Mike Beck brings cowboy songs and the tradition of storytelling through music to Café at Adele’s Thursday, Aug. 22, as the Summer Concert Series on the Veranda continues.

A favorite performer on the Cowboy Poetry circuit, singer-songwriter, poet and working cowboy Beck is touring in support of his album “Tribute,” which showcases original horse songs written through the years, raising money for The Joyful Horse Project, a non-profit organization based in Austin, Texas that pairs combat veterans with rescue horses being trained for rehabilitation.

An underage "shoulder tap" operation conducted recently by the Carson City Sheriff's Office of 40 businesses that sell alcohol netted one non-compliance, said Sgt. Scott McDaniel.

The shoulder tap was done Thursday, July 25 where individuals were asked by an underage decoy to purchase alcohol for them. The decoy informed those asked that he/she was underage and could not purchase the alcohol. The decoy was assisted by two Sheriff’s deputies who oversaw the operation. Also during this time, alcohol compliance checks were done at local establishments that sell alcoholic beverages.

Click to check out this video of George Whittell and his Thunderbird powerboat on Lake Tahoe, along with s group of showgirls from the Cal Neva.

Our firefighters are on the front line battling wildfires to keep all of us safe and they are certainly heroes.
However, there's one man who is oftentimes the very first on scene. He gets a different perspective than just about anybody in our area.