Your eyes won’t be playing tricks on you. Lights illuminating the Nevada Capitol Building and the Governor’s Mansion in Carson City will turn blue today. This is an effort to raise awareness of diabetes on World Diabetes Day. The Empire State Building in New York, the Sears Tower in Chicago, Niagara Falls, Los Angeles International […]
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On Nov. 18 at 1pm a bronze plaque will be added to the granite cross in the Carson City Pioneer Cemetery detailing the story of Carson County Sheriff John L. Blackburn, the first Nevada peace officer killed in the line of duty. This is the 148th anniversary of his death. According to research, Blackburn is […]
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By Kathryn Reed It was cold enough to snow Thursday night — which was just what the throng of people at Murphy’s Irish Pub in South Lake Tahoe were hoping for. It was wall-to-wall people at Sierra-at-Tahoe’s annual Pray for Snow Party. A mix of young and old turned out for the raucous event. New […]
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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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Harrah’s Lake Tahoe brings singer, guitarist and songwriter José Feliciano, to the South Shore Room Nov. 14. Feliciano is an eight-time Grammy Award winner and recipient of Billboard Magazine’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Feliciano’s musical career spans four decades. Born blind to humble beginnings in Lares, Puerto Rico, he began his love affair with music at […]
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The 14th annual Valhalla Holiday Faire is Nov. 20-22. It is in the Valhalla Grand Hall located on the Tallac Historic Site just past Camp Richardson Resort on Highway 89. The faire will feature the original creations of the best artists and crafts persons selected from the many who applied. The hall will be decorated […]
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The Mission Mountain Wood Band will return to Tahoe on Nov. 27 – the night after Thanksgiving. Booked into the Harrah’s Tahoe South Shore Room, MMWB will bring its inimitable blend of bluegrass, rock, country and whatever else the band may blend in that night. In their old days of touring, the boys from Mission […]
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Provided by Placer County More than 32,000 veterans call Placer County home, and it’s Rick Buckman’s job to reach out to them and provide the help and services they need to obtain benefits. During the 2008-09 fiscal year, Buckman, the county’s veterans services officer, and his staff filed 3,500 claims for Placer County veterans, garnering […]
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Gina Thompson of the U.S. Forest Service, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, received the honor of Public Employee of the Year-Federal at the California Film Commission’s Annual On Location Awards. The event honors those with successful efforts working with film commissioners and local communities, resulting in positive economic impacts of film productions throughout California. Thompson […]
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Sierra Nevada College is presenting the exhibit “Robert Cole Caples: Rooted in Nevada†through Jan. 1. The exhibit highlights the lifelong work of Robert Cole Caples and his deep connection to the landscape and its original inhabitants. Curated by Nevada Museum of Art, the exhibit is part of the Nevada Arts Council’s Nevada Touring Initiative, […]
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