The Douglas High track and field team will host a jog-a-thon fundraiser Saturday morning from 9 to 10 a.m. at the high school.
Sports fodder for a Friday morning . . .
County officials give lots of reasons for a business tax. I asked my friend Frank the Farmer if he knew what was really driving it.
Soroptimist International of Carson Valley celebrates food, friends, wine and microbrews at the 13th annual Savor the Flavor fundraiser, 6-9 p.m. Saturday at Genoa Lakes Golf Resort.
Senior-laden, veteran-driven and hyper-experienced.
There was a point about two weeks before the end of the year where it appeared that the wheels were about to fall off the cart for the Douglas boys' basketball team.
Hello fellow anglers.
Leap Day is the day we tidy up the calendar. The year is 365 and a quarter days long so we put those quarters together every four years to create an extra day and confusion for anyone born on Feb. 29.
What is heaven like? Have you ever pondered that question? Hollywood has given us some pictures of what they think heaven is like.
Saturday is Student Day at the Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center when students and a required accompanying adult are admitted free to the museum and to performances of "Portrait of a Pioneer Lady" by Grace Dangberg and Beatrice Fettic Jones.
An open house for future wedding couples to showcase wedding sites and vendors will be in Genoa 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the Genoa Town Hall, 2287 Main St., Genoa.
Austin's House of Carson Valley received $701 from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Trinity Childcare Center.
Douglas County has been on the outskirts of the Brianna Denison case. Denison, like many folks who grew up in Northern Nevada, had family in the Valley.
I teach proper landscape design and planting to homeowners and the green industry. People often want a concise but detailed reference about these topics. There are numerous books available, but an excellent resource is the set of landscape standards developed by Carson City's Planning Department, with the help of Molly Sinnott, consulting arborist.
The above-average Sierra snowpack this winter should help produce an energetic river flow for the annual Carson Valley Inn Rafting Outing on June 7. The 20-mile float down the Carson River features views of wildlife, geological formations and snow-capped mountains set against the bright blue sky.
Douglas County AARP tax aid volunteers will be available to assist low-income seniors, 10 a.m. March 15, at the Douglas County Senior Center, 2300 Meadow Lane, Gardnerville. The volunteers will be available after the second week in April for homebound seniors.
With the coming of spring, my thoughts turn to outdoor activities, and one of my favorite things to do is a leisurely ride south on Highway 395 from the state line to Bridgeport and beyond. I love to go while the snow still sets the rugged Sierra, stark white against a clear blue sky. There is so much to see along the way and one landmark that fascinates me the most is Meadowcliff, between Coleville and Walker.
I hope you plan on being at the Ruhenstroth Water Planning Steering Committee meeting 7 p.m. today at the Ruhenstroth Volunteer Fire Department on Pinto Circle. The committee members have been working hard to provide us with options and information on our water situation, both for the present as well as for the future.
Today is the last day to enter the Douglas County Historical Society's February photo contest. I'm hoping that some of you who attended Eagles and Agriculture will have captured really great eagle photos and will submit them to the contest.
There was an untold storyline running somewhere in the undercurrents of the NIAA state tournament.
Western Nevada College is back in the business of offering women's athletics. And the school has hired a legendary coach to direct the new program.
It's been a very interesting week with the moon's total eclipse, the Navy's shooting down the spy satellite, the big snowstorm here and the 6.0 earthquake near Wells, Nevada. That might not sound like a very powerful earthquake but it was big enough to severely damage many of the old historic buildings from the 1860s.
Douglas High reaped the rewards of its strong basketball seasons with three all-region picks and a league MVP award.
After splitting his high school career between Douglas High and the Stevenson boarding school in Pebble Beach, Calif., Billy Coats has signed to play his college career at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Gardnerville's Nick Cohee, skiing for the Kirkwood Ski Education Foundation, battled members of the United States Ski Team and a number of NCAA All-Americans last week in Park City, Utah, scoring strong finishes in three days of slalom and giant slalom racing on the 2002 Olympic course.
The Douglas County Parks & Recreation Department is taking registration for the Douglas High School Tigers youth volleyball clinic, scheduled for March 8 at Douglas High.
Through the first day of the NIAA State Skiing Championships at Mount Rose, Douglas High's Crystal Rutledge and Hillary Sapp made a big impression on the rest of the field.
21 lifts open, 7 terrain parks open. Forecast: Mostly sunny with temps in the 30s.
I am typing this article at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center. Our daughter, Jenee, has been here since early last Friday morning. Here's what happened.
