By Jason Hildago, Reno Gazette-Journal When David Dunham moved to Northern Nevada and started looking for work about seven years ago, it didn’t feel as if companies were interviewing him. Instead, it felt like he was interviewing them. “Things were really good back then,” Dunham said. “I basically had my pick of jobs to choose […]
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The 2nd annual Sample the Sierra on Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe. Call (775) 588.1728 for info.
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By Union Democrat Skiers and snowboarders will have more room to roam when they visit Bear Valley Ski Area this year. Bear Valley has announced that it is opening the 2010-11 ski and snowboard season with 400 acres of new terrain. The new acreage is on the sunny southern slope of the main ski area, […]
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Squaw Valley is giving skiers and snowboarders something to be thankful for Thanksgiving weekend. Nov. 27 is the Thanksjibbin’ rail jam. The base mountain location means lift tickets are not necessary to watch or enter this rail competition. Judges will be dishing out cash prizes as well as Thanksgiving treats including butterball turkeys, smoked hams […]
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It was wall-to-wall people at Mo’s Place on Thursday night for Sierra-at-Tahoe’s annual Pray for Snow party. The crowd dominated by twentysomethings is eager for the season to begin. Plenty of people had Sierra garb on. Freebies like passes, gear and beanies were being given away throughout the night for the various contests like the […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee The company that manages Red Hawk Casino reported this week a “slight increase” in business at the Shingle Springs casino. Lakes Entertainment Inc. of Minneapolis, reporting its third-quarter results, said profits and revenue increased from a year ago. The company’s revenue jumped to $8.2 million from $6.6 million. That was […]
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By Doug Alexander, Bloomberg News Whistler Blackcomb Holdings, owner of the Canadian ski resort that hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics, raised $297 million in an initial public offering after cutting the share price twice, said two people familiar with the sale. The company sold 25 million shares, or a 66 percent stake, for $11.88, with […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau The new pediatric dental office in El Dorado County is no ordinary dental office. The 42-foot-long van will have no permanent address. Instead, it will make its way to nine schools around the county each year. This week it was parked outside the former Al Tahoe Elementary School in South Lake Tahoe. […]
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By Kathryn Reed You know it’s not going to be a great meal when on the stove it doesn’t taste good. It’s not going to get any better on the table. Oh, the hazards of not reading directions. I called my sister, Pam, into the kitchen because I knew something was wrong with the soup. […]
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• TRPA and Placer County public hearing/community open house on the Homewood Resort Master Plan on Nov. 23 has been canceled. • Voters in Tahoe Truckee Unified School District boundaries will vote in March whether to continue the Measure A parcel tax. Measure A adds an average of $3.7 million per year to the budget […]
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