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GOP
Republicans have
annual Lincoln Day
dinner; protesters
want Obamacare
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PHOTOS BY JACOB ZAMORA

Truckee-Carson Irrigation District rented heavy equipment to begin cleaning up the Carson River of debris. This drone shot shows the area between
Sheckler Cut Off and McLean Road on Sunday.

SPORTS
It came down to the
final bouts for a 3A
TCID releases water as precaution
wrestling title
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INSIDE
River to mitigate potential flooding
Local
Military
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4 By Steve Ranson WATER ORDERS
Obituaries 5 sranson@lahontanvalleynews.com The Truckee-Carson Irrigation District Board

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Perspective 6 of Directors voted Tuesday to begin accept-
Wellness 10 istening to residents talk about
Lifestyle 19 the amount of water flowing into
Comics 20
Sports 21 Lahontan Reservoir is like hear-
ing the latest tales of the next
Volume 114, Issue 13, 28 pages discovery of a previous commodity.
Liquid gold in the form of water is
making residents reminisce about the
good, old days when water annually
filled Lahontan Reservoir and other area
ponds and provided more than enough
life support to the farmers crops.
With all the pleasantries expressed
about water, residents must also think
ing water orders. Directors said water users
may expect deliveries by March 15 unless
weather conditions change.
The directors also voted to allocate 100
percent of water to its users for the growing
season.
about potential flooding that may oc-
cur at any time depending on the right
weather conditions.
The Truckee-Carson Irrigation District
A drone flies over excavation work on the Carson River on
TCID, 17 Sunday.