• Tim Jitloff of Reno made his 2011 World Cup debut wearing a helmet in support of October being breast cancer awareness month. Jitloff’s mother is in remission. • Mike Bridges, one-time beverage manager at Sahara Tahoe and High Sierra, has died of leukemia. Domenic Mazzetta, general manager of Harveys when the bomb went off, […]
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By John Simerman, Contra Costa Times Nearly lost amid the shouting of a high-volume campaign season, 42,000 Richmond voters may do more to change the region’s environment than in any election in decades. They will vote on a gambling resort, right on the Bay, with more slot machines than all the casinos on Lake Tahoe’s […]
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The Barton Foundation’s second annual Festival of Trees and Lights kicks off the holiday season Dec. 3-5 at the MontBleu Convention Center in Stateline. The festival features nonstop holiday entertainment; trees decorated by local designers, Barton employees, and local schools; visits with Santa Claus; an expanded children’s craft area; and a community stage. Here is […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal After Nevada’s worst grasshopper infestation in up to 20 years hit last summer, ranchers and agriculture officials are bracing for a return of the insects next year. It’s unknown if the problem will be as severe, but officials have rectified a situation that prevented them from spraying infested federal land […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Oct. 26, 2010, Sacramento Bee. For all their palaver about jobs, Democrat Jerry Brown and Republican Meg Whitman ignore public talk about a growing industry that generates $7 billion-plus annually. Soon after taking the oath of office, however, the next governor will face weighty issues presented by California […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEYERS — A bunch of kids sit around a pond with plastic bottles floating on it. It’s their fault. Each one thought it would be OK to toss their empty into the water. “We created this problem, didn’t we?” Cindy Wise asks the kindergartners. This pond, as it were, is actually a […]
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Houses in the Tahoe Paradise and Tahoe Mountain areas have been hit by a series of burglaries. They are occurring during the day when the residents are away from home. El Dorado County sheriff’s investigators believe the same people may be involved in committing the crimes. Anyone with information should contact Detective Matt Harwood at […]
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The North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce and the Sierra Economic Development Corporation have partnered to offer Internet marketing classes for beginners and intermediate users Nov. 2, 9 and 16, 6-8:30pm at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach, 8318 North Lake Blvd. The Nov. 2 class is for beginners and will teach participants […]
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The North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce and the Sierra Economic Development Corporation have partnered to offer Internet marketing classes for beginners and intermediate users Nov. 2, 9 and 16, 6-8:30pm at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach, 8318 North Lake Blvd. The Nov. 2 class is for beginners and will teach participants […]
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As party-going ghosts and goblins celebrate Halloween, the Avoid the 6 El Dorado County coalition reminds everyone to keep the party off the road. Roving DUI Saturation is planned this weekend as part of South Lake Tahoe Police Department’s ongoing effort to lower impaired driving in the region. The DUI patrols will be working on […]
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