By Kathryn Reed Snowshoe events in February at Lake Tahoe are a no-brainer. Except for this year. Fresh Tracks – the Eric Nageotte Memorial 5K Snowshoe Race could actually be a running event. That would seem appropriate considering the Tahoe Mountain Milers puts on the annual fundraiser. Instead, the race part of today’s event has […]
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By Emerson Marcus, Reno Gazette-Journal The text on many of the blue and gray, Nevada-shaped roadside markers that note historically significant events and locations will be updated in the coming months and years to fix errors and terminology that could be read as insensitive or even racist, Nevada State Historic Preservation Officer Ron James said. […]
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By Leona Allen Members of the Lake Valley Volunteer Firefighter’s Association are gearing up for the 50th annual Firefighter’s Ball on March 2 at MontBleu in Stateline starting at 8pm. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. They can be obtained at Lake Valley Fire Station 6 (Golden Bear and Pioneer Trail), […]
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By Travel Pulse Caesars Entertainment issued its 2010-11 Sustainability Report, which covers calendar 2010 and the first half of 2011, and is the company’s and the casino-entertainment and hospitality industry’s second such report. Among the report highlights is an updated CodeGreen (environmental) strategy that produced new two- to five-year targets for energy conservation, renewables, water […]
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By Josh Dean, Men’s Journal When the Winter X Games hit Aspen in January, the world’s snowboarding greats were all present, throwing double corks over the halfpipe. But one was notably absent: Jeremy Jones. The world’s preeminent freerider was busy prepping for his upcoming expedition to the glaciers of Alaska, where he’ll strap a tent […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee The owners of Red Hawk Casino say they may have to close the 3-year-old gambling palace following a devastating $30 million jury verdict. With its financial pressures intensifying, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians warned in court papers of a “doomsday scenario” if the cash-poor tribe is forced to […]
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By Martha Bellisle, Reno Gazette-Journal A former manager of the company at the center of a high-profile, high-stakes legal battle involving lobbyist Harvey Whittemore accused the company’s new owners of violating permits on various properties and making numerous threats. Brad Mamer also said the Seeno family, who took over the Wingfield Nevada Group in 2010, […]
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Two measures that would curtail frivolous Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuits and pinpoint conflicting state and federal ADA regulations were introduced this week by Assemblywoman Beth Gaines, R-Roseville. Assembly Bill 187, would give California’s most vulnerable small businesses an opportunity to correct an ADA violation before a lawsuit can be filed. Once a business has […]
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By Gus Thomson, Auburn Journal Uncertainty gave way to celebration Tuesday as the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and California State Parks marked the signing of a 25-year partnership pact to maintain operations in the 30,000-acre Auburn State Recreation Area. The long-term agreement, which also covers more than 20,000 acres in the Folsom State Recreation Area, […]
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By USSA MINSK, Belarus – Battling high winds and changing snow conditions, coaches were forced to slingshot athletes down the aerials run where Dylan Ferguson of Amesbury, Mass., finished seventh in the FIS Freestyle World Cup in Minsk Saturday. Teammate Scotty Bahrke of Squaw Valley, who won the previous World Cup, ended the day in […]
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