To the community, On behalf of Heavenly Mountain Resort, I want to thank the community for stepping up and helping with the U.S. Freestyle Championships and the High Roller Hold ‘Em last month. Heavenly had a large number of volunteers help pull off these amazing events successfully. First, the California Conservation Core members from both […]
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SCORE, the Service Corps of Retired Executives, and the Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce will offer a free seminar May 18 for people interested in starting a business. Business Start Up Basics, covering personal goals and evaluating the idea, legal issues, marketing, financial planning, funding and more, will be from 9-11:30am at the Chamber of […]
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By Jim Adams, Minneapolis Star Tribune A novel player will show up at the governor’s fishing opener on Saturday in Park Rapids. But it will be a work day for the new guy. Brady, a brown Labrador, will be sniffing around boats and trailers, looking for uninvited guests — namely zebra mussels, which have been […]
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Riding 129 miles and climbing 15,000-plus feet all in one day demands a rigorous training schedule and Kirkwood’s annual Near Death Experience bike camp can give riders the inside edge they need to complete such a challenging task. The annual Near Death Experience will take place at Kirkwood Mountain Resort from June 6-9. The Near […]
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The state’s vast transportation system received a major infusion of cash Tuesday as the California Transportation Commission allocated $878 million in funding to 114 projects that will support job growth, alleviate traffic delays, and repair aging roads and bridges. The allocations include $476 million from Proposition 1B, a 2006 voter-approved transportation bond. In total, nearly […]
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With the drier than normal conditions, the Amador-El Dorado-Sacramento Unit of CalFire has geared up for fire season beginning with the staffing of four engines on April 29. Four additional engines are to be staffed on May 13. “Beginning June 1 we will have two CalFire engines staffed (in Lake Tahoe); one in South Lake […]
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By Ky Plaskon, Capitol Public Radio A South Lake Tahoe woman has beaten out nearly 600,000 other contestants from around the world to become a finalist for a dream job. Victoria Ortiz, who works for the California Tahoe Conservancy, makes her pitch for what some have called the best job in the world with a […]
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By Richard Perez-Pena, New York Times ANAHEIM — As the Supreme Court weighs a case that could decide the future of affirmative action in college admissions, California offers one glimpse of a future without it. California was one of the first states to abolish affirmative action, after voters approved Proposition 209 in 1996. Across the […]
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Desolation Wilderness will be the topic Bill Finch’s talk next month. The volunteer backcountry wilderness ranger for the U.S. Forest Service will show slides which he believes best exemplify the natural beauty found close to South Lake Tahoe. The free talk is June 15 at 1:30pm at the South Lake Tahoe branch library.
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Daniel T. Robertson, a surgeon with Tahoe Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, will give a lecture on the causes of hand and arm pain on May 22 from 6-7pm. The talk will be at Sierra Nevada College, Room 139, Incline Village. The lecture is free. For more information, call (530) 543.5537.
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