By Mark Anderson, Sacramento Business Journal The board of directors of Placer Valley Tourism hired Dave Attaway as the chief executive of the tourism bureau for Roseville, Rocklin and Lincoln. Since 2005, Attaway was executive director for the Switzerland County Tourism in Vevay, Ind. Prior to that Attaway worked 13 years in South Lake Tahoe, […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal New rules designed to keep bears and other animals away from garbage will take effect across Washoe County within a few weeks, health officials say. Regulations adopted by the Washoe County Health District are primarily driven by mounting problems with garbage-raiding bears but are also designed to address other animals, […]
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By Steve Timko, Reno Gazette-Journal The eight new earthquakes today near the Arrowcreek area southwest of Reno brings the total quakes in that area since Nov. 26 to about 43. This comes after a pause when there was no quake greater than magnitude 1 between 1:50pm on Tuesday and 4:07am on Thursday. “It looks like […]
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By Kathryn Reed Parks and recreation may be the toy department of any city, but being the leader is more than fun and games. Stan Sherer knows that reality all too well. Sherer is leaving his job as director of the Sparks Parks and Recreation Department for the same job in South Lake Tahoe. He […]
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While it was raining at lake level much of Thursday afternoon, it was snowing at the higher elevations. Many ski resorts are reporting more than 6 inches of fresh stuff on top. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe. Fong will be the emcee at MontBleu in Stateline Friday and […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News is publishing idea for gifts costing less than $20. Click here for information. Two CDs from South Shore harpist Anne Roos fit the criteria for a bargain holiday gift — less than $20 each. The collections contain music Roos arranged and performed over the past decades. “Velvet: Timeless Standards on […]
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Publisher’s note: This article first appeared in the November 2010 issue of ABHOW Words. Carol Crosby-Ferges Christensen fearlessly lay her body across the windshield of a moving car. She jumped through a ceiling and in and out of trees. She even leaped between tall buildings in a single bound. No surprise. She was Wonder Woman, […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe’s three incoming City Council members got a taste Thursday of what it is going to be like once they are sworn in Dec. 14 for their four-year term. Walk into council chambers at Lake Tahoe Airport with a clear schedule for the day because you don’t know how long […]
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Truckee Tahoe Community Foundation’s board of directors announced grants totaling $43,500 to nine organizations through the fall 2010 granting cycle. Other TTCF grants programs include one specific to basic safety net services, one dedicated to environmental projects, and a spring general granting program. Arts, Culture, and Civic Life Three grants were awarded in this focus […]
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The Truckee Tahoe Community Chorus concert “Sounds of the Season” is Dec. 11 at 7pm and Dec. 12 at 2pm at the Resort at Squaw Creek. The program has something for everybody, from light Christmas pops, Hanukkah selections, contemporary religious musical settings, to arias and choruses from Handel’s Messiah. All children will be admitted free […]
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