The Douglas County Public Library’s free storytime will resume at the Kahle Community Center starting Jan. 9 and continuing through March 26. Preschool stories take place on alternate Thursday and Friday mornings from 9-9:30am. Thursday dates are: Jan. 15, Jan. 29, Feb. 12, Feb. 26, March 12 and March 26. Friday dates are: Jan. 9, […]
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By Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times Active older people resemble much younger people physiologically, according to a new study of the effects of exercise on aging. The findings suggest that many of our expectations about the inevitability of physical decline with advancing years may be incorrect and that how we age is, to a large […]
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The seventh annual Cowboy Mardi Gras fundraiser to benefit Austin’s House is Feb. 27 at the Carson Valley Inn from 6-10pm. The party atmosphere will be of Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Fat Tuesday. This casual and crazy fundraiser features food, music, dancing, games, raffle prizes, and a silent auction. The party starts at […]
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Two people suspected in a New Year’s Day home invasion in Incline Village are wanted by Washoe County sheriff’s deputies. The third suspect, Angel Infante-Mendoza, was arrested on charges of burglary, home invasion, child abuse and neglect, domestic battery, and battery with a deadly weapon. Deputies said three people broke in an apartment on the […]
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It was a little more difficult this year for those participating in the sixth annual Steamers Bar and Grill polar plunge. Before any plunging could occur, some ice breaking was necessary. The shoreline of Lake Tahoe is frozen because of the low lake level and below freezing temps at the first of the year. The […]
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Can you run in snowshoes? Can you run and carry a tray full of drinks in snowshoes? How about just watching people try? Camp Richardson’s first Snowshoe Cocktail Race of the season is Jan. 17 at 7pm. Racers run with cocktail trays in hand through obstacles and up and down the beach. The winner is the […]
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The Woodwind II is being destroyed Jan. 8 at Cave Rock boat launch. It will then be hauled off to the Carson City Landfill. It broke free from its mooring at Zephyr Cove on Dec. 11. The insurance company deemed it not salvageable.
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By Kathryn Reed CAVE ROCK – Loud crunching sounds could be heard as a 50,000-pound excavator destroyed the Woodwind II. Grown men were somber witnessing the destruction of what was once a beautiful vessel that graced the waters of Lake Tahoe. The catamaran broke from its mooring Dec. 11 during the windstorm at Lake Tahoe […]
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By Kyle Roerink, Las Vegas Sun Settlement talks have emerged in a class action lawsuit accusing Nevada of misusing public funds for busing mentally ill patients to California. The talks are the latest in a 16-month legal battle between Nevada and the city and county of San Francisco. A successful negotiation would end one of […]
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University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, in collaboration with the Nevada Department of Agriculture, will offer a series of eight classes for those in the green industry beginning Feb. 3. Attendees will be taught science-based, sustainable horticulture practices to manage plants and landscapes efficiently and safely. The program benefits people wanting to enter the industry, beginners in […]
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