By Ski Racing Magazine LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland — It had been a long four years since Squaw Valley’s Julia Mancuso had topped a World Cup podium. She was back with vengeance today as women’s competition at the 2011 World Cup Finals kicked off with the downhill and plenty of excitement in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. Mancuso’s impressive win, […]
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Five catalytic converters have been stolen this week on the South Shore. A South Lake Tahoe resident started his 1994 Toyota pickup Tuesday morning and immediately heard an unfamiliar loud rumbling sound. He thought the muffler had fallen off. He discovered the loud exhaust sound was unrelated to his muffler, but was actually due to […]
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By Bob Brundage, Reno Gazette-Journal One of the many real estate issues homeowners in the United States face is negative equity, which occurs when homeowners owe more on their homes than they are worth. It’s a more significant problem here in Nevada than it is in any other state. According to a recent report from […]
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Snow is coming down, roads are not plowed, and Highway 50 between South Tahoe and Carson City is a driver’s nightmare. Other than that, here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee Restaurateur Kevin Cairns was in custody Tuesday with bail set at $250,000 after the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office unexpectedly filed new charges. Charges of disturbing the peace were added to two accusations lodged in November and February that Cairns assaulted travelers in the parking lot of his Dante’s […]
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For years the South Tahoe High School Alumni Council has been under the wing of the Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation. The growth and enthusiasm within the alumni community during the past few years have led to the decision to create a separate nonprofit. On March 26 alumni are being asked to be one of the […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee Much of California is less vulnerable to the kind of tsunami wreckage caused today in Japan because the state’s coastline is generally steeper, a University of California quake expert said. Steven Ward, a research geophysicist at UC Santa Cruz, said there are exceptions to that statement, including the Los Angeles […]
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By David A. Sanchez There are those who think the best way to determine teacher effectiveness is by looking only at students’ test scores. The simplicity of this approach can be seductive, but it is inherently flawed. This approach only makes sense if you assume all children come to school with the same abilities, have […]
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Low cost spaying and neutering is available in Placer County for dogs and cats ($20 for cats and $40 for dogs). Pick up a voucher at the Tahoe Vista Animal Shelter, 849 Shelter Road, Tahoe Vista (530.546.1990) or call Wylie Animal Rescue Foundation at 775.833.2319. Options are available for people living outside Placer County. For […]
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Some mountains are known for their gentle side, while others offer a wild ride. Alpine Meadows Ski Resort is trying to do both with the interactive game The Alpinizer. It is designed to show off the innovation and fun of skiing the mountain – and making Alpine Meadows even more difficult to get out of […]
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