Gardnerville 3-year-old Gwendalyn Scossa is a centennial rancher times two.
We are definitely into fall, no matter what the calendar says. Leaves are turning on trees all over the valley. Time to start thinking about pulling out the sweaters and jackets and leaving the tank tops in the back of the closet until next year.
Area artists in a variety of media present their work at the Tahoe Art Expo, noon to 9 p.m. Oct. 1 and 2, at the Horizon Casino in Stateline. Meet the artists at receptions, 4-8 p.m. each day. Drawing at 8 p.m. Oct. 2 to win original artworks. Raffle tickets, $4 each or 3 for $10. Information, talart.org, (530) 544-2313.
The deadline is noon Wednesday to submit local arts and entertainment information in this column. Contact People Editor Sharlene Irete at sirete@record courier.com or 782-5121, ext. 210.
Douglas Animal Welfare Group members Tina Dillion, Kathy Robbins, Laura Winking, Diana Furness, Terry Murphy, and Sue Ruhl with shelter dogs Lady Lucky and Grover show off their T-shirts and dog bandanas for the Mutt Poker Walk fundraiser, Oct. 2 outside the Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center. Check-in is 8-10 a.m., first walk at 9 a.m. First 100 registrants to pre-register by Sept. 27 at dawgrescue.com receive free T-shirts and dog bandanas. Information, 267-7325.
The Genoa Candy Dance dinner dance is 4-10 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Genoa Town Park, with entertainment by David John and the Comstock Cowboys and Wylie and the Wild West.
Sept. 8 marked the day that Blind Dog Coffee cafe opened its flagship store in the Gardnerville Ranchos at the corner of Kimmerling Road and Tillman Lane.
A pair of poker runs this weekend benefit two good causes.
Dearly beloved, we will gather together to laugh at the misfortunes of others in the Carson Valley Community Theatre's production of "Perfect Wedding," opening tonight at the CVIC Hall in Minden.
A close-up photo of the legs of a bicyclist won first place for Dave Stewart in the monthly Carson Valley Photo Club competition. The winning photo, "Bike Racer," was shot during the Big Kahuna Triathlon in Santa Cruz, Calif. The race featured swimming, running and a 56-mile bike course.
We were concerned enough that attorneys would have an advantage over the other applicants for East Fork Justice of the Peace before the county revealed its tentative application for the job.
I share the view, to some extent, of Gary Griffith that we should "fire the Congress." Well, we, the voters, put them there which says much about the selection process that all too often results from what the media tells us what to do.
You ask, "What's wrong with the Ranchos?" Simple. It's never been a priority for county officials. They leave it to the Gardnerville Ranchos General Improvement District to manage and let it go at that. The district does a good job within its limits, but it is far from a complete local government, with much left to the county.
It started out as a joke. Rachel and Rebecca (not their real names) took racy pictures of each other using Rachel's cell phone, and emailed them to Rebecca's boyfriend. What happened next was anything but funny.
Thank you for your editorial regarding the proposed ordinance. I attended the town hall debate and was struck by the fact that both sides want to preserve the small rural nature of Minden-Tahoe Airport, keeping it a community airport that supports firefighting, emergency services, flight training and world class soaring. I don't hear anyone calling for large growth, nor do I see any economic demand for such growth. On the other hand I don't hear anyone calling for our airport to be closed. So where is the dispute?