By Chris Macias, Sacramento Bee After a second year of unseasonably cool temperatures, the grape tonnage has been tallied and the results are ready. According to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, 3.3 million tons of wine grapes were harvested in the 2011 growing season, a 9 percent drop from the previous year. That’s […]
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Updated Dec. 22 9:35pm: Both fires have been extinguished. By Kathryn Reed Two fires are burning this morning in the Eldorado National Forest. The smaller of the two is near Kyburz and is visible as people drive along Highway 50. The other is in the Georgetown Ranger District near Nevada Point Ridge. Winds knocked down […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee He was 7 years old and loved to ski, a child described as simply “happy out on the slopes.” Now members of the Sugar Bowl Ski Team are being comforted by grief counselors and are offering their own condolences and support to the family of John Henderson, who was a […]
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Publisher’s note: This is printed from the Lake Tahoe Historical Society’s 1977 fall quarterly newsletter. There was a time, the Amundsons remember, when bears walked down the Tahoe streets. In 1946, when Patricia Amundson moved to the South Shore’s Al Tahoe area, she recalls, “The mountain lions would still come down to the meadow and […]
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To the community, Austin’s House recently received a fantastic donation of $65,000 from Patty Clark, founder of the Austin Kirby Foundation. Patty and her colleagues at Century 21 Clark Properties work vigorously the entire year to raise donations for Austin’s House with fundraisers and direct requests. The Austin Kirby Foundation is the largest single donor […]
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All post offices will be open Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. The normal Saturday hours at each location will apply. In observance of the holidays, post offices will be closed Dec. 26 and Jan. 2. With the exception of Express Mail, there will be no delivery on those days.
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By Charles Michael Ray, NPR 2011 wasn’t a banner year for the stock market, and anyone heavily invested in the Euro zone might be biting their nails right now. But if your business is buffalo, you may be looking at some very happy holidays. The buffalo market is booming. Look no further than the buffalo […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee The managers who operate California’s state parks say they have lost faith in their leader, and are urging Gov. Jerry Brown to appoint a replacement. Ruth Coleman, director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, was appointed by former Gov. Gray Davis in 2002. It has been rumored for weeks […]
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By Kathryn Reed TRUCKEE – No snow at a ski resort can be a good thing – at least when your business is construction. With winter delayed in the Sierra, it meant the team of builders from SMC Contractors could complete the Zephyr Lodge at Northstar in five months. No days off also allowed the […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Dec. 18., 2011, Reno Gazette-Journal. Once, it’s been said (by Auric Goldfinger, in Ian Fleming’s “Goldfinger”), is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. And three times is enemy action. Having been the target of jokes in “Glee,” “The Muppets” and “Saturday Night Live” (let’s not even waste time on “Reno […]
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