The winners for the 9th annual Blue Ribbon Awards were announced Nov. 10 at Hard Rock in Stateline. Nearly 300 people attended the Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce event.. The winners are: Geotourism Award Winner: Taylor Creek Visitors Center, U.S. Forest Service Honorable mention: Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition Tourism Award Winner: The Loft Honorable […]
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The slew of South Shore nonprofits received checks Nov. 10 from proceeds from the 2016 American Century Championship. Each year the celebrity golf tournament organizers distribute money back to the community. This year $51,984 went to 20 organizations. Grants ranging from $500 to $5,500 were awarded to: Assistance League of Sierra Foothills, Barton Foundation, BATS Bringing […]
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Each year Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra and Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe collaborate to honor deserving recipients for two awards in our community. The Violet Richardson Award honors young women in the community grades 8-11 who are engaged in volunteer deeds to make a difference in the community or beyond such as fighting […]
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By Mark Robison, Reno Gazette-Journal When can you start smoking (or eating, drinking or vaping) marijuana if Nevada’s Question 2 ballot initiative passes? When will stores start selling recreational pot in Reno? We connected with Joe Brezny, spokesman for the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, to learn the answer to these and other questions […]
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Alpenglow Sports’s 11th annual Winter Film Series begins Nov. 17 at 7pm when local hero Dave Nettle kicks off the series at Squaw Valley’s Olympic Village Lodge with his show “Ski Mountaineering in the Tyrol: Hut to Hut Ski Touring the Stubai Alps.” Designed to inspire, motivate and educate, the series runs from November through February. It showcases four to five […]
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Wilma is 2 years old, and is probably a German shepherd mix. She has short fur, weighs about 45 pounds, and her ears are about as big as her head. Wilma seems to get along with other dogs, and walks nicely on the leash. She is sweet and mellow for a 2-year-old. Wilma is spayed, […]
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By Abby Stevens, Moonshine Ink The vote was simple — to elect Truckee’s next town constable — but the politics turned deadly. The role of town constable wasn’t easy back in the late 1800s. Truckee’s reputation as a town was fraught with poker-playing gun-toting transients. The Truckee jail was built in 1875 out of a […]
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By Kathryn Reed A little used meeting space at Lake Tahoe Community College is now a dedicated area for veterans. “You don’t have to be a student to access these services. We are considering ourselves as a hub and will be able to refer vets to other services,” Aaron Barnett, the LTCC counselor who oversees […]
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The films “Here and Now” and “Tahoe: The Daily Routine” are coming to South Lake Tahoe and Incline Village. “Here and Now” showcases the skiing of Eric Hjorleifson, David Wise, Wiley Miller, Thayne Rich and Cam Riley with friends and their escape to the outdoors. This is 4Frnt’s sixth movie highlighting that in a world where nearly […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal Every good Nevadan knows that home means Nevada, home means the hills … now they can wear their state pride by putting silvery rills on their grills. The Department of Motor Vehicles has released a Home Means Nevada license plate. Beginning this week motorists can request the Home Means Nevada plate when registering […]
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