To the community, Heavenly Mountain Resort’s donation of $250 to sponsor an Adopt A Day of Nourishment made sure that many hungry members of the South Lake Tahoe community were able to enjoy Bread & Broth’s hot, nutritious meal on Sept. 16. The evening’s meal was prepared by Bread & Broth’s cooking crew and a […]
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Munich’s great tradition returns to the shores of Lake Tahoe for Camp Richardson’s 19th annual Oktoberfest on Oct. 5-6. New this year is an Emerald Bay Beer Cruise with featured Oktoberfest brews, signature mugs and German pretzels. Boats depart Saturday and Sunday at 1 and 3:30pm for a 90-minute round-trip cruise to Emerald Bay. Lederhosen […]
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By Mayumi Negishi, MarketWatch TOKYO — Casino developers now see the best opportunity in years to get a gaming resort built in Japan, hoping that Tokyo’s plans to host the 2020 Olympic Games will provide the long-awaited final push for legislation to legalize casino gambling. First brought up by legislators in 2002, casino proposals have […]
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By Sridhar Natarajan, Bloomberg Caesars Entertainment Corp., the largest owner of U.S. casinos, is raising $4.85 billion in bonds and loans to refinance debt, according to a regulatory filing Wednesday. Citigroup Inc. is arranging a $3 billion term loan for the Las Vegas-based company as well as a $269.5 million revolving credit facility, according to […]
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By Kristin Gourlay, NPR For the past few weeks, the culinary arts students at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, R.I., have been working with some less-than-seasoned sous chefs. One of them, Clinton Piper, may look like a pro in his chef’s whites, but he’s struggling to work a whisk through some batter. “I know […]
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The Douglas County Community Services Foundation has arranged with Sertoma Oktoberfest event to honor pre-sold tickets purchased for the Labor Day free concert in the park which was canceled due to smoke. Sertoma annual Oktoberfest is Sept. 22 from noon to 4pm at Heritage Park in Gardnerville. Anyone who purchased a ticket to the Foundation’s […]
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Join the half million other Nevada residents who have already signed up to participate in the fourth annual Great Nevada ShakeOut organized by the UNR’s Seismological Laboratory. The even is Oct. 17 at 10:17am. Remember to “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” for at least 60 seconds. The Great Nevada ShakeOut is an annual opportunity to […]
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By Gwen Ernst-Ulrich In spite of last weekend’s weather that caused 10 small lightning-ignited fires across all four Tahoe National Forest ranger districts, the majority of the 76 reported fires on the TNF since the beginning of 2013 have been either human-caused or of undetermined origin, prompting officials to urge everyone to use extra caution […]
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Have an epic story to tell about your most memorable golf shot? It could be worth a $1,500 golf trip. “Hooked On Golf,” the seminal radio show on KNBR 680 in San Francisco and the Divine 9, Northern Nevada golf co-op of courses and lodging properties, are looking for best golf shot tales ever told, […]
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The annual community cleanup day is Sept. 21 from 9am–noon. In three hours, volunteers from all across South Tahoe will be out in force, cleaning up litter and debris from local beaches, rivers, and meadows. The event is part of a larger effort, the Great Sierra River Cleanup, where volunteers will clean waterways in the […]
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