The South Lake Tahoe arm of the El Dorado County Search and Rescue team is looking for volunteers. Applicants must be 18 years or older. While the primary focus is backcountry response, no special skills are necessary to join. Candidate training academy prepares volunteers to safely execute a wide variety of missions. The academy includes […]
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By USSA PARK CITY — Olympic champion Shaun White, who rides for Northstar, led a U.S. sweep in the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix at Park City on Friday. Olympic bronze medalist Scotty Lago (Seabrook, N.H.) was second and Luke Mitrani (Mammoth Lakes) third in the FIS World Cup. Chinese rider Jiayu Liu took the women’s […]
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By Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee James Leslie Karis Jr., a convicted killer whose court case became so tangled in death penalty politics that he was sentenced to death twice, died early Thursday at San Quentin’s death row. Karis, 61, was found unresponsive inside the cell where he was housed alone and later pronounced dead at […]
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• Bears have been seen out and about in the basin. They don’t sleep through the winter because they go through a state of torpor instead of true hibernation. When winter weather comes back they will likely go back to their den. • Tahoe Mountain Milers running club raised $2,300 during the 2012 Kokanee Salmon […]
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A celebration of life for longtime Lake Tahoe Unified School District bus driver Bert Joseph Lucido will be Feb. 2 at 1pm at St. Theresa Catholic Church in South Lake Tahoe. Mr. Lucido died Jan. 25 from injuries related to a fall. He was 60. He was born Oct. 8. 1952. Mr. Lucido spent most […]
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By Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — For the fourth consecutive year, Nevada’s major casinos posted a net loss — $1.2 billion in fiscal 2012 — but business is looking up, state gaming officials said. The state Gaming Control Board issued its annual “Gaming Abstract” today showing the 2012 loss down from $3.9 […]
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By Leslie Kaufman, New York Times Journalism is meant to be the first draft of history, and newspaper articles fit that mold nicely, fading into the archives. But books are not so neat. The digitization of books has facilitated the rerelease of a spate of nonfiction works years or decades after their initial publication, and […]
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Don’t forget to use sunscreen and lip protection. And stay hydrated. Here is the Feb. 1 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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The Lake Tahoe branch of the Douglas County Public Library is presenting Saturday Stories and Crafts on Feb. 9 at 3pm. Children ages 3 and up are invited to celebrate Valentine’s Day and Chinese New Year at the library. There will be stories, treats, and a craft. All supplies will be provided. Younger children should […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce is about to become a lot more political. That was one of the proclamations by CEO B Gorman at Thursday’s annual breakfast meeting. “The board made a courageous and progressive decision at their retreat. They have decided to create a Government Affairs Committee,” Gorman told […]
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