“Tell me what you eat, and I’ll tell you who you are,” wrote renowned gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin in 1825. Food is a form of communication that is rich with meaning. Beyond merely nourishing the body, what we eat and with whom we eat can inspire and strengthen the bonds between individuals, communities, and even […]
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Plumas-Eureka State Park, located in the Sierra near Graeagle, will be partially closed this summer to allow for a cleanup of hazardous materials. Parts of the park will remain open, but the campground, museum area, and other selected sites throughout the park will temporarily be closed for clean-up. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has initiated […]
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By Jason Kellner, Reno Gazette-Journal After a rebranding of the 136-year-old Nevada State Fair in 2010 as the Nevada Territory Wild West Fair, officials of the event say its finances may prevent the fair’s return this year. It would be the first year without a state fair since it began in 1874, according to the […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal One day four years ago, Donald Kanare was waiting in traffic where Mount Rose Highway bottoms out at Lake Tahoe’s Nevada 28, “sucking exhaust,” when he had an idea. The Incline Village resident, a native of New England, thought the place might benefit from a roundabout intersection of the type […]
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Publisher’s note: This first ran in the January 2011 issue of Ski magazine. By Peter Shelton I had hip replacement surgery one month before my first grandchild was born. The decision to do it, to go for the new hip, had not come easily. Back and forth I went over the previous winters: I’m too […]
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By Kathryn Reed Although some would argue a survey did not need to be taken, South Lake Tahoe officials believe having current data in writing gives them the authority to make changes people want, instead of guessing what they want. City Manager Tony O’Rourke took his own analysis in September about the city. The new […]
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By Linda Williams, Willits News Despite the crowds of skiers and snowboarders on the slopes in the Sierra-at-Tahoe it took a Willits firefighter and his daughter to save a life two weekends ago. Chris Wilkes and his daughter went skiing on a one day trip to Tahoe and on their last run of the day […]
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Truckee resident Keri L. Campbell, 37, was arrested Jan. 26 on embezzlement charges. Campbell is an independent contract bookkeeper for several businesses in the Truckee–Tahoe region. Campbell is alleged to have embezzled more than $80,000 from at least one business while employed as a part-time bookkeeper. Campbell was booked into the Nevada County Jail in […]
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A Zephyr Cove resident has one extremely expensive rock wall – that must be torn down. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board levied a $120,000 fine Jan. 26 against Edgar Roberts for 11 violations. In addition to the fine, Roberts must remove the fill from his and the neighboring properties, rebuild the retaining wall […]
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By Jim Krajewski, Reno Gazette-Journal It took a long drive, but Chas Guldemond is making his dream come true. Six years ago, Guldemond had a goal of becoming a world-class snowboarder. With $3,000 in his pocket, he drove from his home in New Hampshire across the country to Lake Tahoe, to take advantage of myriad […]
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