For the past 21⁄2 months I have been working at the Boys & Girls Club running a cooking class for the kids. It has been exciting, uplifting, exhausting, sometimes frustrating and more rewarding than I ever thought possible.
In my kitchen, dry lentils get about the same treatment as dry beans. That is, on the rare occasion that I buy them, they land at the back of the pantry where they are promptly forgotten for months or years.
The Carson City chapter of Relay for Life is set to raise $110,000 this year, according to organizers, but it is making one final push to meet its goal of $125,000.
Nevada Health Centers is challenging Carson City-area businesses to find out who can create the biggest team for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on Oct. 4.
When an April 5 earthquake shook down buildings in L'Aquila, Italy, it also destroyed all but a few buildings on the campus of the University of L'Aquila. The 27,000-student school couldn't function and students would be left...
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevada's two universities have made Forbes' list of America's 500 best colleges this year.The University of Nevada, Las Vegas placed 486 and the University of Nevada, Reno 406.
Carson City Business Licenses, as of July 31Anything Grows, new general business, 2578 S. Curry St., Stan PardueBack On Track Inn, new general business, 801 N. Carson St., Betty BrinsonBBDC, new general business, 4233 Shelbyville Dr.
Why talk about Social Security when Medicare is on life support? Because having examined the problems in Social Security professionally for many years, I find myself almost as concerned.
Heritage Bank of Nevada became the first bank in the state to make a loan under a Small Business Administration effort to help small businesses weather the recession.
When the general public thinks of small airports such as those in Carson City and Carson Valley, too often their thoughts run to the noise made by the planes, not the dollars they pump into the local communities.
Fall has become a popular second season for planting, particularly for spring-blooming flower bulbs. Trowel-carrying gardeners return to action once the summer heat abates to set more tulips, crocus or daffodils into the ground.
The long-awaited tomato harvest has begun. Tomatoes are ripening, but what's with the blackened leathery spot on the bottom? We put in all kinds of time and energy to grow lovely, delicious tomatoes and these are ugly.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Notre Dame offensive line coach Frank Verducci drew the biggest crowd of all the Fighting Irish assistant coaches at media day Friday."Usually we're way over in the corner," Verducci joked.
WASHINGTON - It's the clearest sign yet the recession is finally ending: Employers laid off far fewer workers in July, the jobless rate dipped for the first time in 15 months and workers' hours and pay edged upward.
RENO - A nationally recognized effort to provide health services to uninsured residents of Washoe County is ready to roll its partnership of the private and public sectors into Carson City and rural Nevada.
ATLANTA (AP) - Get ready to roll up your sleeve three times for flu shots.Most people will need one shot for the regular seasonal flu and probably two others to protect against the new swine flu.
Since the end of the 2008-09 season, there have been many questions surrounding the Nevada football team: Will Colin Kaepernick become more of a passing quarterback? What can the running game do with two premier running backs in the backfield? How...
Nevada athletic director Cary Groth lashed out against the NCAA on Thursday after it approved a policy earlier in the day that bans states from hosting championship events if they allow people to bet on single games.
Las Vegas OKs casino, big sign at Strip city lineLAS VEGAS (AP) - An Arizona developer has City Council approval to put a huge sign and a new casino, restaurant and stores at the city line on the Las Vegas Strip.
CRYSTAL BAY - A buyer for the Cal Neva Resort, Spa and Casino in Lake Tahoe could be found by September, said a vice president of the firm hired to sell the storied property.
Green bean salads generally are bit players on the summer food scene. But a few carefully chosen ingredients can transform them into scene stealers that let one of the season's best offerings shine.
WASHINGTON - "Cash for clunkers" could have the same effect on global warming pollution as shutting down the entire country - every automobile, every factory, every power plant - for an hour per year. That could rise to...
Jennifer Hall inked the words "For Mom" above a heart drawn on her shoulder before Saturday's Pink Totties Cancer Firkin Sucks walk and run in downtown Carson City.
WASHINGTON - Thousands of families carry the gene that causes sickle cell disease and don't know it - even though almost every newborn today is tested for what's called "sickle cell trait," and starting this...
What effect does faith have on physical healing? Do religious or spiritual practices help people recover from - or cope with - illness and injury? Such questions are the subject of a discussion between Sally Quinn, a moderator of the...
Carson City Health Department's food-service inspections for the week of July 14-July 20 (all scores are on a 100-point scale, with points deducted depending on the severity of violations):
Jeff Barto and Derek Mayer combined to shut down the Sacramento RedSox for the Nevada Bighorns summer college baseball team in a 5-1 winin the opener of a doubleheader on Sunday at Western Nevada College'sJohn L. Harvey Field.
Students who wish to participate in athletics in the Lyon County School District will have to pay a fee starting next year, officials announced Monday.The "pay to play" policy is a result of budget cuts.
CRYSTAL BAY, Nev. - After fielding more than 150 calls from potential investors concerning the Cal Neva Resort, Spa and Casino, owner Canyon Capital Realty Advisors has hired CB Richard Eliss' Global Gaming Group and Hotel Group to...
