By Allan Mansoor Recent events in the Midwest have put a spotlight on one of the most volatile budget issues of the day: pensions for public employees. Some have described the idea of requiring members of public employee unions to contribute a little bit more to their taxpayer-funded pensions as an assault on working families. […]
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Alpine Meadows Ski Resort’s Take the Lake Triple Jump Line Competition is March 18-20. Take the Lake hosts some of the country’s top amateur and pro-am skiers and snowboarders –- and this year’s competitors can expect a triple jump line judged by some of the industry’s most sought-after judges. A $15,000 purse is on the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Orange tinged pine needles signal a tree that is likely to be a skeleton of itself in a couple years. If standing, it will be a dead gray stick of sorts. White pine blister rust is killing three species of pines found in the Sierra – sugar pine, Western white pine and […]
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A winter weather advisory is in effect from 10pm Sunday to 10am Monday in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The heaviest snow will occur between 10 tonight and 4am Monday. Expect 3 to 6 inches at the lake, with 5 to 10 inches above 7,000 feet. The Monday commute over the mountain passes is expected to […]
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By Lindsey Sine, U.S. Snowboarding MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN -– Kelly Clark of Mt. Snow, Vt., was back at it again Saturday as she, joined by first-time Grand Prix winner U.S. Snowboarding Rookie Matt Ladley of Steamboat Springs, Colo., took to the top of the halfpipe podium at the Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain. […]
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By Freddy Perryman, U.S. Ski Team MEIRINGEN-HASLIBERG, Switzerland -– X Games champion John Teller of Mammoth Lakes raced to fifth Sunday at Meiringen-Hasliberg, Switzerland. The result moved Teller into fourth in the FIS World Cup skicross standings. Finland’s Jouni Pellinen topped the men’s podium with Anna Holmlund of Sweden the women’s winner. Teller, who has […]
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Lake Tahoe Unified School District’s Instrumental Music Program presents “Bands In Concert” on March 9 at 7pm in the South Tahoe Middle School multipurpose room. The program will feature 200 music students in grades 6-12. It is free.
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Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the Federal Technology Center to host a workshop titled Responding to Requests for Proposals on March 10 from 9am-noon. This is for owners or managers of a small business who would like to expand their sales or services to the government and need ideas. This […]
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Wind may be an issue higher up. Moisture is coming down, but it’s not all snow. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By U.S. Ski Team TARVISIO, Italy -– The U.S. Ski Team finished 1-2-4 in the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup super G Sunday with Lindsey Vonn of Vail taking the win and her third consecutive World Cup super G title. Julia Mancuso of Squaw Valley was second with World Cup rookie Laurenne Ross of Klamath […]
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