By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – The proliferation of brand name drug “co-pay coupon” promotions lure insured consumers from generics to more expensive brands and will increase health care costs by $253 million in Nevada over the next decade, a new national study says. The use of these promotions by state and […]
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By Robert Reich The biggest question in America these days is how to revive the economy. The biggest question among activists now occupying Wall Street and dozens of American cities is how to strike back against the nation’s almost unprecedented concentration of income, wealth and political power in the top 1 percent. The two questions […]
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AAA forecasts 42.5 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend (Nov. 23-27), a 4 percent increase from the 40.9 million people who traveled last year. “This is the first significant increase in any holiday travel this year,” Bill Sutherland, vice president of AAA Travel Services, said in […]
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The 17th annual MontBleu Holiday Extravaganza is Dec. 14 and Dec. 15, starting at 7pm each night. Students in grades 3-12 in the various Lake Tahoe Unified School District choirs are the stars of the show. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors/students. Tickets are available at the door.
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By Kathryn Reed Vegetables keep being washed. Knives don’t seem to stop. Bread comes and goes from the oven. Cranberries whir in the food processor. It’s Sunday afternoon and the kitchen at Grace Hall in South Lake Tahoe is a bevy of activity in preparation for tonight’s annual community Thanksgiving dinner. With 275 people served […]
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Care packages will be assembled Dec. 3 at the American Legion Post 795 in South Lake Tahoe. Everyone is invited to help pack up the packages for the troops. Patty Smith, mother of Sgt. Timothy Smith who died in Iraq in 2008, is spearheading the drive. Drop off boxes located at: Grocery Outlet, Moose Lodge […]
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Three captains in the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department are being promoted to shift commander, a new position since the rank of battalion chief was done away with (and those three positions eliminated) when the City Council approved the 2011-12 budget. Jim Drennan, Rob Hembree and Dan Sullivan will be officially promoted Nov. 21 at […]
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• The 2011 American Century Championship golf tournament will be rebroadcast on the Golf Channel Nov. 25-27 at 4:30pm and Dec. 22-24 at 5pm. • Squaw Valley Ski Holdings LLC is pledging $25,000 to the Community House, a new community center and a service delivery program spearheaded by the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation. • The […]
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Barton Foundation’s third annual Festival of Trees and Lights (Dec. 2-4) will bring in the holiday season with trees and lights, all while benefiting the community by raising funds for the Barton Community Clinic. More than 2,800 attended the 2010 event at MontBleu in Stateline. This year’s event includes designer trees and decorations, family night, […]
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The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will be closed Nov. 25-27 as well as Dec. 23-Jan. 2. The front counter will reopen Jan. 3. It will be closed every Tuesday because of budget constraints. For additional information, call Kristi Boosman at (775) 589.5230 or send an email to kboosman@trpa.org.
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