The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit issued a draft decision for proposed improvements to existing skiing and snowboarding terrain at Heavenly Mountain Resort. People have until March 21 to file objects with the decision. Proposed improvements would include selective widening of ski trails, removing trail obstacles and relocation and/or realignment of some […]
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The 9th annual Kid-O-Rama festival returns to Squaw Valley on Feb. 17-24. This kid-focused event features live family-friendly music, complimentary treats, a daily game and craft room, skiing and riding for a good cause and more. Disco tubing will make its Kid-O-Rama debut this year, where evening snow tubing comes alive with colorful lights, lasers […]
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The psychology of humor will be the topic of an April 26 talk in Incline Village. From mockery (the Darwin awards) to sarcasm (National Sarcasm Society – like we need your support), comedy can be viewed as a diagnostic tool for the investigation of enduring questions about the human condition. Kim Bateman, executive dean of […]
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By Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle As relentless sunshine continued to pound California on Thursday, the Sierra Nevada hit a reckoning point: There’s less snowpack now than on the same date three years ago, when the winter went down as the driest in recorded history and sent shudders through cities, farmlands and the state Capitol. […]
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Resignations have left two vacancies on the Placer County Planning Commission, including the position representing Lake Tahoe. Each of the seven members serves for four years. The Planning Commission is the principal advisory body to the Board of Supervisors on land use and related matters. The commission meets the second and fourth Thursdays of each […]
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The Placer County Board of Supervisors this week approved an agreement that could result in the development of the first new hotel in Kings Beach in decades. In a 4-0 vote, the board approved a $3 million purchase and sale agreement with developer Kings Beach Center LLC, represented by Craig Clark, to redevelop Placer County’s […]
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Pathways to Aviation and the Truckee Tahoe Airport invite all high school and college students to attend a career workshop on Feb. 15 from 5-7pm at the Truckee Tahoe Airport. Students will meet business executives, learn what college and career recruiters seek in students, and learn about aviation. The session will feature industry presentations and […]
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By Kathryn Reed Like all athletes, even skiers need coaches. Maddie Bowman and David Wise, who in the next two weeks will try to defend their Olympic gold medals, credit Andy Woods for some of their success. Woods was first named as a coach to the U.S. Freeskiing Halfpipe Team in 2011. This was in […]
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By Paul Seaborn, The Conversation Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently clarified how the Trump administration intends to treat states that have legalized pot, which remains illegal on the federal level. The Obama administration eventually took a relatively hands-off approach to this enforcement conundrum. But Sessions instructed all United States attorneys to treat cannabis-related activities like […]
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By Brad Branan, Sacramento Bee California’s top cannabis regulator said the state deserves credit for a successful rollout of retail marijuana sales, but acknowledged that significant issues loom in the near future. One month after the start of recreational marijuana sales, Lori Ajax, chief of the state Bureau of Cannabis Control, gave an assessment of […]
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