By Kathryn Reed Ice under tennis shoes and a dog at the end of a leash. And I didn’t fall. I didn’t even slip. Not once. This is because I had a pair of Yaktrax on. I’ve owned a pair of the Walkers for a while, but seem to forget I have them until I’m […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau RENO – Gov. Brian Sandoval used UNR on Tuesday as a backdrop to unveil his economic development plan, and he challenged the business community and all partners to work to create 50,000 new jobs by the end of 2014. The 63-page report, “Moving Nevada Forward: A Plan for Excellence […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Feb. 5, 2012, Sacramento Bee. If we had our druthers, we’d let voters decide this November on the once-delayed $11.1 billion water bond, passed by lawmakers in 2009. The sooner voters dispatch this albatross, putting it out of its misery, the sooner California can get serious about smarter […]
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By Kathryn Reed It would cost South Lake Tahoe close to an additional $2 million a year for the next 20 years to fully fund its retiree health care plan. That’s because as of Sept. 30, 2011, that account had an unfunded liability of $44.9 million. The city currently pays its share plus $400,000 a […]
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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 “The Manager as Coach” Feb. 14 from 8:30am to noon at Cedar House Sport Hotel, 10918 Brockway Road, Truckee. This workshop is designed to bolster leadership effectiveness, including how to juggle […]
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Bona Fide Books is hosting Lake Tahoe’s first local fantasy writers social Feb. 16 at 6:30pm at Bona Fide HQ, 1069 Magua St., No. 4 in Meyers. Writers of all ages and levels of experience are welcome. Discuss your latest work or ideas for new projects with others who work in this genre. For more […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College is hosting a reading, conversation, and book signing with environmental novelist Li Miao Lovett at 7pm Feb. 9 in the college’s Aspen Room. Lovett is a San Francisco-based author of “In the Lap of the Gods”, a novel about the displacement of millions along China’s Yangtze River. The event is free […]
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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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Lake Tahoe Community College is hosting a reading, conversation, and book signing with environmental novelist Li Miao Lovett at 7pm Feb. 9 in the college’s Aspen Room. Lovett is a San Francisco-based author of “In the Lap of the Gods”, a novel about the displacement of millions along China’s Yangtze River. The event is free […]
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