Jim Gilmore, acclaimed author of “The Experience Economy and Authenticity: What Consumers Really Want”, will headline the Rural Roundup April 18-20 at the Hyatt Regency in Incline Village. Gilmore, whose book was recognized by Time magazine as one of the “Ten Ideas That Are Changing the World,” asserts that consumers want authentic products and experiences […]
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By Casey Grove, Anchorage Daily News A second man, a 26 year-old from Truckee, has died after a Haines-area avalanche Tuesday that killed a heli-skiing guide, Alaska State Troopers said. The “huge” avalanche buried two men from a group of six skiing Takhin Ridge about 11am Tuesday, said troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters, relaying reports from […]
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By USSA TIGNES, France -– With a first run score of 98.00, Shaun White who rides for Northstar, took European X Games halfpipe gold Wednesday night in Tignes. His nearly perfect score and huge run included a massive cab double cork 1080 that landed White with his fourth win of the season. Sprint U.S. Snowboarding […]
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The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office will be participating in several high-visibility traffic enforcement details over St Patrick’s Day. Due to the typical alcohol consumption associated with St Patrick’s Day celebrations, DUI incidents tend to increase during this celebrated festival. On the nights of March 16 and 17, Douglas deputies working in conjunction with deputies of […]
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By Anita Creamer, Sacramento Bee In the spring of 1942, Donna Nakashima’s father came home to Florin on leave from the U.S. Army to help his widowed mother gather the family’s belongings – one suitcase per person – as they prepared for wartime incarceration. Renowned photographer Dorothea Lange captured the moment. A uniformed Ted Miyata […]
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Rosemary Manning will be conducting two free classes at the Tahoe Wellness Community Center this month. The first is called a Tap-Aware Party and the second is meditation. A working knowledge if EFT is best for the Tap-Aware Party, but everyone is invited. The emotional freedom technique event is March 19 from 6-7pm. The beginning […]
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•Duane Whitelaw retired this month as chief of North Tahoe Fire Protection District. He will be honored April 20 when the Tahoe City station opens. • The Squaw Valley Institute is holding a premiere of a new Discovery Channel series, “Frozen Planet.” The showing will be 7-8pm., March 17 at the Resort at Squaw Creek. […]
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By Anne Knowles A male black bear identified by the Nevada Department of Wildlife as the animal who ripped siding off an Incline Village home last month was caught and euthanized on Wednesday. NDOW discovered the bear after responding to a call it received from an individual in Incline Village the morning of March 14. […]
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Tickets are on sale for the annual Passport wine event in El Dorado County. The event often sells out. This year the dates are April 14-15 and April 21-22 from 11am until 5pm. Wine lovers can enjoy 32 award-winning wineries. New to the event this year are Synapse, Shadow Ranch, Nello Olivo, Cielo Estates, Skinner […]
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Zephyr Cove Elementary School fifth-grader Trent Dingman is headed to the state national Geographic Bee in Las Vegas. The state contest is March 30. Bees were conducted in grades 4 to 8 to decide who would go to the next level. Students with the top 100 scores were invited to the state competition. State winners […]
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