By Natalie Obiko Pearson, Bloomberg Last fall, in a record-setting deal, Vail Resorts paid $1 billion to acquire Whistler Blackcomb, betting it could improve upon the resort’s already abundant selling points. “It’s a game changer for our company. We’ve just added, arguably, the crown jewel of the ski industry,” says Pete Sonntag, Whistler’s new chief […]
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El Dorado Savings Bank’s third quarter profits increased $876,717 from 2016 to $3,696,981. “The continued strong profits reflect the strong performance of the loan and investment portfolios,” CEO George L. Cook Jr. said in a statement. The bank operates 35 branches, including in South Lake Tahoe. El Dorado ended the quarter with $2.178 billion in total […]
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By Julie Cart, CALmatters The full extent of the damage from the northern California wildfires that killed 43 people and destroyed 8,400 homes is still being tallied. The devastation left an obvious scar, but not all the damage is visible. Among the assessments still to be made is what impact millions of gallons of fire […]
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California State Parks, Lake Valley, North Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Douglas fire protection districts and the U.S. Forest Service are scheduled to conduct prescribed fire operations. Weather permitting, operations are scheduled to take place at D.L. Bliss State Park, the west side of Incline Village and west of the First Creek drainage, upper and lower […]
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· According to the League of American Bicyclists, California is the third most bike-friendly state in the country. · Douglas County libraries in Minden and Zephyr Cove will be closed Nov. 10-11 in observance of Veterans Day. · Placer County is building another TART bus shelter in Kings Beach near the public parking lot on […]
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By Kathryn Reed Kirkwood – the residents, resort and other commercial entities – may soon have a new provider of power. For years the area straddling Alpine, Amador and El Dorado counties had a diesel plant. That all changed three years ago this month when Kirkwood Meadows Public Utility District completed the construction of a […]
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By Megg Mueller, Nevada Magazine Nevada is the land of wide-open space. Miles of highway, endless valleys, and vistas are the stuff roadtrippers dream about. Some travelers to the Silver State, however, don’t need any roads. Certain intrepid sightseers prefer to do their traveling with a little altitude. Sure, there’s McCarran International Airport in Las […]
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By Ben Botkin, Las Vegas Review Journal Hunters scour the Nevada wild, looking for fresh antlers that deer and elk have outgrown and shed. The activity attracts everyone from hobbyists to commercial collectors hoping to discover a complete pair of elk antlers, which can sell for about $14 a pound. “It’s like the world’s […]
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Two Kings Beach residents were arrested Oct. 31 on myriad charges following the burglary of a home on Olympic Boulevard in Truckee the prior weekend. Stewart DeVaney, 21, and Simon Wyss, 19, were arrested by Truckee police detectives at their home on charges including striking a woman across her forehead with the butt of a […]
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Don’t forget to set your clocks back an hour tonight before you go to bed. At 2am Nov. 5 it’s time to return to standard time. The whole reason for this, according to the federal government, is energy and fuel savings.
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