With 13 hangars at Lake Tahoe Airport vacant, this means $65,000 in revenues not being generated. Airport Director Sherry Miller is trying to find ways to fill those spots, likely with incentives. Details have not been worked out. A report to the City Council this month from the Airport Commission shows traffic count year to […]
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Publisher’s note: The South Lake Tahoe Sustainability Commission is contemplating a Day without a Bag event. By Barbara Henry, North County Times A city-sponsored Environmental Commission that has explored the idea of banning plastic bags in Encinitas hasn’t achieved that goal yet, but reports growing success with its once-a-year, bag-free day. “It gets bigger every […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE — One day the short-range transit plan for the South Shore will be adopted and implemented. Gordon Shaw of LSC Transportation Consultants gave yet another presentation on the plan that has been talked about for months. This time the Tahoe Transportation District board heard it. The board is expected to […]
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The Brotherhood Motorcycle Club is working with Christmas Cheer to help local families in need this holiday season. The club will be giving out the fixings for 50 Thanksgiving dinners at 10am Wednesday at the American Legion Hall, 2748 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. Families will receive a grocery bag with one 16-18 pound […]
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By Kathryn Reed Heading into Thanksgiving weekend, skiers and resort operators definitely have something to be thankful for. There is plenty of snow to gobble up. Heavenly, Squaw and Northstar opened this weekend. Boreal is open, too. Kirkwood is looking for a Wednesday start day, which is also a possibility for Sierra-at-Tahoe. Other resorts are […]
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By Kathryn Reed CAMP RICHARDSON — A crackling fire in the oversized fireplace, holiday songs being song by youngsters, the smell of mulled wine – oh, and all those handmade crafts and jewelry. It had to be the annual Valhalla Holiday Faire at the Grand Hall. This South Shore tradition continues today from 10am-5pm. The […]
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Action snowsport photography and video from around the world highlight the 15th annual In The Mood, a free benefit event for the Tahoe Forest Cancer Center on Dec. 1 at 6pm at Resort at Squaw Creek. The evening’s program will showcase the talents of the biggest names in adventure photography, video, and filmmaking including acclaimed […]
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By Margot Roosevelt, Los Angeles Times Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday launched an international organization to tackle climate change with leaders from regional governments in Europe, South America, Africa, Asia and the United States. The failure to achieve an international climate pact in Copenhagen last year left many people discouraged, Schwarzenegger said, addressing several hundred […]
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By Jon Ralston, Las Vegas Sun Suffering from the enervating ennui of postelection depression, I always find there is only one cure: Look ahead to the next one. No, I don’t mean the yawnfest to succeed Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman — assuming he doesn’t barricade himself in his office (lifetime supply of Bombay Sapphire […]
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By Kathryn Reed “The snow was truly epic.” That’s how season passholder Michael Brown of Stateline described opening day at Heavenly Mountain Resort. He wasn’t at the gondola in time to get “first chair” – he had to settle for the second car. But he beat the snowboarders in front of him who had to […]
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