By Tom Knudson, Sacramento Bee OLYMPIC VALLEY – Walled in by majestic snow-clad peaks, Squaw Valley USA has long been known as a mecca for downhill skiing. Now a proposal by the ski area’s new owner to build a year-round luxury resort with condos, cabins, an indoor water park and other amenities is stirring conflict […]
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Temperatures in the 40s and light winds on the slopes. Here is your Jan. 25 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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The Kings Beach Snowfest Parade is coming March 9. The North Tahoe Business Association hosts this annual fun-filled event that featuring entertaining entries from many local community, nonprofit organizations and businesses. The parade is from 11:30am-12:30pm. It travels east along Highway 28 between Secline and Chipmunk streets. Snowfest activities continue throughout the day. For more […]
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By Joann Eisenbrandt The South Lake Tahoe City Council on Tuesday made two decisions regarding operations at the Lake Tahoe Airport: the potential outsourcing of airport management and the selection of an outside consultant to prepare an airport master plan. In October 2012, the city put out request for proposals asking for submissions from airport […]
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North Lake Tahoe Chamber/CVB/Resort Association and the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Sierra Human Resources Association are offering Legal Update for California Business Leaders and Managers on Feb. 8 from 9am-noon. The event is at Cedar House Sport Hotel, 10918 Brockway Road, Truckee. Attendees will learn about new laws that take […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Jan. 16, 2013, Los Angeles Times. Not long before the economy collapsed in 2008, California’s courts raised many fees and fines to pay for a far-reaching program of courthouse construction. The plan was not for new judicial palaces or unnecessary luxury, but for replacing buildings that were designed […]
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By MSN The 49ers’ win against the Falcons Sunday was good news for more than San Francisco and its fans. It also likely meant a spike in business for Colin Kaepernick’s tattoo artist. Kaepernick’s prodigious ink has garnered a lot of attention already. In a widely criticized article on AOL in November, David Whitley pointed […]
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The North Face Masters of Snowboarding presented by PrimaLoft will take place Feb. 13-17 at Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows. The event will feature top big mountain snowboard competitors battling for The North Face Masters of Snowboarding champion title, $15,000 in prize money and a chance to advance to the 2014 SWATCH Freeride World Tour […]
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Alpenglow Sports hosts Roger Strong on Feb.7 at Olympic Valley Lodge as the fourth installment of the 2012-13 Winter Film Series. Strong grew up skiing and climbing in Colorado, then moved to Seattle after high school to be closer to his 20-year career as a crab fisherman in the Bering Sea. “One of my father’s […]
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Daniel Chartraw, 39, formerly of El Dorado County, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud in connection with a multimillion dollar investment fraud scheme. According to court documents, between Jan. 1, 2007, and Nov. 30, 2011, Chartraw defrauded numerous investors by falsely representing investments in mines, mining and refinery equipment, oil commodities, precious metals concentrate, and […]
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