By Kathryn Reed It’s Saturday afternoon and the slopes of Heavenly Mountain Resort are noticeably lacking people – at least for this time of day in mid-February. For those who are taking advantage of the groomers, coverage and conditions are good considering this has been the winter that Mother Nature forgot. Obstacles for the most […]
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Dressed to the nines, with leash in hand. That is what Feb. 18 is all about at the Ritz Carlton in Lake Tahoe. A Champagne celebration to people’s best friends wouldn’t be the same without them present, which is why the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe invites pooches and their people to the fourth annual gala. […]
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Don’t be alarmed if you see and hear Blackhawk helicopters today. It’s all in the name of training. A big search and rescue training event is going on Sunday at Vikingsholm where medics will be working as though there are victims on the cliff. The public will not be allowed in the area. — Lake […]
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By USSA SOLDEU-GRANDVALIRA, Andorra — Three-time Audi FIS Alpine World Cup overall champion Lindsey Vonn of Vail was hit by gusts of swirling wind, yet powered to eighth in the Soldeu giant slalom on Sunday. Tessa Worely of France won to overtake the giant slalom points lead as Slovenia’s Tina Maze was second to cut […]
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By USSA SNOWBASIN, Utah — Devin Logan of West Dover, Vt., won the women’s halfpipe on the Dew Tour in Snowbasin, Utah, while claiming the Dew Tour Cup. She was also named the tour’s Paul Mitchell Breakout Athlete of the Year for her consistent podiums throughout the Dew Tour. Newly named to the U.S. Freeskiing […]
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By USSA SNOWBASIN, Utah — David Wise of Reno continued his winning streak at Dew Tour in Snowbasin, Utah, winning his second straight halfpipe event Saturday. Wise’s first run won the evening for him as his did his first ever 1440 in the halfpipe in his second run and couldn’t get to his feet. “I’m […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY — The Nevada Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee approved a request from the Department of Taxation for $260,000 to hire a team of auditors to track cigarette sales to protect a $40 million a year payment to Nevada from the nation’s major tobacco companies. “The reason for the […]
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• Eight wineries of the El Dorado Winery Association will be pouring Syrahs on Feb. 16 from 5:30-7:30pm at the El Dorado Hills California Welcome Center, 2085 Vine St., Ste. 105, El Dorado Hills. • North Lake Tahoe Realtor Alison Elder was awarded 2011 Realtor of the Year by Chase International. • Unity at the […]
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The Nevada Historical Marker Program is taking on a new look with the adoption of updated texts for the roughly 260 signs that interpret the history of the state. Amended texts have been placed online and the actual markers in the field will be changed as funding allows. The Nevada Historical Marker Program began as […]
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By Thomas Hayden Katharine Hayhoe is a busy woman. As an atmospheric scientist at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, she studies the regional impact of climate change. As a Christian, she volunteers, sharing her science with church and public groups. And as the mother of a young child – well, enough said. So it’s not […]
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