By Jim Carlton, Wall Street Journal After three years of debilitating drought, California appears headed into a second straight wet year, giving a boost to ski resorts, farms and communities that languished during the dry spell in the fiscally troubled state. Since California’s rainy season began Oct. 1, the state has received roughly double the […]
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“The Sound of Music” will be performed Jan. 27-30 in the South Tahoe Middle School multipurpose Room. Performances begin at 7pm. Thursday-Saturday, with a matinee on Jan. 30 at 2pm. The cast is composed primarily of South Tahoe High School students, with the addition of several talented younger students cast as the Von Trapp children. […]
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By Jackie Speier The news that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords had been shot in the head hit me in the stomach – complete nausea. My grief over a fallen colleague and those who died in the gun assault brought back the sensations of a jungle runway 32 years ago, when I lay in a pool of […]
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By Kathryn Reed A C-plus – that’s the grade South Lake City employees gave their employer and overall work environment. City Manager Tony O’Rourke is not surprised by the results of the survey 92 percent of the 198 employees took in early December. Results are being disseminated to staff this week, with directors having received […]
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By Mel Shields, Sacramento Bee The MontBleu on Lake Tahoe’s South Shore seems to be getting more active entertainment-wise this year. Changes have been made, and the showroom, dark most of last year (including weekends) is lighting up more often in 2011. The bookings are mostly edgy, with nothing middle of the road. This week, […]
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A fundraiser for the Hudson family will be Jan. 31 fro 5-8pm in the multipurpose room at South Tahoe Middle School. Scott Hudson was a teacher at the school who died earlier this month. Dinner will from 5-7pm, with silent auction from 7-8pm. Advance tickets are $10 adults, $5 children under 8 and seniors, $25 […]
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Leo Drozdoff, director of the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Director, announced today that Steve Robinson will serve as his designee on the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Governing Board. Robinson served as the transition director from outgoing “I have followed TRPA for about 30 years — since college,” Robinson said in a press […]
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Celebrate Mardi Gras in Minden on March 4 benefits Austin’s House. The third annual Mardi Gras Magic Dinner & Dance is at the Carson Valley Inn. This fundraiser will recreate the party atmosphere of New Orleans on Fat Tuesday with food, music, dancing, raffle prizes and a Grand Prize drawing for a trip to The […]
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More records fell on Monday as the Lake Tahoe area baked under a hot sun. For the second day in a row South Lake Tahoe set a record. The high of 61 degrees Jan. 17 was three degrees hotter than the previous record set in 1961. Reno’s record high for Jan. 17 was 64 set […]
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By Elizabeth Karam, U.S. Snowboarding LA MOLINA, Spain – Lindsey Jacobellis of Stratton Mountain, Vt., led the U.S. charge winning her third career World Championship gold as the U.S. landed three of six snowboardcross medals Tuesday. Seth Wescott of Sugarloaf, Maine, and Nate Holland of Squaw Valley also landed on the podium with silver and […]
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