By Rob Sabo, Northern Nevada Business Weekly The new owner of David Walley’s Hot Springs near Genoa in the Carson Valley plans to build up to 100 single-family and condominium time-share and rental units at the historic resort founded in 1862. Pat Joyce, president and founder of Summerwinds Resort Services of Branson, MO., purchased the […]
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By Kathryn Reed FALLEN LEAF LAKE – Snow glistens as though ice crystals are diamonds in the wild. Wind gusts send clouds of snow off the top of Mount Tallac. Fallen Leaf Lake is still, beckoning the dogs to swim in the icy water. It’s one of those postcard days in Lake Tahoe. Everywhere you […]
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By Freddy Perryman, U.S. Ski Team ST. JOHANN, Austria – John Teller of Mammoth Mountain made history scoring the first World Cup win for an American in Thursday’s skicross race. Thursday’s result was a career best for the American Skicross Association skier as he landed on the podium for the second straight event. He started […]
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Reno’s National Automobile Museum will be featured on the Travel Channel’s “Mysteries at the Museum” next week. The show takes a look at the strange and curious remnants of America’s past, often accompanied by scandal, mystery, and intrigue. On Jan. 11 Travel Channel will be airing two all-new episodes of “Mysteries at the Museum” beginning […]
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Caregiving is a difficult and often challenging role that one can undertake, and taking the opportunity to share information and feel connected to others who are providing care is a vital step to perform this task to the best of your ability. Take the opportunity on Jan. 13 from 5:30 to 7:30pm at the South […]
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Conditions today are expected to be gorgeous. Check out the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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Publisher’s note: This is from the September 1973 Lake Tahoe Historical Society newsletter. Speaker at the August meeting was Joan Benner, Ranger for the California State Parks and Recreation Department at Lake Tahoe. Joan gave a delightful talk on the history of Sugar Pine Point from the development in 1903 of the I.W. Hellman summer […]
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• Alpen Sierra Coffee is branching out into other beverages. The company is applying for a permit to sell alcohol. • Fitch Ratings upgraded the joint powers agency that makes up Measure S on the California side of the South Shore from A+ to AA-. • Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Granite Bay, has been appointed chairman […]
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Publisher’s note: The following editorial is from the Jan. 3, 2011, Las Vegas Sun. Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice presidential candidate, never misses an opportunity to take a potshot at President Barack Obama. Because Palin is weighing a run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, partisan attacks against the Democratic administration’s policies are […]
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Holly George will be the keynote speaker for the 2011 PlacerGROWN Food & Farm Conference at Lincoln High School, 790 J. St. in Lincoln on Feb. 5. George is the UC Livestock and Natural Resources advisor for Plumas and Sierra counties. Her talk is titled “The Power of Personal Stories.” George spearheaded a collaborative effort […]
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