By USSA MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN — Putting pressure aside, after a crash on his first run, David Wise of Reno went huge on his final run and nailed it, scoring a 94.4 for the win at the VISA U.S. Grand Prix, FIS World Cup and platinum AFP event on Sunday. The win was the third consecutive […]
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El Dorado County this month began the Best Rx Savings Program for all county residents, as well as residents of the Sacramento region. By using the free card, residents will be able to save up to 75 percent off generic medications, with overall average savings more than 40 percent across brand and generic medications combined. […]
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By David McGrath Schwartz, Las Vegas Sun Gov. Brian Sandoval will travel throughout Nevada to promote a new effort to get residents to take vacations within the state, a sort of “buy local” program for tourism. Sandoval and Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki announced the “Discover Your Nevada” program at a Reno park last week. “The […]
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Will Richardson of the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science will speak about Winter Wildlife Survival: Strategies for the Tahoe Basin on March 8. The 7pm event at Emerald Bay Physical Therapy is sponsored by the Tahoe Area Sierra Club. Have you ever wondered what Tahoe’s animals do for the winter? Do Tahoe’s bears really hibernate? […]
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Truckee Donner Land Trust is one of Sunset magazine’s 2012 environmental award winners. Independence Lake won in the category of best lake or lakeshore preservation. As an award winner, the Land Trust joins the ranks of the most creative and effective environmental organizations in the West. William Thauvette, president of the Land Trust, in a […]
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On March 16, the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Achievement Awards Ceremony and Film will be at Mo’s Place in South Lake Tahoe. Awards will be given in four categories for the years 2010 and 2011 to those who have significantly contributed to the advancement of bicycling in the Tahoe region. The free event starts at 7pm. […]
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A benefit to raise money to protect Washoe Meadows State Park will be March 12 from 4-9pm at Lake Tahoe Pizza Company. Fifteen percent of sale will go to the Save the Park Fund. Tahoe Cool Water will provide the music. There will also be a cash-only silent auction. Lake Tahoe Pizza Company is at […]
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Will Richardson of the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science will speak about Winter Wildlife Survival: Strategies for the Tahoe Basin on March 8. The 7pm event at Emerald Bay Physical Therapy is sponsored by the Tahoe Area Sierra Club. Have you ever wondered what Tahoe’s animals do for the winter? Do Tahoe’s bears really hibernate? […]
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By USSA MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN -– Olympians Louie Vito of Sandy, Utah, and Elena Hight of South Lake Tahoe won Saturday’s halfpipe, concluding the Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain. Vito was crowned series champion while the women’s runnerup Kaitlyn Farrington of Bellevue, Idaho, won the women’s series title. It was a sweep for […]
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• Lake Tahoe locals receive free admission to the Tahoe Maritime Museum in Homewood on March 10 and April 14. • Since setting goals in 2008 to reduce energy consumption at its ski resorts, Vail Resorts says it has reduced energy use by 10 percent, and plans to cut use by another 10 percent by […]
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