A founding member of Friends of the Library, Grace Catharine Paxton Whear, 93, died Feb. 18, 2008 in Gardnerville.
The third annual game between the Coleville High School boys' basketball team and members of the Mono County Sheriff's Department is this Saturday at the school gym. Game time is 6 p.m., with the doors opening at 5 p.m.
Well, the cat's out of the bag. On Feb. 15, 2008, Piñon Aero finally publicly admitted why they are building a massive jet port at Minden-Tahoe Airport: Our airport is going to be used for avoiding taxes on jets of corporations and individuals in Silicon Valley and other California locations. Douglas County building permits have been issued and construction of the first phase of what eventually will be 100 jet hangar "suites" is scheduled to start this month.
The latest news about expansion of hangars at Minden-Tahoe Airport has racheted up the debate over what sort of traffic the residents of Carson Valley are willing to put up with from their airport and what they can do about it.
It might have been called the Owl Prowl, but a goshawk was the star of the show on Saturday night.
The fourth annual Little Miss Douglas County pageant for girls up to 17 years was Feb. 15 at the Dance Workshop Performing Arts Center in Minden. Emcees for the pageant were Raechel Prosser, Nevada's Outstanding Teen 2006 and Aleesah Herup, Teen Miss Douglas County, 2007.
21-11 overall, 11-3 Sierra League, 8-3 home, 8-1 away, 5-7 neutral, 18-5 vs. Northern Nevada teams.
Sports fodder for a Friday morning . . .
What if you could have the horticulture research of all the Cooperative Extension universities at your fingertips? Guess what? You already do.
Carson Valley Art Galleries' Second Saturday events on March 8 include:
Does the Gardnerville Ranchos need another liquor store? With the issues of underage drinking and drunk driving in our community, does it really make sense for the county to issue a business license for another liquor store in the Ranchos?
Jack Frost took center stage for the Carson Valley Photo Club's monthly contest with Ralph Elligott capturing top honors for his close-up photo of frost-covered leaves.
Soroptimist International of Carson Valley held a luncheon on Feb. 19 to honor this year's recipients of the Student Achievers Award.
The Douglas boys' basketball team knew heading into Thursday night's state semifinal matchup against Cheyenne that it was going to have to use its size advantage to have any chance of wearing down the swift squad from down south.
It's a fair bet to say that the Douglas boys' basketball team won't have much of a chance to settle in when it steps onto the floor at Lawlor Events Center Thursday evening.
Through four years on the Douglas varsity wrestling team, senior CJ Wynar was simply looking for a way to crack the starting lineup.
As the clock dwindled down to zero during last week's regional playoff loss to Spanish Springs, it appeared that the Douglas High girls' basketball team had lost its shot at any postseason hardware.
When your program is going through a rebuilding year and you're still able to produce a regional champ, a state runner-up and three state qualifiers, you know you're in pretty good shape.
The small, albeit vocal, minority wishes people would state the correct facts when submitting letters or opinions to The Record-Courier.
The combined ages of the guests of honor at this birthday party would add up to more than five millennia.
In "Roughing It" Mark Twain describes being trapped in a flood after being lost in a snowstorm and trying to start sagebrush on fire with a pistol, spooking the horses. The horses found their way to shelter and were safe and warm when their riders finally found civilization.
There are no lack of things to believe in. Just about everything from letter A to Z. Right now one of the things I believe very strongly in starts with the letter C - as in the Carson Valley Arts Council.
How many head-on accidents will have to happen on Highway 395 south of Gardnerville before someone takes a good look at that 25-mile stretch of highway from the Pinenut Road intersection on the outskirts of Gardnerville to the Holbrook Junction of Highway 208?
Guitarist Chris Proctor will perform, 7 p.m. today, at the CVIC Hall, 1604 Esmeralda, Minden. A wine and cheese reception begins at 6 p.m. with dessert at 9 p.m. A $10 donation will be requested at the door. All proceeds will benefit the Carson Valley Arts Council.
Minden Rotary gave honorary designations to three community members who devote time helping children in Douglas County.
Greetings friends, hope you are well and enjoying this winter season as much as I am.
Carson Valley Community Theatre presents the "Sounds of Broadway" musical revue April 3-6 in the Shannon Ballroom at Carson Valley Inn in Minden.
Carson Valley Eagles and Agriculture events are today through Sunday with wildlife viewing at area ranches, a birds of prey lecture and photo workshop. Information, Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Authority at VisitCarsonValley.org or 782-8144.
