Posts from ‘November, 2008’

Give the gift of Washoe Valley as local potter John Manley hosts a show and sale in his studio in Washoe Valley as explained in this press release:
John Manley, a Nevada potter for more than 20 years, will open his Washoe Valley studio for an annual Holiday Pottery Sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. [...]

According to this article in the RGJ, the water intiative that passed overwhelmingly, 73 to 27 percent in the election, was rejected by the majority of voters in two precincts, Washoe Valley and Spanish Springs. This surprises me, what with the concerns for the health to our valley tied so closely to water. The article [...]

In the aftermath of the latest devastating wildfires in Southern California, firefighters are taking note of why some houses burned and others, sometimes next door, survived. Some things we might not think of allow wind blown embers to enter a home. for example, under eave vents and dog doors take advantage of extreme pressure differences [...]

The unpermitted dam built to deepen Joy Lake in the Northwest Valley above Washoe City that we reported on below was scheduled as an item in the December 4, 2008 Board of Adjustment Meeting. The board was going to consider “legalizing” the work that has been done without permits.
Gourley item continued to February, 2009
At the [...]

Bill Goulardt, “Willow Bill” to many area schoolchildren is once again enlisting the talents of area children in the construction of the willow raindeer that spread holiday cheer throughout the area. This year, he says the line of raindeer will span 22 miles from the south end of Carson City to the north end of [...]

It has been reported at the local Citizens Advisory Board (CAB) meetings lately that someone has expanded Joy Lake in the northwest valley with some sort of earthern dam structure without permits. We here at washoevalley.org don’t know all the facts on this development but it might be useful to review the effects of other [...]

A correspondent went to the county’s wind power workshop and this is her take on the meeting:
I attended that workshop to specifically ask:
1-  Previously in the past about 5 years ago we were told Wind machines were not very efficient in our high wind area.  When the wind is too strong, the power source drops [...]

We have a new Sheriff’s Dpt. captain for the Washoe Valley area, Steven Kelly. He covers everything south of I-80.
Ginger Pierce, chair of Galena-Steamboat CAB, informed us about the enlarged Joy Lake caused by a large earthen dam built without any permits. The owner is Gourley. The county has not been able to enter the [...]

Luanne and the crew at the Postal Cafe on Eastlake Blvd in New Washoe City are really providing quite a service there with the postal station and restaurant. Not only are they serving breakfast and lunch but have also expanded to dinner with an expansive menu for all three. Really, we picked up the latest [...]

What snow we got so far is quickly retreating. From the valley floor, with a pair of binoculars, you can see the skiers and boarders traversing the slopes during the winter. Hopefully, for our water situation, these slopes will be covered with deep snow soon.
We took a walk from where Mt Rose Highway intersects with [...]