Barton Foundation’s 17th Annual Golf Tournament is July 22, with a 9am shotgun start. Lunch and awards ceremony is 2pm. This scramble golf tournament at Genoa Lakes Resort – Lakes Course give golfers the chance to take home special prizes. As the golfing ends, guests join the awards party, barbecue and announcement of raffle prize […]
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The Lake Tahoe Paddle Festival is a solstice celebration of human powered watercraft featuring “Ancient Art to State of the Art” boats, boards and paddles. The focus is the preservation of indigenous watercraft art and culture. The paddle race through Emerald Bay starts in Meeks Bay on June 18 at 8am. Interpretive exhibits will highlight […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – I will never look at a trail the same. Tahoe Rim Trail Association officials warned us this could happen. They even said next time we hike on this section of trail we’ll smile, point out to our buddies what areas we are responsible for. I already feel that sense of […]
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By Bonnie Matton, Reno Gazette-Journal Ecotourism isn’t a word one hears often in reference to Lyon County, but a significant number of people are willing to travel thousands of miles to visit the area in search of wild horses. I recently had the privilege of taking two groups of tourists out to see wild horses […]
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By U.S. Ski Team MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN – Audi FIS Alpine World Cup winners Marco Sullivan (Squaw Valley) and Steven Nyman (Sundance, Utah) are not interested in holding back during spring training. But according to newly named speed Head Coach Forest Carey, it was the young athletes holding down the throttle at Mammoth Mountain. “The young […]
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The Truckee River Watershed Council’s weed warriors will be leading two weed walks and two weed pulls — the June 18, July 9, June 21 and July 23, respectively. The Weed Warriors are hoping to bring awareness to the public about invasive weeds in the area and the proper ways to dispose of them. Weed […]
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Carson Valley Trails Association is planning a Genoa Foothill Trail Project kick-off celebration and trail building day June 5 at the Eagle Ridge Trailhead, located 1.8 miles north of Genoa off of Jacks Valley Road on Adams Ranch Road. An information booth will be set up from 9am-5pm to learn more about the Genoa Foothill […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Through much of March, Ramona Cordasco and friends were in New Orleans rebuilding homes ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. Last week, they were in the middle of the Nevada desert, climbing hills of sand so steep some likened it to trying to scale a vertical treadmill. Cordasco, 22, and colleague Gina […]
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More than 100 intrepid individuals will go Over the Edge for Special Olympics Nevada at the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino in Reno June 3-4 to scale 27 stories down the side of one of the most recognized buildings in Reno. Over the Edge is a skyscraper rappel adventure for ordinary people who raise at […]
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Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park is extending its tour schedule through June 30. After that date, Nevada State Parks will discontinue its operation of the park. Park tours include a presentation on Dangberg family history and the family’s role in the development of Carson Valley. Displays of historic objects include furniture, clothing, books, dishes, artwork, […]
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