Did you know that the Tahoe Rim Trail Association is still building new trail? Join us at 6:30pm on May 19 at REI in Reno for a presentation by the TRTA. Learn how to become a trail steward. As a volunteer you will learn new skills, meet like-minded people, and give back to your community […]
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Smart Marketing Strategies for Tough Times No. 2 is May 21st from noon-2pm at MontBleu in Stateline. The lunch will be followed by an optional social media workshop, from 2-3:30pm at no extra charge for any businesses interested in one-on-one help with Facebook and Twitter. Featured guest speaker, David Thiemann, returns for a second installment […]
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• The League of American Bicyclists gave the North Lake Tahoe-Truckee area honorable mention in its quest to be named a Bike Friendly community. • IntenSati is a new class being offered through Help Me Rhonda personal training. Click on class for more details. • Patricia Gibbons-Johnson, who sat on the Tahoe Truckee Unified School […]
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By Terry Richard, Oregonian The Adventure Cycling Association of Missoula, Mont., has released its new Sierra Cascades Bicycle Route, a 2,389 -mile road-based map that runs from Sumas, Wash., through Oregon to Tecate, Calif. The new route brings Adventure Cycling Route Network to 40,633 miles, the equivalent of riding around the planet more than one-and-a-half […]
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By Claire Fortier How could the South Tahoe Public Utilities District justify a 4 percent increase when the economy of South Lake Tahoe has flat lined? That was the question asked by a half dozen people who addressed the STPUD board during its public hearing Thursday night. The board answered by directing STPUD staff to […]
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By Doug Krikorian, Long Beach Press-Telegram It was surprising to me awhile back when Dr. Robert Maxson, who had retired as president of Long Beach State after a successful 12-year incumbency, decided to resurrect his academic career by accepting a similar position at a tiny private institution next to Lake Tahoe called Sierra Nevada College. […]
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By Michael Doyle, Modesto Bee WASHINGTON — Combat was a good career move for award-winning war poet Brian Turner, though it took a toll. The native of California’s San Joaquin Valley now has a deep, dark pool of memories from which to draw. He dips down, if he dares, and there they are. He’s been […]
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By Jim Wasserman and Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee California officials filed a fraud suit against the former chief executive of CalPERS and his close friend, a former pension fund board member turned placement agent, in an explosive new twist in the influence-peddling scandal that’s been simmering at CalPERS for months. The lawsuit by Attorney General […]
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South Lake Tahoe police officers along with the California Highway Patrol made four driving under the influence arrests May 5. The sobriety checkpoint in town also netted four arrests for driving without a license or with a suspended license. The next checkpoint will be Memorial Day weekend.
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By Jim Krajewski, Reno Gazette-Journal Dr. Mel Magboo lost his shoes more than a year ago. On purpose. And it was one of the best things he ever did. For most people, running without shoes seems a little risky. There is debris in the form of rocks, glass and other hazardous material on the ground. […]
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