Meek’s Lumber is having a fundraiser March 1 for two coworkers’ whose 3-year-old daughter was recently diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Misty and Tim Eckman learned last month that their daughter, McKenzie, has this cancer. The 6pm event will be at the American Legion Hall in South Lake Tahoe. The bands Red Neck Quartet and […]
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Tahoe Regional Young Professionals’ next gathering is Feb. 13 at Hard Rock Café inside Harveys in Stateline from 7–10pm. The February mixer will include $5 vodka drink specials and appetizer platters. Admission is free for TRYP members and $5 for non-members. Annual TRYP memberships cost $40. Key membership benefits and resources include: professional development opportunities; […]
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By Norimitsu Onishi, New York Times PHILLIPS — Along Highway 50, elevation 6,820 feet, a California winter ritual unfolded here on a recent morning. In the snow-blanketed meadow of a local homeowner’s backyard, reporters representing news organizations from across the state followed a man on skis who kept plunging an aluminum tube into the snow. […]
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By Sarah Zielinski, NPR Two feet of snow can be a major inconvenience. We feel for you, friends in the Northeast. To help you work through that serious snow surplus, we shuffled through our virtual recipe box for snow cuisine. It’s like being given lemons and making lemonade, though you definitely don’t want to be […]
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Placer County Department of Public Works is hosting an open house on Feb. 19 at 5:30pm at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach to provide an update on the Kings Beach Commercial Core Improvement project. The presentation begins at 6pm. The project’s final design, right-of-way acquisition process, parking replacement plan, traffic management plan, […]
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By USSA SCHLADMING, Austria — The U.S. narrowly missed the medals Sunday in the women’s downhill at the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships. Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley) was 0.15 out of the prizes in fifth, with Stacey Cook (Mammoth Mountain) sixth. In an aggressive race that saw higher speeds than training, the twisty, turny Schladming […]
Read moreIt’s shaping up to be a great day on the mountain. Here is the Feb. 10 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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The Fresh Ketch in South Lake Tahoe has new owners. Longtime owner Bob Hassett has sold the restaurant to the majority owners of the Tahoe Keys Marina – Donna and Robert Krilich of Illinois. Details of the transaction that closed in January have not been disclosed. Neither Hassett nor Donna Krilich returned calls. This means […]
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By Kathryn Reed One by one businesses at the Factory Stores at the Y have been closing. Now the whole center is on the auction block. While the notice of default was filed in June 2012, the trustee sale is scheduled for Feb. 27 in Placerville. Sisters Shannon Casteel and Nancy Irmer, who own the […]
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By Lisa Herron The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit reminds snowmobilers, skiers, and snowshoers to show courtesy when enjoying the outdoors in the winter. Snowmobilers, skiers and snowshoers often share the same areas. The key to sharing them amicably is to be respectful when encountering each other. The LTBMU permits snowmobiling on […]
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