Each year Sierra Business Council hosts an event to recognize and encourage leadership in the Sierra, honoring community members as their work continues to achieve excellence in projects and approaches that foster community vitality, environmental quality, economic prosperity, and social fairness. This regional award recognizes the thinkers and doers of the region. Now is the […]
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By Wendy Koch, USA Today Drinking wastewater? The idea may sound distasteful, but new federally funded research says more Americans are doing so — whether they know it or not — and this reuse will be increasingly necessary as the U.S. population expands. Treated wastewater poses no greater health risks than existing water supplies and, […]
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By USSA CORTINA d’AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn of Vail dominated the Cortina super G to notch the 47th Audi FIS Alpine World Cup win of her career and launch ahead of Austrian great Renate Goetschl to stand alone at third on the women’s all-time win list. “Cortina is a very special place for me. […]
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We know plenty of Random Acts of Kindness occur every day. It’s time to tell us about the ones you see, you did or ones done to you. It’s not about being in the running for a great prize from one of the many Lake Tahoe businesses that have contributed to Lake Tahoe News’ Random […]
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Carmela Bechtol knows kindness when she sees it. She sees it nearly every day in Nancy Ziegler. Nancy is today’s winner of Lake Tahoe News’ Random Acts of Kindness promotion. She will be receiving note cards from Dirk Yuricich Photography. Random Acts of Kindness as a promotion on Lake Tahoe News runs through the end […]
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By Kathryn Reed Kingsbury Middle School is officially for sale. The asking price is $4 million. The Douglas County School District board agreed to sell the parcel and buildings at its Jan. 10 meeting. This was one of many votes during the last few years about the closed site. The 36,000-square-foot school sits on 10 […]
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To the community, One of the great things about the neighborhood I live in is that we haven’t had to worry about burglars. Until now. Suddenly, our neighbors are reporting their cars are being broken into. However, in most cases, these break-ins are not reported to the police because many of my neighbors grow medical […]
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By Kathryn Reed TRUCKEE – Scanning the vast open space, with tall grasses dancing in the gentle breeze and pines looming overhead, the solitude is extraordinary. That’s what makes it so hard to imagine this used to be a bustling outpost in the mid-1800s. Called the Henness Pass, it linked the Gold and Silver states […]
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The Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District is hosting a public information meeting to present the preliminary plans for the proposed Truckee Aquatic Center. The architect will be on hand to answer questions and receive input from the public. The meeting is Jan. 19 at 6:30pm at the Community Recreation Center. Contact Amanda Oberacker for […]
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By USSA MONT GABRIEL, Quebec — Olympic champion Hannah Kearney of Norwich, Vt., captured her first victory at Mont Gabriel, extending her FIS Freestyle World Cup win streak to 10 consecutive. Jeremy Cota of Carrabassett Valley, Maine, joined Kearney on the podium with a career best second behind winner Mikael Kingsbury of Canada. Action continues […]
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