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Cooperative Extension: Join the classes this April and 'Grow Your Own, Nevada!'
Submitted by editor on Sat, 03/28/2015 - 12:46pmThe horticulture world is fascinating with many topics to explore. Did you know that “the average carrot travels over 1,800 miles to get to our dinner plate?” Or that “93 percent of our food dollar pays processors, packagers, distributors, wholesalers, truckers and the rest of the infrastructure that a global food system demands?”
Finally, with the fact that “preschool children served home-grown produce are more than twice as likely to eat five servings of fruits and vegetables a day as kids who rarely eat home-grown produce,” more people are interested in growing their own.
Business group takes stand on taxes!
Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/11/2015 - 4:24pmThe board of directors Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance today voted to endorse “in concept” the idea of transforming the state’s business license fee into a progressive fee based on gross receipts....
Business, interfaith groups support Sandoval's proposal to pay for education reform
Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/11/2015 - 3:29pmThe Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance joined forces today with Nevadans for the Common Good in support of Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposal to pay for hundreds of millions of dollars in new spending on public education in Nevada....
Business, interfaith groups support Sandoval's proposal to pay for education reform
Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/11/2015 - 3:29pmThe Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance joined forces today with Nevadans for the Common Good in support of Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposal to pay for hundreds of millions of dollars in new spending on public education in Nevada....
Howard Hughes Lake Tahoe estate earns HGTV honors
Submitted by editor on Tue, 03/10/2015 - 12:11pmHoward Hughes’ former Lake Tahoe estate found its way back to the spotlight recently when it was selected as a winner in HGTV’s 2014 Doory Awards. The quaint-yet-majestic cabin, listed by Chase International’s Karen Bruno, received the most online votes in the Celebrity Homes category. The month-long contest on HGTV’s FrontDoor.com attracted nearly 50 million views.
Switch exec resigns as head of economic group over "angst" with chamber
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/05/2015 - 12:34pmAfter months of tension with the chamber over taxes, the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance has lost its chairwoman to the infighting....
Business group fails to take stand on tax
Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/04/2015 - 11:09amThe Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance failed this week to take a vote on endorsing a tax plan. A spokesman says the group is still studying tax options....
Business group may back tax plan this week
Submitted by admin on Mon, 03/02/2015 - 11:23amThe Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance is meeting Tuesday morning to review several tax studies, and may endorse one of them....
Partners to plant trees near Indian Creek Campground
Submitted by editor on Thu, 02/26/2015 - 10:22amThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City District, American Forests, Nevada Conservation Corps, and Alpine County are partnering to rehabilitate the Airport Fire area by planting trees starting Tue., March 10 and concluding on Sun., March 15, 2015.
This fire burned 81 acres of BLM and Alpine County land during the 2011 fire season and is located near the Indian Creek Recreation Area and the Alpine County Airport along Airport Road.
Nevada Legislature: GPS tracking of parolees approved by Senate
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/25/2015 - 11:11pmThe Nevada Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved SB37 allowing the use of Global Positioning System devices to track parolees, probationers and other offenders under state supervision.Testimony in committee indicat...
Lake Tahoe ecosystem research gives insights on global change
Submitted by editor on Tue, 02/24/2015 - 12:32pmA Scripps Institution of Oceanography-led study on how natural and man-made sources of nitrogen are recycled through the Lake Tahoe ecosystem provides new information on how global change may affect the iconic blue lake.
“High-elevation lakes, such as Lake Tahoe, are sentinels of climate change,” said Lihini Aluwihare, associate professor of geosciences at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. “Small changes in the lake’s chemistry can have big impacts on the entire ecosystem.”
UNR professor's Monster Fish work featured in National Geographic exhibit
Submitted by editor on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 6:26pmA new National Geographic Museum exhibition, Monster Fish: In Search of the Last River Giants, features the work of the University of Nevada, Reno’s research professor and host of the television show Monster Fish, Zeb Hogan. It opens March 26 at National Geographic’s Washington, D.C. headquarters and runs through Oct. 12, 2015.
