California Highway Patrol officers will conduct a “zero tolerance” cell phone enforcement day, aimed at citing drivers who are distracted by their cell phones for 24 hours starting Feb. 8 at 6am. The campaign is designed to deter people from using their cell phones if they don’t have a hands-free device or who are texting […]
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By David Crane In his State of the State address, Gov. Jerry Brown said that “it would be unconscionable (for the Legislature) to tell the electors of this state that they have no right to decide whether it is better to (extend taxes) or to chop another $12 billion out of schools, public safety, our […]
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By Kathryn Reed HOPE VALLEY — Two things about steadily climbing up are often true – a great view is usually the first reward, and then the trip down is often a breeze. We found both to be true of our snowshoe in Hope Valley. This is one of those areas just outside the Lake […]
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The spring line up of Fireside Chats at Sierra Nevada College hosted by Andy Whyman includes a list of topics from global citizenry, to national security, and environmental preservation. SNC’s Laura Brunel-Canale, a senior lecturer in the Humanities Department, tops the schedule with “Escaping Ethnocentrism Through Study Abroad” — a discussion about her decadelong research […]
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With a special focus on local youth development programs, the Tahoe Mountain Resorts Foundation recently announced grants totaling $115,200 to 15 organizations through its winter 2011 granting cycle. This year’s top grant recipient is Adventure Risk Challenge (ARC) who was awarded a $30,000 grant. ARC’s unique 40-day program is designed to support youth in gaining […]
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It’s Super Bowl Sunday, which could mean lighter crowds at the ski resorts in the morning. Waiting to hit the slopes mid-morning may be the answer to a slight softening of the snow. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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• The Slow Rollers Bicycling Club is coordinating a bike parade for May 12 at 4pm as part of the Tour de California cycling event in South Tahoe. • Employees and volunteers at North Lake Tahoe businesses and organizations will be recognized at the 57th Annual North Lake Tahoe Community Service Awards Dinner Feb. 16 […]
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By Susan Voyle, Reno Gazette-Journal Fourteen years after the New Year’s Day flood in 1997 roared into downtown Reno and left a shimmering lake at the Sparks industrial zone and the airport, Washoe County and Sparks have approved a new management authority to oversee the long-planned Truckee River flood control project. The Reno City Council, […]
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By Steven Ferry, Hospitality.net Why have butler service in a hotel? In the cases canvassed, there were two basic reasons: either because the hotel owners conceived they had the best property in the world/on the PGA tour/etc. and they believed the corollary on the service side could only be supplied by the addition of butlers. […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Feb. 3, 2011, Sacramento Bee. Every weekend in the winter, thousands of skiers make the long drive up Interstate 80 to visit resorts near Soda Springs, Truckee and Tahoe. Many of them undoubtedly notice the train tracks that parallel the interstate and wonder, “Wouldn’t it be nice if […]
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