News 2008-07-14 Andanh.com

Back on the Job
In our fast-paced world, taking two and a half years off work can be tough for some people. There is new technology to learn, new techniques to master and new contacts to make.

Candlelight and Lobster Dinner
The North Lake Tahoe Community Health Care Auxiliary held its annual candlelight and lobster dinner Thursday evening at the Donald W. Reynolds Community Non-Profit Center.

Going green keeping blue
One of Lake Tahoe's most famous taglines is "Keep Tahoe Blue."

Biography of Bea Epstein
Occupation: Retired teacher and school principal.

Biography of Ted Fuller
Occupation: Retired after 25 years with Johnson & Higgins, an international insurance brokerage firm.

Biography of Jim Nowlin
Occupation: Retired American Airlines captain.

Biography of Dell Rowley
Occupation: Private Investigator (retired FBI Special Agent)

Biography of Chuck Weinberger
Occupation: IVGID Trustee and Treasurer; former technology entrepreneur, business executive, adjunct professor and attorney.

Biography of Frank Wright
Occupation: Retired educator: High school/college/middle school; author/publisher: history books/basketball/entertainment.

Town plan on as scheduled, sort of
The Independent Incline Town Hall picnic planned for July 25 at Aspen Grove has been called on account of rain.

Become part of the process
It's a citizen's democratic duty to vote.

Holy Halls of Montezuma!
I would guess you have heard from other former Marines by now that the picture of Adam Tinble that appeared on Page 7 of the July 9 Bonanza shows the handsome young man in an Army cap, not a Marine Corps cover......

Spoken like a true Incliner
I am astounded by the editorial I read in the Wednesday, July 9 Bonanza. First of all, it is extremely obvious you have not educated yourself on this project.

Kings Beach belongs to its residents
Your support of a freeway through Kings Beach is uninformed, self-serving and outrageous. How dare you suggest the process of democracy and community involvement be tossed aside because "there has been enough discussion?"

The Bonanza is ignorant on its July 9 opinion
Someone once told me to never argue a point from the position of ignorance. The editorial staff did just that when they supported the five-lane freeway through Kings Beach.

Election forum will feature IVGID candidates
The first in the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza's 2008 Election Forums is planned for 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Sierra Nevada College campus.

Boulder Bay aims to open dialogue
"Keep Reservoir Road" was a common statement heard at Thursday night's Boulder Bay community meeting held at the Tahoe Biltmore in Crystal Bay.

Sunday Profile: Rulona Rolland
Not many people travel to Houston because they want to go ice skating. In fact, it is hard for most residents of Incline Village to imagine an ice skating rink in Houston.

Obituary: Clayton Stephen Beck
Clayton Stephen Beck, ski coach, adventurer, aviator, family man and friend, died on a beautiful mountainside overlooking one of his favorite spots, the Sierra Valley, on July 2, 2008.

Success Partners, Kaizen merge Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:37:00 PST
The Success Partners Group, a Reno-based business consulting firm focused on helping entrepreneurs realize their dreams, has merged with Kaizen Consulting Services of Vancouver, B.C., and Denver.

Peppermill job fair set for Saturday Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:37:00 PST
The Peppermill Resort Spa Casino will hold a job fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Tuscany Ballroom for a variety of positions at the south Reno resort.

State jobless report expected Friday Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:37:00 PST
A key reading on Nevada's struggling economy comes this week when the state releases the June unemployment report on Friday.

Meacham hired as support specialist Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:37:00 PST
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada announced the hiring of new employee, Kimberly Meacham as a match support specialist. Meacham will provide coaching to volunteers in the community based mentoring program.

Game characters get smarter -- and less predictable Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:37:00 PST
NEW YORK -- In the upcoming video game "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed," the evil Stormtroopers are smart enough to keep players guessing.

What's hot, what's not in Reno-Sparks residential real estate Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:37:00 PST
Oil, energy and food prices are up. Home sales and consumer confidence are down. Credit is tight, foreclosures proliferate, and you're probably tired of hearing about it.

Fairchild joins Grubb & Ellis Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:37:00 PST
Grubb & Ellis|NCG announces the newest addition to its industrial team, Chris Fairchild. He comes to Grubb & Ellis from Industrial Properties of Nevada, where he represented both owners and tenants in the leasing of industrial spaces in the Reno and Sparks marketplace.

Renown awarded for stroke work Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:37:00 PST
Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno is the first hospital in Northern Nevada to be awarded the "Get With The Guidelines -- Stroke" Bronze Performance Achievement Award.

Geary named publisher of Nevada magazine Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:37:00 PST
Nevada magazine, a division of the Nevada Commission on Tourism, has hired Janet Geary as its new publisher.

Reno Angels announces officers Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:37:00 PST
The newly launched Reno Angels investment group has announced its officers. They are: Chair and co-founder, Gary Foote; vice-chair, Peter Menicucci; treasurer and co-founder, Dave Archer; secretary and co-founder, Mike Hurley; and board member, Jack Schwartz.

