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Full Circle Compost & Hungry Mother Organics 3rd Annual Seed Swap
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 1:52pm
Event Date:
March 3, 2012 (All day) Have you ever been to a Seed Swap? It's soooo much fun! Bring your own seeds to swap or just come down and get rare locally grown Heirloom varieties. Our seeds have been proven to grow here in the Sierra Nevada Environment... flowers, heirloom vegetables, trees, shrubs and much much more! If you don't have your own seeds, that's ok, we only ask for a small donation.
Full Circle Compost & Hungry Mother Organics
3190 Hwy 395, Minden, NV 89423
Please call 775-267-5305 or go to our website www.fullcirclecompost.com
Opinion: Redevelopment appears to have a slight heart beat
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 12:30pmNew Snow Allows Heavenly to Open Milky Way Bowl
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 10:59am
After receiving 12” of new snow on Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, Heavenly Mountain Resort will open Milky Way Bowl for the first time this season, giving the resort additional expert and off-piste terrain. Heavenly will have 50 percent of the resort open, totaling 2,400 acres.
LIVE: Tribune Sports Talk
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 10:34amJoe Proudman and Tim Parsons are live talking about South Shore athletics and professional sports as well. Today we're talking Whittell boys' playoff basketball and South Tahoe girls' playoffs. ...
Grammy Awards had plenty of connections with Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 9:56amThe Beach Boys are back.The legendary rock 'n' roll band will perform July 15 at the Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys as part of the Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series. Tickets go on sale March...
Grammy Awards had plenty of connections with Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 9:56amThe Beach Boys are back.The legendary rock 'n' roll band will perform July 15 at the Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys as part of the Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series. Tickets go on sale March...
International Olympic Committee president in U.S., but relations still prickly
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 9:50amWeather Window | Flooding rains broke four-year drought
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 9:48amEditor's note: This is the first in a two-part installment.TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - During the second survey of the 2012 water year on Feb. 1, Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Sn...
Sacramento police arrest suspect in South Lake Tahoe bank robbery
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 9:47amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Sacramento police arrested a man suspected of bank robberies in South Lake Tahoe, Sacramento and San Francisco, according to a press release sent out by the Sacramento...
IOC President Jacques Rogge arrives in Los Angeles
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 9:23amLOS ANGELES (AP) - International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said Wednesday night that there's no ideal time for the United States to make another bid to host an Olympics.With inte...
South Tahoe Wells Fargo Bank robbery suspect arrested in Sacramento
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 9:07am
The man believed to have robbed the Wells Fargo Bank inside the Raley's at the Village Center in South Lake Tahoe on Jan. 30 is sitting in a Sacramento jail after allegedly robbing a bank.
Wild and Scenic push for Upper Truckee River reappears with workshops
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 8:47am
After El Dorado County supervisors agreed in fall to table the concept, plans are in the works to again bring federal protection measures to the Upper Truckee River.
Nevada approves regulations for self-driving cars
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 8:01amRENO, Nev. - Nevada is becoming the first of the U.S. states to regulate self-driving vehicles on its roadways.The state's legislative commission on Wednesday approved regulations that were vetted ...
‘Miss Representation’ — a plea to stop exploitation of women
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 1:59amNorth Shore daredevil must remove cable across American River
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 7:35pmWayne Brady describes the ups and downs of 'spontaneous theater'
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 2:33pmImprovisational entertainer Wayne Brady doesn't do standup routines, but on occasion an ambitiousness attitude brought him violently down in both a wrestling ring and in the Lake Tahoe wildernes...
Riveting show from brothers Garza
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 2:30pm"We're gonna' bring you some acoustic Texican rock and roll!" Henry Garza yelled into the microphone, peering out at the audience behind shaded sunglasses framed by dark, shoulder-length hair.Los L...
Expendables were anything but during Tahoe show
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 2:25pmFeaturing a unique fusion of musical genres, the Expendables are just as amazing live as it is on its records. It hit the crowd last week in the MontBleu Theatre with a plethora of songs, old an...
Dance like the plot doesn't matter, sting like a giant bee
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 2:21pmThere's more wrong with "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" than is indicated by its Jules Verne ripoff title.As the film opens, Sean (Josh Hutcherson, reprising his role from 2008's "Journey to ...
Howie is Starr struck at the Improv, which welcomes smoking comic Tony Camin
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 2:14pmIf you haven't seen "The Adventures of Tintin" make sure that you do. The Oscar-nominated movie features Joe Starr, who appears through Sunday at Harveys' Improv, in the role of Interpol agent B...
An Evening of Chautauqua with Mark Twain, Snowshoe Thompson and Warren Upson
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 12:28pm
Come to Genoa for an "Evening of Chautauqua: with Mark Twain, Snowshoe Thompson and Pony Express Rider - Warren Upson" Friday, March 2nd 6-8pm at the Genoa Town Hall. $10 at the door, first come-first seated. What fun to see our historical heroes come to life in 1860s Genoa. Great venue for the whole family. Event features McAvoy Layne as Mark Twain, Steve Hale as Snowshoe Thompson and Kim Copel as Warren Upson. Proceeds to benefit Friends of Snowshoe Thompson and Town of Genoa Concert on the Greens. For more information call (775) 315-7777 or (775) 220-0605.
