Douglas County is trying to figure out how to pay for body cameras for sheriff’s personnel, which in this last legislative session lawmakers mandated. The state will allow Nevada counties to increase the 911 surcharge from 25 cents to $1. This would equate to about $9/year per cell phone if the increase were implemented. Douglas […]
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By Brian K. Sullivan, Bloomberg Texas struggled through its driest year in history in 2011. Four years later was its wettest ever. The Mississippi River rose to all-time-high flood levels in 2011. In 2012, its second-lowest. After a five-year drought that made agricultural irrigation a political hot potato, Northern California experienced nearly double the normal […]
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By Jamie Wanzek, Moonshine Ink After stops at Guitarfish Festival, the Lost Sierra Hoedown, Burning Man, and blacksmith conferences in Salt Lake City and Petaluma, a whimsical and swooping four-person sculpture is taking its last waltz in Truckee as the town’s new public art installation. Currently, the sculpture is nicknamed “the band,” although its official […]
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The inaugural Kirkwood Bikes & Brews event is July 29 at Kirkwood Mountain Resort. This event will support the Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association. Bike events starting at 10am., brew festival events from 3-6pm at Kirkwood Village Plaza. Activities include live music by Lebo and Friends, mountain bike events, unlimited beer sampling, a raffle, rock […]
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By Tony Berendsen Jules Verne (1828-1905) wrote adventure stories about a trip “From the Earth to the Moon” and a visit to “The Mysterious Island”; only two of his many science fiction adventures. His writings inspired the imagination, spurring interest in adventure and scientific exploration for many of us, including the rocket genius Robert Goddard […]
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By Henry Brean, Las Vegas Review-Journal More than 1.1 million public comments have poured in so far on the Trump administration’s review and possible rollback of national monuments in Nevada and elsewhere. Conservationists in the Silver State hope to push that number even higher in the closing days of the comment period. The Department of […]
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· Tahoe Art League’s 11th annual Artist Studio Tour is July 28-30 and Aug. 4-6, 10am-5pm each day. Go online for a tour brochure and locations. · Juvenile Service Council is hosting its fourth annual charity golf event on Aug. 28 at the Cold Springs Golf in Placerville. JSC provides funding and volunteer resources in […]
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Lake Tahoe Museum in South Lake Tahoe is putting on a history club for youth this summer. Due to limited class size, reservations are required — 530.541.5458. Reservations are being accepted for the July 15, Aug. 5 and Aug. 19 classes. The cost is $20 per child per class. The museum is open Thursdays, Fridays, […]
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By Larry Weitzman Kia has become a major player in the American auto market. In a little more than 20 years Kia has total U.S. sales exceeding 645,000 cars a year, more than Volkswagen/Audi by 100,000 units. With that in mind, Kia now brings to market its first car designed from the ground up as […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Little girls don’t often dream of being on stage cut in half, or into nine pieces, or having their head on one side of the stage and their body on the other. This isn’t some macabre scene; it’s magic. Specifically, it’s the illusion of Rob Lake. He couldn’t do it […]
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