By John Branch, New York Times COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. — Hannah Teter, the defending gold medalist in the women’s halfpipe competition, dropped out of the United State Olympics team qualifying event here because of a shoulder injury she sustained during warmups. It does not mean that Teter will miss the Olympics, but it will put […]
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By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal American Indian casinos suffered a similar fate as their counterparts in Las Vegas during 2008 — the recession played havoc with gaming revenues. But unlike the Strip, Indian casinos enjoyed a slight boost in gaming revenues compared with prior years, although, the increase was not the double-digit jump that […]
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Publisher’s note: Get in the spirit and share your idea for a gift valued at $20 or less. Click here for details. There be no such thing as a free lunch, but the folks at South Lake Tahoe’s Driftwood Cafe come pretty darn close to proving that to be false. The Driftwood Cafe is currently […]
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By Kathryn Reed For 25 years Jack’s Food Pantry based in Tahoe Community Church has been providing people in need with a bag of food each week. In this economy, more people are in need and fewer people are able to give. The Kiwanis Club of Lake Tahoe gave $1,000 to the organization this month. […]
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South Lake Tahoe is looking for a city treasurer to finish out Steve Wysong’s term that expires in a year. Wysong died earlier this week after a long illness. Anyone interested in the job should contact Suzie Alessi — salessi@cityofslt.us or (530) 542.6004. The appointment will be made at a special City Council meeting on […]
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By Kathryn Reed On a 7-0 vote the Douglas County School District board voted this week to bring John Soderman back as superintendent. He will fill in while the board looks for a permanent hire. Soderman, who lives in Gardnerville, had been superintendent from 2000-06. “It was a very good choice. We are all looking […]
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The staff and physicians at Barton Memorial Hospital invite local merchants and friends to welcome “the first baby born in the New Year†by presenting this family with gifts welcoming the first baby of 2010. We invite you to be a part of this occasion and join the family in celebrating by donating a gift […]
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Hello Everyone, It is with great excitement that I announce that our annual audit report was delivered to our Board of Trustees last night by Tom Perry Smith of our financial auditors, Perry-Smith LLP. Our district received a “clean†unqualified opinion with no disclaimers or adverse language in the report (which is the type of […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Tahoe Public Utility District board member Dale Rise faces up to three years in state prison if he is found guilty of resisting an officer. The El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office has filed the felony charge against the elected official. Rise was arrested at his home in late September. A […]
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By Steve Timko, Reno Gazette-Journal NV Energy customers set a record for natural gas use in the 24 hours that ended Thursday at 7 a.m. The region consumed 156,332 decatherms, almost 156 million cubic feet of natural gas, NV Energy spokesman Karl Walquist said. The record was 155,194 decatherms Jan. 12, 2007. Read the whole […]
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