Former U.S. poet laureate Robert Hass will from his work and sign books tonight at Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village from 7-9pm. Brenda Hillman, an award-winning poet, will also read. The event is in Room 139 of the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences at the college, 999 Tahoe Blvd., Incline.
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Nearly 300 of the world’s leading researchers focused on the problem of prostate cancer are in Incline Village for three days to discuss the latest scientific data and breakthroughs in prostate cancer. The 16th Scientific Retreat sponsored by the Prostate Cancer Foundation concludes Saturday. It is projected that prostate cancer will take the lives of […]
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Mark Anderson, Sacramento Business Journal The imbalance in supply and demand for liquor licenses in Placer County continues leaning toward the demand side — but it’s getting better. California Alcohol Beverage Control recently held its 2009 lottery for new licenses. There are still more people seeking them than there are new licenses available in Placer […]
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Jamaal Mansoor Eslami, the man accused of ramming a Douglas County sheriff’s car as he fled from officers Monday, is behind bars. Officers on both sides of the state line helped in arresting the 27-year-old Wednesday in South Lake Tahoe. The suspect was originally being sought for methamphetamine charges. Eslami will be extradited to Nevada.
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Publisher’s Note: Vail Resorts owns Heavenly Mountain Resort on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe. Mark Harden, Denver Business Journal Vail Resorts Inc. Thursday posted a loss of $38.7 million for the most recent quarter, deeper than the $11.1 million loss for the same quarter a year earlier, as real estate revenue sharply declined. It […]
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Hear Bret Stephenson, case manager with Rite of Passage, talk about adolescents on KTHO AM-590 or www.KTHOradio.com on Saturday at 10am or Monday at 6pm.
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Publisher’s Note: These are the words of City Manager Dave Jinkens on Wednesday during the plaque dedication for Rick Jenkins, who has retired as manager of Lake Tahoe Airport. There are many people we meet who seek the recognition of others in their lives and their work, and there is nothing wrong with this perfectly […]
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By USFS staff The U.S. Forest Service is restoring aspens at Kiva Point in South Lake Tahoe through the fall. The project area is near the lakefront behind the Taylor Creek Visitor Center and Tallac Historic Site. The Forest Service asks the public to stay on the trails or beach while this project is under […]
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By Kathryn Reed Tears were flowing and words of anger uttered as more than a 100 parents stood in the play yard at Kindertown on Wednesday night to hear owner-director Maria Barrows-Crist explain that the state plans to close the facility Oct. 15. It means 130 children who attend the South Lake Tahoe day-care center […]
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By Kathryn Reed Barton Health employees are being told this week they must take three weeks off – one in October, one in November and one in December. The 25 percent cut in pay comes on the heels of 43 employs being laid off earlier this year. At that time it left the medical conglomerate […]
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