By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee Equestrians say their hot, thirsty horses are suffering because of a dispute between a state agency and an El Dorado County water district. And while the dispute continues, the state has been trucking in water at a higher cost than what the water district is charging it in late fees, […]
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By Timothy Quinn, Sacramento Bee Nine out of ten people believe that Californians need to conserve water, even with this year’s wet weather. This is according to a new survey conducted on behalf of the state’s public water agencies. The study also reported that four out of five are willing to reduce their household water […]
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Stateline-based AmeriLithium Corp. is moving its headquarters to Southern Nevada. The Henderson offices offer improved telecommunications, boardroom and staff facilities, along with the ability to grow with the company, according to officials The new location also offers the added benefits of McCarran International Airport and the Henderson Executive Airport – reducing the time it takes […]
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John Seelmeyer, Northern Nevada Business Weekly A Zephyr Cove company says it is studying possible locations in Nevada for creation of forests that can capture and store carbon dioxide. Privately held Equinox Carbon Equities Inc. says it plans to plant 3,000 trees at a dairy farm in California’s Central Valley. The company didn’t provide details […]
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By Patricia Yollin Karen Rogers is one of the few females in the world who covets the physique of a well-blubbered walrus. That’s because she’ll be in the ocean at least 15 hours, if all goes well, when she tries on Friday to become the first woman to swim from the Farallon Islands to San […]
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Bijou Bash is an all-day event for the family — with activities, food booths, K-9 demonstrations, emergency equipment to roam in and more. It is at Bijou Community Park off Al Tahoe Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe. Admission is free. The date is Sept. 11 from 11am-4pm.
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By Sam McManis, Sacraemento Bee Summer is the season for charity cross-country bike rides, and one of the nation’s longest ones will be passing through Sacramento on Thursday. The Texas 4000 for Cancer, a 4,687-mile journey that began on June 5 in Austin, Texas, and is scheduled to finish in August in Anchorage, Alaska, will […]
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By Ray Hagar, Reno Gazette-Journal Minimum wage earners working in Northern Nevada’s gaming industry rely heavily on tips for income. And they’d like to see more people called George come in to gamble, drink and eat in the casinos of Reno, Sparks and Lake Tahoe. That’s because George is the nickname casino workers have traditionally […]
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By Queenie Wong, Sacramento Bee Rafting companies are counting on higher-than-normal snowmelt to rescue their season after a chilly spring kept customers on shore. Gregg Armstrong, owner of the Lotus-based All-Outdoors California Whitewater Rafting, said his company’s spring reservations fell about 20 percent from last year, which was already slower than 2008, when he saw […]
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Ken Curtzwiler has been organizing a crew of volunteers via his business K&K Services for the last 10 years to clean up South Lake Tahoe beaches after Fourth of July. Volunteers are always needed. Meet at the El Dorado Beach parking lot at 6am to volunteer. Curtzwiler provides the gloves. It will definitely give participants […]
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