Chesley Burnett “Sully” Sullenberger, the pilot who became famous when he emergency landed a commercial flight in the Hudson River off Manhattan, will be a guest speaker at the 2012 Lake in the Sky Air Show “Pre-Flight” party at the Embassy Suites Resort from 6:30-9pm on Aug. 24. Sullenberger also will sign books. He has […]
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By Mandy Kendall I have to admit that when I came to sit down and write this week’s piece, I found I was somewhat lacking in inspiration. I sat, I paced, I sat again, but nothing sprang to mind. Then, when I was thinking about something else entirely, it struck me that inspiration itself should […]
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By Anne Knowles In the next two weeks, the beleaguered Nevada Fire Safe Council is scheduled to deliver to the U.S. Forest Service an action plan for cleaning up its books for good. The NVFSC was told by the USFS on June 22 that it had 30 days to produce a roadmap for untangling its […]
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By Laura Fenton, Food Network When we think of summer desserts, our minds turn to grilled plums, peach cobblers, fruit-filled pies and bowls of fresh blueberries and raspberries. The fruits of summer are ripe, sweet and juicy. They’re also pesky stain makers. As Tre Mitchell Wright, a fabric-care expert at Whirlpool Institute of Fabric Science, […]
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The Law Enforcement Torch Run is arriving at South Lake Tahoe Moose Lodge on July 14 when riders from four locations in the Bay Area and Central California take part in the fundraiser to benefit the Northern California Special Olympics. Approximately 50 riders, passengers, athletes, and support crew are expected to start arriving at about […]
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The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency announced Tim Carlson has joined the the TRPA’s 15-member Governing Board as the new presidential appointee. Carlson, a Nevada resident, has more than 40 years of government and business development experience in commercialization and technology transfer. “The President has appointed someone with the background and experience needed to help TRPA and […]
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Two-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White, who rides for Northstar, took home his fifth straight ESPY for Best Male Action Sport athlete and three time X Games gold medalist Jamie Anderson, from South Lake Tahoe and who rides for Sierra, earned her first ESPY as Best Female Action Sport athlete Wednesday. White produced the first […]
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By KCRA-TV At least 100 people were evacuated from their homes in a rural area outside of Foresthill as a fire burns in Placer County. A fire that started Wednesday near Colfax continues burning Thursday. Firefighters are working to prevent the blaze from jumping a river. Evacuations are in place near Foresthill because of a […]
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Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce said it has completed its wayfinding project, an effort to produce aesthetically-pleasing road signs identifying area attractions. Twenty-four signs are now installed throughout South Lake Tahoe. The project was initiated with funding provided by the South Lake Tahoe and El Dorado County in response to research showing that visitors […]
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The gaming win at Stateline casinos fell almost 27 percent in May, to $13.3 million from $18.3 million in the same month a year earlier, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board. The state’s gaming win was $885 million in May, down 10 percent from $984 million in May, 2011. Tax collections in June, based […]
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