Ski report: Time to shed a few layers
Perfect day to call in sick to work. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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Author writes disappointing whitewater travel book
By Kathryn Reed Travel adventure books written by journalists are often hard for me to criticize. Not so with “Shooting the Boh: A woman’s voyage down the wildest river in Borneo,” which was first published in 1992. It has all the makings of a great story. And told by someone else, it probably was or […]
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Snippets about Lake Tahoe
• Gone is the Shaw part of the Zephyr Cove law firm comprised on Lew Feldman and Michael McLaughlin. Added to the sign on Highway 50 is Kara Thiel’s name. New number for the partners is (775) 580.7431. • Want to know more about county law libraries in California? Here is some info. And here […]
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Wedding industry in Tahoe takes hit with fewer marriages
By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee Live by Cupid’s arrow, die by Cupid’s arrow. El Dorado County has traditionally issued more marriage licenses per capita than the California average, but now its numbers are declining far faster than average. Lake Tahoe is the main reason El Dorado County’s per capita rate is nearly four times that […]
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Ski patrol competition at Squaw Valley
Squaw Valley is hosting the second annual nationwide Helly Hansen Professional Ski Patrol Olympics April 26-28. Ski patrollers from all over North America will be competing for glory and $10,000 in cash and other prizes such as avalanche probes, backpacks compliments of Helly Hansen, Alpine Traverse, Recco and BCA. Competitions will include a randonée race, […]
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Opinion: Obama blowing smoke about medical marijuana
By Chris Roberts, SF Weekly That familiar odor wafting from San Francisco street corners, storefronts, and the neighborhood growhouse? It’s the smell of legality. Medical cannabis is the law of the land in California, 14 other states, and the District of Columbia. Yet, as many marijuana users will tell you, protection under state law hasn’t […]
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Water levels require work at toxic Alpine County mine
Publisher’s note: This update on the Leviathan Mine in Alpine County will be in the Lahontan Water Board’s May 2011 executive officer’s report. By Chuck Curtis The Lahontan Water Board’s emergency contractor has been successfully treating polluted water at the Leviathan Mine Superfund Site this spring to prevent ponds at the site from overflowing. The […]
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2 arrests in stolen catalytic converter case
El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies arrested two Sacramento men April 14 in regards to stolen catalytic converters. Deputies pulled the two over at 2:45am in Cameron Park near Bass Lake and Green Valley roads. The deputy identified both subjects determined Xeng Vue was on probation for stolen property, specifically catalytic converters. Deputies conducted a probation […]
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Time to comment on Heavenly’s development plans
By Kathryn Reed Heavenly Mountain Resort will begin improving the ski area next month, days after this season ends April 24, if all the approvals from the U.S. Forest Service go through. The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is seeking comments until April 29 on proposed capital improvements at Heavenly. The resort […]
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Delving into the mind of an alleged serial killer
By Jaclyn O’Malley, Reno Gazette-Journal Joseph Naso is a 77-year-old self-employed photographer whose life experiences — on the surface — don’t seem different from those of many other men. After a 1950s stint in the U.S. Air Force, he married and soon became a father. Decades later, he divorced, but maintained a relationship with his […]
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