• South Lake Tahoe’s 2010-11 budget won an award for how well it was put together from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada. It was not judged on whether it was an accurate, functioning document. • Ken Mayer, who leads the Nevada Department of Wildlife, is the co-recipient of U.S. […]
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Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce this week announced the contenders for the group’s 4th annual Blue Ribbon Awards. More than 100 businesses and individuals were nominated for the eight categories. Winners will be announced Nov. 17 at Embassy Suites during a dinner event from 5-8pm. Tickets are $50. (775.588.1728) The nominees are: • […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee A 57-year-old injustice weighing on El Dorado County may have finally been lifted Wednesday, when Derrick Bonar raised a 90-pound piece of granite and carefully set it into wet concrete prepared by John Cooks. The two men, inmates from Folsom Prison, were installing the last of 36 new markers on […]
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A.J. Marino, 14, of South Lake Tahoe secured the title of the Pacific Regional Mountain Bike Champion and the California/Nevada State Champion in the Junior Cross Country Division in the final race of the Sierra Cup Series earlier this month. Marino won the series by a close 12 points over Nelson Bedient of Incline Village. […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – Tears of relief. Gearing up for the next hearing. Those were the reactions from the two sides in the divisive Washoe Meadows State Park, Upper Truckee River, Lake Tahoe Golf Course issue. On Friday, before a crowd that at times numbered more than 100 people, the California State Park and […]
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Getting into Harveys at Stateline has been a bit difficult lately because of the work out front. The sidewalk project is expected to be finished Oct. 26. The walkway will be heated so the ice and snow melt faster than the natural way of letting Mother Nature take care of it. The path on the […]
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A South Lake Tahoe investment broker who in July pleaded not guilty to wire fraud switched her plea Oct. 21 to guilty. Lori Zoval, 46, was indicted in July 2010 on three charges of wire fraud stemming from an alleged investment fraud scheme in 2005-06. She declined a plea agreement in February. According to a […]
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By Kathryn Reed After a 90-minute closed session and another hour of discussing the issue in open session, Dale Rise’s colleagues on the South Tahoe Public Utility District board told him to apologize to the employee who brought a complaint against him. Rise, who is chair of the board, was out of the room during […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY — A report from the Tax Foundation on unemployment insurance taxes says 34 states have had to borrow $37 billion from the federal government to pay jobless benefits, and employers around the country face the prospect of higher tax rates as a result. “Businesses are in danger […]
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Saint Theresa Family Halloween Night is Oct. 28 from 7-9pm at Grace Hall, St. Theresa Church, South Lake Tahoe. Wear a costume contest and bring a carved pumpkin for Jack-O-Lantern contest. Cost is $12 for a family, with $2 for a canned food donation.
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