By Jim Sanders and Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee With California billions behind on its budget and public services shrinking, the Assembly collectively tightened its belt last year – but not all of its members did. Records released under court order show that Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez boosted the budgets of six members by tens […]
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Ashlee Smith, 13, of Sparks and Angela Foremaster, 18, of North Las Vegas have been named Nevada’s youth volunteers for 2012 by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. The nationwide program honors young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism. Ashlee, a seventh-grader at Lou Mendive Middle School, founded a nonprofit organization that has collected and […]
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The Tahoe Mountain Milers Running Club is hosting the Fresh Tracks 5K Snowshoe Walk and Race on Feb. 26 at 10am at Camp Richardson Resort. The beneficiary is the Eric Nageotte-Lowe Scholarship Fund for the Heavenly Freestyle Team. Check out the website for complete information and a mail-in registration form. Register by Feb. 15 and […]
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By Kathryn Reed Artists’ renderings of what Tahoe could look like are on easels. Talk is about not having a cookie cutter approach to planning. What might be allowed in one area won’t necessarily be permitted in another. Incentives to rid sensitive land of development and instead concentrate redevelopment in central locations are goals. For […]
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Ten students who live or attend school in El Dorado, Amador, Placer, Sacramento, Yolo, Yuba, Sutter, Butte, Contra Costa, Nevada, San Joaquin, or Solano counties will receive a $1,000 scholarship this spring from SAFE Credit Union. Grade point average, financial need, community involvement, letters of recommendation and a personal statement will be judged. Call (916) […]
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By Rick Daysog, Sacramento Bee Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against a Placerville aircraft broker in a novel case involving the alleged sale of six planes to Mexican drug traffickers. Joe Stancil, former owner of a Placerville Toyota dealership, and his company Stancil Enterprises Inc. were charged last week with helping buyers from Sinaloa, […]
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By Mark Robison, Reno Gazette-Journal Jason Ruckman took his two German wire-haired pointers named Gauge and Gretchen for a run in the ravine next to the South Valley Sports Complex last month. The puppies ran a little ahead out of sight — they were being trained to be hunting dogs — so he whistled to […]
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As part of the 2012 Snowfest, Truckee River Winery is teaming up with High Fives to bring you the inaugural ice carving contest – Wine n’ Ice on March 7 from 1-5pm. For those interested in competing, entry packets are available at the tasting room. The $100 registration fee covers the cost of a block […]
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Dragonfly Restaurant and Sushi Bar has paired up with Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation to help raise money for children battling cancer. The Basa meal prepared by chef and owner Billy McCullough will donate $3 of the sales to this foundation to alleviate the burden for three Truckee families. The Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation’s […]
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By Erin Kelly, Gannett WASHINGTON — At the White House Science Fair on Tuesday, President Barack Obama joked that 17-year-old Taylor Wilson of Reno must have one of the most radioactive garages in the nation. Taylor, a senior at the prestigious Davidson Academy of Reno, has been studying nuclear science since he was 10 years […]
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