South Tahoe Babe Ruth Baseball sign-ups are Feb. 5-6 at the Kahle Park Recreation Center from 6-7pm and Feb. 7 at the South Tahoe Ice Rink from 6-7pm. All boys and girls ages 13-15 are welcome. Players must have been born between May 1, 1997, and April 30, 2000, to participate. The cost is $100 […]
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By Mike Luery, KCRA-TV California taxpayers shelled out hundreds of dollars for the apparent unauthorized use of a police helicopter at a high school football game. The helicopter incident involved a high school homecoming event that top law enforcement supervisors at the Department of Justice knew nothing about, KCRA 3 has learned. The incident took […]
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By USSA PARK CITY – X Games champions Maddie Bowman (South Lake Tahoe) and David Wise (Reno) stayed on their roll Feb. 2, winning in Park City’s superpipe at the Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix. It was the third straight win for Bowman – second straight for Wise. The two were crowned U.S. champions for […]
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By Suzanne S. Brown, Denver Post He laughs. He yodels. He talks to everyone from the new kids just getting started to industry kingpins. At age 93, Klaus Obermeyer is a snow-sports veteran with no thoughts of retiring. An estimated 19,000 people will file through the Colorado Convention Center this weekend buying and selling ski […]
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The annual fundraiser for Whittell and Zephyr Cove schools is Feb. 23 at 6pm at MontBleu. It will feature a disc jockey, silent and live auctions, cocktails, food and more. Funds will support technology upgrades, field trips, arts, science, reading, math, and sports equipment. Tickets are $50 per person or $90 a pair. They are […]
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The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is putting on two workshop about the updated Code of Ordinances. The first Feb. 11 from 6-8pm, at the the TRPA office, 128 Market St. The Feb. 12 6-8pm meeting is at the Donald W. Reynolds Community Non-Profit Center, 948 Incline Way, Incline Village. The updated TRPA Code is scheduled […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun A Las Vegas ad campaign unveiled in June got a second wind after a national publication called attention to the city’s bid to attract gay and lesbian travelers, a lucrative market. The Huffington Post ran a story about the “sizzling” Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority campaign. Several […]
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It’s Ground Hog Day! Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow and that means an early spring. But he’s only been right less than 40 percent of the time. Surface condition are turning spring like and softening on southern exposures with recent daytime temperatures. There’s still pockets of chalky skier-rider packed powder in some north […]
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Publisher’s note: This is reprinted with permission from the March-April 1990 Lake Tahoe Historical Society Newsletter. By Lyn Landauer The era of railroads within the Lake Tahoe Basin was short and no trains now run in any portion of the Lake Tahoe Basin. Every summer, beginning in the 1860s, engines, track-layers, and loggers labored to […]
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To the community, Saint Joseph Community Land Trust wants to thank the St. Theresa Catholic Church Knights of Columbus for hosting its 10-year anniversary celebration with a free spaghetti dinner in Grace Hall. The excellent food and ambiance was appreciated by the board of directors and the many community land trust members in attendance. Thanks […]
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