Patches of snow are still visible above Caples Lake in the Sierra. Photographer John Flaherty said it's chilly up top, and the forecast indicates it will likely get chillier over the weekend.
Genoa, Nev. — The Johnson Lane Baptist Church was packed on Wednesday morning to discuss the Painted Rock Mine with Bureau of Land Management officials. The mine is undergoing an environmental analysis on neighboring Washoe Tribal Allotment lands, but the route in and out is in BLM jurisdiction.
Alpine County has issued a warning for toxic algae in Indian Creek Reservoir. Don’t let kids or animals touch or drink the water and don’t eat anything you catch in the lake. I expect we’ll see more of these for Red Lake and other algae hotspots.
Highway 395 and Johnson Lane has become a magnet for collisions lately, with two more on Wednesday. One was reported as an injury collision at 1:06 p.m., and there was a motorcycle vs. vehicle crash around 4 p.m. A medical issue contributed to Tuesday’s multiple-vehicle collision.
It seems there has been an upswing of alcohol-related medical calls in the days approaching the Fourth of July weekend. If you’re drinking this weekend, make sure you have a sober ride. Alcohol is banned at Nevada Beach on the Fourth and will be confiscated.
The drumming from the CVIC Hall 4 p.m. today will be the Japanese drum group Taiko Tsurunokai performing as part of the Douglas County Public Library’s reading program. The group will be at the Zephyr Cove branch 2 p.m. today before rolling down into the Valley.
I shouldn’t have to say this, but if you’ve got pressing business with the government, bank or post office, conduct it today or Friday, because pretty much everything will be closed on Monday, including The R-C, though we’ll be out and about.
While not quite as cool as originally advertised, the high temperature on Sunday is forecast to top out at 79 degrees, with a high of 80 on the Fourth. It’s already pretty cool for summer in the high country, so prepare if you’re headed up that way.
Today expect sunny skies and a high temperature of 87 degrees. Expect the wind to pick up out of the southeast to 15-20 mph this morning, gusting to 30 mph.
Kurt Hildebrand is editor of The Record-Courier. Reach him at khildebrand@recordcourier.com or 775-782-5122.
