Gaming revenues were off by 2 percent in Stateline for November compared to 2012. But that’s an improvement over the 23 percent drop in October. The South Shore casinos collected $17 million. The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Monday said revenues increased 11.9 percent statewide for the month. Gamblers lost $875.9 million. Revenue in Reno […]
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Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park will host an Olympic Heritage Celebration Jan. 11-19 to honor the 1960 Games at Squaw Valley. Opening ceremonies are set for 11:30am Jan. 11. There will be a guided ski/snowshoe tour of Olympic trails. On Jan. 18 from 10:30am-2pm there will be a ski-and-shoot biathlon on the same […]
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Orange cats are different from other cats. Some say they are three times as likely to be male, but the main difference is in their personalities — orange cats are frequently described as more friendly, goofy, and people-oriented than other cats. They love to sit on your lap and are happiest while you are petting […]
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By Kathryn Reed Most SnowGlobers were bouncing to the music blasting from the speakers on Day 1 of the three-day South Lake Tahoe music festival, but plenty more were chilling in the warming tent. A sea of bodies at the three stages moved to the music supplied by bands and disc jockeys. While the temperature […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Dec. 22, 2013, Fresno Bee. People are uttering the D-word again. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Rep. Jim Costa and many other lawmakers in the Democratic and Republican parties want Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a state drought emergency. The first 10 months of 2013 were the driest on record […]
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SnowGlobe 2013 returns to the ball fields next to Lake Tahoe Community College. The three-day event culminates New Year’s Eve.
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By Madison Corney, KRNV-TV NV Energy residential customers will see an increase on their monthly gas and electric bills Jan. 1. In June 2013, NV Energy submitted a legally required electric and gas general rate case to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada. Last week the rate case was approved. Starting on Jan. 1 a […]
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Sierra Sotheby’s International Realty made donations to Sierra Nevada College of Incline Village and Mt. Tallac Continuation School in South Lake Tahoe. Incline Village agent Terry Barbery established the Terry Barbery Scholarship Fund for deserving Sierra Nevada College students. The $1,000 scholarship will be applied to the student’s tuition and financial needs for the semester. […]
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By Cynthia H. Craft, Sacramento Bee Just days after a Christmas Eve federal health advisory, a top public health official warned Friday of a sudden increase in local influenza activity, possibly led by a strong resurgence of a version of the virus behind the 2009 worldwide flu pandemic. Olivia Kasirye, the Sacramento County’s public health […]
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Placer County will host a town hall meeting to gather public comment on the recently released Community Plan Policy Framework – a document that includes draft goals and guiding policies that will frame the Tahoe Basin Community Plan, and to provide North Shore residents with an update on the work Placer County has accomplished to […]
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