The public is invited to a meeting to address design features of the Kings Beach Commercial Core Improvement Project on Dec. 1 at Kings Beach Elementary School, 8125 Steelhead St., Kings Beach, from 6-8pm. The contract for the design phase of the project, which is more than a decade in the planning and approval process, […]
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By Scott Condon, Aspen Times Even the rich want a bargain on a ski vacation — and they’re getting them at high-end resorts across the West this year. An increasing supply of four- and five-star hotel rooms and stagnant demand from travelers is forcing properties to drop prices or add value to try to entice […]
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Happy Thanksgiving skiers and riders. Here is today’s ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Mel Shields, Sacramento Bee As we near the centennial of the birth of William Fisk Harrah (1911-1978), Reno should be the site of several commemorative celebrations. Nothing yet out of his first hotel, Harrah’s Reno, but the National Automobile Museum is honoring him with a “Bill Harrah Legendary Collection” exhibition through Dec. 11, 2011. […]
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By Tony Bizjak, Sacramento Bee What do California drivers consider the most dangerous behavior on the road? Despite the notoriety and horror stories of the last few years, it’s not drivers on cell phones. Motorists most fear speeding and aggressive driving, a state Office of Traffic Safety survey found. More than one out of five […]
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Barton Health’s second annual Festival of Trees and Lights is seeking eager volunteers to help kick off the holiday season at the MontBleu Convention Center Dec. 3-5. Festival volunteers may participate as costume characters, tree angels, Polar Express assistants, Teddy Bear breakfast and hospital helpers and much more. The festival will feature nonstop holiday entertainment […]
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The annual Tree of Remembrance Interfaith Ceremony hosted by Barton Hospice and the Barton Foundation is Dec. 8 in South Lake Tahoe and Dec. 10 in Carson Valley. Attendees have the opportunity to reflect on the memories they share and celebrate the lives of those they have lost. Attendees will be able to say the […]
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Thanksgiving is about people, more than a plate of food – at least that’s what it should be about. It’s a time to come together, to break bread (yes), but more important, to say thanks. Look around at all you have, not what you don’t have or wish you had. Life isn’t about keeping score. […]
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By Alyssa Roenigk, ESPN He has come here to complete his journey. It’s taken almost two years to reach this place, hidden deep within the backcountry of California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range, and even deeper within himself. But it’s taken Jeremy Jones a lifetime — 35 years — to accumulate the knowledge, skill and desire […]
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By Steve Timko, Reno Gazette-Journal A Douglas County rancher who knew Bill Harrah and played a prominent role in the founding of the National Automobile Museum in Reno died Tuesday in a head-on collision with a fire vehicle in Southern California. People involved with the National Automobile Museum were grieving the death of Milton Edward […]
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