Before each of the around three-dozen turkeys Smith Valley School FFA students prepared for sale, seventh-grader Audrina Banta would hold the bird and thank it for its sacrifice. Despite contagion and theft, Smith Valley FFA conducted its annual turkey sale on the Friday before Thanksgiving. The turkey business is one of several run by students out of Smith Valley School’s FFA Program.
Now that snow has fallen at Lake Tahoe, for winter lovers, hitting the slopes is on top of their minds. Ski resorts have been preparing since March, when the season came to an abrupt end, to safely open this winter. So, despite the recent surge in positive coronavirus cases, the resorts are prepared to open as planned.
