By Charlie Barra, San Jose Mercury News If California does not provide an adequate water supply at reasonable cost to its agricultural industry, competition from globalization will soon turn the state into a Third World country. Most of the people working to find a solution to California water problems seem to have a hard time […]
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Autumn Fest at the Lake Tahoe Demonstration Garden at Lake Tahoe Community College is Sept. 12 from 11am-3pm. Celebrate autumn and support the Lake Tahoe Demonstration Garden by enjoying a pumpkin patch, bake sale, speakers, bluegrass music, silent auction, kids’ games and more. No entrance fee. Contact Kara Steeland at ksteeland@tahoercd.org or (530) 543.1501, ext. […]
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By Erin Kelly, Gannett News Service WASHINGTON — As he fights for a fifth term, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is touting his clout as a key reason that voters should keep him in Washington. But just what has Reid’s seniority — and his powerful position as majority leader — brought Nevada? The […]
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Mike Beam has been appointed the chief alternative sentencing officer for Douglas County. Working for Douglas County for the past 27 years, he was the youth facility manager with China Spring Youth Camp where he worked for the past eight years. Prior to that position he served as a special investigator in the District Attorney’s […]
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By Ann M. Simmons, Los Angeles Times Firefighters have made significant progress in taming an aggressive wildfire that has burned almost 14,000 acres in northern Los Angeles County. By 6am Sunday, containment of the Crown fire, which had ravaged areas of western Palmdale and the Leona Valley, had reached 87%, according to Inspector Don Kunitomi, […]
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The 4-H Camp in Stateline is having an open house Sept. 12 from 10am-2pm. The event is an opportunity to see changes to the camp and to learn what future changes are in store. Lunch is sponsored by Nevada Farm Bureau Federation and a donation of $5 is suggested. In addition to lunch, the camp […]
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By Roman Stubbs, Reno Gazette-Journal The homemade plywood start gate sits in his front yard in Truckee, not far from the garage, where several sets of skis are carefully stacked against the back wall. They were essential pieces of Errol Kerr’s ninth-place finish in skicross at the 2010 Winter Olympics where he competed for Jamaica, […]
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The fire chief for the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is suspending residential burning, also known as “dooryard” burning, effective today through the remainder of fire season. The prohibition applies to debris burning on private, state and federal lands of El Dorado and Placer counties in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Residential debris […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun The National Football League has unveiled its advertising, sponsorship and promotion guidelines for 2010, and the good news for Las Vegas is that some changes will allow the city to be shown off in TV ads during the upcoming regular season. The bad news for the city’s promoters […]
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“Masters of Magic,” a high-energy, family-friendly show featuring four headliner magicians with grand illusions, sleight of hand, and a splash of comedy, will appear at MontBleu casino in Stateline Aug. 4–Sept. 5. Tickets are $19.95 for adults and $12.95 for children 17 and under. Starring in this production is world champion master magician Tony Clark. […]
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