By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval will support some level of funding in his next budget to continue the work of implementing a statewide longitudinal data system to allow for the measurement of individual student performance over time. Sandoval, in a Sept. 13 letter to Sen. Barbara Cegavske, R-Las […]
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By Corrie Goldman, Stanford University The inside of an MRI machine might not seem like the best place to cozy up and concentrate on a good novel, but a team of researchers at Stanford are asking readers to do just that. In an innovative interdisciplinary study, neurobiological experts, radiologists and humanities scholars are working together […]
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Barton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is sponsoring a blood drive Oct. 1 from noon-6pm. The drive is at Embassy Suites in South Lake Tahoe. Be sure to eat and drink before donating. For more information, call Dan Kerr at (775) 781.5343.
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By Brian Hickey, KCRA-TV AUBURN — A BASE jumper was rescued under the Foresthill Bridge on Tuesday morning after his parachute got snagged in a tree. CalFire rescuers were called to the bridge at 8:55pm Monday when the jumper’s parachute tangled in the branches of a 150-foot-tall pine tree. The 26-year-old man from Canada was […]
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• The 34th annual Freaker’s Ball at MontBleu is Oct. 27. • Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce is putting on South Lake Tahoe City Council candidates forum Oct. 10, 6-8pm at the theater at South Tahoe High School. • Shuttle passes for SnowGlobe go on sale today and the lineup will be released, […]
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What do you appreciate about Lake Tahoe? That was the question Live Violence Free asked people at this month’s Lifestyle Festival at Bijou Community Park. Here is what people had to say: 1. Tahoe is an amazing place for family and friends. We had a lovely day at the Barton Health Fair, thanks for everything. […]
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By Megan Murray In Lake Tahoe, September and October is a time when marketing departments at the ski resorts, lodging properties, casinos and rental companies start buying advertising media in preparation for their winter tourism advertising campaigns. At the bigger companies around Tahoe, its likely that the people buying advertising media have a strong background […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – The $35,000 economic study involving the South Shore Vision Plan has been completed, but is not being released to the public. Carl Ribaudo with Strategic Marketing Group gave a presentation to the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority board last week, but because he neither provided members nor staff with a written […]
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The Lake Tahoe Marathon Optimist Kids Fun Run is Sept. 29 at Pope Beach. Runners 13 years old and younger from all over the country are invited to participate. The distances range from one-eighth mile for those 5 years and under to 1½ miles for the 12-13 age group. All runners will receive a medal, […]
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More than 100 Northstar employees and their family members participated in the third annual Vail Resorts Echo Day, partnering with the Truckee River Watershed Council to donate their time to work on a section of the Truckee River Legacy Trail. Participants worked Sept. 8 to remove invasive weeds, install irrigation, mulch, and reseed the area […]
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