Richard Rubsamen tendered his resignation as president of Sierra Nevada College on Friday. Provost Lynn Gillette will be the new president effective Nov. 1. Board member and Finance Committee Chair Atam Lalchandani announced to staff and faculty on Oct. 7 that Rubsamen made the offer recognizing that administration costs were top-heavy. He further noted that […]
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By Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee Assembly records show that Bob Blumenfield spent $150,099 to run his office for the first eight months of this legislative year. None of his colleagues, in fact, spent more than $297,579, according to budget information Assembly leaders recently made public. Yet the Woodland Hills Democrat actually spent more than three […]
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By SKI As CEO of Vail Resorts, which owns Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Heavenly, Northstar and other properties and ventures, Rob Katz oversees one of the largest and most sophisticated ski-resort operations in the world. Katz is a strong believer in the power of emerging technologies to connect skiers to each other and to their […]
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By Toby Amidor, Food Network Meat, dairy and high-fat ingredients are often used to add texture and flavor to recipes. Problem is, you might also be adding artery-clogging saturated fat and cholesterol. But eating a plant-based meal doesn’t mean a tasteless one — make these ingredient swaps to create flavorful, filling meals with less (or […]
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The Nevada Division of Forestry will be conducting prescribed burns at Tunnel Creek in the Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park backcountry during October and November, weather permitting. The Tunnel Creek road from Highway 28 to Tunnel Creek Station may be closed in order to conduct the burns. Signs will be posted throughout the area when […]
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The community workshop to talk about changes in Tahoe City will be Oct. 17 at 6pm at Granlibakken. Later this year the North Tahoe Fire Protection District will be moving into a new Tahoe City station located on Fairway Drive. This will leave the existing building, located in downtown Tahoe City at West Commons, vacant. […]
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John Miller from Miller Honey Farms will share insights on the history of honeybees and there will be a screening of “Queen of the Sun: What are the bees telling us?” plus a honey tasting at Cedar House Sport Hotel in Truckee on Oct. 27. “Queen of the Sun” investigates the dire global bee crisis […]
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By Kathryn Reed On the second anniversary of filing for bankruptcy on the scrapped convention center project in South Lake Tahoe, Randy Lane filed a fourth amended reorganization plan. What he filed Oct. 4 asks for more time – 270 days. The bankruptcy judge in Sacramento is expected to make a ruling Nov. 1. Creditors […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Tahoe Public Utility District board members are expected to be given a report at their next meeting about an investigation into whether board President Dale Rise created a hostile work environment for an employee. At the Oct. 6 board meeting Charlie Solt, employee rep with Local No. 39, said during public […]
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As part of a nationwide effort to encourage the public to buy and burn firewood locally, CalFire and the California Firewood Task Force kicked off a public outreach campaign this fall to inform campers, wood cutters, arborists, and the general public about the risks of long-distance movement of firewood. “Firewood can carry insects and pathogens […]
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