By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Outdoor fun and buildings that match the natural beauty are the goals of Douglas County’s South Shore Area Plan. “Our overall objective is to transform the casino area to recreation,” Brandy McMahon, senior planner with Douglas County, said at a meeting March 1. “We want to provide a wide-range of […]
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Wormie is an affectionate, super high energy Jack Russell mixed with poodle. At least that’s our best guess. He weighs about 20 pounds and he likes well behaved children. He is crate trained, and would like a very active owner. He would probably do very well at agility or flyball. And he is looking forward […]
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To the community, I would gladly help to support events like the Sierra Nevada Alliance’s film festival, but I have chronic bronchitis and asthma which makes it impossible for me to enter a smoke-filled casino, let alone attend the film festival. How can you hold this event in a toxic, smoke-filled casino? It is discrimination […]
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By Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee California lawmakers accepted food, travel, tickets and other gifts totaling more than a half-million dollars last year, ranging from a $14,000 trip to Brazil to a $1.89 Coca Cola drink with straw. Gift-giving to the Senate and Assembly totaled about $500,500 – roughly $171,500 in gift items and $329,000 in […]
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Update: March 3 8:55pm: Kyle Banko, 24, of Carson City died Saturday while riding his motorcycle on the Geiger Grade. Nevada Highway Patrol officials say on March 2 at approximately 1:58pm the sport bike traveling north on Highway 431 toward Reno in a no-passing zone passed a silver Subaru Outback traveling in the same direction. […]
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By Kathryn Reed BEAVER CREEK – Debris is falling from high up in the tree, creating a mess of sorts at the base. That was the work of a porcupine, that while not easily seen, was obviously sitting high atop a branch in what she thought was an isolated spot. On this particular Friday a […]
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There will be a guided snowshoe hike at Van Sickle Bi-State Park on March 9 from 10am-1pm offered through Explore Tahoe: An Urban Trailhead and the Tahoe Rim Trail Association. The distance of the snowshoe is 2-3 miles and is rated as moderate in terms of difficulty. Meet at the Heavenly Village parking garage at […]
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By Jack Healy, New York Times DENVER — After enduring last summer’s destructive drought, farmers, ranchers and officials across the parched Western states had hoped that plentiful winter snows would replenish the ground and refill their rivers, breaking the grip of one of the worst dry spells in American history. No such luck. Lakes are […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s always a challenge for me to think of something quick to serve as a post-play day snack for guests. Cheese and crackers, chips and salsa – those are always easy and enjoyable. But sometimes it’s nice to have other things to put out. After a day of skiing last weekend I […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee For the first time, California state wildlife officials have clear rules in place to deal with problem mountain lions short of killing them. On Friday, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife released a revised policy to respond to mountain lions that show up in urban areas, for example, and […]
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