By Kathryn Reed After the bill signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this month, a sequel to “Food, Inc.” may be necessary. All eggs, no matter the origin, sold in California starting in 2015 must meet the standards set forth in the 2008 voter approved Proposition 2. This legislation says all hens must be able to […]
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By Kathryn Reed A plan for the long stalled convention center in South Lake Tahoe could be unveiled in August. Owens Financial, the largest creditor involved in the bankruptcy, has taken the lead role in trying to come up with a resolution that everyone can live with. Several meetings have been conducted involving the various […]
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• For the sixth year in a row, Black Bear Inn in South Lake Tahoe has been given the distinction of Editor’s Choice by Fodor’s Travel Guide. • Mike Laub, who bought Bill’s Casino to turn it into a strip club but isn’t able to do so because Douglas County put the kibosh on that […]
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To the community, As part of an ongoing effort to bring the BlueGo system to more efficient levels, STATA hired LSC Transportation Consultants to study the entire BlueGo system and create a Short Range Transit Plan that recommends improvements to the efficiency of BlueGo and bring the system back to levels that STATA could fiscally […]
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By Jessica Bennett and Jesse Ellison, Newsweek Every year around this time, the envelopes begin to arrive. Embossed curlicues on thick-stock, cream-colored paper ask for “the pleasure of our company” at “the union of,” “the celebration of,” or “the wedding of.” With every spring, our sighs get a little deeper as we anticipate another summer […]
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The seven Ski Lake Tahoe resorts on Friday reported a 17 percent increase in skier visitation for the 2009-10 winter season, more than quadruple the national average reported this season by the National Ski Area Association. The second busiest season on record, the 2009-10 winter season’s high snowfall totals and five-star Ritz-Carlton, coupled with the […]
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The California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Region has scheduled a public hearing as part of the process for considering amendments to incorporate the Lake Tahoe TMDL into the Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region. This action is being proposed to meet the requirements of federal Clean Water Act section 303(d). The […]
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By Kathryn Reed A distinct hum is usually associated with motor boating. Not anymore. Two boats cruising Fallen Leaf Lake are electric, creating a new boating experience for the user and others on or near the water. Self-described marina boy Joe Zanetell turns on the engine. Nothing seems to happen. No sound emerges from the […]
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Jack Wagner, 2006 winner of the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship, shares the lead after the first day of this year’s tournament with former NHL star Jeremy Roenick. In the modified Stableford scoring format, the two have 26 points. Wagner is the only non-athlete to win the tournament that is now in its 21st year […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — A group of non-smoking gamblers plans to spend two more days protesting in front of the Stateline casinos in an attempt to bring awareness that people would like go inside if it weren’t so smoky. “Eighty percent of the people don’t smoke and they are shutting those people out,” Janet […]
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