North American P-51 Lady Jo flies during the first Unlimited qualifiers on Wednesday morning at the Reno Air Races.
Photo by Kurt Hildebrand.
Genoa, Nev. — Drift smoke from the Wolf Creek Fire prompted a call to firefighters last night as air conditions dropped into the moderate range, with a sensor in Minden spiking at 9 p.m. with a reading of 130, which is unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Nevadafireinfo.org revised the acreage of the fire down to 35. Satellite mapping indicates the fire is larger than that, but at that small a size it’s hard to get a good read. It doesn’t appear to be spreading very quickly. Containment also dropped to 25 percent from the 40 percent reported on Wednesday.
The Douglas County Parks & Recreation Advisory Board is conducting a tour of the county’s Lake Tahoe facilities before their 3 p.m. meeting at Kahle Community Center.
The National Association of State Parks Directors had dinner at Mormon Station State Park on Wednesday. The association is holding its annual convention at the Tahoe Blue Event Center, making them one center’s first conferences.
Chautauquan Debi Lynn Smith will portray Carson Valley suffragist Nevada’s first state-licensed woman Dr. Eliza Cook, 6:30 p.m. today at the Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center, 1477 Main St., Gardnerville. Information, 775-782-2555.
When Soar Truckee President Karol Hines asked me the last time I’d been to the Reno Air Races, I had to admit it had been 30 years. Back then, I would take this week off in September and go to the air races. As an avid assembler of model aircraft, my teenage self had a blast.
Expect sunny skies and a high near 82 degrees with the wind picking up out of the north at 5-10 mph this afternoon. We could see some gusty winds up to 20 mph and the possibility of thunderstorms along the Sierra Crest.
Kurt Hildebrand is editor of The Record-Courier. Contact him at khildebrand@recordcourier.com or 775-782-5122.
