Applications for the 2013-14 California Senate Fellows Program and Assembly Fellowship Program are available to interested college graduates. The programs provide college graduates an opportunity to become full-time Senate or Assembly staff members at the State Capitol in Sacramento for 11 months beginning in October. Fellows are assigned to the personal or committee staff of […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – If you don’t like to break trail, wait a day or two after a snowstorm and it’s possible snowmobilers will have laid down a path that is better than what fellow human-powered recreationists have done. Those sled tracks are wide enough to find your own groove, whereas someone else’s skis […]
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For the past five years, it has been a holiday tradition for the Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce to give back with a Business After Hours Mixer. Every holiday season the chamber hosts its Holiday Mixer to give back to those less fortunate in the community. This year’s event is Jan. 10 from […]
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Chris Field, a 2007 Nobel Prize team winner and lead author of the study on the effects of global climate change, is the keynote speaker at Operation Sierra Storm Meteorologist Conference in Stateline on Jan. 10. Field, was the co-chair for Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that shared the 2007 […]
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By Hoa Nguyen, Press of Atlantic City Big D — as Don Marrandino was known when he ran Harrah’s Tahoe and Harveys — stepped down as head of Caesars Entertainment properties in Atlantic City and Philadelphia on Friday, according to the company. No reason was given for his departure, although company officials said in a […]
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By Mel Shields, Sacramento Bee In July 1971, huge letters atop the Sahara Tahoe (now the Horizon) announced Elvis Presley’s first Northern Nevada engagement. It cost $15 plus tax to see the show. He would play the High Sierra Theater at the hotel several more times until his last date in May 1976, each visit […]
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By Chris Rauber, San Francisco Business Times A surprisingly healthy Bay Area wine grape harvest in 2012 is bolstering spirits of local vineyard and winery owners, while weak harvests in France and other competitors is another short-term boost. That doesn’t mean the region’s wine industry is entirely out of the woods, after several tough years, […]
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• Squaw Valley ski patrol offers a free avalanche awareness and companion rescue workshop twice a month to anyone who is interested in polishing their skills or learning for the first time. Next session is Jan. 15 from 5:30-7pm at the Ski Patrol Locker Room (between Squaw Kids and the Far East chairlift). For info, […]
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By USSA SOLDIER HOLLOW, Utah — APU Nordic had a strong day Friday at the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships with Erik Bjornsen (Winthrop, Wash./APU Nordic) and Rosie Brennan (Park City/APU Nordic) taking their first U.S. titles. Bjornsen won the men’s 15K freestyle individual start in 37:02.7, a 6 second margin over U.S. Ski Team […]
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A chance of snow later today and through Sunday. Here is the Jan 5 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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