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Nevadans wake up to new rules to live by
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/01/2012 - 10:37pmBy Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun. CARSON CITY — The crackdown starts today on motorists who use their cellphones while on the road, and the state starts ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../nevadans-wake-up-to-new-r...
Hiking — a good start to getting in shape
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/01/2012 - 5:00amPlenty of trails to hike on in Lake Tahoe. Photo/LTN file. Going back in history, people who hiked all the time, like John Muir, Jedediah Smith and Kit Carson, were the skinniest, most fit guys. Just ...
Audition for WNMTC's 'Pajama Game'
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 6:00amThe Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company announces open auditions for "Pajama Game," Tuesday, Jan 10, in Carson Nugget Community Hall, Aspen Building, at Western Nevada College Carson City campus...
OBITUARY: Richard "Dick" Joseph Cooper
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 6:00amRichard "Dick" Joseph Cooper3.29.1934 - 12.18.2011Richard Joseph Cooper, 77, was born March 29, 1934 in Berkeley, CA and passed away December 18, 2011 in Carson City, NV. He was a former longtim...
Made in Tahoe: Local woman adds spice to life
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 9:47am
From behind the island in a large stone and brick kitchen, Diane Weidinger goes about her business, carefully filling small tins with her spice blends to be shipped to customers near and far. Along with jars, tubs are stacked on a table at the end of the island. More jars crowd one end of the countertop. Weidinger is filling an order including blends of Egyptian, Scandinavian and Moroccan spices and more for a customer who wants to highlight workplace diversity.
Court: Tahoe beaches do not have to be open to public
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 1:48amCARSON CITY — A general improvement district that purchased four beaches on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe in 1968 is not violating the U.S. Constitution in ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../court-tahoe-bea...
Court upholds Incline Village beach restrictions
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 4:12pmCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Not all residents have the same privileges to access beaches owned by the Incline Village General Improvement District at Lake Tahoe, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday....
Douglas County authorities prepare for New Year's Eve revelry
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 2:46pmThe Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is preparing itself for the upcoming New Years Eve celebration at Lake Tahoe, on Saturday, December 31st, 2011. Each year upwards of 50,000 celebrants ring in the New Year in the casino core area of Stateline, Nevada.
Tahoe Douglas, East Fork firefighters make significant holiday contributions
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 12/24/2011 - 3:11pm
Members of the Tahoe Douglas Firefighter's Association I.A.F.F. Local 2441, left, and the East Fork Professional Firefighters I.A.F.F. Local 3726, right, presented their donations to Kathy Thompson, the managing director of the Carson Valley Community Food Closet in Gardnerville, Nev., on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011. The Tahoe Douglas Firefighter's Association donated $1500 worth of gifts to three local families, a $500 check and 200 pounds of food to the food closet and the East Fork Professional Firefighters donated 14 complete holiday family dinners and 600 pounds of food to the food closet.
Tahoe Orthopedics and Sports Medicine implements computerized concussion testing in area high schools
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 11:40amApproximately 2 to 3.5 million sports-related concussions occur annually in the United States, of which 60,000 are sustained by high school athletes. Orthopedic physicians and the athletic training staff from Tahoe Orthopedics & Sports Medicine are working to combat the impact of concussions affecting young athletes in the region through a computerized test called ImPACT (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment Testing).
Audition fo WNMTC's production of 'Pajama Game'
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 10:25amThe Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company announces open auditions for "Pajama Game," Tuesday, Jan 10, in Carson Nugget Community Hall, Aspen Building, at Western Nevada College Carson City campus...
Carson Judge Rules Against Personhood Petition Seeking To Define Life As Starting At Conception
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 12:34amBy Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY — A Carson City district judge today ruled an initiative petition to amend the state constitution to define human life as beginning at conception was too vague and so could not be circulated to qualify for the November 2012 ballot.
14th bear killed in Nevada bear hunt
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 4:43pmCARSON CITY (AP) - The 14th bear in Nevada's inaugural bear hunt has been killed.Nevada Department of Wildlife spokesman Chris Healy says a 250-pound male was killed by a hunter Monday in the Pi...
Nevada Among States With Lowest Spending On Health Care And Least Number Of Insured
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 12/20/2011 - 4:11pmBy Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – Nevada ranks 46th among states on spending on health care per capita, according to a report released this month by the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services.
Shipping deadlines arrive
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/20/2011 - 10:22amCARSON CITY, Nev. - Today is slated as the busiest mailing day of the year for the U.S. Postal Service.And is it any surprise? Today is also the last day to ship first-class mail domestically an...
Report: Fewer traffic deaths in Nevada in 2011
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/20/2011 - 8:43amCARSON CITY (AP) - The Nevada Office of Traffic Safety says the number of people killed in traffic accidents in Nevada plunged in 2011.The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that as of Sunday, 231 pe...
Douglas County increasing the number of miles
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 7:58amGroups like the Carson Valley Trails Association are making trail access a reality in Douglas County. Volunteers contributed more than 4000 hours building trails and installing signs and kiosks, mostl...
