By Kathryn Reed In a matter of seconds the South Lake Tahoe City Council voted to do away with a list of positions. This, after hearing about 2½ hours of testimony – from staff and a dozen others – on the 2011-12 budget. “It seems so anticlimactic. With these votes we’ve affected so many people’s […]
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The North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District is planning to conduct a prescribed burn from Oct. 19-26, depending on proper weather conditions and fuel moisture content. The projected areas are in the Second Creek drainage and Mill Creek subdivision. Smoke resulting from the prescribed burns will affect the surrounding area for approximately 24 to 36 […]
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The Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation has two new programs for the 2011–12 winter season under the freestyle umbrella. The foundation will offer two freeride program options, the One-Day Program and the Full-Time Competitive Program. These programs are open to intermediate to advanced level skiers ages 10 to 18 who have a passion for slopestyle, […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal A structure fire in the early morning hours on Tuesday resulted in the deaths of two Tahoe City residents and their dog. Peter Maktenieks, 50, and Amy Pass, 39, both died in what appears to be an accidental fire, said Capt. Jeffrey Ausnow, North Tahoe station commander for the Placer County Sheriff’s […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun Well I hear you went up to Saratoga and your horse naturally won, Then you flew your Lear jet up to Nova Scotia, To see the total eclipse of the sun. — Carly Simon, from “You’re So Vain” It could be an extraordinary tourism event for rural Nevada […]
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By Denny Walsh and Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee To tase or not to tase? That was the question. But there is no good answer, at least under the law, according to an opinion issued Monday by a 10-judge panel of the highest court in the Western states. Case law is so muddled, a majority ruled, […]
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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 Andy Sullivan, Reuters LAS VEGAS – A Republican debate will play out in one of this city’s glittering casinos, but the real battleground for next year’s U.S. presidential election lies in the foreclosure-racked neighborhoods that sprawl beyond the Las Vegas Strip’s bright lights. Few U.S. cities have been hit harder by the recession than […]
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Lovey is a sweet Dachshund who is very affectionate and playful. She loves to go for walks, and likes her treats, though she could stand to have more walks and fewer treats. Lovey would make a great pet for just about any family. Lovey is spayed, microchipped, and vaccinated. She is at the El Dorado […]
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Beginning the week of Nov. 7, Lake Tahoe News in collaboration with the Barton Foundation will be giving away four packages of tickets to the annual Family Night during the Festival of Trees and Lights. The Dec. 2 family night package includes tickets for six people to the festival and a group picture with Santa. […]
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