By Kathryn Reed Investigators determined that the chair that fell off the North Bowl chairlift at Heavenly Mountain Resort was the result of collar screws that attach the chair to the cable splitting and shearing in half. “There was nothing found that pointed to why the screws failed,” Lisa Herron with the U.S. Forest Service […]
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The seventh annual Genoa Cowboy Festival will be April 28-May 1. This year’s event will feature performances by some of the best-known entertainers in Western music and cowboy poetry, including Ian Tyson, Wylie & Wild West, Mike Beck, Richard Elloyan, Trinity Seely, Andy Hedges, Larry Maurice, and many more. Other festival events include: Chautauqua performances; […]
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By Kathryn Reed Customers in South Tahoe Public Utility District have done a good job in conserving water, but cumulatively have not met the state’s 20 percent reduction goal. This week officials announced that the restrictions would remain in effect through October. In April 2015, Gov. Jerry Brown said combined water districts in the state must […]
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By Troy Matthews How would you describe Millennials? Until recently I found myself apologizing for my generation as if I were ashamed to be part of the group of people that grew up with the Internet, cell phones, electric toothbrushes, and CGI, and therefore didn’t know what it meant to struggle. But I’ve come to […]
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By Wilson Ring, AP In the snowy woods of northern New England and other forested parts of the country, the lumberjack is an endangered species. As high-tech machinery replaces chain saws, which themselves replaced the ax, a generations-old way of life is disappearing, one that historically saw fathers pass on to their sons their love […]
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South Lake Tahoe Friends of the Library is requesting donations of books and audio/visual materials for an upcoming book sale. Materials in good condition and with a copyright date no earlier than 2006 will be accepted. Especially needed are recent children’s books and children’s DVDs, as well as items in Spanish. All donations are tax […]
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By Mike Luery, KCRA-TV There’s a big push in California to offer free tuition to all community college students in the state. But offering free tuition for California’s more than 1 million full-time community college students is expensive. California community college tuition fees are in the $1,100 range per year — among the lowest in […]
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By Andi Guevara, KTVN-TV Recently the Nevada Department of Agriculture closed the program that certifies organic produce for our state, leaving questions as to where and how farmers and others would get that certification. Now a local, nonprofit organization has received accreditation to take over the process. Knowing where their food comes from and how […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal Can you believe Burning Man used to be free? Not anymore. Burning Man ticket prices are here, and Burners will have to dish out extra dollars—some more than others – to attend Burning Man 2016. Tickets will cost between a minimum of $207 apiece and a maximum of $1,308 apiece, including taxes. […]
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Gina Lijoi will give a demonstration in watercolors at the Tahoe Art League’s Feb. 10 meeting. Lijoi, a signature member of the California Watercolor Association and member of numerous watercolor societies throughout the country, grew up in West Virginia and spent many summers in Italy. She now resides in Reno. She has studios in Reno and Italy. Lijoi’s […]
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