Bookstore pops up at the Village Center
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 12/17/2011 - 3:08pm
By Elaine Goodman / Tahoe Business Monitor
Shoppers who visit the just-opened Lake Tahoe Books and Art store in the Village Center won’t just be tackling their holiday gift lists — they’ll also be part of an experiment.
The store, which will be open through December and possibly longer, is in part a test to see if there is enough community support for a permanent, full-service bookstore at the South Shore.
Nevada Job Creation Efforts Move Forward With New Economic Development Office
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 7:15pmBy Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – Efforts by Gov. Brian Sandoval and state lawmakers to encourage new business creation, relocation and expansion in Nevada took a major step forward today when the Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee approved nearly $3.5 million to fund a new economic development office.
Nevada IHOP reopens 3 months after deadly rampage
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 10:51amCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - The Christmas tree was lit and the holiday hotcakes special for sale again Thursday as dozens of people gathered at an IHOP restaurant in Nevada's capital city as it reopen...
Carson City IHOP to reopen at 7 a.m. Thursday
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 3:11pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - The IHOP restaurant where four people were shot to death in September will reopen Thursday at 7 a.m.Rhonda Barnat, a spokeswoman for the restaurant, said in October that IHOP ho...
Nevada Highway Patrol personnel to be awarded medals for actions during IHOP shooting
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 2:23pmBy Chuck Allen / Nevada Highway Patrol
Several personnel from the Nevada Highway Patrol will each be awarded a Commendation Medal this Friday for their timely, professional and outstanding performance they displayed on the morning of September 6th, in Carson City.
Shortly before 9:00 am that morning, the Nevada Department of Public Safety-Communications Center began receiving information of an active shooter near the International House of Pancakes (IHOP) restaurant on South Carson Street.
Outdoors with Don Q: California fishing licenses for 2012
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 12/13/2011 - 5:48pmBy Don Quilici
With Christmas two weeks away, one of the best stocking stuffers for local anglers is a California fishing license. If you're planning to fish in the State of California in 2012, you'll need a new license as of Jan. 1.
You can purchase that license and any applicable stamp at a number of local outlets or on the Internet.
If you need to buy a license and stamps, here is some info:
Nevada Doubles Amount of Fraud Recoveries, DOJ Reports
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 12/13/2011 - 3:04pmBy Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY — The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it recovered $5.6 billion in civil and criminal fraud efforts in 2011, a 167 percent increase over 2008. In Nevada, recoveries totaled $8.3 million in 2011, a 137 percent increase over 2008 when $3.5 million was recovered.
Tahoe restoration bill gets Senate committee OK
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 1:41pmCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - A Senate committee in Washington, D.C., has passed a renewed push for environmental projects at Lake Tahoe.The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Thursday app...
Three Nevada Pearl Harbor Survivors Honored At Capitol Ceremony On 70th Anniversary
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 4:21pm
By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY — Gov. Brian Sandoval honored three Pearl Harbor survivors today on the 70th anniversary of the attack that brought the United States into World War II.
Outdoors with Don Q: Some personal memories from the year 2011
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 2:00am
By Don Quilici
As I look forward to the year of 2012 with high expectations, hopes and dreams, this is a good time to reflect back on some selected personal memories from the rapidly ending year of 2011. Here are my top memories:
STHS to play for consolation title
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/02/2011 - 6:31pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - South Tahoe High used a 23-7 third quarter to take a commanding lead over Wooster en route to a 62-45 win Friday in a loser's bracket game of the 35th annual Carson Lions/Capita...
Opinion: Looking for substance in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/02/2011 - 6:25pmA few days back, as my spouse and I were returning from Carson City, near the gondola site there were a few people with placards that said Occupy South Tahoe. The trouble is as Gertrude Stein said whe...
STHS boys basketball lose to Carson
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/02/2011 - 12:46pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - Carson High got the better of South Tahoe on Thursday night, winning 59-50 to open the 35th annual Carson Lions/Capital City Classic.Carson started out like it was going to r...
Nevada Tax Collections Remain On Track Despite Gaming Volatility
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/01/2011 - 5:46pm
By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – Despite ongoing volatility in Nevada’s gaming industry, strong consumer buying is helping to keep the state’s tax revenues on an even keel four months into the new two-year budget, state officials say.
Nevada Improves Data Collection To Measure Student Achievement, Still Faces Access Challenges
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/01/2011 - 5:33pmBy Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – Nevada has made significant progress in the collection of the data needed to measure and help improve student achievement, but still has work to do in putting the information to work for parents, educators and policy makers, a national report released today says.
DEATH NOTICE: Maj. Nick Garofalos
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/30/2011 - 2:46pmMaj. Nick Garofalos, USAF (Ret.), died Nov. 20, 2011, in Carson City.He was 84.He was born on Sept. 5, 1927, to George Garofalos and Anna Papadoglou Garofalos in Middletown, Ohio.Garofalos is survi...
Nevada Prepaid Tuition Program Open Enrollment Period Begins
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 11/29/2011 - 5:27pm
By Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY — The 2012 open enrollment period for Nevada’s Prepaid Tuition Program starts Thursday and runs through Feb. 28, 2012, the state Treasurer’s Office announced today. Since its inception, 14,120 Nevada Prepaid Tuition contracts have been purchased by Nevadans.
