By Kathryn Reed Plenty of people can talk a good game, but few actually are in the game. Terry Jones is a talker and a player. As founder of Travelocity and chairman of Kayak.com, Jones knows what it takes to start a successful company from scratch and keep it viable. As someone who has been […]
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By Kathryn Reed My biggest complaint – it’s a novella and not a novel. The 88-page “Babysitting a Billionaire” by Nicky Penttila is a page-turner. I read it in one night. But the characters and erotic scenes need more development. The books starts well in setting the stage for the romantic tryst, has a twist […]
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North Lake Tahoe Chamber/CVB/Resort Association and the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Sierra Human Resources Association are offering Legal Update for California Business Leaders and Managers on Feb. 8 from 9am-noon. The event is at Cedar House Sport Hotel, 10918 Brockway Road, Truckee. Attendees will learn about new laws that take […]
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By MSN The 49ers’ win against the Falcons Sunday was good news for more than San Francisco and its fans. It also likely meant a spike in business for Colin Kaepernick’s tattoo artist. Kaepernick’s prodigious ink has garnered a lot of attention already. In a widely criticized article on AOL in November, David Whitley pointed […]
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Alpenglow Sports hosts Roger Strong on Feb.7 at Olympic Valley Lodge as the fourth installment of the 2012-13 Winter Film Series. Strong grew up skiing and climbing in Colorado, then moved to Seattle after high school to be closer to his 20-year career as a crab fisherman in the Bering Sea. “One of my father’s […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College Writers’ Series is hosting Tracy Ross, author of the memoir “The Source of All Things”, on Feb. 7 at 7pm in the Aspen Room. The evening will include a reading, discussion and book signing. The event is free and open to the community. Books will be available for purchase. Ross is […]
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Publisher’s note: This is reprinted with permission from the August 1989 Lake Tahoe Historical Society newsletter. At the Pope Estate: August 18, 1925 Dear Agatha, You asked me to describe our weekend at Lake Tahoe but I fear that I cannot do it justice. From Tahoe City we were driven in an open car by […]
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Publisher’s note: Soroptimist International South Lake Tahoe on Jan. 23 recognized four Young Women of Distinction from South Tahoe High School The following are comments that Principal Ivone Larson said at the noon lunch at Harrah’s Tahoe about Kate Albrecht, Emily Barnett, Bailey David and Janelle Spandau-Buts. By Ivone Larson Katherine Albrecht Some day, it […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College’s Theater Arts Department will be putting on the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical “Rent” in June. Auditions will be Feb. 4 at 7pm in the Duke Theatre. Callbacks will be Feb. 9 at 12:30 p.m. Director Susan Boulanger seeks an ethnically diverse cast of strong singers and actors who are […]
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By Danny King, Travel Weekly Like many ski resort operators around the U.S., Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz had a relatively happy new year, as the 2012-13 winter season has been an improvement over last season’s warm, dry winter. This year Vail, whose resorts include Heavenly Mountain Resort in addition to its eponymous Colorado resort, […]
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