Next Friday will be a remarkable day. Not only will Feb. 29 mark Leap Day, it will also be the fifth Friday in the month. February 2008 started on a Friday and ends on a Friday. That hasn't happened since 1980 and won't happen again until 2036.
At the beginning of this basketball season, Douglas boys' coach Corey Thacker, along with several of his players, mentioned the fact that they believed they'd be standing right back where they were at the end of last season " in the regional championship game.
22 lifts open, 9 terrain parks open. Forecast: Mostly sunny with temps in the 30s.
Kids & Horses riding sessions began for the year Jan. 13 at the Double W Ranch in Minden. Kids & Horses is a nonprofit therapeutic riding center serving people with physical, cognitive and/or emotional disabilities.
Carson Valley Kiwanis Club's 10th annual Stars of Tomorrow Talent Competition is open to youth in ninth through 12th grades in Carson Valley, Carson City, Dayton and Fallon. Applications are due April 7, auditions are April 19, dress rehearsal is April 25. The Stars of Tomorrow program is April 26 at the CVIC Hall in Minden.
I'm sad to report that longtime Fish Springs resident Wayne Dickey died on Feb. 14. He has been ill for the last year and he passed away at the too-young age of 60. There will be a memorial service for him at 2 p.m. March 1 at the Fish Springs Volunteer Fire Department.
So how do Valley residents feel about Piñon Aero's plan to turn Carson Valley's airport into a regional jetport? These plans were detailed on the front page of the Feb. 15 edition of The R-C (Hangar builder hopes to serve Silicon Valley).
Youth in Carson Valley will have access to a drop-in resource center starting this week. The Tahoe Youth & Family Services, based in South Lake Tahoe, has opened a satellite center at Tillman Lane and Kimmerling Road in the Gardnerville Ranchos.
Wild Horse Children's Theater announces the creation of the Kyra Conway Scholarship Fund. The children's theater will be accepting donations in Kyra's memory to allow children to experience the beauty and magic of live theater through productions, classes and workshops.
Even though we know it's not spring, by mid-February we are all ready to get out and get doing. The Carson Valley Historical Society exhibit committee has been working overtime on a lot of new projects.
21-10 overall, 11-3 Sierra League, 8-3 home, 8-1 away, 5-5 neutral, 18-5 vs. Northern Nevada teams.
Every day people come into the Douglas County Animal Shelter looking for the perfect dog. While we do have some perfect dogs we also have a lot that aren't. These dogs are just like people. Less than perfect.
This Saturday, the Walker River Colorguard is hosting an evening of fun, good music and dancing at the Walker Community Center.
Married women between 21-56 years old and living in Nevada are invited to apply for the Mrs. International Pageant on July 15-26 in Chicago.
Thanks to The Record-Courier, especially Sharlene Irete, Shannon Litz and Ellen Caywood, for making the recent fundraiser for the Douglas County Historical Society so successful.
One of the keys to having a nice place for people to go is to have a way to make sure it stays nice.
Martial Arts Expo V goodwill tournament is March 9 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Gardnerville and is open to the public and all schools and styles of martial arts. Event proceeds benefit Douglas County Sheriff's Search & Rescue.
My son Garrett called from the aircraft carrier USS George Washington CVN-73, to say that Adm. Kirkland Donald was coming aboard for an inspection. He is the fourth successor as a nuclear power inspector since Adm. Hyman George Rickover. That got me curious as to who Rickover was and with the Internet so handy, I looked up "Father of the Nuclear Navy."
Through three quarters Saturday night, it seemed like it would only be a matter of time before the Douglas boys' basketball team would be able to break through against Reno in the Northern 4A Regional Championship Game at Spanish Springs.
21-9 overall, 11-3 Sierra League, 8-3 home, 8-1 away, 5-4 neutral, 18-4 vs. Northern Nevada teams.
22-9 overall, 12-2 Sierra League, 8-4 home, 8-2 away, 6-3 neutral, 18-6 vs. Northern Nevada teams.
When an American scooter maker lost patience with cheaper Chinese-made models flooding the United States market, it got some attention by filing an antitrust lawsuit.
Sports fodder for a Friday morning . . .
Are your medications interacting? Find out for sure what you're taking and what it's doing to you at a program to explain medication therapy management, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 22, at the Douglas County Senior Center, 2300 Meadow Lane, Gardnerville.
All of us from time to time find ourselves in difficult situations. The loss of a job, trouble in our relationships, personal struggles and the list goes on. I know personally of many people who are in some trying times right now.
