By Jack Mirkinson, Salon Ah, Labor Day. A time to kick back, put your white clothes away, eat burned meat products and, if you really love to have fun, reflect on why it is that labor issues get such short shrift in our mainstream media. (See what I did there?) But really, the point of […]
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To the community, “We love the reading program. Always a good time. Look forward to it every year!” “The plays and special events are awesome. Excellent, love the program.” “Great summer reading practice! Thank you.” These are just a few of the many positive comments received from parents about the 2015 summer reading program at […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – The heart of Meyers has a new meaning. Carl Fair, who built Meyers Station in 1992, this summer completed a landscaping project at his commercial enclave that is designed to bring in people who aren’t just in cars. “People on bikes are coming out,” Fair told Lake Tahoe News. “It’s […]
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By Ben Hewitt, Outside Rye Hewitt putting his pack basket, which he wove himself, to good use. He and his brother Fin learned how to make the wooden baskets from a friend of the family’s who also unschools her children. Photo: Penny Hewitt In early September, in a clapboard house situated on 43 acres just […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal Black Rock City erupted in cheering as the gigantic wooden man burned on Saturday night at Burning Man. Following fireworks and fire dancing, the man exploded in a ball of flame and collapsed into ashes after about 45 minutes. The vibration of music lasted through the night and well into […]
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The ninth annual poker run to benefit Austin’s House is Sept. 19. All types of vehicles are welcome to join. Registration is from 9-10am in the parking lot at Century 21 Clark Properties located at 1674 Highway 395 in Minden. The entry fee is $30 plus $20 for a second rider. The fee includes a prize […]
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By Michelle Rindels, AP Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval made a last-ditch appeal to the federal Bureau of Land Management to accept Nevada’s recommendations for protecting the greater sage grouse. Sandoval sent an eight-page letter Friday to BLM Director Neil Kornze, urging him to reconsider Nevada’s strategies for preserving the bird’s habitat. The BLM rejected some of […]
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To the community, Both Bread & Broth and Live Violence Free have been helping members of the South Lake Tahoe South Shore community for over 25 years. While B&B has been focusing on providing meals to those who struggle with hunger, LVF has been promoting a violence free community through education and advocacy to address […]
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The Animal Coalition of Tahoe is planning the 11th annual Mutt Strut for Sept. 27. It will begin at the corner of Lake Tahoe Boulevard and Lakeview Avenue in South Lake Tahoe, with registration from 11:30am to noon. Participants will pick playing cards at stops along a 1-mile route, hoping for the best poker hands. Prizes […]
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By Jeff DeLong, Reno Gazette-Journal With practiced labor, Tom Moura spills life across the land. Moura opens wooden gates to flood irrigation water across his still-healthy alfalfa crops. He knows he’s fortunate. During this fourth year of drought, many of Moura’s neighbors in the Lovelock area — arguably the bulls-eye for drought in Nevada — […]
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