By Susan Wood TWIN BRIDGES – Snowboarders aren’t the only ones sitting on their bottoms enjoying all that the slopes of Sierra-at-Tahoe have to offer. The South Shore-area ski resort located 12 miles west of Meyers has kicked off the 2013-14 season with a new twist and turn – a major $5 million overhaul to […]
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Herschel is one of six Pomeranians that were transferred to our shelter from the Central Valley this past weekend to find their new homes at Tahoe. There are four females and two males. Three are brown or tan and the other three are black. All are very sweet and playful, about 1 or 2 years […]
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To the community, CalPeco Utility line upgrade — why should the basin ratepayers be responsible? The inconvenient truth is that this project was proposed and an initial environmental analysis was undertaken by Nevada Energy in 2010 with a customer base of over 2 million. CalPeco/Liberty Utilities then purchased a smaller market share of customers which […]
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By USSA COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. -– Sixteen-year-old Ty Walker (Stowe, Vt.) landed the top spot for the United States with her fourth-place finish in the Paul Mitchell Slopestyle at the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix. The international field put down runs with confidence at Sunday’s FIS World Cup with Czech rider Sarka Pancochova taking the victory […]
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To the community, Congratulations to the 567 students from Lake Tahoe Unified School District who participated in Barton Health’s sixth annual We Can program. We Can, which stands for Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity and Nutrition, is a seven-week program designed for 4th- and 5th-graders that encourages healthy eating habits, activity, exercise, and overall wellness. […]
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By Ed Fletcher and Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee Placer County’s Dr. Richard Burton was the region’s highest paid public official in 2012, earning nearly $340,000. Throw in his benefits, and his total compensation reached nearly $460,000. Burton wasn’t doing just one job, according to Nancy Nittler, the county’s personnel director. He had two key Placer […]
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By USSA COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. -– Two-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White, who rides for Northstar, made a big leap toward Sochi on Sunday with his third-place finish at the Paul Mitchell Slopestyle at the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix. White’s top-four result fulfilled the objective criteria for Olympic qualification as well as gave him the […]
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• Paul Middlebrook has left KTHO radio and is now employed by KRLT. • This is a powerful (albeit incredibly long) story about the rising incidence of brain injury in athletes such as skiers and mountain bikers. • Ty Cobb’s hunting and fishing retreat at Lake Tahoe has an asking pricing of $6.5 million. • […]
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Placer County Board of Supervisors this month approved a slew of funding proposals that impact Lake Tahoe. Money comes the hotel tax the county collects on the North Shore. Here are the projects: North Tahoe Public Art: The funding will be for initial construction costs as part of the Kings Beach Commercial Core Improvement Project. […]
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By Tracy Seipel, San Jose Mercury News Lynn Engelman still has no idea whether her doctors in Contra Costa County will be on her new health care plan — and neither, she says, do her doctors. Capitola resident Kathryn Johnson has already paid the first month’s bill for her new policy through the state’s new […]
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