By Kathryn Reed Mark Twain and Lake Tahoe; I never thought those two subjects put into one book could bore me. I like Twain, Tahoe and history, but “Fairest Picture: Mark Twain at Lake Tahoe” by David Antonucci was painful to get through. Part of the problem is I don’t think it was edited well. […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Dec. 18, 2011, Sacramento Bee. The $1.1 trillion spending bill passed by the House of Representatives on Friday includes all kinds of necessary spending and all kinds of earmarks that are far more questionable. According to U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma, the omnibus spending bill includes: • $40 […]
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By Kathryn Reed Snowboarding over a car may not be an original trick, but how many 5-year-olds can say they’ve done it? Bailey Duran for one. First Tracks Productions in South Lake Tahoe immortalized the event on film. This video and two others by the local company caught the attention of Ski Channel. The three […]
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To the community, As we dance for snow, there are people in our community who can’t get enough food to eat. So Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows are engaging in a friendly little competition to raise money for Project MANA, Truckee/North Lake Tahoe’s hunger relief organization. To kick things off I will donate $1,000 – […]
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By Foon Rhee, Sacramento Bee Amos Lee Gregory Jr. didn’t get help for post-traumatic stress from his time aboard Navy attack submarines. He got by – until the day he snapped. He was headed to prison – until he found a court just for military veterans. There, he finally received treatment and counseling, and also […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal SODA SPRINGS — A 7-year-old boy has died after falling about 60 feet from a chair lift at the Sugar Bowl ski resort west of Lake Tahoe. Resort spokesman John Monson says the boy, a member of the Sugar Bowl Ski Team, died Tuesday due to injuries sustained in the fall. He […]
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By Mike TeSelle, KCRA-TV The importance of online social media is as important as the basic necessities of life for the millennial generation, according to a new survey by Cisco. “One in three said the Internet was as important as air, water, food and shelter,” Cisco Senior Vice President Carlos Dominguez said. Dominguez also said […]
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Cave Rock, Sand Harbor and Lake Forest launch boat ramps will be closed Christmas and New Year’s Day. No inspections or decontaminations will be available either day. Private facilities, such as the Tahoe Keys Marina, Obexer’s, or Ski Beach may be open and should be contacted directly for hours of operation. Private launch ramps/marinas will […]
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By Peter Lattman, New York Times Warren Hellman, a Wall Street investor who was president of Lehman Brothers and whose passion for bluegrass inspired him to create a San Francisco music festival that draws hundreds of thousands of people a year, died on Sunday in San Francisco. He was 77. The cause was complications of […]
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