By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal A while back, Florence Donovan-Gunderson dropped by Scott Shehadi’s business with a gift — two hats she knitted to keep his sons warm during the Tahoe winter. She did it, Shehadi said, not because he asked her, but because she thought it would be a neat thing to do. “It […]
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By Ashley Powers and Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times BASTROP, Texas — Beleaguered firefighters battling one of the most destructive Texas fire seasons on record found themselves punished not only by searing weather, but by lax brush clearance and dwindling budgets. With no end in sight to scores of blazes — the largest had burned […]
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By Dashka Slater and Gary Rivlin, Newsweek Toni Sevchuck knows that budgeting is about making tough choices: taxes vs. cuts, parks vs. prisons, health care vs. schools. But as California’s austere new state budget goes into effect, the 47-year-old mostly deaf single mother is finding that her own options have run out. “I don’t get […]
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By Kathryn Reed All things Tahoe is what Bijou Bash is all about. And it’s free. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t bring money. You might want to buy a Lake Tahoe News T-shirt, or tri-tip or a beer or all of the above. New this year is a beer garden, with some of the […]
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• Nevada magazine will host the International Regional Magazine Association conference Sept. 9-12 at Reno’s Peppermill Resort Spa Casino. In addition to their time spent in Reno, some of the more than 70 conference attendees will tour South Lake Tahoe the afternoon of Sept. 9. • A University of Nebraska-Lincoln entrepreneur report has Nevada going […]
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By Golf What could hurtling down a mountain at 80 mph have in common with facing a downhill putt? Plenty, says Olympic gold medalist and recent golf convert Lindsey Vonn. “Mentally, it’s the same,” Vonn says. “In golf, you have to focus and be calm and have the proper technique without TRYING to have the […]
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To the community, I would like to thank everyone who attended and supported the Barton Foundation’s Wine Tasting Auction on Aug. 17 at Edgewood Tahoe. We had nearly 100 people join us for this lively event which raised more than $16,000 in support of the Barton Foundation’s Community Health Endowment. As the executive director of […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a 12-part series running from Sept. 1-12 about how Lake Tahoe is tied to 9/11. By Susan Wood A decade after Sept. 11, 2001, the terrorist attack may not turn out to be the Lake Tahoe economy’s worst enemy. But it didn’t help with the snowball effect of the […]
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On Sept. 10, South Lake Tahoe AAUW invites potential members to the first general meeting of the program year at 10am at the Aspen Room of Lake Tahoe Community College, South Lake Tahoe. Speakers will be three local middle school girls who attended Tech Trek Science and Math Camp at UC Davis this summer. The […]
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A man walking on Ski Run Boulevard near Forest Avenue in South Lake Tahoe was seriously injured when he was struck by a vehicle. South Lake Tahoe police officers did not have specifics on the injured man – like his age, hometown or current medical condition. The accident occurred Sept. 4 at 7:49pm. Arrested at […]
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