The North Lake Tahoe Chamber/CVB/Resort Association has $50,000 in grant money to help event organizers in eastern Placer County. The grant funds are to support the promotion of events outside of the Lake Tahoe market in order to generate increased local and regional business revenue, create media exposure and promote overnight visitation. Specific eligible expenses […]
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By Tony Berendsen On Aug. 25, I visited Great Basin National Park for the centennial celebration of the National Park System, the 30th anniversary of Great Basin National Park, and First Light of the Great Basin Observatory; a new research grade telescope located within the park. Among the dignitaries speaking were Chairman Alvin S. Marques […]
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By Joann Eisenbrandt PLACERVILLE — El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 30 voted 4-1 not to adopt a resolution to aid in the implementation of Measure E. Supervisor Shiva Frentzen dissented. After a contentious and often bitter election process, Measure E was approved by voters on June 7 and became the law July […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Gov. Brian Sandoval hosted state and federal officials along with executives of a global mining company this week to sign what was hailed as a landmark agreement designed to protect Nevada’s sagebrush ecosystem and a chicken-size bird that depends on it. The agreement with Newmont Mining Corp. […]
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By Karma Dickerson, Fox-40 An El Dorado Hills subdivision still has a “whites only” occupancy rule on the books. The Lake Hills community’s shocking policy put in place in 1961 policy is not, and cannot legally be enforced, but some new residents are calling for its immediate removal. The Foster family had barely closed the […]
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Homebrew for the Homeless is a fundraiser to support Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless. The Sept. 24, 3:30-7pm event is for the whole family. It will be at DDRC (Leigh Wayne Miller’s ranch) in Minden. It will include live music, homebrew beer competition, chili-cook off, face painting, horseback rides for the kids, lawn games, bounce house, a […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked candidates for South Lake Tahoe City Council, Lake Tahoe Community College, Lake Tahoe Unified School District, Douglas County School District, South Tahoe Public Utility District and Lake Valley Fire Protection District a series of questions. We are running the responses in the order received. Name: B Keith Byer Age: 53 Job/profession: Certified public […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Aug. 28, 2016, Las Vegas Sun. Between possibly attracting the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas, expanding the Las Vegas Convention Center and making major improvements in our public transportation system, Southern Nevada could be on the cusp of an exciting new era. But as work intensifies to bring […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal The remote desert ranch that for decades provided a scenic backdrop for flights by some of the world’s most daring aviators is under new ownership. The Flying M Ranch, located northwest of Hawthorne, sold earlier this summer to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for $19.4 million. The deal is […]
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By Siobhan McAndrew, Reno Gazette-Journal The single biggest stumbling block for students in college is math, according to UNR Provost Kevin Carman. He said Nevada’s struggle to graduate students from high school prepared for college is part of the problem, but it isn’t the whole equation. Read the whole story
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