18th Annual Charity Fishing Derby & Raffle at Jake’s On the Lake in Tahoe City is June 5. The largest mackinaw will net $1,000, with the largest brown at $500 and largest rainbow at $500. Fishing begins one hour before sunrise until noon. Registration is $50/person and includes buffet breakfast, T-shirt and raffle.
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Bona Fide Books in Meyers is offering a two-day class, An Organized Mess: Making Graphic Novels at its office in Meyers. Two three-hour sessions are June 25 and June 26 from 10am-1pm. The cost is $69 for both sessions. Instructor Jared Manninen is a graphic novelist and co-founder of Makoto Press. Manninen was an artist […]
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The second annual Truckee RibFest needs your dad as an official rib judge. Kids, write Switchback PR saying why your dad deserves to be an official rib judge this Father’s Day. One lucky father will get to sample each vendor’s ribs and will receive three additional Truckee Ribfest general admission tickets, a $60 value. Submissions […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will resume prescribed fire operations on Kingsbury Grade near North Benjamin on May 31. Operations will continue through the week, weather and staff permitting. Residents and visitors can expect to see smoke from prescribed fire project areas. Smoke management is part of every prescribed fire burn plan, and efforts […]
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By Bonney Brown This is a busy time of year for those of us who enjoy gardening. There are a few things you can do to keep your yard and garden safe for your pets and wild animals, too. Some lovely garden plants can be toxic to animals. If your pets tend to eat plants, […]
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By Kara LaPoint, Reno Gazette-Journal When the Nevada Women’s Fund honors 62 Northern Nevadans at its Salute to Women of Achievement luncheon June 13, Barbara Corcoran will address them as the event’s keynote speaker. What she will present them with is, in many ways, a message of hope and possibility — peppered with some practical […]
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By Dayton Business Journal J.M. Smucker Co. is again increasing the price of coffee it sells to retailers, citing the climbing cost of green coffee beans. The Orville-based maker of Smucker’s jellies, Crisco shortening and Jif peanut butter said Tuesday it has hiked prices 11 percent on most of the coffees it supplies to merchants. […]
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By Keith Rogers, Reno Gazette-Journal LAS VEGAS — When John Gargus helped plan the historic but unsuccessful raid to rescue U.S. prisoners of war from the infamous Son Tay compound in North Vietnam, radar-evading warplanes and stealth helicopters weren’t among his options. Forty-one years ago, aircraft that delivered Special Forces soldiers to reach their target […]
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Classic chrome polished cars, rock ‘n’ roll and Lake Tahoe will make for a Hot August Nights to remember, Aug. 6-9 at MontBleu in Stateline. MontBleu will be the headquarters for show-n-shines, car exhibits, exclusive car auctions, cruises and an outdoor pavilion with food, beverages and great oldies music. Take in the sun with the […]
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By Erik Skindrud, Sacramento Bee OAKHURST – Deep in Sierra National Forest, field biologists Carrie O’Brien and Jodi Berg pushed their way up a mountainside. There was no trail to follow, just GPS readings to guide them through incense-cedar branches and mats of mountain misery. After half an hour they reached their goal – a […]
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