A broad cross-section of the regional culinary scene will throw down the competitive gauntlet at the second annual Truckee RibFest slated for Father’s Day, June 19, at Citizens Bank Plaza from 1-6pm. Those participating in this good-natured grudge match include Men Wielding Fire Fine Food Catering, PlumpJack Café, Sunnyside Restaurant, Smokey’s Kitchen, Char Pit, Six […]
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By Amanda Finnegan, Las Vegas Sun After two years of declining revenues, the U.S. casino industry showed more stable results in 2010, according to an annual report released Wednesday by the American Gaming Association. Gross gaming revenue from commercial casinos totaled $34.6 billion in 2010, a nearly 1 percent increase from 2009. The AGA this […]
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By Matt Weiser and Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee Repairs to a Placer County water canal destroyed by a landslide could be at least a month away, water officials said, likely requiring mandatory water rationing for many customers starting next week. A section of the Bear River Canal slid off a mountainside near Colfax on April […]
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By Kathryn Reed The start of regular twice-weekly phone calls between Caltrans and Lake Tahoe officials began this morning. South Shore folks are most concerned about the message that is being delivered by the media outside the Lake Tahoe Basin. A KTVU-TV anchorwoman on the 10pm May 4 broadcast mentioned the closure over Echo Summit […]
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• El Dorado County is hosting a meeting May 19 from 6-8pm at Lake Tahoe Airport to discuss redistricting issues that are likely to affect supervisorial representation of the South Shore as well as throughout the county. • Tahoe Area Coordinating Council for the Disabled is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. • Denise Long, […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal The Reno Bike Project now is collecting art for the “We heART Bike” gallery that it will present at Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort on May 14-15, in conjunction with the Amgen Tour of California bike race. Submissions are open to everyone and are due on May 11. Every item featured in the gallery will […]
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To the community, Kathryn Reed reported that Bruce Grego and Kathay Lovell complained to the State Bar that Jacqueline Mittelstadt, former city attorney for the city, was guilty on two counts of misconduct. The Bar dismissed the complaint. The Bar reported that Grego and Lovell filed “… the complaint in their official capacities as council […]
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By Kathryn Reed Former South Tahoe High School security guard Larry Brown pleaded guilty last week to felony transportation of marijuana and misdemeanor contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Brown, 64, was arrested in November 2009 in an incident involving marijuana and a 16-year-old female student. His employment with the school district was terminated […]
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Celebrate Amgen’s Tour of California and support the students of St. Theresa School with several fun events: May 14 3-5pm: Bicycle Poker Run, $10/hand, registration 1:30-2:45pm at Grace Hall corner of Lyons Avenue and Highway 50. May 14 5-8pm: spaghetti dinner, $10 adults, $5 kids 12 and under, beer and wine available, Grace Hall. May […]
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By Kathryn Reed The money train known as SNPLMA (or Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act) is making its final run to the Lake Tahoe Basin. What this means is the millions of dollars that have floated to the region in the last decade will cease to exist after the round 12 dollars are allocated […]
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