UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center is hosting a family science day on Dec. 29 from 2-5pm. Families are invited to explore the mysteries of snow and ice. Conduct scientific experiments, discover what snowflakes look like under microscopes. Learn about wind chill and why some animals hibernate, among many other activities. It will be in […]
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Debbie Dutton, who works at the Barton and Stateline labs, has a son who was recently in a serious car accident in Mexico. Because of the accident Jerel Dutton lost one leg from the knee down, has a fractured skull and multiple spinal fractures. He is a graduate of Whittell High School. Debbie and Lance […]
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Squaw Valley Ski Patrol is hosting the 19th annual Snow Gods Ball on Dec. 18. Proceeds from the Snow Gods Ball allow Squaw Valley Ski Patrol to grant full scholarships to community members for Avalanche Level 1 education courses. Open to the public, the Snow Gods Ball is set to take place at the all […]
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“Race to Nowhere” will be shown at Lake Tahoe Community College on Jan. 7 at 6:30pm. The film focuses on the saturation point many students, teachers, and parents have reached in the high-stakes, high pressure culture of the current educational system. It highlights the mounting pressures and stresses children experience — from elementary school through […]
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It’s a powder day — what more do you need to know? Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Elizabeth Karam, U.S. Snowboarding COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. – Spencer Shaw of Winhall, Vt., and Allyson Carroll of Truckee landed the top steps of the podium at the U.S. Revolution Tour’s halfpipe snowboarding contest at Copper. In a contest stacked with international and national riders, including Olympians, X Games and World Cup medalists, the United […]
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Tahoe Mountain Soap Company has locally made, handcrafted natural soaps, lotions, dead sea salts, natural sea sponges and more all for less than $20. These are high quality, South Lake Tahoe made, affordable gifts. More info is available online.
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By Susan Wood The Reno-Tahoe Winter Games Coalition has a deadline to drum up support for its quest to bring the 2022 Winter Games back to the region 62 years after Squaw Valley hosted them in 1960. Based on the past, the U.S. Olympic Committee is expected to court bids from interested cities in early […]
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By Martha Bellisle, Reno Gazette-Journal The Nevada Attorney General’s office was asked to investigate whether some state workers were illegally paid as contractors while collecting their regular salaries after an audit revealed possible abuse by some employees. One state worker was paid $250 per hour for work done while on sick leave; another collected contract […]
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By Ryan Sabalow, Record Searchlight There may not be American gray wolves in California yet, but U.S. Rep. Wally Herger has joined a group of Republican lawmakers urging the animals’ removal from the Endangered Species Act — just in case. The Chico Republican says he co-sponsored a bill last week with seven other House Republicans […]
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