Carson Valley Eagles and Agriculture events are Feb. 22-24 with wildlife viewing at area ranches, a birds of prey lecture and photo workshop. Information, Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Authority at VisitCarsonValley.org or call 782-8144.
During the '50s and '60s we had drive-in movies outside almost every town across America. With the advent of television, bigger and better movie theaters, the drive-in movies went the way of the Pony Express.
Douglas County 4-H members attended the competition Feb. 9 at the Reno Livestock Event Center and competed against other youth from Nevada and California.
It's been 16 years, but the Douglas boys' basketball team will be packing its bags for the state tournament next week.
Soroptimist International of Carson Valley held a luncheon to honor this year's recipients of the Women's Opportunity Award, The Landis Foundation Award, and the Violet Richardson Award.
It has recently come to my attention that a small, albeit vocal, minority of our community would argue that our Minden-Tahoe Airport should be closed. I suppose they have their reasons, but such a proposal would be ill-conceived and a grave set back for Douglas County. Why?
Preregistration is required for all classes at the Douglas County Parks & Recreation Department, 1327 Waterloo Lane in Gardnerville.
This class offers students practice taking photographs with others who also enjoy taking pictures. Class includes discussions on photographic composition, critiques and field trips
Heading into the fourth quarter Wednesday night, the Douglas and Spanish Springs girls' basketball teams appeared to be rolling toward a classic finish in the first round of the regional playoffs.
20-9 overall, 11-3 Sierra League, 8-3 home, 8-1 away, 4-4 neutral, 17-4 vs. Northern Nevada teams.
22-8 overall, 12-2 Sierra League, 8-3 home, 8-2 away, 6-3 neutral, 18-5 vs. Northern Nevada teams.
Guitarist Chris Proctor will perform, 7 p.m. Feb. 22, at the CVIC Hall, 1604 Esmeralda, Minden. A wine and cheese reception begins at 6 p.m. with dessert at 9 p.m. A $10 donation will be requested at the door. All proceeds will benefit the Carson Valley Arts Council.
Mark your calendars for 7 p.m. Feb. 29 and plan to attend the Water Planning Committee's meeting at the Ruhenstroth Volunteer Fire Department. The committee has been working very hard to address the issues surrounding the water problem in our neighborhood since their inception at a neighborhood meeting on Dec. 15, 2006.
Often in February we get a break from all the cold and snow. We get a week or so of sunshine and the promise that spring really will get here. So, this week in the sunshine, I thought we'd take a look at upcoming spring and summer museum events. Beautiful as they are, we've looked at enough snowy photos for a while.
Whoever the benevolent person was who dubbed our senior years the Golden Years must have been decades from reaching those years for themselves. On the downhill slippery slope of attaining those years myself, I just don't see that golden glow ahead of me, and it is very frustrating.
The Douglas County Commissioner meeting room was filled with many residents from Fish Springs last Tuesday afternoon. Other interested people were there from the Back Country Horsemen, the Carson Valley Trails Association and the Pine Nut Preservation League. The issue before the planning commission was the abandonment or reduction of a portion of a 50-foot road easement from Windmill Road to Bureau of Land Management land in Fish Springs.
A recommendation to proceed with a school bond has been made to the Douglas County School Board.
After opening its season with a 50-49 loss to Reed at home, the last thing the Douglas boys' basketball team wanted to do was end its season the same way.
19-9 overall, 11-3 Sierra League, 7-3 home, 8-1 away, 4-4 neutral, 16-4 vs. Northern Nevada teams.
The Northern 4A Regional Basketball playoffs are upon us this week, and for the first time since in at least 10 years (Our records currently only go back so far ... This might be the first time this has happened in school history) both the Douglas boys' and girls' basketball teams will be hosting a first-round game.
The Douglas High junior varsity girls' basketball team claimed sole possession of first place in the Sierra League with season-ending wins over Reno and Hug.
The Douglas High ski team battled through a doubleheader on its home course last week, taking fourth as a team in the morning giant slalom and finishing fourth in the afternoon slalom in Tahoe Basin Ski League action at Heavenly.
22 lifts open, 9 terrain parks open. Forecast: Mostly sunny with temps in the low 40s.
So, Dan Holler is leaving. All I can say to commissioner Brady is, be careful what you wish for, because you might get it. I'm afraid Dave's personal dislike of Dan has clouded his professional judgment.
