Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Jan. 12, 2013, Sacramento Bee. Gateway communities to Yosemite National Park suffered a triple-whammy in 2013 – the Rim Fire, the 16-day government shutdown and another winter with little snow. How this national treasure recovers from the 257,000-acre fire that swept through the Stanislaus National Forest, Yosemite National […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one of a series of blurbs about how the lack of winter is impacting the Lake Tahoe Basin. If you have an idea, please email it to info@LakeTahoeNews.net. Water plants in January? Yes, says gardening expert Carolyn Meiers. This is because they are used to getting moisture throughout the year. And […]
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The Tahoe Keys Polar Bear Plunge is Feb. 16. People will be taking to the water at 356 Ala Wai. Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe at noon that Sunday. Registration and check in is from 10-11:30am. This is a fundraiser for Christmas Cheer. For more info, email ltpolarbear@yahoo.com or call 800.916.0900.
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By Lindsay Abrams, Salon The former president of Trader Joe’s thinks he can sell the food that other stores throw out. At first glance, that sentence looks like it tells you everything you need to know: Like Jeff Bezos’ vision of delivery-by-drones, or Elon Musk’s proposed hyperloop, Doug Rauch’s new venture sounds at once promising […]
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By USSA ASPEN -– Olympians Nate Holland (Squaw Valley) and Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountan, Vt.) took snowboardcross gold at X Games Aspen Friday, less than two weeks before heading to Sochi, Russia, for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. It was Holland’s seventh X Games gold medal, and came after a serious shoulder injury earlier this […]
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The second annual Carve Tahoe international snow sculpture event returns to Northstar Jan. 28-Feb. 2. Three-member teams from Canada, Finland/Czech Republic, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Mongolia, California/Netherlands, Tahoe/Truckee and Wisconsin will participate in the competition, creating sculptures from 20-ton blocks of snow using only hand tools, snow and water. Snow sculpture events celebrate the science of […]
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By USSA CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — With just two weeks to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, two-time Olympian Stacey Cook (Mammoth Mountain) posted her best Audi FIS Alpine World Cup finish of the season with fifth in the first of two downhills slated for Cortina. Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley) also showed her speed with ninth […]
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By Case Keefer, Las Vegas Sun Odds are Las Vegas will never play host to a Super Bowl. That’s fine, because our city stages the game within the game on an annual basis. The NFL can try to deny the role gambling has played in making it the country’s most popular sports league all it […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee Alfred Villalobos, a key figure in the CalPERS bribery scandal, has had his criminal trial postponed because of poor health. The Lake Tahoe businessman and his co-defendant, former CalPERS Chief Executive Fred Buenrostro, will now go on trial April 28 in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, a judge ruled […]
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Josh Kornbeck, youth of the year for Lake Tahoe Boys and Girls Club, will vie for the California Youth of the Year title and a $1,000 college scholarship from Tupperware Brands Corporation. The 16-year-old was selected for his sound character, leadership skills and willingness to give back to the community. Being named youth of the […]
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