Two-time Olympic medalist Shannon Bahrke, who was raised in Tahoe City and mastered moguls in her years on the Squaw Valley Freestyle Team, will join Mr. and Mrs. Claus at the Resort at Squaw Creek in Olympic Valley to launch the Magical Memories holiday celebration Nov. 26 from 5-8pm. This event also includes The Gingerbread […]
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In 90 years, the snowpack in the Lake Tahoe Basin is expected to be about 50 percent less than it is today. This and other facts are detailed in a report released Nov. 15 by UC Davis scientists. It is being called the most detailed forecast to date of likely climate-change effects at Lake Tahoe. […]
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The Paul Abowd Tribute Dinner is a culinary love note to a man who has owned myriad Northern Nevada restaurants since the 1950s and is still manning Reno’s Stone House Café kitchen. At this gastronomic Super Bowl, Abowd and fellow diners will be feted by chefs like Gregg Carano of the Eldorado, Jorge Flores, the […]
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Publisher’s note: A bruised Manny Pacquiao will be at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Nov. 16 with his band. By Barry Horn, Dallas Morning News Perhaps the five kind souls on the California athletic commission were doing Antonio Margarito a favor when they refused to license him to fight Manny Pacquiao. Here in Texas, boxing’s regulatory body […]
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Educators, administrators, parents, and college students packed two rooms in the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences at Sierra Nevada College on Nov. 4 for a screening of the educational documentary “Race to Nowhere”. In response to public demand, “Race to Nowhere” will be screened again Dec. 2 at 7pm at Sierra Nevada College, Tahoe Center […]
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A 272-acre ranch in El Dorado County was bought by the American River Conservancy for $3.3 million. This area near Coloma is thought to be the first North American site settled by Japanese colonists. A public park and museum are planned. The former Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony was used for silk worm farming […]
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This week’s listing: Star is a pretty, spunky 8-year-old Chow Lab mix, all black except for a little white around her chin. She likes to play with other dogs and even gets along with cats. She has a lot to say and will tell the bears to stay out of her yard. Star is at […]
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• The November issue of Ski magazine has a good write-up on Kirkwood. The cover story is about where to ski with kids. Runs at Heavenly, Northstar, Squaw and Mammoth are mentioned. • Jay Brazil of South Lake Tahoe took second in the masters division of the North Coast Classic combined surf/golf competition that raises […]
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Torstein Horgmo, one of the world’s top riders, has joined the Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort Professional Freestyle Team and will represent the resort in competitions including the Winter Dew Tour, Winter X Games and other high profile winter events. Horgmo, who is from Norway, was the first to land a triple cork off a park jump. Horgmo […]
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By Kathryn Reed No home. No running water. Nowhere to sleep. Nothing to cook with. No clothes. That’s often the end result for people in disasters. They are left with nothing. ShelterBox has been providing interim help around the world since 2000. It’s a stopgap program. Boxes weighing about 100 pounds are flown into whatever […]
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