http://en.redtram.com/ All news  in "Nevada" Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:33:55 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 46894 | Nugget Thanksgiving meal brings smiles http://en.redtram.com/go/232946868/top100/ 232946868 No one in Carson City had to go hungry or be alone for Thanksgiving thanks to the generosity of the Carson Nugget, which threw open its doors to the public for three hours Thursday. The annual free turkey dinner had Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:49:27 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232946868/top100/ 46894 | Carson Valley Trails Association wins grant http://en.redtram.com/go/232946833/top100/ 232946833 The Carson Valley Trails Association has been awarded a $40,000 grant from the Bingham Charitable Fund at the Community Foundation of Western Nevada to support the Genoa Foothill Trail System project. In 2008, CVTA received a $396,378 Question 1 grant Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:49:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232946833/top100/ 46894 | Nevada briefly http://en.redtram.com/go/232946806/top100/ 232946806 Harrah's mulls purchase of Planet Hollywood in VegasLAS VEGAS (AP) - Harrah's Entertainment Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gary Loveman says his company is trying to buy the Planet Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas.In an e-mail to employees obtained by Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:49:03 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232946806/top100/ 46894 | Lake Tahoe gets feature spot in Warren Miller's 'Dynasty' http://en.redtram.com/go/232946800/top100/ 232946800 When Warren Miller started showing ski movies in 1949, Northstar-at-Tahoe was a tree farm, Squaw Valley boasted the "World's Largest Double Chairlift" and South Lake Tahoe's Ski Run Boulevard still was a ski run.The tree farm is now tree runs, Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:49:01 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232946800/top100/ 46894 | Letters to the editor 11-27 http://en.redtram.com/go/232946759/top100/ 232946759 Don't tread on meRecently there have been many letters taking Congressman Dean Heller to task for opposing the Obama/Pelosi health care bill. Congressman Dean Heller is absolutely correct in his opposition to the bill.This bill is 2,000-plus pages of federal Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:48:49 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232946759/top100/ 46894 | Chuck Muth: Teachers union gobbling for goodies http://en.redtram.com/go/232946752/top100/ 232946752 Back in 2003, the anti-education apparatchiks who run the Nevada teachers union used their clout in the Legislature to pass a law banning teachers from being evaluated based on, you know, something so objective as how well their students performed Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:48:47 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232946752/top100/ 46894 | Indian Hills chairwoman seeks revision of water hike http://en.redtram.com/go/232946719/top100/ 232946719 The chairwoman of the Indian Hills General Improvement District said she opposed increasing water rates because she felt there wasn't enough public input into the process.District trustees voted 4-1 to increase the administrative fee by $17.77 a month on Nov. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:48:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232946719/top100/ 46894 | Douglas, Carson, Indian Hills and Minden officials get update on water pipeline http://en.redtram.com/go/232946691/top100/ 232946691 The first segment of a long-awaited regional water pipeline could go to bid early next year.Principals in the complex agreement between Douglas County, Carson City, Indian Hills, Minden and the Carson Water Subconservancy District met Monday to review progress on Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:48:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232946691/top100/ 46894 | Tax credit extension gives new buyers more time http://en.redtram.com/go/232946682/top100/ 232946682 Real estate experts said the latest extension of the homebuyer tax credit will help decrease the large supply of housing still on the market in Northern Nevada.Earlier this month, the newest version of the popular tax credit was signed into Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:48:14 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232946682/top100/ 46894 | Northern Nevada briefly http://en.redtram.com/go/232946638/top100/ 232946638 Douglas GOP hosting Christmas partyReservations are being accepted for the Douglas County Republican Central Committee's annual Christmas party. It will be in the Nevada Room at the Governor's Mansion in Carson City on Thursday, Dec. 3.Social hour begins at 5:30 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:47:58 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232946638/top100/ 46894 | New plans for Gardnerville Walmart to be considered Dec. 1 http://en.redtram.com/go/232946629/top100/ 232946629 After three months of waiting, Gardnerville town staff is recommending approval of new plans for a proposed Walmart Supercenter in south Gardnerville, which will be reviewed 4:30 p.m. Dec. 1 at the town office, 1407 Highway 395."It's a world of Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:47:56 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232946629/top100/ 46894 | Winners announced in school essay contest http://en.redtram.com/go/232946586/top100/ 232946586 Seventh-grader Nadia Tung called President John F. Kennedy's words, "Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country," a summation of "the American ideals of generosity, selflessness and patriotism."Her submission in Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:47:47 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232946586/top100/ 46894 | Carson family seeks help for 2-year-old boy diagnosed with leukemia http://en.redtram.com/go/232946562/top100/ 232946562 A Carson City family is reeling just days after their 2-year-old son and nephew was diagnosed with leukemia.Stacy Contreras said that in late September her sister-in-law Sandra Contreras noticed a lump on her son Christian's upper chest. "We took him Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:47:37 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232946562/top100/ 46894 | Teachers union working to change law http://en.redtram.com/go/232946531/top100/ 232946531 AP) - The state teachers union, in an about face, is working with legislators to change a state law that blocks Nevada from applying for education federal stimulus grants.A law passed in 2003 prevents test scores from being used to Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:47:23 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232946531/top100/ 46894 | Police seeking help finding child abductor http://en.redtram.com/go/232946503/top100/ 232946503 Law enforcement authorities along Interstate 15 or Interstate 80 in Nevada, Utah, Arizona and California have been advised to be on the lookout for a white or light-colored Chrysler 300, California license plate number 6E0E275.The driver, Lashena Wilson, is suspected Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:47:09 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232946503/top100/ 46894 | Police seek help in finding Reno teen http://en.redtram.com/go/232946486/top100/ 232946486 The Reno Police Department is asking for help in locating a 14-year-old Reno girl, Mackenzie (Kitty) Parker, who was last seen at 6 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Reno arch.Police suspect she is a runaway. She is described as Caucasian, Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:47:00 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232946486/top100/ 46894 | Carson runners start Thanksgiving by helping the Pinkerton Ballet Theatre http://en.redtram.com/go/232946459/top100/ 232946459 Despite below-freezing temperatures Thanksgiving morning, runners of all ages turned out bright and early for the 2009 Turkey Trot.The 1-mile kid's fun run and a 5K run hosted by Fleet Feet Sports Carson City owners Scott and Joy Keith, was Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:46:52 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232946459/top100/ 46894 | oddly enough http://en.redtram.com/go/232946434/top100/ 232946434 Colorado governor's lawn draped in toilet paperDENVER (AP) - It wasn't fresh mountain snow but toilet paper that blanketed the front lawn of the Colorado governor's mansion Thanksgiving morning.Gov. Bill Ritter told KUSA-TV that he and his wife noticed shortly Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:46:42 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232946434/top100/ 46894 | Americans celebrate Thanksgiving http://en.redtram.com/go/232946417/top100/ 232946417 NEW YORK (AP) - Giant balloons, floats, marching bands and clowns with confetti brought smiles to hundreds of thousands of revelers eager to catch a glimpse of a parade as steeped in Thanksgiving Day tradition as turkey and pumpkin pie.Crowds Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:46:36 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232946417/top100/ 46894 | Obama wants big carbon dioxide cuts http://en.redtram.com/go/232946391/top100/ 232946391 WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans' day-to-day lives won't change noticeably if President Barack Obama achieves his newly announced goal of slashing carbon dioxide pollution by one-sixth in the next decade, experts say.Except for rising energy bills. And how much they'll go Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:46:23 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232946391/top100/