Every year, the mountains flanking Lake Tahoe are blessed with dozens of feet of snow, making it one of our nation’s best winter destinations. Recreational opportunities seem endless; outdoor lovers not only have access to a dozen world-famous alpine resorts for skiers and snowboarders, but also to hundreds of miles of cross-country, snowshoe and snowmobile trails.
Wildlife Commission to meet in Las Vegas: The Nevada State Board of Wildlife Commissioners will meet in Las Vegas on Friday and Saturday at the Clark County Government Center located at 500 S. Grand Central Pkwy.
SUNDAY TRAVEL/OUTDOOR SECTION – for Jan. 30, 2011
Trip of the Week – Beatty and Rhyolite
Copyright 2011 by Margo Bartlett Pesek
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Sporting a V-neck T-shirt, cardigan and thick-rimmed glasses, the stereotypical indie rocker, as described by Tyler Naegle, obsesses over the latest underground band that nobody has ever heard of while toting his lunch of Nutella in a vintage lunchbox.
The decline in smoking has smoldered out. In the 40 years since cigarette ads were banished from television and radio – and, more recently, billboards — the U.S. smoking rate fell from 37 percent to 21 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
LIGHTS OFF, NOBODY THERE: The economic recession has left local retail in agony. Business advisory firm Applied Analysis showed valley retail vacancy climbed from 4 percent in 2005 to slightly above 10 percent at the end of last year.
If Nevada needed a lesson on the importance of economic diversification, the recession delivered in spades.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Tony Snell hit three big shots down the stretch. Before that, he did a nice defensive number against the nation’s top scorer.
Humble to the end, Austin Brown was quick to say he had made “no hero play” for The Meadows’ boys basketball team.
