Barton Hospice invites everyone to celebrate the memory of a loved one through Light up a Life (formerly Tree of Remembrance) on Dec. 6 from 5:30-6:30pm at Inn by the Lake (3300 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe). Light up a Life is an annual interfaith ceremony that provides the opportunity to gather as a […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – The two Tahoe Regional Planning Agency board members who have the most issues with the Regional Plan update chose not to listen to the 2½ hours of public testimony on Thursday. Claire Fortier, who represents South Lake Tahoe on the Governing Board, called out Mara Bresnick and Byron Sher for […]
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• Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort terrain park staff partnered with New York Cares, the largest volunteer organization in New York City, to provide new and slightly used jackets to people who were impacted by Hurricane Sandy. • Tahoe Resource Conservation District board member David Antonucci is stepping down after 10 years. • Abra Teague, who owns the […]
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The Third and Incline Creeks watershed discharges more damaging fine sediment into the lake than any other watershed in Nevada. To help curtail the amount of sediment reaching Lake Tahoe, the Tahoe Fund has given $10,000 to the interagency team responsible for implementing the restoration project. The grant finances a pedestrian bridge over Incline Creek […]
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Christmas in the Sierra Concert, featuring David John and the Comstock Cowboys returns to the historic Genoa Town Hall on Dec. 8. This musical stage performance is in the Old West style. There are performances at 5pm and 8pm. Tickets are $20. Seating is limited. A no host bar will be in the Town Hall. […]
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Knee injury prevention is key to staying active all winter. Orthopedic surgeon Robert Rupp and Ryan Solberg, M.S.P.T., on Dec. 6 at 6pm will give a talk about knee injury awareness, as well as surgical and non-surgical approaches to injury treatment. The lecture will be at Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village (Tahoe Center for […]
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By Lori Knowles, Canoe.ca She’s the fastest female skier in the world. U.S. alpine racer Lindsey Vonn — born in Minnesota, now based in Vail — is a four-time overall World Cup champion in ski racing and an Olympic gold medalist. Vonn, 28, is a female force so dominant, she made a recent bid to […]
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By Jerry Hirsch, Los Angeles Times It pays to shop around for car insurance. California rates can vary by as much as a third for the same driver in the same car at the same address. An analysis by CarInsurance.com, an Internet car insurance clearinghouse, looked at rates for an unmarried 40-year-old male who commutes […]
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By KTVN-TV Employees at Alpine Meadows are mourning the loss of one of their own. Officials said on Saturday Annalise Kjolhede, a ski school instructor, was skiing the mountain before the resort opened when she hit a rock. She suffered serious neck and head injuries and passed away from her injuries on Nov. 13. Alpine […]
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I had a great day skiing Heavenly on Wednesday. Conditions are better than expected. Take your good skis. Kirkwood and Squaw scheduled to open Friday and Sugar Bowl for the weekend. Homewood’s job fair is on Saturday. Here is the Nov. 15 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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