By Kathryn Reed GERBER — Refried beans. Really, that’s what one stage of making olive oil looks like. It’s Day 3 of camping, and we find ourselves at a crush party somewhere between Red Bluff and Chico. Joining the four campers are four others who live in the area. Wine is the first order of […]
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By Kathryn Reed BIG BEND — Stuck Jeep. Bucket boy. Naked boy. Tarp woman. Burney Falls. Hot springs. Fall foliage. Rain. Rainbow. Friends. Just another typical girls’ camping weekend. With our annual camping trip being pushed from September to November, we moved the sleeping to indoors at my sister’s in Redding. Roughing-it it was not. […]
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Small, heartwarming moments that make a vacation unforgettable are what the Nevada Commission on Tourism’s winter ad campaign hopes to inspire in visitors. The campaign launched this month with a mix of traditional and online media. “The advertising budget is very small this year, so we are launching a campaign that uses an emotion-evoking image […]
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By Susan Wood CASTELLA – Views, views and more views best describes the Castle Dome Trail, a hiking route tucked behind the Castle Crags Campground. This is Day 2 of our girls camping weekend anchored indoors in Redding. Just like I remembered, this 5½ mile round-trip trail has everything going for it. The four of […]
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Now through spring 2010, the California Tahoe Conservancy will be burning slash piles in or adjacent to several Lake Tahoe communities as part of the Conservancy’s ongoing program to reduce forest fuels and improve defensible space in the Tahoe Basin. The communities include Fallen Leaf Lake, Rubicon Bay, Tahoma, and North Upper Truckee in El […]
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By Kathryn Reed Sacrifice. That was the word that dominated the Veterans Day ceremony in South Lake Tahoe this morning. Today is a time to honor the men and women who have served in the Armed Forces and those who continue to do so. “There is no mission more noble than serving our country,” said […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will begin prescribed fire operations in the Meyers/Christmas Valley urban lot areas Nov. 12 as weather and staffing allows. Residents and travelers can expect to see smoke from prescribed fire project areas. Other fire protection agencies, state and local, may also be conducting prescribed fire operations during this period. […]
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“Gold Star†license plates are now available from the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. The license plates allow relatives of U.S. soldiers killed in the line of duty to honor their fallen family member. To be eligible to receive the special license plates, the licensee must be a direct relative of a soldier killed in […]
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