By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe residents going into cardiac arrest are about to have a greater chance of survival because more people patrolling the streets are getting trained how to use defibrillators. The police department spent $10,752.86 on 10 automated external defibrillators for officers. “It’s important to save lives. We’ve had occasions where cops […]
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The North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce and the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Sierra Human Resources Association are offering an Immigration Compliance Workshop on Sept. 22 from 8:30-11am at the Village at Squaw Valley, Mountain Stream Conference Room, 1750 Village East Road, Olympic Valley. In this workshop, attendees will learn […]
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A bear hunt protest is scheduled on Sept. 16 from 5:30-7pm in Incline Village. For more information, click on bear rally.
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By Denver Business Journal A division of Vail Resorts Inc. said Wednesday it purchased the ski report website SkiReport.com. The purchase was made by Vail Resorts subsidiary Mountain News Corp., which already operates the website OnTheSnow.com. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. The two websites will be merged for the 2011-12 ski season. Mountain News (which has […]
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South Tahoe High junior Sid Loomis will go to great depths to satisfy her curiosity about life under water. The 16-year-old left for Southern California today to be part of a dive team led by Scott Cassell. On Sept. 17 a team will dive from Catalina to Cabrillo Aquarium near Long Beach. The intent is […]
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A reception for Dorothy Davis’s collection “Around the Lake in Silk” will be at Bona Fide HQ in Meyers on Sept. 29 from 5:30-7:30pm. The event is free. Refreshments and entertainment will be provided. “Around the Lake in Silk” is a collection of watercolor paintings on silk, featuring iconic Lake Tahoe landscapes, which include images […]
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By Martha Bellisle, Reno Gazette-Journal Shortly after Eduardo Sencion shot 11 people at an IHOP restaurant, killing four before fatally shooting himself, his sister-in-law told officials that he had been diagnosed schizophrenic and was taking medication. Rosa Gonzalez-Perez also told Carson City sheriffs detectives that Sencion had lived with her family on Jodi Lane for […]
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By Hagit Limor The phone started ringing just after noon on a busy Tuesday in June. The axe was falling again. Friends at Gannett who had suffered through multiple rounds of cutbacks, furloughs and layoffs had just gotten word that 700 more of their friends were about to get the call no one supporting a […]
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As part of its Chamber EDucation program, the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Sierra Economic Development Corporation is hosting a beginner “Internet Marketing – The Superhighway to Success & The Road” class Sept. 21 from noon to 2pm at the Tahoe City Public Utility District Boardroom, 221 Fairway Drive, Tahoe […]
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By Kathryn Reed While South Lake Tahoe employees cry poor, city documents show their wages keep going up. Furlough days that were implemented did not reduce salaries. They reduced take home pay because fewer hours were being worked. But retirement funds were not affected by furlough days. In actuality, city employees have been getting raises […]
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