By USOC Bode Miller (Franconia, N.H.) won the bronze medal in men’s downhill skiing at Whistler Creekside Monday afternoon. He got down the hill in a time of 1:54.40, a mere 0.09 behind gold medalist Didier Defago of Switzerland, who posted a 1:54.31. Miller was just 0.02 seconds away from the silver medal, which went […]
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The men’s downhill will finally be raced today at the Olympics — so get some runs in before finding the nearest TV. Oh, and it’s Presidents’ Day. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Kathryn Reed Garbage companies are not recession-proof. Empty buildings mean no garbage is being produced. An 11-acre site that used to be bustling with business is now an idle eyesore of concrete and rebar that produces no trash. Construction, other than at South Tahoe High School, is pretty much non-existent on the South Shore. […]
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By Susan Wood WHISTLER, British Columbia –The stiffest competition for Lake Tahoe athletes and others showing their stuff at the 2010 Winter Games may not be with each other. It may be sharing the spotlight with the mountain, or mountains. As the largest ski area in North America, Whistler Blackcomb located in Canada’s Coastal Mountain […]
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James Crawford & Friends presents Hands and Hearts for Haiti a benefit concert for disaster relief in Haiti. Date: Feb. 27 Time: 11am-6pm Where: Horizon Convention Center, Stateline What: More than a half dozen bands will play all day Cost: $10, tickets at the door or contact James Crawford at (530) 543.3342 or Paige Rice […]
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Squaw’s Julia Mancuso, who is in Vancouver to compete in the Winter Olympics, has launched Kiss My Tiara underwear line. It evolved from the lucky underwear she wore in the 2002 Salt Lake City Games and from wearing a tiara at the 2006 Turin Games. Assemblyman Ted Gaines, R-Roseville, who represents Lake Tahoe in the […]
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By Madonna Dunbar Can you imagine throwing a big party, providing a bar, feeding 400 people a three-course dinner – and ending the night with only fourbags of trash from the whole event? Though it sounds impossible, this is exactly what happened at the Incline High School Booster’s 26th Annual Crab and Pasta Feed on […]
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Updated Feb. 15 7:35am with link to USFS site. The U.S. Forest Service is seeking public comments on a proposal to modify road gate opening and closure dates to 20 recreation areas within the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. The open and close dates are displayed within the Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) that the […]
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Happy Valentine’s Day! Go find some love on those slopes at Lake Tahoe. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Kathryn Reed Having a cashed check in hand for a business license in the city of South Lake Tahoe does not mean a business will get the license. Owners of CrossFit gym learned that the hard way. The gym opened last summer on Shop Street. They filled out the paperwork, paid the city its […]
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