Economic forum highlights resurgence of the Northern Nevada economy
Submitted by editor on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 4:10pmIn its ongoing campaign to educate area real estate agents and community members on the changing economic environment in Northern Nevada, the Reno Tahoe International Council will hold an Economic Forum this Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015.
$12 billion, 14,000 jobs, 33 new companies: Nevada's economic recovery by the numbers
Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/29/2015 - 10:15amIt's been three years since Gov. Brian Sandoval unveiled plans to remake Nevada%u2019s economic development efforts, launching a Governor%u2019s Office of Economic Development and regional authorities like the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance to oversee efforts ranging from job creation to workforce education. Today, representatives from both offices took inventory of their progress, challenges and the road ahead in the first State of Economic Development Address.
UNR professor joins scientists to reveal global patterns of specialized feeding in insects
Submitted by editor on Wed, 01/28/2015 - 6:42pmInsects are picky eaters, and not the voracious eat-everything-in-sight bingers that devour all the plants in your garden. After decades of field work from dozens of sites around the world, and after two years of combing through and analyzing data, Matt Forister, associate professor and ecologist from the University of Nevada, Reno, and an international team have reported on global patterns in the diets of insect herbivores.
USAF Band of Washington, D.C. to perform in Carson City
Submitted by editor on Mon, 01/26/2015 - 5:41pmA bit of Americana now and then to remind us all of the great country in which we live is always appropriate and welcome. Mayor Robert Crowell, representing the City of Carson City, and the Carson City Chamber of Commerce is collaborating to bring the United States Air Force Band of Washington D.C. to the Bob Boldrick Theater at the Community Center for a free concert on Wednesday evening March 4 at 7 p.m.
Vagina Monologues Performances to Raise Money for Advocates to End Domestic Violence
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sun, 01/25/2015 - 1:19amV-Day is a global movement to end violence against women and girls. Every year V-Day invites activists in colleges, communities, high schools, or youth groups around the world to present select benefit events during and leading up to V-Season (February 1-April 30). The purpose of these events is to raise awareness about violence against women and girls as well as raise money (100% of the proceeds must be donated) for local beneficiaries that are working to end violence.
Gov. Sandoval State of the State 2015 Full Text
Submitted by editor on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 10:44pmHere is the full text of Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval's speech delivered to the Nevada Legislature Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015.
Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Distinguished Members of the Legislature, Honorable Justices of the Supreme Court, Constitutional Officers:
The Basil in Carson City, Cafe Del Rio in Virginia City makes 10 best restaurant list
Submitted by editor on Mon, 01/12/2015 - 11:17amNevada's culinary scene is full of fine dining and local food options. Website Theculturetrip.com named four area restaurants to its "10 Best Restaurants in Nevada: Local Food & Fine Dining" list. They are: The Basil in Carson City, Cafe Del Rio in Virginia City, Brooks' Bar & Deck at Edgewood Tahoe in Stateline and Le Bistro in Incline Village.
Reno Philharmonic Classix 5 welcomes violinist Chloë Hanslip, pays tribute to global music
Submitted by editor on Sat, 01/10/2015 - 10:43amInternationally renowned violinist Chloë Hanslip brings her extensive repertoire to the Reno Philharmonic Association’s Classix Five. At 24, the British violinist is firmly established on the international stage. Since her BBC debut in 2002, she has performed regularly at major venues in England, Europe, United States and the Far East. The Classix Five concert set is Feb. 15 and 17, 2015 at the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, in Reno, Nev.
South Lake Tahoe Olympic champion Jamie Anderson featured on 'Celebrity Apprentice'
Submitted by editor on Sat, 01/03/2015 - 6:00pmWatch this preview of the season opener of television's "Celebrity Apprentice" and you might recognize someone.
Jamie Anderson, South Lake Tahoe resident and Gold Medalist from the Sochi Olympics, is on the cast of popular television show which starts on Sunday night, Jan. 4 at 9 p.m. on NBC.
