Jeff Marsolais has lost the “deputy” in his title. He is now officially forest supervisor for Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. He takes over for Nancy Gibson who retired in January. Marsolais has been named deputy forest supervisor in February 2011. Prior to that he was acting supervisor for LTBMU for 120 days starting in December 2010. […]
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Drawing on over a decade of research and first hand reporting with dozens of top action and adventure sports athletes like big wave legend Laird Hamilton, big mountain snowboarder Jeremy Jones, and skateboarding pioneer Danny Way, Steven Kotler explores the frontier science of “flow”, an optimal state of consciousness in which people perform best. Flow […]
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By Kathryn Reed When Caltrans closed Highway 50 over Echo Summit in 2011 to replace the dilapidated rock wall that was put in just after World War II, the powers that be came unglued. There were countless meetings, a media blitz let people know the South Shore was still in business and that the best […]
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The pedestrian killed Feb. 13 has been identified as Craig Davis. The 44-year-year South Lake Tahoe resident was in a crosswalk Friday about 6:30pm at Larch Avenue and Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe when he was struck and killed by a vehicle. Alcohol was not a factor in the accident, according to police officers. […]
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By Kyle Roerink, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — Many of the state’s elected officials have professional relationships that extend outside the Legislature, creating a web that reveals the close-knit nature of Nevada politics. Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison, for instance, represented Sen. Mark Lipparelli in front of the state’s ethics commission in 2013. Lipparelli, a […]
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Money has been secured for IVGID to complete the final phase of the Third Creek and Incline Creeks Restoration Project. The Incline Village General Improvement District board on Feb. 13 unanimously approved a $267,250 funding agreement between IVGID and Nevada via the Nevada Department of State Lands that provides the 25 percent local match to […]
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By Ray Hagar, Reno Gazette-Journal The Nevada Senate passed a bill that would pave the way for new school construction across the state Monday, while ending Nevada’s long-standing practice of paying prevailing wages on state-sponsored construction projects. The bill, Senate Bill 119, would allow an extension of bond rollover funds from property taxes for school […]
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• Barton Health has launched an interactive website. • Kawika Liu is now director for Barton Community Health Center. • We Olive & Wine Bar grand opening is Feb. 21-22 in Reno from 11am-7pm each day.
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This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival in North Lake Tahoe. On Feb. 26 the Tahoe Art Haus and Cinema in Tahoe City will host and showcase nine unique films aimed to inspire winter adventurers to seek the snow less traveled. The Backcountry Film Festival is renowned for […]
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By Associated Press Nevada lawmakers reviewed a bill Monday that would allow people to bring their dogs with them into taverns and saloons, but it got a less-than-cuddly response from health officials concerned about slobber and dog hair in cocktails. The Senate Government Affairs Committee discussed SB105 on Monday, which is sponsored by Sen. James […]
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