By Dave Jinkens President Duane Wallace and the board of directors of the South Tahoe Chamber of Commerce held an all-day strategic and legislative planning session on Feb. 6 at the Best Western Station House Inn. The board of directors held an extensive discussion of goals it wished to set for the organization and the […]
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By Lake Tahoe News Aramark faces a nearly $5,000 fine for having spilled hydraulic fluid from the Tahoe Queen into Lake Tahoe last year. Aramark, the parent company of the paddle-wheeler based out of the Ski Run Marina in South Lake Tahoe, has until March 10 to respond. If the company disputes the fine, there […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal Burning Man could pull in nearly $3 million more in revenue this year, based on projected ticket sales. And so far, the arts nonprofit is on track. As controversial as Burning Man’s new $1,200 da Vinci tickets were, they did not have a difficult time of selling during Wednesday’s sale. The first […]
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By Megan Michelson, Outside If you ski in Kitzbühel, Austria, this winter, you’ll be treated to a chairlift ride like no other. The new Brunn eight-seat lift, which opened in December in the Pengelstein region, offers heated seats that are slip-proof and ergonomically designed with high-end leather upholstery. Each chair also comes with a clear […]
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By Edward Ortiz, Sacramento Bee Charitable giving scored a banner year in 2015 with the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, the largest area manager of charitable funds to nonprofits, posting a record year for new funds established. The foundation operates like an investment house for charitable accounts opened by donors in Sacramento, Yolo, El Dorado […]
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By Associated Press A former Nevada beauty queen will not serve jail time for drug charges. KVVU-TV in Las Vegas reports that Katherine Nicole Rees was sentenced to 12 to 32 months Friday, but the sentence was suspended. Rees instead was put on probation not to exceed three years for four felony drug counts. According […]
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Mewtoo is a nice 1-year-old girl who has been at the shelter the longest of all cats, perhaps because she needs to be an only pet. She is affectionate and does like children. Adoption fees for cats have been reduced to $30 this month. Mewtoo is spayed, microchipped, tested for FIV, and vaccinated. She is […]
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By Kathryn Reed Carol Andersen lived in Stateline, went to Whittell High School and hung out at Regan Beach. She is buried at Happy Homestead Cemetery. What makes her story different from other people at the South Lake Tahoe graveyard is that she was murdered and the person responsible has never been caught. Her body […]
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By Forrest Whitman, High Country News A pre-school teacher buddy of mine thinks Donald Trump ought to be scolded for being such a potty-mouth. She thinks no politician in history has uttered such deliberately shocking phrases. This was after Trump said that Hillary “is a loser and should be schlonged.” She might be right about […]
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By Emily Benson, San Jose Mercury News California’s newest state symbol adorns coastal oaks and conifers like a cloak. Birds pluck it from the branches to line their nests. Deer find it so delicious they’ve been known to fight over it. Scientists study it for clues about air pollution. And now, California has turned it […]
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