Multi-faith prayers ring in New Year in Reno
Submitted by editor on Thu, 01/01/2015 - 3:50pmIn an all-emcompassing gesture of global peace and goodwill, a celebration among Northern Nevada religious faithful came together in Reno late Wednesday, New Year's Eve, to celebrate the ringing in of 2015.
Coordinated by religious statesman Rajan Zed, “Multi-faith New Years’ Eve Service” hosted by Reno Buddhist Center included prayers by Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Baha’i and Native American leaders.
Climate change pioneer, former NASA Goddard director keynotes 2015 Tahoe weather conference
Submitted by editor on Wed, 12/31/2014 - 1:55pmDr. James E. Hansen, former director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and adjunct professor at Columbia University's Earth Institute, will address television meteorologists, media and the public as the keynote speaker at Operation Sierra Storm, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, 9 a.m. at Harveys Lake Tahoe.
UNR professor Geoff Blewitt receives top European science award
Submitted by editor on Wed, 12/03/2014 - 11:32amWhether measuring the Earth, watching the Sierra Nevada mountain range creep slowly upward or inventing GPS-based tsunami warning systems that track sudden movements of the earth’s surface, Geoff Blewitt, director of the Nevada Geodetic Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno conducts imaginative and interesting research in the field of geodesy. His fellow scientists around the world have taken notice.
A Legacy for Today’s Pioneer: Tahoe’s Most Rare and Grand Offerings In History
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 11/17/2014 - 12:51pmNever before has such a grand combination of iconic ranch, lakefront and forestland been offered for sale at once in Lake Tahoe’s rich history. This rare offering includes: historic Shakespeare Ranch with 133 acres of lakefront ranchland; Squaw Valley Homestead, arguably the most coveted landholding in Squaw Valley; and High Canyon Ranch, encompassing 321 acres of one of the last remaining privately owned large acreage parcels in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
UNR physicist says elusive dark matter may be detected with GPS satellites
Submitted by editor on Mon, 11/17/2014 - 11:47amThe everyday use of a GPS device might be to find your way around town or even navigate a hiking trail, but for two physicists, the Global Positioning System might be a tool in directly detecting and measuring dark matter, so far an elusive but ubiquitous form of matter responsible for the formation of galaxies.
Women to Women with Dianne Hillard
Submitted by editor on Fri, 11/14/2014 - 6:42amThis week's guest on Women to Women is Dianne Hillard, director of admissions at Western Nevada College. Dianne is originally from California, but has resided in Carson City with her husband for nearly 30 years. She holds a B.A. in Psychology, and a M.A. in Counseling from the California State University in Chico.
Is Ron Knecht rewriting history?
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 11/12/2014 - 6:20pmIn a Nevada Appeal op-ed, Controller-elect Ron Knecht laid out the premise for his ultra-conservative world view as follows:
"For 125 years, we’ve seen the rise of the dysfunctional politics of Progressivism. As it
has accelerated in the last five decades, we’ve had slowing economic growth and reductions in individual liberty, prosperity, opportunity and hope."
Chase International agents attend inaugural Luxury Connect conference
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 11/10/2014 - 4:43pmA handful of Chase International agents recently attended Luxury Connect, a private, one-day gathering last month where elite professionals discussed the future of real estate. This first-ever event, spearheaded by Inman News, was held at the former William Randolph Hearst estate, the Beverly House.
The exclusive group consisted of only 100 real estate professionals and agents. Chase International founder, president and CEO Shari Chase attended with agents Kerry Donovan, Donna Spear, Trinkie Watson, Marian Huish, Mary Kleingartner, and Georgia Chase.
Senator Square: CHS Marching Band wins Nevada Day Battle of the Bands
Submitted by editor on Sun, 11/09/2014 - 9:50amThe CHS Marching Band competed last weekend in the Nevada Day Battle of the Bands held at Spanish Springs High School. The band finished first in their division beating out rivals Douglas High School.
They received the caption for "Outstanding Music." This award marks the first time in nine years that the marching band took home a first place trophy in a field show competition. Way to Go Big Blue Thunder!
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