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2/23/14 update: League Champion Whittell lost to Virginia City on Saturday 62-49, bringing to a close their 23-4 season.

The Whittell Warriors Boys Basketball team is continuing their winning ways in the Northern Nevada Division IV playoffs. They beat Eureka on Thursday night by a score of 71-27 and beat Wells on Friday night, 53-41.

They will now meet Virginia City for the Championship game on Saturday at 2 pm at North Valleys High School in Reno. They beat Virginia City during the regular season on February 15 62-55.

Jamie Baines is known for her great work ethic and strives for excellence when working in the real estate industry, and now her hard work has paid off. Jamie recently earned her Previews Certification in the company, opening her up to a brand new customer base and extending her knowledge to a new audience. Jamie built her career selling Lake Tahoe lakefronts and luxury lake view properties and is excited to have this designation to accompany her already impressive line of work.

On December 28th, Coldwell Banker Select Real Estate in Zephyr Cove decided to give back to the pets in the community by hosting a Holiday Pet Food Drive, yielding big results. Leading up to the 28th, close to 600 lbs of dog and cat food were donated to pets in need. In addition, many pet toys and other items were donated, on top of $170 in check donation.

Coldwell Banker Select in Incline Village, Nevada has added another real estate agent to their elite group of luxury trained agents. Ned Stock has earned the impressive title of Previews Property Specialist for the Coldwell Banker Previews International® division, an enormous milestone in the world of real estate. To become Previews Certified, Ned had to show top-notch experience and service in helping his clients buy and sell luxury properties, as well as attend luxury training.

The Barton Foundation has been a cornerstone for The Barton Health Group for more than 20 years by providing excellent healthcare service to customers and also have been big players during the holiday season. This year’s Barton Festival of Trees and Lights will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Barton Health and Coldwell Banker Select will be contributing to the event in a major way. The franchise will be donating a gorgeous “sports themed” Christmas tree to the event, which will be auctioned off at the black tie gala event on December 7th.

Northern Nevada students and others are holding "Walk for Philippines Typhoon Victims" starting at University of Nevada-Reno (UNR) on November 24 in support of the victims of deadly super-typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), one of the most powerful ever recorded on land.

“Third Thursday” has been the number one networking event for the Nevada real estate scene and November’s edition of the event looks to be the biggest event in company history. Dan Jacuzzi, the owner and president of The Select Group and Ron Hoy, Chief Operating Officer for Coldwell Banker Select will be in attendance. Like previous events, this month’s Third Thursday networking event will take place at the L’uva Bella Wine Gallery. Please join us at 13925 S. Virginia Street in Reno on Thursday, November 21st, starting at 4:00pm until 7:00pm.

The Sierra Nevada Ballet will present the popular “PEANUTCRACKER – The Story in Nut Shell” on December 6 and 7 in Carson City and December 17th in Reno, Nv. Based on Lev Ivanov‘s original ballet “The Nutcracker”, PEANUTCRACKER is a shorter, 45-minute narrated version that is “designed for families with younger children to introduce them to the wonderful world of ballet,” noted Rosine Bena, Artistic Director of the Sierra Nevada Ballet. Bena who wrote and choreographed this traditional holiday show.

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Coldwell Banker Select in Zephyr Cove will have an agent rejoining their organization with over 13 years of experience. Gregory Cremeans holds licenses in both California and Nevada and has achieved many accomplishments during his career. Gregory has a Graduate REALTOR® Institute designation, as well as e-PRO certification and is recognized in the Coldwell Banker Multi-Million Dollar Club. He has also achieved Top Producer honors throughout his years as an agent. He is incredibly passionate about real estate and getting the best deal for his clients.

Coldwell Banker Previews International is the quintessential organization involving all aspects in luxury real estate both stateside and internationally and now they have two new Luxury Trainers to add to their short list. Dena Hospodka, Managing Broker and Melanie Stewart, Director of Luxury Marketing service the Northern Nevada Coldwell Bankers and are now recognized in the company as Previews Luxury Properties Trainers. Credit for their new Luxury Trainers status is due to extra training, tremendous work in the company and extensive background in marketing and selling Luxury Homes.

In a remarkable interfaith gesture, leaders of various religions and denominations blessed the new building of a Jewish synagogue in Reno on October 10 evening.

