By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — “My mantra is if it’s in a brochure, I don’t want to know about it.†Travel guru Peter Greenberg is not going to endear himself to tourism executives with that sentiment – and he’s fine with that. He is all about giving listeners of his weekly worldwide radio show what […]
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Publisher’s note: Assemblyman Ted Gaines voted Wednesday against the water bill. These comments were issued after that vote. By Ted Gaines While this plan addresses California’s longtime need for additional water storage and much-needed infrastructure, it does nothing to help our state by creating more unaccountable bureaucracies that don’t answer to those they serve. The […]
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By Dan Hinxman, Reno Gazette-Journal The Reno-Tahoe Open has a new date and renewed enthusiasm. The American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament has new competition and is not happy about it. The RTO, which has been held in August at Montreux Golf & Country Club since its inception in 1999, has been moved by the […]
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By Susan Skorupa, Reno Gazette-Journal Right from the beginning, women have made history in Nevada. The Nevada Women’s History Project, which works to highlight the stories of those women of the Silver State, holds its annual authors luncheon on Saturday to raise money to continue its mission. Mysteries for All Ages is the project’s gathering […]
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North Lake Tahoe Resort Association may have four new board members. Nov. 10 is the deadline to apply. The large lodging, restaurant and retail slots are three-year terms. The ski area member will serve the last two years of a three-year term. Ballots will be mailed by Nov. 12. The results will be announced Dec. […]
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By Dan Majors, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The woman who has filed a civil lawsuit against Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger claiming he sexually assaulted her last summer has quit working for the Nevada hotel where she said the incident occurred. Calvin R.X. Dunlap, the Reno-based attorney for the woman, tonight confirmed that his client quit late last […]
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El Dorado County officials expect to certify the Nov. 3 election on Nov. 19. As of Wednesday, about 900 absentee ballots and about 100 provisional ballots still needed to be counted. If an outcome does change, it would likely be in the Lake Tahoe Unified school board race where Judy Cefalu is five votes ahead […]
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Dear League Members and Friends, (On Nov. 3) Senators Reid, Feinstein, Ensign, and Boxer introduced in the Senate a bill that would authorize up to $415 million for projects at Lake Tahoe, including wildfire risk reduction, stormwater pollution prevention, and environmental restoration. However, future federal funds will be contingent upon the ability of the states […]
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By Kathryn Reed Kindertown is open. El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Steven Bailey issued a stay on Wednesday morning for the South Lake Tahoe day care-preschool. This means Kindertown can keep operating until a final decision is made. Maria Barrows-Crist is eager to welcome back the parents who have left while uncertainty hung over […]
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Learn about Slow Food Lake Tahoe on Nov. 11 at 4pm at the Dragonfly restaurant in Truckee. Slow Food Lake Tahoe is a nonprofit organization started in 2007 whose mission is to reconnect people to the enjoyment of good, clean and fair food, as well as clean and fair goods, and to educate the community […]
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