Two huge flower events have occurred since Christmas: the Rose Parade and Valentine's Day. According to the Web site tournamentofroses.com, every single Rose Parade float is decorated with more flowers than the average florist will use in five years.
A group of board members from our new Boys & Girls Club of Carson Valley attended the Boys & Girls Club of America Regional Leadership Conference this week.
The Little Miss Douglas County pageant is for girls up to 17 years old to demonstrate talent and win prizes.
Douglas senior Tony Ferris came back from a tough draw at the Northern 4A Regionals last week to wrap up his high school career as the state runner-up in the 189-pound weight class at the NIAA 4A State Championships in Las Vegas over the weekend.
Carson Valley Ducks Unlimited is celebrating its 27th annual benefit dinner and auction on Saturday at the Genoa Lakes Golf Resort.
The Douglas County Parks and Recreation Department is currently taking registration for spring adult volleyball.
The Carson Valley Eliminators soccer team will host its annual fundraiser this weekend at the Silver Strike Lanes.
The Coleville High School girls' basketball team took two out of their last three league games to clinch the second seed in the Northern 1A playoffs to begin Thursday in Winnemucca.
22 lifts open, 9 terrain parks open. Forecast: Mostly sunny with temps in the low 40s.
About two dozen tickets are left for the Spring Fling dinner and dance fundraiser for Austin's House Carson Valley Children's Center. The gala event begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday in the banquet pavilion of the Genoa Lakes Golf Club and Resort.
Douglas County Senior Services offers a six-week weaving class as part of the Life Options program, 1-3 p.m. Thursdays beginning Feb. 21, at the Douglas County Senior Center, 2300 Meadow Lane, Gardnerville.
The chilly January weather didn't stop the community from remembering the Carson Valley Community Food Closet. Generous donations of food and cash were received to keep the shelves stocked for those in need.
Mashelle Begovich and Jim Richardson of Gardnerville announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Sophia-Begovich Richardson, to Travis S. Smith of Gardnerville.
After a very special three days of assistance by international opera singers, Annalisa Winberg and Roy Stevens, our local students gave a wonderful performance in costume. Kindergarten through fourth grades performed German songs, fifth through eighth grades sang "The Song of the Toreador" from the opera "Carmen."
A chance to work with a professional wildlife photographer will be available to participants who sign up for the two-day Eagles and Agriculture workshop led by Carson Valley resident Steve Noble on Feb. 23-24.
Seven members of the Carson Valley Sinfonia received excellent or superior ratings at the solo and ensemble festival held at Douglas High School on Feb. 9.
The purpose of Eagles and Agriculture is to illustrate the importance of protecting wildlife in Carson Valley, said Dan Kaffer, Western Nevada Resource Conservation and Development Coordinator.
Barring last-minute legal maneuvers, opening arguments in a case that could affect the business landscape at Stateline will begin today.
It happened to me. Five years ago my oldest son was a senior at Douglas High School. He got a job at the local grocery store bagging groceries. With his very first paycheck he went out and bought a cell phone with a two-year contract commitment. He didn't learn this from me because I would have wanted to make sure I lasted at the job a little while before making such a long-term commitment.
Douglas High School's Speech and Debate Team competed Feb. 1 and 2 in Carson City. Travis Moore took second place in novice impromptu. Kevin Johnston was fourth and Kevin Kendrick was second in senior impromptu.
An open house for future wedding couples to showcase wedding sites and vendors in the Genoa is 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 1, in the Genoa Town Hall, 2287 Main St., Genoa.
Douglas High wasn't content with finishing second in the Sierra League. The Douglas Tigers obviously wanted to enter the Northern 4A boys' regional basketball tournament with more than just a home playoff game. They wanted to enter with momentum.
It would've been easy for the Douglas High girls' basketball team to overlook South Tahoe on Wednesday night. After all, the Tigers have a date with first-place Reno on Friday night.
I was watering the tomato plants out in our greenhouse when I noticed a very disorganized cobweb in a dark corner of the floor. I got down on my hands and knees to check it out and I saw a funnel-shaped hole at the back - and a shiny black widow spider with a red spot on her belly. It's supposed to be shaped like an hourglass but I've never gotten close enough to tell.
Learn how to preserve family memories at a memoirs writing class offered by Douglas County Senior Services in association with Western Nevada College instructor Katherine Weaver. No writing experience necessary and all ages are welcome.
The Douglas High boys basketball team have second place in the Sierra League all to itself.
