By Kathryn Reed Where will the stages for SnowGlobe 2015 be located? That is a question many people would like answered. Promoter Chad Donnelly has a three-year contract with South Lake Tahoe to bring the three-day music festival to the city. While this is the fourth year for SnowGlobe, it is the first year of […]
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By Steve Urie In a recent Voices post, (Collaborate over good policy, Lake Tahoe News, Nov. 28), I criticized the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency for carpeting acres of Lake Tahoe with rubber mats in a futile attempt to eradicate Asian clams. Since 2008, millions have been spent on the failed project that killed many more […]
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A Plymouth man has been convicted in Amador Superior Court on multiple deer poaching charges. Gary Michael Creason Jr., 24, was fined $19,520 for activities involving the take of trophy deer out of season. Acting on a tip, wildlife officers from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife contacted Creason at his home in July […]
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• Parade magazine calls Adventure Mountain and Granlibakken in Lake Tahoe two of the best sledding hills in the U.S. • Lynn Gillette this week resigned as president of Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village and Shannon Beets, executive vice president and provost, is temporarily taking over the top spot. • The Christmas bird count […]
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By Mike Dunne, Sacramento Bee Along with strands of colorful lights and sets of Nativity figures, sales of wine peak during the year-end holidays. But you may be asking what to buy, whether as a centerpiece for a Yuletide soiree or as a gift for your favorite wine geek. When the holiday open house is […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News There is a 75 percent probability of average or above-average precipitation between January and the end of March for California, according to a new report by federal scientists — the first time in five years such a wet outlook has been predicted in the state during the first […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Casino giant Caesars Entertainment, which for years has struggled with massive debt, announced today that its largest subsidiary reached an agreement with key creditors on a financial restructuring plan. The subsidiary, Caesars Entertainment Operating Company or CEOC, will file for bankruptcy in mid-January, the company said in a statement. […]
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To the community, Over the last few weeks, the talented duo of Ike and Martin have rocked the MS Dixie and the Tahoe Queen with a series of free concert cruises. I can’t begin to express how wonderful these musical interludes, in the midst of all the holiday madness, lightened our moods and elevated our […]
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A memorial service and celebration of life for Douglas W. Anderson will be Dec. 20 at 10am at the First Baptist Church on Wildwood Avenue in South Lake Tahoe. Doug died on Dec. 13. He was 51. Doug was born July 16, 1963, to August William Anderson and Bridget Anderson. Doug’s legacy is his unbelievable […]
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By USSA VAL GARDENA, Italy — There are some downhill courses that suit certain athletes. And the fabled Saslong in Val Gardena is that downhill course with the U.S. Ski Team’s Steven Nyman (Sundance, Utah). On Dec. 19, Nyman etched his name once again into the annals of skiing history as he won his third […]
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