By Bill O’Driscoll, Reno Gazette-Journal Imagine placing a bet on the Academy Awards. Or “American Idol.” Or the Great Reno Balloon Race or Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off. State gaming regulators recently revised the rules to allow wagering in Nevada’s race and sports books beyond sporting events. The move could generate new revenue […]
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By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times Knee replacement surgery has become common in the last 30 years, and more younger people with bad knees are considering the surgery. A study presented last month at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting may reassure them that the replacement should hold up for a long time. […]
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By Laurie Brazil STATELINE — The dance floor was crowded for most of the night Saturday as Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra hosted its annual fundraiser Elegant Evening at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe. More than 420 delicious meals were served by the catering staff to the crowd who gathered to support nonprofit group and spend a […]
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Publisher’s note: This is reprinted from the June 1975 Lake Tahoe Historical Society newsletter. Tahoe residents and visitors alike will be saddened at the loss of the 90-year old Bliss mansion in Glenbrook, which was destroyed by fire within a half hour during the early morning hours of June 5th. No cause for the fire […]
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By Kathryn Reed Shakespeare is back – really back. Last season the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival did not put on a full play of William Shakespeare. While officials say the abridged version of his work that was staged was well received by audiences, plenty of others stayed away because it wasn’t a true Shakespeare play. […]
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By Frank X. Mullen Jr., Reno Gazette-Journal Neal A. Dach admits he has no background in developing tourist attractions. The Carson City native is a former Army bomb detection and disposal specialist, an Iraq war veteran and a graduate student in neuroscience at Harvard University. But when it comes to the historic American Flat ruin […]
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The 2011 season for the Virginia & Truckee Railroad is high-balling down the track toward opening weekend, May 27–29 in Carson City. Before the official opening weekend, the railroad is offering a sneak peek into the historic route with a special event on Mother’s Day, May 8. Families hopping aboard the special edition train in […]
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TOCCATA will present selections from J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion in a series of concerts April 17-23. Concerts are: April 17 at 5:30pm at Trinity Episcopal Church in Reno; April 20 at 7:30pm at St. Theresa Catholic Church in South Lake Tahoe; April 22 at 7:30pm at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church in Incline Village; April […]
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By Frank X. Mullen Jr., Reno Gazette-Journal A Reno man, who for more than 30 years has been searching for Amelia Earhart, has come up with a way that scientists may be able to isolate the lost aviator’s DNA from spit left on seals of envelopes. If Earhart’s DNA is available, it can be compared […]
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All high school students in the Fourth Congressional District are invited to participate in the Congressional Art Competition, An Artistic Discovery, a nationwide high school art competition sponsored by the members of the U.S. House of Representatives. First-place entries from each congressional district will be displayed for one year in the Cannon Tunnel, leading to […]
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