Robert Hanna will give a presentation Nov. 16 on John Muir and the continuing legacy with his work in keeping the state parks open. The free event will be at 7pm at Unity at the Lake, across from the Rec Center in South Lake Tahoe. RSVP to (530) 541.1027.
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By Jennifer Montgomery Placer County’s budget picture has changed dramatically since I joined the Board of Supervisors in January 2009. When I arrived, the budget news was dire, the result of the persistent and growing economic slowdown. At my second board meeting, we approved four mandatory unpaid days off for most county employees and several […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun With the U.S. Olympic Committee giving up on a U.S. bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, a coalition of winter sports enthusiasts will focus instead on attracting other sports competitions to Nevada, including the possibility of bringing a curling event to Las Vegas. Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki, […]
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By Joann Eisenbrandt Even though the Lake Tahoe Airport has not had scheduled commercial air service for more than a decade, the city has retained the airport’s FAA-issued Part 139 Air Operating Certificate. This is required for airports serving scheduled air carrier aircraft to remain ready for the return of commercial service. To obtain Part […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will begin prescribed fire operations in the Timberland area of the West Shore on Oct. 23. Crews anticipate burning 3 to 10 acres per day, for a total of 10 to 20 acres, conditions permitting. Residents and visitors can expect to see smoke from this prescribed fire project area. […]
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The National Weather Service in Sacramento has issued a tornado warning for northwestern El Dorado County, Nevada County and Placer County until 7:15pm Monday. At 6:26pm the Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado near Auburn moving northeast at 25 mph. Other locations in the warning include but are […]
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By Douglas Martin, New York Times Émile Allais, a daring champion French skier who helped shape his sport by developing and popularizing a new style of skiing in the 1930s — keeping the skis parallel — as well as by coaching Olympic teams and designing ski equipment, died on Wednesday in Sallanches, in the French […]
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By Northern Nevada Business Weekly Construction is under way on an ambitious plan to boost general aviation space and services at Minden Tahoe Airport. Piñion Aero Center LLC, a group of three private investors, has a plan to erect as much as 1 million square feet of aircraft hangar and light industrial flex space at […]
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Dodge, dive, dip, duck, and dodge Sierra-at-Tahoe style. The first Sierra Snowball Fight will use the classic childhood game dodgeball to reconnect powder hounds and celebrate the upcoming winter before the lifts start spinning. The Nov. 8 event is for all ages to compete in a variety of quirky games. The event will take place […]
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By Scott Hanson, Seattle Times You’re one of the greatest athletes in Washington state history, you’ve quarterbacked a Super Bowl winner and your foundation just donated $3 million to a Children’s Emergency Center at Spokane’s Sacred Heart Hospital. Having just turned 50, what do you for an encore? Try to make it on golf’s Champions […]
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