By Kathryn Reed HOMEWOOD – Money and cooperation were the overriding themes of the 15th annual Lake Tahoe Environmental Summit on Tuesday at Homewood Mountain Resort. For the first time since then-President Bill Clinton started these summits, the governors of California and Nevada attended the event. But it was Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., who was […]
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Sierra Nevada College’s Writers in the Woods 2011 features readings and workshops by a cast of luminary literati. Maine’s Poet Laureate Baron Wormser will kick off the series with poetry reading Sept. 16, followed by a Saturday morning poetry workshop the next day. Kim Wyatt, writer, publisher, founder of Bona Fide Books publishing, will talk […]
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By Jason Hildago, Reno Gazette-Journal Is Nevada’s Foreclosure Mediation Program unconstitutional? That’s the $64,000 question in a brewing legal battle that’s poised to redefine the foreclosure mediation process in the Silver State. The battleground is the Nevada Supreme Court, where “Wells Fargo Bank vs. Renslow” now is working its way through the system. The case […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews are scheduled to resume prescribed fire operations in the Rubicon Bay area Aug. 17. Operations are expected to continue through the week. All prescribed fire operations are dependent on weather and available staffing. Residents and visitors can expect to see smoke from prescribed fire project areas and smoke may […]
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Free yoga on Nevada Beach on Aug. 26 from 5:30-6:30pm, followed by a pot luck, wine and snacks. This is put on by Svadhyaya Yoga Studio. Donations will be accepted.
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Fire Fest 2011 is Sept. 24 from 10am to 3pm at Lake Tahoe Airport.
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Two-time Olympic gold medalist, professional snowboarder and skateboarder Shaun White has signed a multi-year deal to represent Vail Resorts’ six mountains. Northstar-at-Tahoe will become his home mountain and primary training site. He plans to design a 22-foot halfpipe for aspiring snowboarders. As part of the launch of the new relationship, Vail Resorts will donate $5 […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK – Just three weeks after death laid a heavy hand on the Merced River, sweeping three tourists to their deaths over Vernal Fall, life went on for a new crop of visitors, some of them oblivious to the danger before them. On Wednesday, children waded in a […]
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By Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee A bi-county advisory committee for the Tahoe National Forest has scheduled three meetings in September to discuss funding for projects that will benefit the forest. The Nevada/Placer County Resource Advisory Committee has approximately $300,000 to allocate for projects in those two counties. The purpose of the meetings is to […]
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By David Epstein, Sports Illustrated Cross-country skiing around a wide, icy curve, Petra Majdič slid off the course during a warmup for last year’s Olympic women’s individual sprint at Whistler Olympic Park outside Vancouver. She fell 10 feet into a craggy creek bed, her chest hitting rocks. The impact snapped her ski poles and splintered […]
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