By Mark Grossi, Fresno Bee As five blizzards pounded California’s high country last week, people across the state tracked the swiftly growing snowpack without leaving their offices or homes. A remarkably accurate network of sensors fed estimates to state officials who posted them on a Web page that the public can easily use to track […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee El Dorado County officials this week took a critical step toward resolving recreational and environmental management problems that have plagued the historic Rubicon Trail. The Board of Supervisors this week designated an official route for an approximately eight-mile stretch of the 22-mile trail that extends from Georgetown in El Dorado […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee While loan loss provisions cut into the profits of other regional banks, Placerville-based El Dorado Savings Bank kept humming right along in 2009. The bank this week reported a profit of $10.7 million in 2009, a 12 percent increase over $9.5 million in 2008. For the fourth quarter, ended Dec. […]
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Join a Forest Service ranger for an interpretive tour over the snow at Heavenly Mountain Resort. The “Ski with a Ranger Program” meets at the top of the Heavenly Gondola and is offered on Mondays and Fridays at 10am and 1pm. This program is a partnership between the Forest Service and Heavenly. The tour explores […]
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By Kathryn Reed Intrawest unloaded its third property in two months on Friday with the sale of the Village at Squaw Valley to Squaw Valley Ski Corp. “It is something that has been ongoing for a while and is not related whatsoever to what our parent company is going through,” Ian Galbraith, spokesman for Vancouver, […]
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New Wave Enviro Products is now the exclusive provider of stainless steel water bottles for the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding. The U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding logos will be available on all of New Wave Enviro Products stainless steel bottles starting in February.
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Mark Williams, Lake Tahoe Community College music instructor, will be singing duets with some of the area’s best divas to raise money for a concert grand piano for the college’s music department. “It Takes Two: A Broadway Valentine†will be Feb. 6 at 8pm in the Duke Theatre. Tickets will be a $20 donation. “In […]
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Google strategist Ryan Denny will reveal 10 quick ways to succeed in online advertising when he addresses the Nevada Commission on Tourism’s 20th annual Rural Roundup conference in Winnemucca March 24-26. Denny, a travel industry advertising expert for the online search engine giant Google, is keynote speaker March 25 at the three-day conference in the […]
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Douglas County School District’s Superintendent Public Forum at Whittell High School.
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The Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce and Marcus Ashley Galleries’ Sweet HeART Business After Hours Mixer is Feb. 11 from 5:30-7:30pm. In honor of the upcoming holiday, the Sweet HeART BAHM will feature a Special Aphrodisiac Menu of champagne, shrimp cocktail, chocolate covered strawberries and much more. Marcus Ashley Galleries is located at […]
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