The Sugar Pine Foundation is putting on a wine tasting and fundraising at Ben’s Fine Wines & Spirits in south Reno on March 8 from 5-10pm. The event will feature wine from five El Dorado County vineyards: Madrona, Fenton Herriott, Boeger, Lava Cap and Holly’s Hill. There will also be hors d’oeuvres, a photography expose […]
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By Nick Leiber, Bloomberg Businessweek In October, Google joined other big online marketplaces including eBay, Craigslist and Amazon.com in banning weapons listings on its revamped shopping site. The move, which the company said was in keeping with its advertising policy, predated the Newtown, Conn., school massacre by about two months. Yet there is no evidence […]
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By Bill Saporito, Time Skiers in colorado know that the weather in vail can differ wildly from that of Beaver Creek, just 13 miles west on Interstate 70. The National Weather Service may forecast snow for the Rockies, but the amount in ski areas can vary by an entire foot; it’s tricky to gauge where […]
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By Kathryn Reed Randy Lane, the developer of the would-be convention center in South Lake Tahoe that is a pile of rebar and concrete after his Lake Tahoe Development Company filed for bankruptcy on that project, is making news on both sides of the state line. Regarding the property in South Tahoe, Owens Financial has […]
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Updated Feb. 18 1:30pm: The name of the man who was fatally struck by an alleged drunken driver Feb. 22 on Lake Tahoe Boulevard has been released. John Carleton, 51, of South Lake Tahoe died at Barton Memorial Hospital. The cause of the accident is still under investigation and autopsy results are pending. —- A […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s another record snow year in Lake Tahoe and the greater Sierra Nevada. It’s just not the kind of record anyone wants to brag about. The National Weather Service in Reno has been collecting data from a station in Tahoe City since 1910. And with a matter of hours to go and […]
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It took search and rescue crews several hours Wednesday to find a Southern California man who had skied under the boundary ropes at Heavenly Mountain Resort. Vahe Saradjian, 62, of Glendale told El Dorado County sheriff’s search and rescue team members that he ducked under the resort boundary ropes near the Powder Bowl Express lift. […]
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Current women’s snowboard tour leader Margot Rozies from Pyrénées, France, managed her first top podium finish of the season Wednesday at the SWATCH Freeride World Tour on The Cirque at Kirkwood Mountain Resort. Rozies had a fast and fluid run. The judges awarded her with a score of 64.00. “I felt a bit sick today […]
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U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell talks about restoration goals at the 2013 Pinchot Distinguished Lecture.
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To the community, Bread & Broth would like to extend its appreciation to the Wyndham Vacation Ownership for their sponsorship of an Adopt A Day of Nourishment on Feb. 18 at St. Theresa Church parish hall. Their generous donation of $250 provided the funds for the food, supplies and utilities needed to provide the hot, […]
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