By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee A parachutist who took a moonlight leap off the Foresthill Bridge on Wednesday night landed in jail after a Placer County sheriff’s helicopter crew had to pluck him from a pine tree. Scott Liske, supervising ranger for the Auburn State Recreation Area, said Nicholas Frey, 34, of Olympic Valley jumped […]
Read more
• Northstar is the only California resort on Forbes magazine’s list of most kid-friendly ski areas. • Mark Williams, music department chairman at Lake Tahoe Community College, will be staring in Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company’s production of “Phantom of the Opera” in November. • Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows auctioned off the first combined […]
Read more
Bona Fide Books’ second annual Scary Slam and literary costume contest is Oct. 29 at 7pm at Bona Fide HQ in Meyers. The event is free and open to the public. Come prepared to scare with a short story or poem of your creation, or choose a spooky classic to enthrall the crowd. From Edgar […]
Read more
By Stephanie Grigsby Anthony J. D’Angelo wrote, “Without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community.” I have been a member of the Lake Tahoe community for over 11 years, but still I find myself astounded at the passion and efforts our members put into making Tahoe an enjoyable, successful, vibrant city. […]
Read more
ZEPHYR COVE — Enrollment has done something at Douglas County School District’s lake schools that it hasn’t done in years – it’s gone up. The increase from last year is 1.9 percent – which is eight students – but it is a sign things may be starting to level off. Enrollment was on such a […]
Read more
By Mike Anton, Los Angeles Times BODIE — On a day when the price of gold soared above $1,700 an ounce, Jack Shipley drove past tourists strolling through this historic Eastern Sierra mining camp and up a rutted road to where a new breed of prospectors have set their sights. The Bodie Hills hug the […]
Read more
Challenged by today’s industrial food system, many small farms are looking for new and creative ways to sell their products directly to consumers. Western Nevada College Specialty Crop Institute offers a workshop on “Direct Marketing for Small Farms” on Nov. 5, 9am-5pm, at WNC Carson City campus, 2201 West College Pkwy. Cost is $35 when […]
Read more
By Kathryn Reed A river runs through it – and that’s one of the problems as well as one of the things that make this area on the outskirts of South Lake Tahoe so beautiful. Washoe Meadows State Park and Lake Valley Recreation Area are places even residents of the South Shore can’t locate on […]
Read more
Caltrans this weekend expects to wrap up year one of its three-year Highway 50 project in South Lake Tahoe. Crews will be paving conforms – or entries to the side streets – on Friday and Saturday. The support work for the operation is part of the stormwater and water quality improvement project. Motorists can expect […]
Read more
Lattin Farms’ 14th annual Fall Festival and Corn Maze in Fallon is under way. This year’s maze was inspired by Tractors & Truffles, a small farm agriculture and arts event that will be celebrated in Fallon on Oct. 15. Visitors going through the maze will find a trail quiz filled with tractor trivia questions. The […]
Read more