On Dec. 20, 40 local residents had their Christmas brightened as a vanload of presents was delivered by South Tahoe Public Utility District employees to the El Dorado County mental health program. Specifically to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of South Lake Tahoe, an alliance of individuals and families who have banded together […]
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By Jon Ralston, Las Vegas Sun What’s missed in the hyperventilating over whether Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is making a grand payback or bowing before Caesar in his Internet poker push — hello, Occam’s Razor — is how both the senator and the gamers, coincidentally, have evolved on the issue. And how this change […]
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The Carson City Convention & Visitors Bureau awarded $14,000 in grants from the Nevada Commission on Tourism to three organizations to help with marketing efforts. The Divine Nine receives $3,00 for advertising. The CCCVB will use $5,000 for video production and website updates, contributing to the promotion of Carson City as a regional destination featuring […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Dec. 20, 2010, Sacramento Bee. Voters in the Senate district that stretches from Fair Oaks and Roseville to Lake Tahoe and Susanville have unfinished business, selecting a replacement for the late Sen. Dave Cox of Fair Oaks. The choice on Jan. 4 is between Assemblyman Ted Gaines, the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Randy Lane and John Serpa are no longer involved in the would-be convention center project in South Lake Tahoe. The two men who ran Lake Tahoe Development Company and sunk about $90 million of their money in the 11-acre site must walk away with only concrete and rebar to show for their […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal A Mt. Rose Ski Resort lift was operating again Monday after it was jammed on Sunday with skiers stuck on it for two hours. There were 23 chairs on the Zephyr lift holding 76 skiers when a freak wind from the south moved the cable on which the lifts operate and moved […]
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By Jason Hildago, Reno Gazette-Journal Lord Chesterfield once said that an injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult. Which raises the question: Does inclusion in a list of forgotten vacation destinations qualify as the former or the latter? That’s the predicament Reno finds itself in after being included in U.S. News & World Report’s […]
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By Steve Timko, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada has picked up a fourth seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released today. Despite a population contraction toward the end of the decade, Nevada remained the fastest growing state in the country between 2000 and 2010. Read the whole story
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By Michael Doyle, Fresno Bee Washington Bureau WASHINGTON – California’s congressional delegation will remain the same size while Texas and Florida will bulk up, under final 2010 census results released Tuesday morning. With a population of 37.3 million, California will retain its current 53 House seats for the coming decade. Along with every other state, […]
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It’s the first day of winter and Lake Tahoe News’ ski reporter says it’s mid-winter conditions on all the slopes. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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