TRPA begins easing grip on regulatory control
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 11:08amCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Land use and environmental regulators in the Lake Tahoe Basin are endorsing the idea of giving local governments more control over permitting and other rules.The issue came...
Nevada Tourism Commission welcomes skiers with new winter ad campaign
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/27/2011 - 4:00pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - As Nevada enters what appears to be another record-breaking ski season in the Sierra Nevada, the Nevada Commission on Tourism is launching an ad campaign geared at winter enthus...
Plan proceeds for scenic Lake Tahoe bikeway
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/27/2011 - 6:00amCARSON CITY, Nev. - Nevada backers of a plan to ring Lake Tahoe with a scenic bikeway are $6 million closer to completing the $82 million trail.Supporters hope the ambitious 116-mile Nevada Stat...
Gaming decline offset by key industries
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/27/2011 - 6:00amMINDEN, Nev. - A report on the dire state of gaming in Northern Nevada was countered by two areas of positive growth during a business meeting at the Carson Valley Inn in Minden.The annual joint me...
OBITUARY: Maj. Nick Garofalos
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/25/2011 - 12:07pmMaj. Nick Garofalos USAF (Ret.) age 84, passed away in Carson City, Nevada on November 20, 2011 following an extended illness. He was born on September 5, 1927 to George Garofalos and Anna Papad...
Neon lures authors to retrace steps across Nevada
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 1:32pmThey found scores of examples, such as the signs for the Cal Neva Lodge and Harvey's Resort Hotel at Lake Tahoe, and the Frontier and Comstock motels in Carson City, whose signs sported not just l...
Nevada Seeks New State Public Schools Chief To Implement Education Reforms
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 2:40pmBy Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – Nevada is looking for a new state public schools chief to push forward with education reforms sought by Gov. Brian Sandoval and approved by lawmakers in the 2011 legislative session.
Keith Rheault, Nevada’s superintendent of public instruction since 2004, is retiring in early April and Sandoval wants to have a new schools chief to take over the Department of Education by then.
Nevada Department of Wildlife expert to discuss latest in quagga mussel threat
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 10:20amCARSON CITY, Nev. - The Carson River Advisory Committee will hear a quagga mussel presentation when it meets at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. Willi...
Nevada's jobless rate dips a half percent on school, holiday staffing
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 10:17amCARSON CITY, Nev. - With schools back in session and retailers beginning to staff up for the holidays, Nevada's raw unemployment rate fell a half percent in October to 12.7 percent.But the seasonal...
Polar Express Carson City Train Sold Out; 7,500 tickets purchased
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 9:33pmBy the Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau
Six weeks after tickets went on sale, The Polar Express™ has officially sold out, according to the Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau.
More than 7,500 riders will board the magical holiday train on the Virginia and Truckee Railroad, the only officially licensed Polar Express event in the region this holiday season.
Nevada Governor Orders Transmission Line Construction Assessment For Renewable Energy
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 8:41pmBy Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY — Gov. Brian Sandoval issued an executive order on Monday directing a state agency and task force to assess the regional market for Nevada’s renewable energy resources.
Northeren Nevada Gingerbread House Competition - Ridge Resort
Submitted by admin on Sun, 11/20/2011 - 8:57pm
Let the Holidays Begin! The Northern Nevada Gingerbread House Competition at the Ridge Tahoe begins Saturday, December 3 with judging on Sunday, December 4.
Bring your own Assembly Kit, Decorations, and Imagination!
There are Two Children’s Class Categories - Class 1 ages 8-12, Class 2 ages 13-17 - Kids fees are $20 per contestant. Class 3 for adults 18 & up, fees are $50 per contestant, compete at the novice or professional chef level. Proceeds to be donated to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Carson Valley.
Firefighters stop advance of massive Reno wildfire
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 6:06am
Update 5 p.m.: Firefighters have stopped the advance of the fire and are now going back and putting out hot spots. Light snow and lessening winds are helping the efforts. Reno Fire Chief Mike Hernandez said 25 homes have been impacted by the fire. The fire has burned between 1,700 and 2,000 acres. One firefighter has been injured, one person suffered a heart attack and died and more than 4,500 NV Energy customers are without power.
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Nevada Saves $6.3 Million In Bond Sale, Maintains AA Credit Rating
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 4:18pmBy the Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – Nevada Treasurer Kate Marshall announced today that her office has completed a series of bond sales that will net the state a total face value of $149.4 million, with $32 million going for capital improvement projects and the remaining $117 million to be used for the refunding of existing state obligations.
Fishing report through Nov. 23
Submitted by Don Quilici on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 12:59amHere is this week's fishing report, through Nov. 23, for Nevada, the Sierra, Northern California and Southern Oregon:
Economic Diversification Report Provides Roadmap For Nevada Job Creation
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 3:22pm
By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – A report outlining how Nevada can grow and diversify its economy says much more could be done now in the areas of health and medical services, and that clean energy and aerospace/defense are emerging sectors that could bring skilled jobs to the state.
