Ski report: Isolated showers
Temps are dropping, so add a layer of clothing. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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Mancuso snags silver in super G on tough course
By Ski Racing News Service GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Elisabeth Goergl makes sweet high speed turns as well as anyone, which she displayed in taking the World super G Championship at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany this morning in opening the title meet before an enthusiastic crowd of spectators and a bright sunny day. It is her first championship […]
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Snippets about Lake Tahoe
• Nice write up about Homewood in the February issue of Ski magazine. It mentions the awesome views, but fails to provide a photo. Same issue touts Northsar for being kid friendly. • Reno is on the list of top 10 cities with the worst drinking water, according to the AOL Daily Finance report published […]
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Martin Hollay’s life deserves a better book
By Kathryn Reed I never doubted Martin Hollay’s life would be worthy of a book. From the little I know about him, he is someone I could sit with for hours. He is captivating and engaging every time I’m around him. I wasn’t able to make it to his 90th birthday party last fall, where […]
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Conference connects farmers and consumers
Connecting farmers and consumers to the food we eat is the goal of the 2011 Nevada Small Farm Conference on March 10-12 at Western Nevada College Fallon campus and Fallon Convention Center. A diverse program will explore topics from bees to beef through the two-day conference, pre-conference workshops, Friday evening reception and Community Education Day […]
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Landscaping rebates offered by watershed council
The River Friendly Landscaping program operated by the Truckee River Watershed Council is offering free site evaluations and a $400 rebate for improvements. Andy Otto, program manager for the River Friendly Landscaping Program, said the three main problem areas on most properties are roof runoff, the type of plants being selected for landscaping, and driveways. […]
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Opinion: Glimmers of hope in Tahoe real estate market
By Joe Salcedo 2010 gave us a steady progress for the Lake Tahoe real estate market as units and volume increased significantly, 28 percent and 37 percent, respectively. It was a breath of fresh air from the suffocating 2009, where median home prices went down 24 percent. So what do we make of this? Continue […]
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Mount Tallac High coping with physical disrepair
By Kathryn Reed Reusing portables isn’t possible. That’s the message the state Department of Education has delivered to Lake Tahoe Unified School District officials. This is because the overcrowded relief grant money is designed to rid campuses of portables, not move them around to be used in a different manner. South Tahoe High and South […]
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Soroptimist breakfast speakers
Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra meets every Thursday at 7:30am at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center, 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd. All are invited, with breakfast and coffee served. Speakers begin their presentation at 8am. Call (530) 409.2791 for more information. Speakers: Feb. 10: Joan McColgan from Napa award winning tapestries. Feb. 17: Ret. Admiral […]
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Mount Tallac graduation
Mount Tallac High School graduation is June 10 at 11am at the football field of South Tahoe High School.
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