By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee Raley’s has settled its strike in time for Thanksgiving, restoring labor peace to Northern California’s turbulent supermarket industry. But as picket lines disappeared and strikers returned to work Tuesday morning, Raley’s faced a competitive landscape overrun by low-cost, nonunion companies – and must immediately try to regain favor with shoppers. […]
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It’s opening day at Heavenly and Northstar. Not all the runs are open, but those that are have a mix of natural and man-made white stuff. Here is the Nov. 14 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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By Joanne Marchetta After years of scientific study and public involvement, the Regional Plan update is headed to the Governing Board of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency for a final vote in December. Depending on the final decision of the board on Dec. 12, a new framework for the environmental protection and restoration of Lake […]
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• Misty Young, who has run the Squeeze In restaurants for the last nine years, is now handing the reigns over to her daughter Shila Morris. The restaurants are in Truckee, Sparks and Reno. • Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed Elaine Howle of El Dorado Hills state auditor for the California state Auditor’s Office. • […]
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By Kathryn Reed Working 10-, 12-hour days, sometimes seven days a week. Unable to leave until every patient was treated because there was no on-call doctor to call. But all the while forming a bond with patients that doesn’t happen today. Oh, and then there were the cattle drives along Highway 50. Things have changed […]
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By Roger Diez, Northern Nevada Business Weekly Motorists traveling south on Highway 395 to Minden and Gardnerville can’t help but notice the impressive eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada and ranchlands stretching out on both sides of the highway. What they often don’t see, however, is the small but growing presence of medical-related industry that […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will continue prescribed fire operations in the Cold Creek area near South Lake Tahoe on Nov. 14. Crews will be working near Sutter Trail and Sierra House Trail. Crews expect to burn one-half to 1 acre per day, conditions permitting. Operations are scheduled to last through Thursday. They will […]
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The Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation will host the 24th annual Ski and Snowboard Swap at MontBleu on Nov. 16-17. Proceeds will benefit the foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides skiing and snowboarding programs and events for regional youth and local middle school and high school students. The Swap opens with Moonlight Madness on Nov. […]
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By Grayson Schaffer, Outside All you need to know about going wild with man’s best friend. Of all the hazards out there in the woods—mountain bikes, porcupines, thin ice, your trigger-happy hunting buddies—none are as dangerous as skiing with your dog. You’ve got four long, sharp metal edges that move at high speed; he’s got […]
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