma Phi
§ Bowling Alley
§ Boy and Girl Scouts
§ Boys and Girls Club
§ Civil Air Patrol (CAP)
§ Convention Center
§ Ducks Unlimited
§ Fairgrounds w/Rodeo Arena
q Annual Fair and Rodeo
q Demolition Derby
q Truck and Tractor pulls
q Onion Festival
§ Fish Derby
§ Hospital Auxiliary
§ International Order of Odd Fellows
§ ISO 4 Rated Fire Department
§ Jeanne Dini Cultural Center
§ Lions Club International
§ Lyon County Museum
§ Mason Valley Trap Club
§ Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area
§ Masonic Lodge
§ Moose Lodge
§ Movie Theater
§ Optimists Group
§ Outdoor Swimming Pool
§ Police Department
§ Public Works Department
§ Rebeka Lodge
§ Rotary International
§ Search and Rescue
§ Seasonal Hunting and Fishing
§ Senior Center and Housing Area
§ Soroptimist International
§ South Lyon Medical Center
§ Sundae in the Park
§ Veterans of Foreign wars
§ Walker River Bowmen Club
§ Weed Heights Development
q Community Center
q Housing
q Miniature Golf Course
q Outdoor Swimming Pool
q Patio Eatery
q Tennis Court
§ Wovoka Powwow
§ Yerington Chamber of Commerce
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