High-end home sales off, but could be near bottom Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:37:00 PST
The area's luxury home market was significantly down for the first half of the year, but signs of improvement in the second quarter may signal that the overall market is close to bottom, a new home sales report found.

Villagio: It's all in the details Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:37:00 PST
Perched high up in Reno's southwest, expansive views will be the first thing that visitors notice when they step inside the Villagio's new model homes.

Contractor board settles cases Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:37:00 PST
The Nevada State Contractors Board reports it has settled cases involving four contractors:

Apartment safety part of panel discussion Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:37:00 PST
A discussion on standards, safety and health issues in the apartment and rental sector is scheduled for Wednesday at the Atlantis hotel-casino in Reno.

Heritage Bank reports 15.3% profit jump Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:37:00 PST
Profits jumped 15.3 percent at Heritage Bank of Nevada over the first half of 2008 from the year before, according to the privately owned community bank.

iPhone buyers put on hold Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:37:00 PST
Morning came early for those anticipating the arrival of the new iPhone 3G, and a line of about 200 people formed in front of the Summit Sierra Apple Store in the wee hours of Friday morning.

McAndrew: The glam life of a celebrity reporter Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:38:00 PST
This week I chased around celebrities. I was at the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship where my assignment was to get 30-second interviews with the athletes and stars in town.

Famous play links celebs on opposite sides of course Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:37:00 PST
STATELINE -- Joe Theismann didn't have to worry about Lawrence Taylor on Saturday -- they were on opposite nines at the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.

Taj Mahal birdcage goes back on its shelf Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:37:00 PST
There was an unexpected knock at my door last week delivering an unexpected guest.

Invention of hard hats at Hoover Dam a myth Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:37:00 PST
No, the hard hat was not invented for construction workers on the Hoover Dam project in the early 1930s. It's another legend associated with the modern wonder of the world, much like the story of workers permanently buried in the dam.

Readers question temperatures taken at airport Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:37:00 PST
All of the talk we've had over the past few days about temperature differences between car thermometers and the readings at the official Reno site has elicited a lot of comments on the reliability of the Reno site. Steve Buckley makes the following observation: "I can understand why no one would want to measure temperatures on a freeway. To me, it seems fairly obvious that one would get a major heat island effect on them. But to use the airport complex seems to me to provide the same issue.

Why the airlines don't make money Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:37:00 PST
Everyone -- everyone, it seems -- has a story to tell about their most recent airline experience.

Wall Street CEOs should return pay after mortgage crisis Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:37:00 PST
NEW YORK -- If Wall Street CEOs really want to revive their credibility, they should return the bloated bonuses they got when they made what eventually turned into wrongheaded bets on the mortgage market.

DVD reviews: 'Definitely, Maybe,' 'Spiderwick Chronicles,' 'The Hammer' Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:37:00 PST
The Spiderwick Chronicles

Classical Revolution brings music to the masses Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:38:00 PST
Although many rock fans would recognize the lyrics, "rock and roll will never die" from one of Neil Young's most popular songs, probably few are familiar with the artists who shook concert halls long before the likes of Young, The Rolling Stones or Tom Petty. How many can recall the thundering tones of Mahler or the haunting themes of Beethoven? Although classical music may have fallen out of popular appeal, without it, the music we listen to today could never have come to be. This belief is what drives the efforts of Classical Revolution, a group of classical-music musicians from around the region that play outside the traditional symphonies in an effort to expose classical music to new audiences, including the bar crowds.

Film review: Del Toro's humor stokes 'Hellboy II' Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:37:00 PST
Words don't really do justice in attempting to describe the wondrous array of misfits and monsters Guillermo del Toro has concocted in "Hellboy II: The Golden Army." Truly, his is a world you have to experience for yourself to appreciate it fully -- if you dare, that is.

Fossett search resumes today at California-Nevada border Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:28:00 PST
BRIDGEPORT, Calif. -- The hunt for multimillionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, who vanished on Labor Day after taking off by plane from a remote Nevada ranch, resumes today as a team of elite athletes and expert mountaineers starts hiking through rugged mountains on the California-Nevada border where he might have crashed.

Nevada works to close distance Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:28:00 PST
Officials responding to a critical lack of mental health resources are hoping technology, newly licensed counselors, partnerships with higher education and community education about suicide will reduce deaths and improve the quality of life for rural Nevadans.

Sparks man accused of molesting girls Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:28:00 PST
A 29-year-old Sparks carpenter has been jailed on suspicion of molesting three girls, Washoe County sheriff's deputies said.

Reno police nab robbery suspect Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:38:00 PST
Reno police arrested a 27-year-old Reno man on suspicion of stealing an elderly woman's purse as she walked into a grocery store Sunday morning.

Last summer roundup under way for Nevada mustangs Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:28:00 PST
Small specks moved along the Nevada mountains Sunday morning, followed closely by a helicopter. As the specks approached the corral, onlookers could make out the forms of five wild horses.

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