USFS office in Truckee earns LEED gold classification
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 11:42amSurveillance photos released in Minden minimart robbery
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 11:33am
Updated Feb. 16, 5:08PM: Douglas County authorities have released surveillance photos of a Feb. 10 armed robbery at a Minden gas station and are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect and a possible accomplice.
A gun was drawn on a clerk and an undetermined amount of cash taken at the J&M Mini Mart in Minden on Friday Feb. 10.
A simple room provides relief for families of sick children
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 10:01amPoliticians returning funds from Nevada developer
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 9:48amLAS VEGAS - Some of Nevada's top politicians, including U.S. Sens. Harry Reid and Dean Heller, are shedding political donations amid reports that a prominent Nevada developer and lobbyist is the ta...
Analyst: Casino tax hike would mean job losses
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 9:43amAn initiative to raise the top tax rate on Nevada's highest-earning casinos is not economically sustainable by the industry and would lead to thousands of direct and indirect job losses, according ...
Fire safe council responds to audit
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 9:37amMINDEN, Nev. - Many Nevada Fire Safe Council chapter members were already aware that federal auditors were recommending $2.7 million in recovery act grants to the Nevada Fire Safe Council be repaid...
Education Roundup: Host families recognized
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 9:34amTwo South Lake Tahoe families have received the President's Volunteer Service Award for active participation in student exchange programs. Mark and Stacy Romagnolo, who hosted Aneta Krizova from th...
FORTIER: City of South Lake Tahoe wins court battle against League to Save Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 9:31amAmid little media fanfare, the city of South Lake Tahoe won a major court battle recently against the League to Save Lake Tahoe. The city's decisive court triumph got little to no coverage in the r...
FORTIER: City of South Lake Tahoe wins court battle against League to Save Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 9:31amAmid little media fanfare, the city of South Lake Tahoe won a major court battle recently against the League to Save Lake Tahoe. The city's decisive court triumph got little to no coverage in the r...
SAUNDERS: Obama imposes his will, ignores Constitution
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 9:30amFrom San Francisco, where I live, the controversy over the White House decision to require church-affiliated employers to provide contraception in their employee health care benefits has felt like ...
Experts say California expected to add 500K jobs
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 8:39amLOS ANGELES (AP) - Experts are forecasting modest growth in California's economy with the addition of nearly 500,000 jobs over the next two years, which would drop the state's jobless rate to near ...
'Speed Freak Killers' search yields 1K bone pieces
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 8:37amLINDEN, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say the search for possible victims of the "Speed Freak Killers" at an abandoned well has yielded about 1,000 bone fragments so far.Searchers following maps by Cal...
Judges rule for wild horse advocate
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 8:33amRENO, Nev. (AP) - A photographer and leading wild horse protection advocate who says her First Amendment rights were violated when she was denied access to mustang roundups in Nevada has scored a v...
Why we still need
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 5:00amThirty years ago, a brief report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention described five young men with a rare form of pneumonia usually seen in people with severely depressed im...
Perfect canine performer sought for Shakespeare festival
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 5:00amAuditions for "Crab" the Dog Are Set for March 21, 2012.The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival in Incline Village announces auditions for "Crab" - the dog who plays an important and loving role in Wil...
Info meeting on TahoeChamber's Costa Rica trip
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 5:00amEveryone is invited to attend a free informational session at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at Beach Hut Deli,1072 Emerald Bay Road, to learn about the next TahoeChamber Trek to beautiful Costa Rica.Trip infor...
Chamber executive honored at association conference
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 5:00amBetty "B" Gorman, president/CEO of the TahoeChamber recently was recognized as an Accredited Chamber Executive (ACE) by the Western Association of Chamber Executives (W.A.C.E.).The designation i...
Neighborhood meeting planned
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 5:00amThe City of South Lake Tahoe is creating Neighborhood Service Teams to partner with residents to help increase communications with neighbors and help create positive improvements in its neighborhoo...
AAA: Gas prices soar 15 cents in Northern California and Nevada
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 3:57amThe February survey from AAA shows pump prices throughout Northern California and Nevada has soared by an average of 15 cents a gallon over last month.
In Northern California the average for a gallon of regular unleaded is $3.83; the average price in Nevada for is $3.51.
Wage, construction defect laws hamper job growth says Nevada business group
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 3:19amCARSON CITY – Members of the Nevada chapter of a small business organization say the state’s minimum wage and construction defects laws are hampering job growth in the state.
The state’s prevailing wage law was also cited as a drag on economic development in the survey of its members by the Nevada chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business.
