Brain drain ride of life for Valley girl

Carson Valley Middle School student Ariah Barth was eliminated early in the second round of her game of Brain Surge that aired Tuesday.

Ariah, 13, made it past the first cut, when she was in second place, and the only remaining girl in the game.

But, she rode a chair back into a mouth and then down the brain drain filled with foam when she couldn't come up with one of the historical figures recited by the host in the second round.

Ariah was actually on the show back in February, but wasn't able to talk about the results until Tuesday.

We in the newsroom watched the show, which aired on Nickelodeon at 4:30 p.m. Frankly, I don't think I would have done any better than Ariah did.

An interview with Gardnerville resident Marion Barritt by "Solar Today" appears online at solartoday.org/pioneers.

Marion is listed as one of the pioneers in energy efficient construction and alternative power sources, by the magazine in its September-October edition.

Marion is quoted saying "You open up the paper, and every day there's an article about renewables."

We're proud to say that we are one of the papers she's talking about.

Former Douglas Times reporter Roseann Keegan has been named community editor of the Tahoe Daily Tribune.

Roseann covered Douglas County commission a few times for the weekly put out by the Gazette-Journal.

She's also worked for the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza and the Napa Valley Register over the years.

She's married to Lake Tahoe wedding photographer Steve Keegan and they have two small children.