Joan Elaine Grech passed away at home Dec. 18, 2017, after battling cancer for the past two years. She was 77. Born in New Jersey, on April 21, 1940, Joan moved to California as a young girl. After graduating high school, she met and married her husband of 58 years, Charlie. Joan and Charlie spent many […]
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Diamond Peak Ski Resort will once again host a free Retro Ski Film + Speaker Series at The Chateau at Incline Village this winter. It will include brief presentations by local historians, filmmakers and/or former Diamond Peak employees, followed by screenings of classic ski and snowboard films including five Warren Miller films from the 1970s […]
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By Seth Borenstein, AP North America couldn’t catch a break in 2017. Parts of the United States were on fire, underwater or lashed by hurricane winds. Mexico shook with back-to-back earthquakes. The Caribbean got hit with a string of hurricanes. The rest of the world, however, was spared more than usual from the drumbeat of […]
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The annual seasonal closure of dirt roads will go into effect on the Eldorado National Forest on Jan. 1. These roads will remain closed until at least April 1. The seasonal closure is designed to protect roadbeds and watersheds from damage and to protect water quality. A minimum three-month closure period from Jan. 1 through […]
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By Associated Press WASHINGTON — U.S. home prices climbed a robust 6.2 percent from a year ago, amid strong demand from would-be buyers and a shrinking supply of properties for sale. Standard & Poor’s said last week that its S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index stood in October a solid 6 percent above its […]
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South Shore author Jennifer Quashnick on Jan. 30 will introduce people to the third novel from her Mountaingirl Mysteries series, “Sierra Nevada Dangerous Developments.” In this adventure, Rachel Winters never skied so fast in her life. But her life never depended on it before. Now, Rachel’s friends and family are in danger, and the only […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – Gorgeous. It was the word I kept saying. It was almost as though I had never seen Lake Tahoe. The views from Diamond Peak are that good; they rival any view from any Tahoe resort. The superlatives are almost endless. Every 10 feet seemed like a Kodak moment. And […]
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By Jane Braxton Little, Sacramento Bee California values forests. From coastal stands of iconic redwoods to high-elevation pines, trees cover 33 million acres, nearly one-third of the state. Private owners manage around 40 percent of these forests, an area more than twice the size of Alaska’s Denali National Park. Today California is losing these prized […]
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By Amy Zipkin, New York Times For many air travelers, getting to and from the airport has long been part of the whole miserable experience. Do they drive and park in some distant lot? Take mass transit or a taxi? Deal with a rental car? Ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft are quickly changing those […]
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The Holiday Fire burning in the Pine Nuts has been contained. The wildland fire that stared Dec. 29 holiday fireburned 122 acres. The incident is in the Preacher Mine area south of Gardnerville. Bureau of Land Management officials are investigating the cause. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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