By Craig Smith STATELINE — Dan Quinn birdied three of his first seven holes Sunday to pull ahead and then stretched his lead on the back nine to earn a six-point victory over former NFL quarterback Mark Rypien in the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe. Quinn finished with 66 points. Rypien was second with […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe City Council members were less than thrilled with finding out a five-year contract for the use of a city building had been approved by a department head and not them. Stan Sherer, Community Development director, defended his actions on July 17. “We rent all kinds of facilities. Historically, we […]
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By Mary Williams Walsh and Michael Cooper, New York Times WASHINGTON — The fiscal crisis for states will persist long after the economy rebounds as they confront rising health care costs, underfunded pensions, ignored infrastructure needs, eroding revenues and expected federal budget cuts, according to a report issued here Tuesday by a task force of […]
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The next Cancer Relay for Life meeting is July 25 at 5pm at Kahle Community Park, Stateline. Volunteers and vendors for the Aug. 11 are still being sought. Call Maryon Tilley, (775) 586.8330, for more information.
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By Michael Doyle, McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — Yosemite National Park in California would grow by 1,575 acres under a bill seeking traction on Capitol Hill. Written by a Democrat and backed by local Republicans, the Yosemite expansion legislation could have a leg up on some of the myriad other national park bills being shopped around […]
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AAA of Northern California is teaming up with Nevada State Parks to provide much needed funding for park facility repairs that have been postponed due to significant budget cuts the past several years. Through Aug. 31, AAA’s “Summer Road Trip” campaign will donate $5 to Nevada State Parks for each AAA insurance quote completed at […]
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By Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — A fight over genetically engineered foods has been heating up in the nation’s grocery aisles. Now it’s headed for the ballot box. Voters will soon decide whether to make California the first state in the country to require labels on products such as sweet corn whose genes […]
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Lake Valley Fire Protection District is offering a free wood chipping service to residents in its service area. Lake Valley is working with South Tahoe Refuse’s Recycle/Green Waste Program to offer two methods of slash removal. For piles smaller than 2 cubic yards (the size of a washer and dryer side by side), South Tahoe […]
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In the early 1960s, there were nearly 50 gas stations on the South Shore. Their original architecture is still evident in many of the current configurations; like Jiffy Lube, Ski Run Liquor, just-new Blue Dog Pizza, Winters Electric, and others. In the old photo, the Texaco station sits to the left where Dart Liquor is […]
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• Lake Tahoe Unified School District’s bus schedule for 2012-13 is online. Go to the bottom of the page. • Tahoe Maritime Museum has launched a Youth Paddleboard Program. It is every Wednesday through Labor Day at Commons Beach in Tahoe City. Call or email Katena at (530) 525.9253, ext. 103 or katena@tahoemaritime.org to book […]
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