By Bill O’Driscoll, Reno Gazette-Journal A bit of Winnemucca Basque cuisine has made it to the aisles of Northern Nevada’s biggest supermarkets. The Martin Hotel dressing, the house salad topping on the historic site’s dining room tables, now can be found in Raley’s and Scolari’s supermarkets from Reno to Elko. It’s been a remarkable ride […]
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By Kathryn Reed OLYMPIC VALLEY – A mother of two young children is worried the 21st century is little better than the last 100 years when it comes to sexual stereotypes and the consequences that follow. Her daughter – the elder of the two – received compliments about her beauty when she was born in […]
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Scholar, teacher, and artist Joanna Frueh will conduct a workshop at Sierra Nevada College (999 Tahoe Blvd., David Hall, 3rd floor, Incline Village) on March 2 from 1-3:30pm. The workshop is limited to 25 people. There is a $10 fee that includes a copy of the book “The Glamour of Being Real”. The book and […]
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By Gus Thomson, Auburn Journal A Squaw Valley daredevil looking for a new round of extreme viral video fame in the American River canyon has been shut down by authorities. Citing concern over safety to aircraft passing through Giant Gap, near Alta, the Bureau of Land Management ordered Mike Wilson to reel in a 4,000-foot […]
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Joanne Marchetta, executive director of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, will give her third talk about the Regional Plan update on Feb. 27 from 6-7:30pm in Sierra Nevada College’s Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences, rooms 139/141, Incline Village. The first meeting was earlier this month in South Lake Tahoe. There is also a meeting Feb. […]
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The U.S. Forest Service district office in Truckee has received gold level certification under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. This is the first LEED certified building for the Forest Service in all of the Pacific Southwest Region. The rating is achieved partly in the design process, partly in the construction process and […]
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Schools in the Lake Tahoe Basin are open, but some are starting later than normal because of the several inches of snow that fell overnight. All Douglas County schools will start one hour later. This also means buses are running an hour later. All Washoe County schools are on a two-hour delay. Lake Tahoe and […]
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By Kathryn Reed The Fourth Estate. That has long been the media’s role. We are there to ask the tough and unpopular questions. We are there to report the answers. What happens if no one asks those questions? Now in my third decade as a professional journalist, I have seen plenty of changes through the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe Unified School District teachers are willing to negotiate, but they want a contract. The last one expired in June 2010. Carla Zezula and Jodi Dayberry with the South Tahoe Educators Association spoke at the Feb. 14 board meeting about wanting the board to be more engaged with negotiations. “We want […]
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Douglas County Public Library in Minden and Zephyr Cove will be closed Feb. 29 and March 1 due to budgetary constraints. The Minden library will reopen March 2 at 10am. The Zephyr Cove Library will reopen March 2 at 9am. For more information, call (775) 782.9841.
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