Steve Achard and Conrad Buedel, authors of Lost Legacy of Carson Valley, “The Rise and Fall of the H.F. Dangberg Ranching Empire”, have two book signings scheduled this week. They will be set up next to the Wine Walk registration table at the Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center on Aug. 18 from 4:30 to […]
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By David McGrath Schwartz, Las Vegas Sun It looks like Nevada’s going on a bear hunt Saturday. Gov. Brian Sandoval has ignored please for him to block Nevada’s first-ever bear hunt, scheduled for Saturday, ending opponents’ hopes for a last-minute intervention. The issue has captured the attention of Northern Nevadans, with opponents to the bear […]
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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 The Generations and Sexual Harassment: Awareness and Prevention for Business Owners and Managers on Aug. 24 from 8:30-11am at Cedar House Sport Hotel, 10918 Brockway Road in Truckee. This workshop, required […]
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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 How to Start a Business workshop on Aug. 25 from noon to 1:30pm at the Mark Twain Cultural Center, 760 Mays Blvd., Ste. 10 in Incline Village. Deadline to register […]
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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 Thinking of Selling Your Business Workshop on Aug. 31 from noon to 1:30pm at the Mark Twain Cultural Center, 760 Mays Blvd., Ste. 10 in Incline Village. Deadline to register […]
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The nonprofit Tahoe Fund is dividing $50,000 between three entities – Van Sickle Bi-state Park, Lakeside Bicycle Traill, and publication of the State of the Lake Report. This initial round of funding by the nonprofit that was created to infuse cash into the Lake Tahoe Basin for environmental improvement projects was announced Monday night at […]
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By Rob Sabo, Northern Nevada Business Weekly Bus tours to regional casinos remain an important revenue stream for gaming properties, casino executives say, even though the number of visitors to Northern Nevada who arrive via tour bus declined drastically over the past decade. And some are working hard to boost their bus business. Tour buses […]
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Squaw Valley is hosting the resort’s first PDGA-sanctioned professional and amateur disc golf tournament Aug. 20-21. The tournament will consist of two rounds of 18 holes, one round per day. The only lift-accessed disc golf course in the Lake Tahoe region, Squaw Valley’s course is of championship caliber. Holes 1, 2 and 18, located directly […]
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Two people were arrested this weekend on kidnapping charges. The incident started in South Lake Tahoe and ended in Douglas County. On Aug. 13 at about 3:30pm the Douglas County sheriff’s deputies were contacted by the South Lake Tahoe Police Department and advised that a kidnapping had just occurred in South Lake Tahoe, A 1-year-old […]
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Voters will have choices in each of the Nov. 8 races on the South Shore. Business owner Kelly Sheehan is challenging Dale Rise for his seat on the South Tahoe Public Utility District board. Marylou Mosbacher is stepping down from that board. Going after that seat are retired district employee Claude Gunsch, homemaker Mary Kortge, […]
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