Lake Tahoe just received $4.5 million for two bike projects. Tahoe Transportation District secured the money through the Nevada Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Transportation. Development of a 3.2 mile segment between Stateline and Round Hill is part of the eventual 43-mile route along Highway 50; and the other is for a […]
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North Tahoe Regional Park in Tahoe Vista opened earlier this summer. The playground includes a play structure for children 5–12, swings for tots and older children, and new “spring rider” toys for the younger children. The new play structure has many elements to keep the kids entertained; three slides, two small climbing walls, and platforms […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee Officials are vowing to execute plans to replace racist gravestones at the Mormon Island Relocation Cemetery, even though the activist who pushed hardest for their replacement now appears to want to stall it. “I don’t want to wait any longer,” El Dorado County Supervisor John Knight said Friday. His district […]
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Funtime Theater, a nonprofit organization, in conjunction with the Comstock Cemetery Foundation is putting on “Voices of the Past,” an interactive look into life on the Comstock. Widow of the Silver Terrace will take people on a walk through the Virginia City cemetery. Visitors will have a chance to see ghosts of people who are […]
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The inaugural Rose to Toads Mountain Bike Ride is Sept. 4 starting at 7:30am. TAMBA is calling this self-supported event an epic ride from the North Shore to the South Shore. There are spots to shorten the 60-plus mile ride. Meet at the Mt. Rose Tahoe Rim Trail trailhead. This ride encompasses the Tahoe Rim […]
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By Geralda Miller, Reno Gazette-Journal Several hours after the sunrise start of Nevada’s first black bear hunt, a small group gathered near Tahoe Meadows to pray for the hunter and the hunted. The Blessing of the Bears began with organizer Kat Simmons beating a drum 41 times with a prayer for the 41 hunters that […]
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• Tahoe Youth & Family Services is starting an alcohol treatment program in Incline Village and is likely to be located in the Parasol Building. • Fire Fest 2011 is Sept. 24 from 10am to 3pm at Lake Tahoe Airport. • The North American Wildlife Enforcement Officers Association has named Randy Lusetti, game warden for […]
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By Kathryn Reed Monster zucchinis have three purposes in my book – compost material, used for stuffing, or turned into bread. I haven’t composted since moving to Tahoe, so my choice is turn the green things into something edible. Bread is the choice this week. With the recipe calling for 2 to 3 cups of […]
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By Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times The weather is costing America a lot of money. A new report from the National Climatic Data Center shows that in 2011 alone, there have been nine U.S. weather-related disasters that have each caused more than $1 billion in damages. The report estimates these disasters have cost the U.S. […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Aug. 11, 2011, Reno Gazette-Journal. By all means, Nevada should join the states requesting waivers from the flawed No Child Left Behind Act. That must not be an excuse to lower Nevadans’ expectations for their schools, however. Rather, it should raise their expectations. Ever since No Child Left […]
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