By Kathryn Reed Eighteen-month-old Morrison Scott didn’t care who all those people talking were, why they had funny hats on or that there were super shiny shovels standing in fresh dirt. Nope. What this little South Lake Tahoe resident cares about is having a place to run around in. She lives about a block and […]
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By Jim Sanford, Reno Gazette-Journal An Endangered Species Act listing for the sage grouse “would make the spotted owl listing pale in comparison.” There is a chance Nevada, through a habitat recovery program and other efforts, can prevent Endangered Species Act listings for the state’s two distinct sage grouse population segments. But should those efforts […]
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By Tom Knudson, Sacramento Bee The day began with a drive across the desert, checking the snares he had placed in the sagebrush to catch coyotes. Gary Strader, an employee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, stepped out of his truck near a ravine in Nevada and found something he hadn’t intended to kill. There, […]
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By Jim Trotter, Sports Illustrated Stanford wideout/returner Chris Owusu has a sprinter’s speed and a bodybuilder’s physique. He also has a medical report that makes NFL teams wince. The 6-foot, 196-pound senior had his final season cut short last November, when he sustained his second concussion in three weeks and third in 13 months. He […]
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By Kathryn Reed It will neither be Julie Andrews making the hills come alive with the sound of music nor the bass of bands from SnowGlobe. Instead, a mix of jazz, reggae and blues are expected to resonate from Lakeview Commons this summer. OnCourse Events has been granted a permit to bring music to the […]
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The Charity Raft Race is returning to the Reno River Festival June 15 at 3pm. The race, which hits the rapids at the Truckee River Whitewater park for the first time since 2007, is a fundraiser for the Truckee River Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to impacting the Truckee River by providing environmental, educational, access, […]
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By Kathryn Reed While the actual road to Fallen Leaf Lake is a rougher ride than it has ever been, the operations of the community service district are smoother. Sid Bazett, who is a part-time resident of the South Shore enclave at the edge of Desolation Wilderness off Highway 89, didn’t let the fact that […]
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South Tahoe High School juniors John Cefalu and Bailey David are two of 36 student-athletes to be chosen among approximately 2,000 applicants to be part of the NFL-Wharton Prep Leadership Program. The program is a three-day workshop in June that provides top-notch high school athletes with leadership training and instruction from Wharton professors and NFL […]
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By Cheryl Millham It is time to dispel some myths about our black bear families. Mother bears are not dangerous. Nor, are they more aggressive when they have cubs. Mother bears will not bring their cubs out of the den until they can climb a tree. If a mom feels her baby is in danger, […]
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By Kathryn Reed Cleaning up the old Meyers Landfill is costing more than twice what was expected – for a total of more than $13 million. The doubling of the cost has also created another lawsuit between the U.S. Forest Service and El Dorado County. El Dorado County Board of Supervisors this month approved taking […]
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