By Katie Arnold, Outside As a kid, Sally Jewell spent a lot of time outside. Her parents took her to her first national park when she was 4 years old, and by age 15, she’d scaled Mount St. Helen’s with a group of friends. But the current Secretary of the Interior, now 60, isn’t as interested in […]
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· The 5th annual Tahoe Bike Challenge Bike Path Cleanup is June 11 from 9:30am-noon. There are various locations. Go online to sign up. · Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows celebrated Memorial Day with a $150,000 donation to High Fives Foundation for the 2016-17 Military to the Mountains program. · Tahoe Adventure Company is reviving the […]
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Truckee Police Department has partnered with Tahoe Forest Church’s Pedal Project. The nonprofit Pedal Project collects bikes in any condition, refurbishes and distributes them to those of any age in need. Since the project began in early April, donations have been pouring in. People have been donating their unused or outgrown bikes. Volunteers have graciously donated their […]
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To the community, Members of Kirkwood Mountain Resort’s human resources team were on hand to help the Bread & Broth volunteers serve the guests at Kirkwood’s sponsorship dinner May 4 at St. Theresa Grace Hall. Representing their fellow HR team members were Becca Hamm, supervisor; Christine Avenett, assistant; Angela Eckhardt, talent acquisitions manager; Eric Davidson, […]
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By Kathryn Reed Sweet woodruff is spreading, with tiny white flowers blooming. The yarrow is going nuts. The salvia is strong and the maple is happy. Those are the sentiments of landscaper Brian Hirdman about the plants in my yard. “This is what I aim for every year,” Hirdman said as he surveyed the work […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the May 16, 2016, Los Angeles Times. Those shaggy-haired, shoulder-humped bison roaming Yellowstone National Park have lived in the area since prehistoric times, surviving migration, predators, disease, development. But can they survive tourists? Despite signs in the park and fliers handed out to visitors warning them about being gored […]
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By Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times WASHINGTON — Leaders of the Republican Party have begun internal deliberations over what would be fundamental changes to the way its presidential nominees are chosen, a recognition that the chaotic process that played out this year is seriously flawed and helped exacerbate tensions within the party. In a […]
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By Joan Patterson, Las Vegas Review-Journal So, you can’t remember what you had for dinner last night, your knees ache and after years of perfect vision there is now a collection of snazzy drugstore reading glasses stashed all over the house. Congratulations, it’s only going to get better. Really. In their book, “Lighter as We […]
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Whether you are taking a rafting trip on the Truckee, and leaving your car at one of our local river parks, or getting away from it all on a wilderness trail, remember that criminals are looking for opportunities. Leave nothing of value, or any visible trace of valuables, in the car when you’re in the […]
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By Megan Messerly, Las Vegas Sun If the success of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders is any indication, this could be the year of the outsider in American politics. But will the anti-establishment sentiment that has fueled their campaigns trickle down to statewide and local elections in Nevada? That’s one of several key questions that […]
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