By Kathryn Reed If only transportation improvements moved as fast as technology. No need to use paper or stickers, a computer program can collect the same information more efficiently. Analysis But where was the bus to get people to that technology? Instead, the parking lot was full. And this, at a meeting about transportation where […]
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By Kathryn Reed Monkeying around is being encouraged. “I went through a Go Ape course in England. We went through it twice because we liked it so much,” Sherry Miller, who runs Lake Tahoe Airport, said. “It’s a high-rope course. It’s a fantastic outdoor activity for everybody.” Such a course, which includes ziplines, is expected […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Hunters might be quietly stalking Nevada’s woods, but the policy decision that put them there was decidedly noisy. It packed meeting rooms, led to candlelight vigils and marches on the governor’s mansion. Nevada’s first black bear hunt, now under way and possibly nearing an end, is described as the state’s […]
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By Rob Stein, Washington Post Here’s some news that might make a lot of women feel as if they need a drink: The compound in red wine suspected of having a host of health benefits has for the first time shown promising test results in people. But a new Harvard study indicates that indulging in […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal A Reno man reported missing Thursday morning to the Reno Police Department was rescued late Thursday morning after his vehicle was found over an embankment in Alpine County. Few details were available about the case, but the California Highway Patrol reports the man was found in the vehicle at about 10:48am in […]
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To the community, Randy Vogelgesang is blessed with great common sense and a belief in service to his community. He and his family are long-time South Lake Tahoe residents. He provides professional structural engineering services with his company, Tahoe Engineering Inc. He has served on the city building code board of appeals, helping make sense […]
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The first American Indian Day was celebrated in May 1916 in New York. Red Fox James, a Blackfeet Indian, rode horseback from state to state, getting endorsements from 24 state governments to have a day to honor American Indians. In 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed a joint congressional resolution designating November as “National American […]
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More time. That’s what Randy Lane has been given by a bankruptcy court judge in Sacramento. January is the next scheduled court date for the convention center debtor and creditors. Last month Lane asked for more time to come up with a plan for the 11-plus acre site that has languished in bankruptcy since October […]
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South Lake Tahoe is looking for people who live in the Bijou neighborhood who want to give back to the area. The Bijou Neighborhood Cleanup Day is Nov. 8 at 10am. Meet at Bijou Community School in front of the Family Resource Center at 10am, where collection bags and gloves will be dispersed. For more […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe will not be part of the 2012 Tour of California. The 13 host cities for the prestigious bike race in May were announced early this morning. Santa Rosa, hometown of three-time Amgen Tour of California Champion Levi Leipheimer, long ago had been picked as the start city. The route for […]
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