By Jerome Pugmire, AP VAL D’ISERE, FRANCE — A group of American skiers are taking it all off in an effort to raise some money. Five female and six male ski racers have joined together to pose in a nude calendar they hope will help them overcome high costs — and scarce funding — on […]
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By Jeremy B. White, Sacramento Bee Every Fall, Gov. Jerry Brown’s time is consumed by what could best be described as legislative triage. He sifts through the hundreds of bills sent to his desk and decides which ones will become law. This year, the Legislature sent Brown 1,059 pieces of legislation, 898 of which the […]
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Getting from Truckee neighborhoods, Northstar, and Squaw Valley to and from downtown Truckee during the holidays just got a whole lot easier with free shuttle service. From Dec. 26-31 there will be free, convenient shuttles. Free neighborhood shuttles between downtown Truckee will be available those days from noon-2am. The neighborhood shuttles will service: Donner Lake, Sierra Meadows, […]
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Truckee is about to have a new police chief. Capt. Rob Leftwich is being promoted. Adam Gill, who has been chief for five years, is leaving next month to take the helm of Novato Police Department. Leftwich has worked side-by-side with McGill. Captain is the second highest ranking office in this department. Leftwich has a […]
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By Kathryn Reed When people ask for copies of the recipe you know it’s a keeper. Before Thanksgiving my friend Ellie shared her family cranberry recipe with me. But it wasn’t until the weekend before last that I made it for some friends. Oh, my, it’s super delicious. It’s good as a side. I also ate […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal The Burning Man Project is more than a million bucks closer to taking over the world with its art and principles. The San Francisco-based arts nonprofit, known best for its elaborate, 70,000-person annual arts-centric gathering in Northern Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, has released last year’s tax documents, revealing that the organization pulled in $36.9 million and […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal Depending on which side of Question 2 you sat, you’re either embracing Jan. 1 or dreading its arrival. How we treat the arrival of recreational marijuana is going to be the subject of continuing debate through 2017 as leaders sort out all the regulatory details of public […]
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· Kiwanis Club of Lake Tahoe’s 35th annual Mid-Winter Beach Party Crab Feed is Jan. 27 starting at 6pm at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe. Tickets are $40 each. For more info, call 530.541.5900. · +Impact School and Tahoe Expedition Academy, fully accredited independent pre-K-8 and 9-12 schools in Lake Tahoe, have raised $10 million in partnership […]
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To the community, “It is important work that we enjoy giving back to the community in which we live,” said Leslie Amato about her experience as a sponsor volunteer crew member from Heavenly Mountain Resort at Bread & Broth’s dinner on Dec. 5. As the evening dinner’s Adopt A Day sponsor, Heavenly hosted the meal […]
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Thank you to the many people who have adopted dogs and cats from the Meyers shelter this year. December has been an especially busy month, as adoptions have been sponsored by a kind person. Many local homeless pets, plus pets who were transferred to Tahoe from other, overcrowded shelters found new homes. The shelter has […]
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