Elegant Evening
Soroptimist International Tahoe Sierra’s Elegant Evening is April 2 from 6-11pm at Harrah’s. Tickets are $50 each. Click here for more info.
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Tahoe projects win contractors awards
By Jason Hildago, Reno Gazette-Journal The Nevada Chapter of the Associated General Contractors recognized the area’s best work Friday at its 12th Annual PINNACLE Awards. Q&D Construction, Inc. garnered the most awards overall among general contractors. Martin Iron Works swept both awards in the specialty contractors category. Established in 1999, the PINNACLE Awards recognize construction […]
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Breck Hall, entertainer with roots in Tahoe, dies
Publisher’s note: This is from John Packer, entertainment director for Harrah’s Northern Nevada, “Breck Wall was a show producer and comedy performer who brought his show ‘Bottoms Up’ to Harrah’s Lake Tahoe and Reno beginning in the 1960s. It returned numerous times in several incarnations during the ’70s, ’80s and into the ’90s. Breck and […]
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Caffeinated alcoholic drinks to be pulled from shelves
By Matt Kawahara, Sacramento Bee Stephanie Lake has seen the effects at UC Davis – students hospitalized after consuming high-octane alcoholic drinks that contain caffeine that masks how drunk they’re getting. Lake, who coordinates the university’s alcohol intervention services, has been warning students that so-called “blackout in a can” drinks like Four Loko are too […]
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McClintock, Obama on same page with earmarks
By Rob Hotakainen, Sacramento Bee WASHINGTON – Since joining Congress two years ago, Republican Rep. Tom McClintock has taken heat from Placer County officials for resisting earmarks, money that’s used to pay for pet projects back home. “There are a number of local officials who became addicted to earmarks,” said McClintock, of Elk Grove, who […]
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Ski report: Heavenly, Squaw open today
The wind has subsided and Heavenly has made the decision — it’s opening today. Squaw Valley is also calling this the first day of the season, too. About a foot of snow fell at lake level on the South Shore overnight. Heavenly is reporting 18 inches of freshies. Squaw is reporting 10-12 inches of new […]
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Snippets about Lake Tahoe
• South Tahoe Police Chief Brian Uhler has issued a press release warning people his department will be ticketing and towing people if vehicles are in the way of snow removal equipment. • Sample the Sierra 2011 is Aug. 20 on Ski Run Boulevard in South Tahoe. Call (775) 588.1728 to be involved. • The […]
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Municipal trouble — all economics is local
By The Economist America’s most sordid government scandal of the year was probably one that took place inside one of its tiniest governments: that of the city of Bell. Bell is really more of a blue-collar neighbourhood within the vast conurbation of Los Angeles than anything recognisable as a city. But the city elders, eight […]
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November is National Novel Writing Month
Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Nov. 13, 2010, New York Times. November is National Novel Writing Month. Perhaps you know that already. Perhaps you’re trying to reach word 23,338 by night’s end. If you don’t know NaNoWriMo, think of it as a literary marathon with nearly 200,000 mostly amateur writers. The goal? To […]
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Change in hours at North Tahoe Regional Park
Beginning Nov. 22, the North Tahoe Regional Park and its facilities will be open from 7am-5pm. All vehicles must be removed from the park before 5pm. Grooming of the trails and opening of the sled hill will begin when conditions allow. More information can be found on the District’s Park Facilities website and then navigating […]
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