By Martha Bellisle, Reno Gazette-Journal A second skier who was injured when a Heavenly Mountain Resort employee on a snowboard slammed into her has filed a lawsuit claiming the resort’s owner is liable for its employee’s “unsafe, out-of-control (snow) boarding.” Elisabeth “Elly” Benschop, 54, of Gardnerville was knocked unconscious and suffered a brain injury on […]
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J.S. Bach’s “Passion According to St. Matthew” will be presented by TOCCATA — Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus — from March 31 through April 6. Many consider this to be Bach’s greatest masterpiece. Performances are March 31 at 4pm at Sierra Bible Church in Truckee; April 2 at 7pm at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church […]
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With several high-level planning projects on the horizon, El Dorado County has created a webpage and scheduled a series of community meetings to gather public feedback. The county is in the process of amending various sections of the General Plan. The General Plan establishes broad policies for how land can be developed throughout the county’s […]
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Tahoe Regional Young Professionals’ development and education speaker series kicks off March 15 with Alfred Knotts, principal planner-project manager for the Tahoe Transportation District. Knotts will present plans associated with the Highway 50 South Shore Community Revitalization Project, a proposed plan that would wipe-out a long-established neighborhood in South Lake Tahoe and in its place […]
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The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is looking forward to welcoming the newest member of its K-9 program, Akim. Akim will arrive in Washoe County early this month. His partner will be Deputy Corey Solferino. They will work patrol and narcotics. The sheriff’s office acquired Akim thanks to a generous donation from a member of the […]
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Strap on your cross country skis and get ready to live the thrill of Olympic competition. The West Shore Business Association and Turning Point Tahoe are sponsoring a Citizens Against the Clock event which puts skiers of all ages and abilities on a short cross country ski course followed by an electronic rifle shooting range. […]
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By Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times PERRIS — The competition was high-performance and high-risk, and Sean Carey and his 16 fellow skydivers knew it. They were equipped with special parachutes that allowed a faster and better-controlled descent, and their goal Saturday was to dive toward a shallow pond in an advanced maneuver known as swooping. […]
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Lake Tahoe Unified School District’s “March Madness” bands in concert is March 7 at 7pm. The free event is at South Tahoe Middle School. The concert features 170 middle school and elementary advanced fifth-graders performing for one hour.
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The North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce and the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Sierra Human Resources Association are offering “Time Management for Busy People: Getting Things Done in 2012” on March 13 from 9am to noon. Registration begins at 8:30am at Cedar House Sport Hotel, 10918 Brockway Road in Truckee. […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee Four environmental groups on Monday petitioned the California Fish and Game Commission to protect the gray wolf under the state Endangered Species Act. Led by the Center for Biological Diversity, the groups say the migration of a wolf from Oregon on Dec. 28 means the species will eventually establish itself […]
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