By Kathryn Reed CAMP RICHARDSON – Despite people continually messing with the ecosystem, fishing remains a vibrant part of Lake Tahoe’s allure. In the 1800s the area was known for the abundance of fish and their size. Native Americans knew this well before the white man came to the basin. The Indians tended to fish […]
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By Bonnie Berkowitz, Washington Post Sometime in the past couple of decades, the idea of running a marathon became less crazy. Since Oprah Winfrey finished the Marine Corps Marathon in 1994, millions of average Joes and Janes have tackled the distance, and now “26.2” shows up routinely on bumper stickers and bucket lists. But for some […]
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The sugar pine is back as the largest and tallest pine in the world. Recent discoveries of giant pines put sugar pine back in the lead after the five biggest sugar pines from Robert Van Pelt’s book “Forest Giants” all died from storms and disease, according to the Sugar Pine Foundation. Mike Taylor discovered the […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Calling it a “major shift” in the casino industry’s approach to gambling on sports, the American Gaming Association today revealed plans to assemble a group focused on carving out a potential new path for the legal sports betting industry. The Washington, D.C.-based casino lobbying group said it will create […]
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By David Wharton, Los Angeles Times Things could get a little more interesting for NBC’s ski broadcasts, with Bode Miller set to make his debut as an on-air analyst. One of the most successful alpine racers in American history, Miller has a history of speaking his mind and clashing with officials in his sport. He […]
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By Kathryn Reed TRUCKEE – A sense of enthusiasm is in the air when people start talking skiing in the Sierra. At least for this season. Mother Nature is cooperating with ski executives’ desire to have plenty of white stuff available pre-Thanksgiving. Natural snow combined with freezing overnight temps that are ideal for snowmaking are […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will begin the sale of Christmas tree permits on Nov. 16 and end Dec. 24 at noon. Permits cost $10 each (cash or check are preferred on the South Shore, cash or check only, no credit cards on the North Shore), with a limit of two […]
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By Jeff Goodman, ESPN Insider After UAB could not cover the full cost of attendance for its student-athletes this year, coach Jerod Haase decided to pay the bulk of players’ stipends — for both the men’s and women’s basketball teams — out of his own pocket. Haase is a graduate of South Tahoe High School. […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College’s board of education on Nov. 10 voted to terminate Ben Wade as the student outreach and equity director effective Nov. 30. Wade has had the position since the start of the calendar year. He was on probation for one year. He was also the men’s soccer coach. He was put on […]
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By Jane Hodgins A 79-year-old collection of fungal cultures and the U.S. Forest Service’s Northern Research Stationare part of a team that will sequence 1,000 fungal genomes in the next five years. Dan Lindner, a research plant pathologist with the Northern Research Station’s Center for Forest Mycology Research (CFMR), is one of 13 scientists participating […]
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