Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the July 5, 2011, Reno Gazette-Journal. Amtrak officials are undoubtedly right that it would be impossible, as well as counterproductive, for them to know where every passenger is on a train at any given time, especially on long-distance trains like the California Zephyr involved in a fatal crossing accident […]
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By Liz Benston, Las Vegas Sun Students at MIT and Stanford use high-tech devices to study nerve impulses in the human brain and subatomic particles in the solar system. Now UNLV students will take a similarly scientific approach to something crucial to this tourism-dependent town: hotel room rates. Starting in August, a graduate-level class in […]
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By Matt Kawahara, Sacramento Bee A small airplane attempting to take off from the Placerville Airport on Monday made a hard landing near the runway, causing the pilot to be hospitalized and fuel to leak from the damaged aircraft, officials said. The plane lifted off briefly before hitting the ground off the side of the […]
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South Lake Tahoe’s pool is still on hold with maintenance issues. Swim lessons in the morning and afternoon will go on. If the water is not accessible, then a safety day is planned. For more information, call (530) 542.6056.
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Children are invited to spend Aug. 13 with scientists learning about the unique ecology, function, restoration and preservation of Lake Tahoe. The 12th annual Children’s Environmental Science Day is a free event sponsored by the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center. More than 20 interactive science activities hosted by organizations around the region will be […]
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By Sam Stanton and Denny Walsh, Sacramento Bee Nine days after they kidnapped Jaycee Lee Dugard, Phillip and Nancy Garrido paid a visit to his parole officer, who indicated things seemed to be going quite well for the convicted rapist and kidnapper. “No major changes,” the federal parole agent wrote on June 19, 1991, adding […]
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By Kathryn Reed Anne Filce is in the principal’s office and Danette Winslow is back in the classroom full time. The change at St. Theresa School in South Lake Tahoe became effective July 1, though the decision was made during the last school year. It’s the head pastor who makes the administrative decision. Filce has […]
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• The summer evening speaker series at Taylor Creek Visitor Center in the South Shore is every Wednesday and Thursday evening through August at the Lake of the Sky Amphitheater. Here is the schedule. • South Tahoe Public Utility District’s 2011-12 budget is on its website for all to read. Then go to the Finance […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the July 4, 2011, Reno Gazette-Journal. As each day passes more revelations come to light about the deadly Amtrak train crash June 24 and alarming safety issues on Nevada’s rails and roadways when it comes to trains and trucks. These are issues that need immediate action and have implications […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College’s music department’s “Music of the Night” fundraiser concert features music from the Broadway musicals “Phantom of the Opera” and “Jekyll and Hyde” on July 23 in the college’s Duke Theatre. The concert will feature LTCC music instructor Mark D. Williams and friends. Tickets are $15 general admission and are available at […]
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