Veterans’ Day observance
Veterans’ Day observance at the American Legion Hall in South Lake Tahoe on Nov. 11 at 11am.
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Lake Valley fire looking for board member
Lake Valley Fire Protection District is looking to appoint a board member at its Nov. 10 7pm meeting to fill the director-at-large vacancy. All applications should include a statement of interest and a resume. The applicant must be a resident and a qualified elector within the district. All applications (including mailed applications) must be received […]
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Douglas County beefing up DUI enforcement
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office will be participating in several high-visibility traffic enforcement details over the Nevada Day/pre-Halloween weekend. During the late evening and early morning hours of Oct. 28-30, deputies working in conjunction with deputies of the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office will conduct increased DUI enforcement patrols on the highways and roadways within Douglas […]
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Loomis hires former S. Tahoe official to be town manager
By Joyia Emard, Loomis News Loomis’ new town manager considers Loomis a “gem.” “People are down to Earth here. Loomis is like a gem in the middle of metropolis,” said Rick Angelocci, who began as the Loomis town manager on Oct. 13. He replaced Perry Beck who retired on Sept. 30. Angelocci, formerly the assistant […]
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Gaines earns high marks for votes against taxes
State Sen. Ted Gaines, R-Roseville, scored 100 percent on the California Taxpayers Association’s 2011 Voting Record. Gaines was one of 30 state legislators out of the 120 Assembly and Senate members to receive the top score. “I am honored to stand with taxpayers in the fight against the overspending crisis that plagues Sacramento,” Gaines said […]
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21st Century Education Speakers Series
Community educators are joining forces to bring another 21st Century Education Speakers Series to the Lake Tahoe Basin. This year’s series kicks-off with author Bernie Trilling on Nov. 8 from 6:30-9pm at Sierra Nevada College in the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences. Trilling is a key organizer of the nationwide Partnership for 21st Century Skills […]
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Traffic to online gambling sites skyrockets
By Delen Goldberg, Las Vegas Sun Online gambling was the fastest growing category of web activity during the month of September. Analysts at comScore Media Metrix, an Internet audience measurement service, attributed the spike to the kickoff of the NFL season and sports fans placing football bets. Online gambling sites received 9.7 million visitors, comScore […]
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CTC considering 40-year agreement with ski company
California Tahoe Conservancy and Squaw Valley Ski Holdings Inc. are expected to enter a 40-year lease on Friday so the resort can continue to operate on 402 acres of CTC owned property. The ski entity – formed last month to run Alpine Meadows and Squaw – is getting all of its contracts aligned so they […]
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Opinion: Why not occupy newsrooms?
By David Carr, New York Times Almost two weeks ago, USA Today put its finger on why the Occupy Wall Street protests continued to gain traction. “The bonus system has gone beyond a means of rewarding talent and is now Wall Street’s primary business,” the newspaper editorial stated, adding: “Institutions take huge gambles because the […]
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USFS has permits to cut down Christmas trees in basin
The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will begin the sale of holiday tree permits Nov. 7. Permits cost $10 each (cash or check only, no credit cards) with a limit of two permits per family, valid for cutting on or before Dec. 25. Permit holders may choose from a variety of pine, […]
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