By USSA MERIBEL, France — World Championship super G bronze medalist Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley) ripped to second in the downhill half of Sunday’s super combined, but dropped to fourth overall after hooking up in the soft snow of the slalom portion. Tina Maze of Slovenia took the win – her eighth on the season […]
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It’s shaping up to be a good day on the mountain. However, wind could be a problem for some lifts. Here is the Feb. 24 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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Three new ambulances are stationed on the South Shore. There were recently purchased by California Tahoe Emergency Service Operations Authority. They replaced our three older units that will be used as reserves. The ambulances are equipped with power load gurneys. The power load system increases the safety for patients and significantly decreases the possibility of […]
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By Susan Wood BEAVER CREEK – After two hours of chatter hearing “turn,” “exit” and “continue” in the car from Denver, the GPS chimed: “You’ve arrived.” Upon pulling into the circular driveway of the Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch, the navigation device couldn’t have been more sound in judgment. So, this is how the 1 percent lives. […]
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Applications are now open for the 2013 grant cycle for Women’s Fund El Dorado. This philanthropic organization is based on the principal of collective giving and operates under the umbrella of the El Dorado Community Foundation. Each donor member gives $200 or more annually, and each has an equal vote in deciding how to distribute […]
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To the community, In relationships, it takes the accumulation of many incidents to hit that “final straw”. In this case, four years of relentless attacks on a Nevada redevelopment project set to lead sustainable development, “broke the camel’s back”. Nevada feels redevelopment abuse. California resents Nevada for the lion’s share of transient occupancy tax money. […]
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The business community is invited to attend the employment law update “What’s on Your Mind?” on March 1, from 9am-noon at the Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce, 169 Highway 50 in Stateline. Sponsored by the chamber in partnership with the Sierra Human Resources Association, this seminar includes updated information managers and business professionals […]
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To the community, Recently I reread Wallace Stegner’s “Where the Bluebird Sings to Lemonade Springs.” It’s about living and writing in the West. Also, I read Irving Stone’s “Men to Match my Mountains.” It’s a big book about the winning of the far West. Both books are in part about the periods of boom and […]
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A night of bowling will help Animal Coalition of Tahoe. At Tahoe Bowl on March 20 from 6-8pm a portion of the proceeds will benefit ACT’s spay-neuter program and the El Dorado County Animal Shelter. There will also be a raffle. The Animal Coalition of Tahoe has been working hard since the Mutt Strut in […]
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By Jennifer Booton, Fox Business Outdoor recreation generates more than $85 billion in consumer spending and creates about 732,000 jobs each year in California, according to a report by the Outdoor Industry Association. Contributing more nationally to consumer spending than both the household utilities and gasoline sectors combined, the industry that includes hiking, bicycling, fishing […]
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