The 10th annual Nevada Small Farm Conference is for farmers and ranchers, beginning or experienced, rural or urban, and business and community members. It takes place at the Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks on Feb. 5-6. Early bird registration is $85 until Jan. 25, and regular registration is $95. Topics range from soils, to beekeeping to raising […]
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North Tahoe Business Association is hosting a free seminar for businesses titled Time Management for Busy People. It is Feb. 9 from 8-9:30am at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach. The seminar is designed tooptimize work-life harmony by: Identifying time-wasters and reasons for procrastination Discovering if you are “addicted to urgency” Getting a perspective on what matters […]
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By Ana Swanson, Washington Post If you’re thinking more these days about your fitness regimen – or lack thereof – then you’re not alone. It’s the time of year when many Americans realize they are a little pudgier than they ought to be and resolve to slim down. In other words, it’s a money-making time for the gym […]
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Sssnakes Alive is the current exhibit at the Wilbur D. May Museum in Reno. It runs through April 10. This exhibition is designed to promote understanding and clarify misunderstandings about snakes. Sssnakes Alive focuses primarily on the four types of venomous snakes native to North America: copperhead, cottonmouth, coral, and rattlesnake. It features more than […]
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On Wednesday morning, Dec. 23, 2015, my wife and best friend, Charlene Middlebrook, lost her long and courageous battle with cancer. As with everything she did, Charlene handled the cancer and a subsequent stroke, with grace, courage, total resolve and of course her humor and her smile, once again being the hero in our family. […]
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By Steve Twedt, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Unlimited vacation time sounds like a pretty good job perk. This year, social media site LinkedIn joined the still-small-but-growing roster of companies offering employees as much time off as they’d like, with the understanding that the coupon is good only if they get their work done. Estimates about how many […]
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The first booking for the annual Harveys Outdoor Concert Series at Stateline has been announced. Country superstar Keith Urban will be taking the stage July 29 at 7pm. Opening for Urban will be Brett Eldredge and Maren Morris. Tickets range from $69.50 to $125.50, plus service fees. Urban’s RipCORD World Tour 2016 will debut on the heels […]
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By Las Vegas Sun The Strip is like a one-night stand for many young travelers. It’s good for a quick visit, but it’s not the only memory they want of a Western adventure. Millennials with cash to travel want interesting and unique stories as vacation memorabilia, said Bethany Drysdale, public relations director for TravelNevada, formerly […]
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Big is a beautiful, tall 1-year-old German shepherd. He is a sweet boy who would love to go to training classes. He loves to play with other dogs. Like many German Shepherds, he is very smart and a bit aloof until he gets to know you, but then he is very affectionate. Big is neutered, […]
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By Kim Wyatt “M Train” By Patti Smith Knopf, 272 pages, $25 hardcover One-line review: Transcendent. It seemed fitting to begin “M Train” by Patti Smith at a diner, the kind with Formica counters and only 10 items on the menu. Smith is a diner and—more significantly—coffee aficionado, so I felt a kinship with her […]
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