By Robert Schimmel A funny thing happened on the way to the reception. The good news is that “funny” things are happening all the time, right, especially when we are willing to notice? Wanting to see the latest (three) exhibits opening at South Lake Tahoe’s Lake Tahoe Community College on April 18, I hustled but […]
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More than 25 NFL players and other sports celebrities will pay tribute to football great Gene Upshaw on July 14-15 during the 5th annual Gene Upshaw Memorial Golf Classic at Gray’s Crossing in Truckee. Proceeds from the celebrity tournament go to the Gene Upshaw Memorial Fund held at Tahoe Forest Health System Foundation. The fund […]
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The 4th annual Police Memorial Week Parade is May 4 at noon. The only such event known to take place in the West, pays tribute to officers killed in the line of duty while celebrating professional law enforcement. The Silver State National Peace Officers Museum is proud to present our parade in Virginia City. Law […]
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We all know the face of stress: the clenched jaw, the furrowed brow, the intense stare. And, really, it’s not a bad look. We all do some of our best work under pressure. Adrenaline and other stress hormones give us the kick start we need to meet deadlines and generally get ahead in life. But […]
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To the community, I want to thank everyone in the entire Sierra Nevada College extended community for their incredible participation during last week’s 24-hour period of Nevada’s Big Give. The official tally on the Big Give website shows that $61,296 was raised in support of SNC. Your phenomenal efforts made SNC No. 1 statewide for […]
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The Douglas County Public Library annual book sale is May 18 from 9am-5pm and May 19 fro 9am-2pm. The sale will be at the C.V.I.C. Hall, 1602 Esmeralda Ave. in Minden. Hundreds of used books and audio books will be for sale; DVDs, VHS tapes, and music CDs will also be available. A special preview […]
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Valhalla Grand Hall on May 25 will be the site of a solo guitar performance by Alex DeGrassi. The concert, co-sponsored by Sorensen’s Resort, is a benefit for the Sierra Nevada Alliance and the Sierra Fund, nonprofits working to protect the Sierra Nevada. For more information and tickets, call the Alliance at (530) 542.4546, ext. […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee Colorado has the nation’s most meticulously regulated medical marijuana industry. Washington has the first-ever blood-level standard for driving while high. But in the birthplace of America’s medical cannabis movement and home of the most robust pot economy, California lawmakers can’t seem to figure out what they want to do about […]
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By Lisa Girion and Scott Glover, Los Angeles Times The Medical Board of California on Friday embraced a host of reforms aimed at combating prescription drug abuse and reducing overdose deaths but balked at a proposal to strip it of its authority to investigate physician misconduct. The board, meeting in Los Angeles, voted to support […]
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The Nevada Division of State Parks is having Recreational Trails Committee meetings May 8-9 to hear and rate applications for 2013 federal funding. The meetings will be at 901 S. Stewart St., Carson City, on the fifth floor starting at 8am each day. Public comment periods will be at 9:30am May 8 and at 8:20am […]
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