Alpine Meadows congratulates Errol Kerr of the Jamaica Ski Team for his 9th place finish at the 2010 Winter Olympic Ski Cross competition. To welcome him home, Alpine Meadows has officially deemed Kerr the guest of honor and star judge for the Red Bull Schlittentag competition March 13. Although Schlittentag has yet to be named […]
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Scattered snow showers are in the forecast for today. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Kathryn Reed Tim Cohee’s dream of owning a ski resort may be realized in a matter of days. Long known as the voice of Kirkwood Mountain Resort’s ski report, as well as president 13 of the 17 years he’s been at the Lake Tahoe area resort, Cohee and a group of investors have put […]
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Caregiving is a difficult and often challenging role that one can undertake, and taking the opportunity to share information and feel connected to others who are providing care is a vital step to perform this task to the best of your ability. Take the opportunity on April 8, 2010 from 5:30-7:30pm at the South Lake […]
Read moreDavid G. Schwartz, Center for Gaming Research Since the advent of the current economic decline, speculation about the impact of “tighter†slot machines on gaming revenues and visitation patterns has been rife. Indeed, it is easy to make an intuitive link between higher slot hold percentages—that ultimately make the slot playing experience either shorter in […]
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By Shanna McCord, Santa Cruz Sentinel LAKE TAHOE — With new jobs hard to find, some of the unemployed are heading to the mountains to look for work, even if the work only lasts as long as the snow. Lake Tahoe ski resort officials say they’ve seen a significant surge in the number of applicants […]
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By Gus Thomson, Auburn Journal With 2010 census packages due to be delivered to every household in the nation starting mid-month, concern is mounting that Placer and surrounding counties may lose out in the count. A projected $38 billion in federal funding is tied to census totals in the six-county area surrounding Auburn over the […]
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Publisher’s note: The following was sent to the media at 6:15pm (the meeting was at 10am) from STATA via Dennis Oliver who works for Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. He put BlueGo Communications on the press release even though he is not on their staff. Board member Stacey Dingman, who was supposed to be the spokesperson, […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — Halfway into the four-hour annual Business Expo, it was hard to get around. Organizers thought this was a good thing. Friday night was a time for members of Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce to show off what they are all about. The convention center at Harveys casino was […]
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By Kathryn Reed John Andoh no longer has a job in Lake Tahoe. For the last two years he has been transit administrator for the South Shore’s bus system. On Friday, the attorney for the South Tahoe Area Transit Authority told Andoh to pack his things and be out by 5pm. Andoh said his initial […]
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