By Northern Nevada Business Weekly The owners of High Sierra Ice Cream Inc., parent of Tahoe Creamery brand ice cream, faced a daunting decision near the end of 2010. Tahoe Creamery had shut down in September 2010 because it ran out of working capital, and the investor group, headed by lawyer Garrett Sutton of Sutton […]
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By Kathryn Reed OLYMPIC VALLEY – Tumbling water splashing down from the mountains above; at times rippling across smooth rocks, other times in freefall. Despite the lack of snowfall this winter, rivers and creeks in the greater Lake Tahoe area are still providing a scenic thrill for hikers. As we scampered up from the parking […]
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By Kate Mather, Los Angeles Times All the man was trying to do, he told authorities, was find the bear cubs a good home. California Department of Fish and Game wardens are investigating a Northern California man found Wednesday outside a gas station with two baby black bears in a cage, department spokesman Patrick Foy […]
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Sierra Front Interagency Fire Dispatch Center is asking citizens to stay out of the area where the Preacher Mine Fire recently burned in Douglas County. Curious citizens and off-road vehicle operators have been utilizing the roadways and backcountry area where the fire burned, and this has caused problems for the fire mop-up crews still operating […]
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Nevada’s Division of State Parks is granting free fishing access to its state parks on June 9. State parks with fishing opportunities include: • Washoe Lake • Sand Harbor and the Lake Tahoe Backcountry (Spooner and Hobart) • Dayton • Rye Patch • Lahontan • Fort Churchill • South Fork • Wild Horse • Cave […]
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Alpenglow Sports and Tahoe Peak Endurance is hosting a two-part seminar on heart rate training and sport nutrition on June 18 at 6:30pm. This is a free community even. Athletes of all ages and types are encouraged to attend. Part of Adventure Sports Week Tahoe, the seminar will cover what people need to know about […]
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Douglas County sheriff’s deputies will be at maximum deployment this weekend for the annual Carson Valley Days celebration. The two major events of the weekend are the Friday night celebration in old-town Gardnerville, and the Saturday morning parade along Highway 395 in town. The Friday night celebratory event was started by citizens of the Carson […]
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Award-winning poet Lillian-Yvonne Bertram will be hosting a poetry reading and workshop at the South Lake Tahoe Branch Library on July 7 at 2pm. The event is free. The library is at 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd., South Lake Tahoe.
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By Jennifer Medina, New York Times LOS ANGELES — Class sizes have increased, courses have been cut and tuition has been raised — repeatedly. Fewer colleges are offering summer classes. Administrators rely increasingly on higher tuition from out-of-staters. And there are signs it could get worse: If a tax increase proposed by Gov. Jerry Brown […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee Fire officials urge property owners to use caution when engaged in activities such as clearing defensible space and burning debris piles. Every spring, fire agencies remind homeowners of the importance of clearing dead grass and brush 100 feet from homes to prepare for the fire season, but how they clear […]
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