Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News is profiling candidates for South Lake Tahoe City Council and Douglas County Commission. The stories are being published in the order they were received. Name: Lawrence Howell Age: 44 Hometown: Stateline How long have you lived here?: I have lived in Douglas County for 19 years. Job/profession: Executive director of […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News is providing a glimpse into what skiers and boarders can expect at Lake Tahoe area resorts for the 2010-11 season. Sierra-at-Tahoe: Friendly vibes and fun rides provide the smiles • Projected opening date: TBA • Daily adult lift ticket: TBA; last season’s was $69 • What’s new?: Sierra-at-Tahoe throws out […]
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Join the Friends of the Library for the first meeting of the monthly book club on Oct. 20 at 3pm. This month members will be reading selected works from poet laureates. Picket Pin of the High Sierra – Book Reading is Oct. 16 at 2pm. Local author Carol Timmerman will be reading and discussing delightful […]
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By Scott McKain When it comes to the health of the planet, I think of myself as a happy pessimist. After all, nobody gets out of here alive. There is no need to get cranky about it. But a recent scientific article in Nature magazine really shook me. It also took me back to my […]
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By Kathryn Reed An effort for El Dorado County Board of Supervisors to be on equal financial footing isn’t working out that way, according to some supervisors. The Tahoe office was hit the hardest. When the preliminary 2010-11 budget was passed in June each supervisorial district was allocated about $225,000. In September, that was reduced […]
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Secretariat Rated PG 4 bagels out of 5 By Howie Nave I don’t know why, but there’s just something about a biopic that I really look forward to seeing. That and because I grew up at the time this story was unfolding (in high school) and because my younger sister had a horse at the […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College as the combined Tahoe Choir and LTCC chorus, has its Christmas concerts with more than 50 singers Dec. 3 and Dec. 5 under the direction of Linda Mitchell, with Sallie Parker at the piano. The notable Reno quartet, The String Beings, will accompany the choir as they present Antonio Vivaldi’s “Gloria”. […]
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Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico and honorary chairman of the OUR America Initiative, will speak at a special town hall meeting in South Lake Tahoe on Oct. 20. Johnson will focus on key issues such as: lowering taxes, cutting deficits, his opposition to continued nation-building in Afghanistan, the failure of the war on […]
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See what Saturday Mornings at SNC (formerly Senior Saturdays), the award-winning joint offering of Sierra Nevada College and Incline Village Parks & Recreation Senior Programs, are all about. Share your morning coffee with SNC’s faculty and other knowledgeable locals as they present bite-size offerings of intellectually stimulating material. An optional continental breakfast will be provided […]
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By Sacramento Business Journal Thunder Valley Casino Resort has started helicopter service from the Lincoln Airport to the Hayward and San Jose airports. Lincoln Airport is 8 miles north of the casino. The casino is considering using the casino resort’s rooftop helicopter pad. Read the whole story
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