Placer County isn’t just a place to visit, it’s an area film crews like to shoot. In the last 15 years, millions of dollars have been generated from film companies. The vistas, abundant recreational activities and diverse terrain have been used in feature films, television commercials and photography for national companies. Beverly Lewis, director of […]
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By Kathryn Reed Between the producer of SnowGlobe wanting to be paid and the use of the field being a question mark, the New Year’s Eve music festival may not come back to South Lake Tahoe for a third year. “The taxpayers voted to provide funds to construct a community play field and therefore the […]
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By Andrew Doughman and Conor Shine, Las Vegas Sun Legislators slogged through dozens of bills Friday, turning the Senate and Assembly chambers into arenas for legislative triumph and death. Following a lengthy day of voting, bills you might find good, bad or just plain weird are headed to Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval, meaning they now […]
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By Karoun Demirjian, Las Vegas Sun Two years ago, the Federal Election Commission deciding to fine former Sen. John Ensign $32,000 for breaking campaign finance laws would have been big news. But in a week filled with scandals, the first punishment levied on the erstwhile senator failed to stir anyone. “It’s old news, and the […]
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By Kathryn Reed A playground of a different kind is mapped out for the area surrounding Tamarack Lodge at Heavenly Mountain Resort. Of the $25 million Vail Resorts will be spending in the coming months on summer recreation plans at its California and Colorado resorts, it is not being revealed how much is going into […]
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By Ky Plaskon, Capitol Public Radio A Lake Tahoe area scientist has found an unidentified life form in Fallen Leaf Lake. Now agencies in the area are trying to figure out what it is. UNR professor emeritus, John Kleppe, pilots a remotely operated vehicle, or “ROV,” into the frigid depths of the South Shore lake. […]
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By Kathryn Reed While the South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission on Thursday spent hours listening to testimony about the parceled down Chateau project, it will ultimately be up to the City Council on June 11 to decide what happens. Much of the dialogue had nothing to do with what the commissioners were asked to take […]
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By Mike Crowley Have you ever asked yourself while passing by some stores in May, why are these men and women in military dress handing out red poppies made of paper? Yes, it’s to commemorate and remember the loss of men and women who died in wartime for our freedom. But why a red poppy? […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – It was obvious during a lengthy and at times heated discussion Wednesday that the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board does not fully understand the building allocation policy. And they are the policymakers. After last month’s meeting where staff enlightened the board about how 86 of a possible 130 […]
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Longtime South Lake Tahoe resident Deborah Sue Huff died May 21. She was 59. She was born April 4, 1954. Sue and Curt Huff were married in their hometown of Benton Harbor, Mich., on Nov. 16, 1974. For their honeymoon they packed up their Chevy van and moved west to California. They spent six years […]
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