Alpenglow Sports has partnered with Alpine Meadows Ski Resort for the 5th annual Alpine Touring and Telemark Demo Event on Feb. 11 from 9am-3pm. The event will provide a forum to perpetuate the enthusiasm for all aspects of in-area and backcountry skiing. Free to all, the event will showcase the latest and greatest in both […]
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Updated Feb. 5 at 8:40pm. By Kathryn Reed A glider plane made an unexpected landing at Heavenly Mountain Resort on Sunday afternoon. There are no reports of injuries. “We had one of our instructors with an experienced pilot on a flight review who got on the wrong side of the mountain and had to land,” […]
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By Thomas Sowell The Republican candidates’ circular firing squad now seems to be using machine guns. Whoever the eventual “last man standing” turns out to be, he may not be standing very tall or very steadily on his feet — and he may be a pushover for Barack Obama in the general election, thanks to […]
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Placer County planning commissioners will discuss proposed changes to Squaw Valley at the Feb.9 meeting. The meeting is at the North Tahoe Event Center, 8318 North Lake Blvd. The meeting start is at 10am. More information is online.
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY — As Gov. Brian Sandoval and the Board of Education move ahead with the selection of a state schools chief to push forward with education reform, a new report gives another reason for urgency: Nevada has received a D grade for its science standards from a national […]
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By Nancy Rivera Brooks, Los Angeles Times California drivers are keeping their feet on the brakes, with gasoline demand falling for eight months in a row. Gasoline consumption in California totaled 1.23 billion gallons in October, down 1.8 percent from the 1.26 gallons used the previous October, according to a report released Tuesday by California […]
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By USSA GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Three-time Olympic medalist Julia Mancuso of Squaw Valley attacked a gnarly Garmisch super G that forced 14 racers off course to win her first Audi FIS Alpine World Cup of the season. The victory, Mancuso’s career sixth, completed a U.S. Ski Team weekend sweep following Lindsey Vonn’s of Vail historic […]
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By Kathryn Reed TWIN BRIDGES – A good midmorning parking space and no problem finding two Adirondack chairs at West Bowl on a Saturday in February. It must be the winter of 2011-12. With all the kvetching about the dismal snowpack, skiers and boarders are staying away from the slopes. That was our good fortune […]
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By Andy Brooks and Steve Weber On any given Sunday, you never know who will win an NFL game. But if you’ve been to the ‘Stick or many other stadiums this year, you know one thing: Fans’ actions toward the opposing team’s fans will go beyond just emotional or angry to sometimes threatening and even […]
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Businesses in South Lake Tahoe and El Dorado County are invited to a forum to learn about what low-cost, no-cost services and loans are available. The Feb. 29 3:30-5:30pm forum is being put on by the Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce and Lake Tahoe Community College. The meeting is at Lake Tahoe Community […]
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