By KRNV-TV Some church-goers in Incline Village are calling their Easter Sunday experience disturbing after seeing graffiti on their church walls. Around 11 Sunday night, Bob Harmon with the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office called to confirm that five churches throughout the Incline Village-area were vandalized on Easter Sunday. Harmon says the churches that were targeted […]
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• Bread & Broth, an all-volunteer program feeding the hungry in the South Lake Tahoe area, is looking for a communications chairperson, treasurer and volunteer coordinator. More info is available online or email a letter of interest, including a brief description of your qualifications and the best way to contact you to Georgette at breadandbroth1@gmail.com. […]
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Phoenix is a big fluffy boy who likes his tummy tickled. He is a flame point Himalayan with beautiful long hair that has been clipped because of matting. Phoenix is about 5 years old and he would like an owner who will brush him and give him lots of attention. Phoenix is neutered, microchipped, tested […]
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By Kathryn Reed Look outside – that’s why the U.S. Forest Service doesn’t open all trails in April – especially ones that allow motorized vehicles. Last week a group of off-highway vehicle enthusiasts gathered at the South Lake Tahoe Forest Service office to talk about how best to maintain the roads, suggest ways for user […]
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By Aaron E. Carroll, New York Times As my children, and my friends’ children, are getting older, a question that comes up again and again from friends is this: Which would I rather my children use — alcohol or marijuana? The immediate answer, of course, is “neither.” But no parent accepts that. It’s assumed, and […]
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Sierra Nevada College’s next Writers in the Woods event features Gailmarie Pahmeier and David Lee. Pahmeier’s most recent poetry collection, “The Rural Lives of Nice Girls”, was published by Black Rock Press. Other books include “With Respect for Distance”, “Shake It and It Snows”, and “The House on Breakaheart Road”. A Nevadan for nearly 30 […]
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By Peter Vigneron, Outside According to a recent, rather cryptic Reuter’s report, the International Olympic Committee is considering introducing mixed-gender competitions at the 2018 and 2020 Olympics. The three relevant sentences from the article: Mixed-gender cycling events could form part of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics if experiments prove successful, Brian Cookson, president of the sport’s […]
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By Prashant Gopal, Bloomberg Even before the remnants of eastern Massachusetts’ snowiest winter have melted, second-home buyers flocking to Cape Cod’s beach towns have helped Steve Clay’s team of agents break their sales record. Clay, an agent with Keller Williams Realty, said he and his four agents have 17 properties under contract, more than at […]
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As of April 1, many roads and trails are open for the season on the west side of the Tahoe National Forest. Most roads and trails on the east side of the forest will open April 24. Wet and snowy weather necessitates closure of some routes to prevent resource damage. Most seasonal routes on the […]
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By Rebecca Bryson April 2 was a special day for some second-graders in Denise Pillsbury’s class at Sierra House Elementary School. The first to plant their arugula seeds way back in the cold month of January, they were the first class to harvest their bounty from the domes. Arugula is not typically a kid favorite with its […]
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