By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun Agents with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Transportation Security Administration will be ordered to put on their happy faces as part of a bid to make the United States a friendlier place to visit. Sen. Harry Reid and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar were in Las […]
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The Carson Valley Trails Association needs volunteers this month to work on the Fay-Luther and Genoa Trail systems. Anyone who is interested is welcome to participate; no previous trail building experience is required. Volunteers must wear long pants, long-sleeved shirt, hiking boots, work gloves and sunglasses. Tools and hard hats are provided. Bring food and […]
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By Joanne Marchetta While spring can be elusive at Lake Tahoe, the calendar reminds us that warmer days are approaching. Earth Day is just around the corner. So it seems fitting that the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is rolling out an updated vision for the future of Tahoe where the lake and our communities are […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – Another meeting, another plan, another promise the next document won’t sit on the shelf, but instead will actually be implemented. That last part kept being pounded into the more than 40 people who attended the Meyers Roundtable meeting this week. But only a fraction of those people are ordinary citizens […]
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On April 3, more than 200 people turned out at the Tahoe City Golf Course to honor the Bechdolt family and the legacy they have created, and to celebrate the new public ownership of the Tahoe City Golf Course. The direct descendants of Carl Jr. and Elsie Bechdolt all received special plaques honoring the family’s […]
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Justin Woodcock, who owns RastaCam in Zephyr Cove, was indicted on federal drug charges. The 29-year-old allegedly landed a plane in Alliance, Neb., on March 9 that contained 175 pounds of marijuana. The lyrics saying, “Jolly weed makes me feel so fine,” boom from his business’ website. The website says Woodcock has a degree in […]
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The annual workshops for erosion control best management practices in the Lake Tahoe Basin are April 20 and April 27 in Incline Village and Stateline, respectively. The workshops train and update contractors and do-it-yourselfers in proper BMP installation procedures for the Lake Tahoe Basin, featuring outdoor presentations, exhibits and activities in addition to indoor lectures. […]
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By David McGrath Schwartz, Las Vegas Sun Watching Nevadans form long lines across the California border last week, hoping to strike it rich gambling, would seem akin to Idahoans emigrating for potatoes or Wisconsinites taking a road trip for cheese. Gambling is, more than anything else, supposed to be Nevada’s franchise. But California offers something […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development formed a 15-member panel Monday to seek “Center of Excellence” status from the Federal Aviation Administration for unmanned aerial systems. Earning the designation will give the state and its higher education institutions access to financial grants from the FAA for use in setting up one […]
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By Brian Nearing, Times Union LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. — Scuba divers will plunge into the chilly waters of Lake George this month to start the second year of a campaign aimed at eradicating the invasive Asian clam before it spreads through the lake. Last year, after divers put hundreds of plastic mats over a clam-infested, […]
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