El Dorado’s family-owned wineries will raise a special toast to their Silver State neighbors Oct. 29-31, celebrating Nevada Day with complimentary tastings and special promotions in their tasting rooms. Silver State residents can take advantage of special promotions in El Dorado’s tasting rooms. And everyone, regardless of residency, is invited to enjoy complimentary wine tasting, […]
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South Lake Tahoe’s grant application to the California Housing and Community Development Department, Community Development Block Program for $800,000 was approved this week. This means the city’s First-Time Homebuyer Program and Housing Rehabilitation Program for low-income residents will continue. In addition, the grant includes funds to improve access to city facilities for the disabled. “Once […]
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The North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce and the Sierra Human Resources Association are offering Tricks for Trainers: How To Give It So They Get It presentation Nov. 5 from 8am to 12:30pm at the Resort at Squaw Creek, 400 Squaw Creek Road in Olympic Valley. Attendees will learn how to design and deliver training […]
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By Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee The Bee and five other media companies have filed court papers asking a judge to unseal grand jury transcripts and other documents in the Jaycee Lee Dugard kidnapping case, saying “there is no justification for sealing any records” in the case against Phillip and Nancy Garrido. Karl Olson, a San […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Officials said they are hopeful that a wet fall will keep Lake Tahoe above its natural rim to provide a continuing flow of water into the Truckee River, but to the south, drought conditions have lowered Lake Mead to its lowest point in nearly 75 years. Slightly buoyed by October […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe City Council’s unanimous decision to extend the moratorium on medical marijuana collectives for a year may be met with a lawsuit from a fourth collective that has been trying to operate in the city. During the public hearing the morning of Oct. 19, Chris Ziegler pleaded his case to […]
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• Eli Ilano, deputy forest supervisor of Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, is leaving for the same job at the Tahoe National Forest in Tahoe City. When Forest Supervisor Terri Marceron leaves for Alaska on Oct. 22 he will be the interim supervisor. His departure date has not been set. • Mount Tallac High School […]
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By Kathryn Reed BOSTON — I would have never guessed visiting Fenway Park would be a bit disappointing. As part owner of San Francisco Giants season tickets, I had tickets to the last game of the season – the one where the orange and black clinched the division. I was in Boston that Sunday. Instead […]
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By Jason Hidalgo, Reno Gazette-Journal To come home, one must leave first. And for self-professed local boy Ryan Sheltra, leaving the comforts of home made his return that much sweeter. As the son of one of the long-time owners of the Bonanza Casino in Reno, one would think Sheltra was a shoe-in for the family […]
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The South Lake Tahoe Cancer League, serving cancer patients from Glenbrook to the El Dorado-Placer county line, has expanded its services. For almost 30 years this volunteer organization has been providing permanent residents facing the challenge of cancer with free transportation to physician offices for cancer treatment and making limited financial grants to cancer patients. […]
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