Religious leaders of Roman Catholic, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Baha’i, United Methodist, Presbyterian, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Unification Church traditions participated in the dedication ceremony of this new building of Temple Beth Or (House of Light), a Jewish congregation launched in 2009, and read their respective prayers.

The Coldwell Banker Select office in Zephyr Cove is known for pushing it to the limit when securing great deals for their clients. However, the hard work of three agents also translates outside of the office. Last weekend, Pike Reardon, Jim Kilen and Penny Echan all participated in the North Tahoe/Truckee Ironman event, with Reardon and Kilen having big finishes, with Pike finishing 9th in his age group and 84th overall. Echan woke up at 2AM Sunday morning to get her kayak in the lake prior to the 5AM start time of the event.

Coldwell Banker Select in Incline Village will be welcoming a new REALTOR® to the office. Denise Lozner is excited to join the Incline Village Coldwell Banker Select Real Estate team! Denise has been involved in the Real Estate business for the past year as an escrow transaction coordinator and has a background in customer service, contract management and negotiation. Denise believes that these skills will enable her to be a successful agent for the Incline Village office.

Trish Kirsch is the latest addition to the Stanford Mortgage team in Reno. Trish brings several accolades with her, such as President’s Club, Platinum Club and Million Dollar Producer’s Club recognition. She is specialized in Super-Jumbo and Construction Loans and has a “whatever-it-takes” attitude when closing deals for clients. She believes in honesty without compromise and Stanford Mortgage expects great things from Trish in the future.

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The University of Nevada, Reno’s Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources (CABNR), and University of Nevada Cooperative Extension (UNCE) will be hosting their annual Field Day. The event is free and open to the general public on September 14 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at Reno’s Clean Water Way, near the intersection of East McCarran and Mill Street.

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Update 9/1/13 9:00 am: South Lake Tahoe has grey skies this morning but they are due to a combination of cloud cover and a little smoke. Air Quality is listed as "good." The Rim Fire is 40% contained and has burned 222,777 acres. There were some spot fires that broke out over night due to winds. The heavy fuels are experiencing complete combustion. The containment date announced on the fire website yesterday is incorrect as is still officially September 20.

Crews are responding to at least three lightning-sparked fires in Douglas County. The fires are located off Leviathan Mine Road and in the Pinenut Mountains at the Sunrise Pass and Mount Segal areas, according to U.S. Bureau of Land Management spokeswoman Lisa Ross.
Go here for the latest updates.

Here is a news release from Douglas County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Pat Brooks regarding the fires:

Nevada Highway Patrol troopers as well as other employees for the state's Department of Public Safety will be volunteering their time at Lake Tahoe to raise money for Special Olympics Nevada and California, Friday, June 14.

The Hard Rock Café, located inside Harveys Lake Tahoe at Stateline, Nev., is where all of the fun will be taking place during the lunch and dinner hours. Patrons will enjoy our employees serving as volunteer waiters and waitresses as they assist the restaurant staff that day while they work for “special tips.”

The Vietnam Veterans of America, Carson Area Chapter 388 invite you attend a Memorial Day Service on Monday, May 27th, 2013 beginning at 11 AM at the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Fernley, Nevada.

The service will be an hour long. Immediately following the service, there will be an unveiling of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The shrine lists the names of 151 young men from the State of Nevada who gave their lives in Vietnam. Adjacent to that are the names of eight nurses who also gave their lives in Vietnam while they were there caring for our troops.

Several Lake Tahoe area nonprofit organizations and agencies will receive financial aid this year through partnerships announced Monday by the United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra.

The partnerships are aimed to address issues identified in each of the Lake Tahoe area communities, said Karen Barsell, CEO and president of United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra.

The Bureau of Land Management has finished trapping 11 wild horses near Carson City it deemed a public-safety threat. They were taken to the Northern Nevada Correctional Center, where they will be ...

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Carson Tahoe Women's Health Institute recently announced the launch of Toast, a multifaceted online campaign aimed to celebrate, educate and engage women in northern Nevada. The campaign is anchore...

Pre-registration begins at noon today for 40,000 Burning Man tickets at $380 per ticket. The pre-registration period ends noon Sunday, Feb. 10. Burning Man officials are doing tiered first-come-first serve sales of the 2013 tickets.

According to the official Burning Man website, organizers say they've come up with a ticket sales plan to meet the needs of the "greatest number of people possible," given that there is a limited supply available.