By Elliott Beckstrom, Paly Voice of Campanile At 4:15 a.m. on a chilly morning, a group of snow-goers congregates in the Sports Basement Ski Shop’s parking lot anticipating the arrival of the Bay Area Ski Bus. The cold morning air foreshadows the crisp, dry and frigid atmosphere of the mountains that the passengers would soon […]
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By Kathryn Reed OLYMPIC VILLAGE — “You have to look ugly to get better,†Fran Tone told the group of women huddled in Squaw’s Funitel. The nearly 20 women – all at least advanced intermediate — had gathered for a two-hour session of schussing under the guidance of several instructors. It’s not about standing around […]
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By Leslie Kaufman, New York Times SPARKS — Watching bulldozers pour crushed rocks to force the Truckee River into a more natural serpentine pattern, Mickey Hazelwood, project director for the Nature Conservancy, mused that like many acts of salvation, this one has its roots deep in sin. For decades, this high-desert site eight miles east […]
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Ads for Lake Tahoe will be allowed to be aired during NFL postseason games. The league changed the rules this week, saying tourist destinations like Tahoe, Reno and Las Vegas that have gaming can televise ads during games Jan. 4-Feb. 28. The league will decide at a later date if it will continue the policy […]
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The memorial service for Steve Wysong, South Lake Tahoe’s longtime city treasurer, is Dec. 19 at 2pm at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Stateline.
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Due to severe weather last Saturday’s “Free foreclosure Help” by SaveMeFromforeclosure.com has been moved to Dec 19 at 8am. Same location: Romero’s Barber Shop 2572 Highway 50, South Lake Tahoe. If you are behind on payments, bring your latest mortgage statement to find out if you qualify to have your monthly payment reduced, or what […]
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Dave Borges will present “The History of the South Lake Tahoe Stateline – Casino development” on Dec. 17 from 6:30-7:30pm. It will be at Explore Tahoe at the Visitor Center in the Stateline Transit Center, 4114 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. For more information, call (530) 542.4637.
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Diamond Peak in Incline Village will open Dec. 17. Thursday will be a Community Appreciation Day, meaning anyone who shows an ID proving they live within 50 miles of the resort pays $20 for a lift ticket that day. Show your season pass from another resort and it’s $25 at Diamond Peak. For more info, […]
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By Jeff Delong and Guy Clifton, Reno Gazette-Journal Health officials on Tuesday issued another Stage One air pollution alert and ordered a burn ban across the Truckee Meadows as particulates associated with wood burning and vehicle exhaust built to unhealthful levels. Air quality was in the “red†range, and considered unhealthy for the elderly and […]
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Finish reading all of the stories on Lake Tahoe News, then grab your gear and head for the slopes. This is one of the best weeks to ski — kids are still in school. Here is the ski report brought to you by Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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