When Dan Holler was named county manager on Nov. 7, 1996, The Record-Courier editorial board proudly proclaimed we were "Dan Fans."
Oh, if only I had just one day to be a kid again. Looking at the huge smile on 5 1Ú2 year-old Paul Boulet's face after a day of fishing with his dad, Mario Boulet, at Topaz Lake a couple of weeks ago, pretty near says it all. I should have been born a boy, that's it, I just should have.
Pepper and Sinatra owe their new homes to Douglas Animal Welfare Group volunteers who got the new year off on the right paw.
Hmmm, more soup than the fluffy cloud that spoils skiers in the Rockies. Better exercise, certainly. Feel those quads.
Imaginative students at Meneley Elementary School have been hard at work in preparation for their science fair which will be held on Thursday, Feb. 28.
Genoa residents Al and Pat Talamantes' daughter Danielle is performing in the title role in "Hansel and Gretel" tonight and Sunday night.
To some, "bioengineering" is a dirty word. Why mess with nature? But, since 1856, when Gregor Johann Mendel became the pioneer of plant genetics with his famous plant hybridization of peas, we have been manipulating plant genes to benefit humans. Now, we combine biochemistry, genetics and other biological sciences with engineering to improve people's lives.
Expectations were high for the Douglas High School wrestling team going into the Northern 4A Regional wrestling tournament Friday and Saturday at Hug High School.
The Agriculture Council of America invites students in grades 7-12 to submit original essays of no more than 450 words about the importance of agriculture. The essay contest coincides with National Ag Week, March 16-22.
The Capital City Volleyball Club's 14 Black team captured first place in the teams' first tournament of the season on Feb. 3.
Events for the Carson Valley Art Galleries' Second Saturday event on Feb. 9 include:
The Mono County Public Health Department nurse will be at the Walker Senior Center on Feb. 12 and Feb. 26, from noon to 1 p.m. to do blood pressure checks and immunizations. If you need to see them for an immunization, let them know in advance at (760) 924-1830.
It is appropriate that February, the month associated with passionate love, the red hearts, candy and flowers kind, should be the shortest one of the year. France's President's new girlfriend is quoted as saying, "Passion only lasts for a few weeks. Love takes a long time."
The Coleville girls basketball team swept two games over the weekend to move into a first place Western 1A League tie with Virginia City.
It's easy to look at the debate over a new events ordinance as a fight that just affects Genoa, but it's not.
Carson Valley Eagles and Agriculture events are Feb. 22-24 with wildlife viewing at area ranches, a birds of prey lecture and photo workshop. Information, Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Authority at VisitCarsonValley.org or call 782-8144.
It was so much fun taking our 7-year-old daughter and my mother to the Hannah Montana concert movie in 3-D at the new Galaxy Theater in Carson City. We wore those funky glasses (not like the ones when I was a kid that were made out of paper and were green and red lenses) that you can't see normal out of until the big screen is raring to go and then there she is, Hannah Montana.
Douglas High School 2007 Lineman of the Year Jeff Nady has verbally committed to the University of Nevada, Reno.
Having a big game from center Jessica Waggoner has become almost commonplace for the Douglas girls' basketball team over the past month.
As North Valleys' Jesse Bajwa rolled an easy layup off his fingertips to give the Panthers a 33-32 lead with four minutes left in the first half Friday night, one couldn't help but feel that the Douglas boys' basketball team was in for another long night.
Sports fodder for a Friday morning . . .
Sacraments in Christianity are rites and ceremonies believed to impart spiritual benefits, graces and blessing to those receiving them. They are believed to have been specifically established by Jesus and mandated to be practiced by the church and all Christians. The number and definition of sacraments and the particular blessing they convey to recipients vary greatly among various denominations and church groups and mark a significant reason for all the divisions in Christendom.
Last Sunday's heavy snowfall was certainly exciting - as long as you didn't have to drive in it. On the television news we saw pictures of people in California who were trapped in their cars while the rushing water moved all around them. They were captured in the fast-moving rivers.
If you've never driven out to Minden-Tahoe Airport, I suggest you do so. You'll find a sleepy, semi-rural, but surprisingly large, airfield with not much happening. Kind of the way we like it here in Carson Valley. Have a meal at the Taildragger Cafe while you're there.
The Minden Rotary awarded $750 to Carson Valley individuals during recent meetings.
The St. Gall Women's Society's Best of Yesterday High Tea is 2 p.m. April 19, in the St. Gall Pastoral Center, 1343 Centerville Lane, Gardnerville.
