Never back down: Elko youth rejects disabled label to excel and to lead

An outsider might observe that Pedro Moiola has a disability. He walks with a distinct limp, a result of the prosthetic leg he received after an amputation due to osteosarcoma, bone cancer.

Ask Moiola, though, and he’d say the outsider is wrong. For displaying that type of attitude and much more, the young man was recently named the Boys & Girls Club of Elko Youth of the Year.“Someone can perceive him as having a handicap,” said Boys & Girls Club of Elko Director Fernando Vargas. “I don’t think he perceives himself with any limitations.”

Boys & Girls Club art on display
ELKO The Boys & Girls Clubs of Elko is one of more than 4,300 clubs across the country joining in a search to identify talented young artists.

 

Youth club receives $17K donation
ELKO The Wells Fargo Foundation and NV Energy stepped up with donations totaling $17,000 to go toward a video program for the Boys and Girls Club of Elko.

 

Boys & Girls Club faces challenge
ELKO - A recent audit of the Boys and Girls Club of Elko showed 89 cents out of ever dollar donated went directly to services for children.

 

Weather smiles on parade
ELKO - The sun broke through the clouds just in time for the Nevada Day Parade Friday morning

 

Boys and Girls Club hosts Tour de Elko
ELKO - The Boys and Girls Club of Elko invites the community to a sampling of the best of Elko restaurants with its third annual “Tour de Elko” Progressive Luncheon from 2-4:30 p.m. Saturday.

 

Boys and Girls Club holds potluck
ELKO - The public is welcome to join the Elko Boys and Girls Club as it celebrates summer with a summer potluck dinner Friday from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Southside Elementary.

 

A place of their own: Newmont, Barrick give $600K for Boys and Girls Club building
ELKO - The Boys and Girls Club of Elko has come a long way in providing after-school programs for area children, and it's about to go even further thanks in large part to a partnership between the club,

 

Elko Boys and Girls Club receives $15K in donations
ELKO - Two generous local donations to the Boys and Girls Club of Elko will go toward a new building for the local program.

 

Boys and Girls Club fundraiser event Saturday
ELKO — The Elko Boys and Girls Club is having its second annual Tour de Elko progressive luncheon 2-4 p.m. Saturday.

 

Boys & Girls Bonanza: Club raises thousands at garage sale
ELKO — The Boys & Girls Club of Elko experienced a generous outpouring from the community Saturday at its garage sale fundraiser.

 

Boys and Girls Club junior staff complete improvement project
ELKO — The view of the playground Aug. 2 at Southside Elementary appeared slightly different than usual.

 

Rumble in the Rubies: Inaugural Bike and Hike a success
ELKO — Friday’s late-night Elko Motorcycle Jamboree activities were not enough to keep bikers from participating Saturday in the first annual Bike and Hike in Lamoille Canyon.

 

Boys & Girls Club names Youth of the Year at fundraiser
ELKO — One of the reasons the Boys & Girls Club of Elko is such an important youth organization was made perfectly clear at the club’s recent fundraiser.

 

Young Filmmakers: Coppola’s PAH-fest a big success
ELKO — The first ever PAH-Fest (Project Accessible Hollywood) has come and gone in conjunction with last week’s National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, but it certainly has left its mark on some area residents, including a group of youn...