The 2011 Quiksilver Ta-Hoe Nalu Stand-Up Paddle Classic is Aug. 13-14 in Kings Beach. Lake Tahoe is the largest stand up flat-water paddleboard venue in the country, and the sport continues to gain in popularity with a recent increase in Tahoe rental shops and outfitters, as well as festivals taking center stage during the summer […]
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By Kathryn Reed Normally when anything having to do with vacation rentals is on the South Lake Tahoe City Council agenda, the room is packed, emotions run high and colorful descriptions of tourists’ antics are relayed. June 7 was a little different. Council members and the public were a bit miffed to know nothing about […]
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• Check out where Sunset magazine thinks people should be putting their head at night in the Tahoe-Truckee area. • Weather – as in all that snow – has pushed the 55th annual Tevis Cup Western States Trail Ride in Placer County from July 16 to Oct. 8. • Reno’s Pancake Laboratories’ Facebook app ShortStack […]
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By Dixie Reid, Sacramento Bee California’s State Parks face an uncertain future. Because of budget cuts, Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed closing as many as 70 historic sites, beaches and recreation areas by July 2012. If it happens, Californians no longer will have access to some of the state’s most cherished treasures, such as the […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Opponents of Nevada’s first black bear hunt filed a lawsuit Tuesday in effort to block it. The complaint, filed in Carson City District Court, seeks an injunction to prevent a hunt now scheduled to commence the third Saturday of August. Up to 20 bears could be killed by hunters under […]
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By Lenita Powers, Reno Gazette-Journal The science project of a 9-year-old Reno student has helped the Reno Aces ballpark save tens of thousands of gallons of water and could help homeowners cut their water bills as well. Mason Perez’s discovery of a simple way to conserve water began with a messy hot dog. Mason was […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the June 7, 2011, Reno Gazette-Journal. Gov. Brian Sandoval got it exactly right when he explained his reversal on a handful of tax increases that were due to sunset next month: “I felt that I had to deal with a new reality.” “I know that some people perceive that […]
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By Kathryn Reed Voters may have a chance to weigh-in on what they think employees in South Lake Tahoe should get when it comes to pensions and health care benefits. An idea broached by Mayor Hal Cole earlier this spring came before the full council Tuesday. The five agreed if the necessary concessions the city […]
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Eneliko “Sean” Smith, who is in custody on DUI charges in Las Vegas, waived extradition June 6. He should be in South Lake Tahoe by the end of the month. Local officials want him because he has failed to pay the city what its owed based on a court settlement from delinquent transient occupancy taxes. […]
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