By Yun Long, Reno Gazette-Journal In April, Jerry Garrity’s commute will go from one hour to at least three-and-half hours. Garrity, 58, makes multiple trips a month between his home in Reno and his real estate brokerage firm near San Jose, Calif., on Southwest Airlines, which handles more than 50 percent of Reno-Tahoe International Airport […]
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Carl Ribaudo, who runs Strategic Marketing Group in South Lake Tahoe and is executive director of Ski Lake Tahoe, will be one of two speakers at a Minden business gathering. Bill Eadington, professor of economics and director of the Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming at the UNR, will be the other […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — The six candidates running for the South Tahoe Public Utility District board had to think on their feet a bit more than is usual at election forums. Instead of each being asked the same question, Soroptimist International South Lake Tahoe – sponsors of the event, asked different questions of each […]
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Caltrans is alerting motorists that up to 10 minute delays are excpected on Highway 267 from Oct. 19-21 form 7am-6pm. Crews are winterizing wrapping up for the construction season. This work is part of a $2.6 million road improvement project from Northstar Boulevard to Brockway Summit. This project will resume spring 2012.
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Sierra Expeditionary Learning School’s fourth- and fifth-graders will be at the Tahoe Donner Golf Course on Oct. 23 to raise money for a trip to Yosemite so they can learn geology. The Pitch and Putt event is from noon-5pm. Tickets are $15 for adults, $8 for children, or $45 for a family. The cost includes: […]
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It’s all about mountain biking this weekend — riding and trail building. TAMBA says dirt conditions are pretty amazing and the weather will be sunny and in 60s. Oct. 22 is Trail Day No. 2 on Toads (Saxon Creek. Work will be on the upper sections of Toads, picking up where work was left off […]
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The next 2011 Barton Health & Wellness Lecture is Oct. 26 from 6:30 to 7:30pm with Allison Steinmetz from Barton Internal Medicine. The free event is at Lake Tahoe Community College’s board room, 1 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe. The doctor will discusses perimenopause, which is the process of change that leads up to menopause. […]
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The River School Farm is celebrating National Food Day at its farm, 7777 White Fir St. in Reno, on Oct. 24 from 5:30-8pm. Community members can join the farm for a potluck dinner, networking and brainstorming. Group discussions will be on different topics related to community food issues. The event is sponsored by the Local […]
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By Susan Voyles, Reno Gazette-Journal On a typical summer day, more than 3,000 people — most of them from Northern Nevada — jam into Sand Harbor State Park on the East Shore of Lake Tahoe. A long line of vehicles clogs Nevada 28 as motorists wait to pay to enter the park. They park, sometimes […]
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The Youth Task Force is having a parent information meeting Oct. 20 at 5:30pm to discuss drugs and alcohol. The panel presentation will include law enforcement, drug counselors, doctors and probation officials. The event is at South Tahoe Middle School’s multipurpose room. For more information, contact Heather at Tahoe Youth & Family Services, (530) 541.2445.
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