By Susan Wood BEAVER CREEK – After two hours of chatter hearing “turn,” “exit” and “continue” in the car from Denver, the GPS chimed: “You’ve arrived.” Upon pulling into the circular driveway of the Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch, the navigation device couldn’t have been more sound in judgment. So, this is how the 1 percent lives. […]
Read moreApplications are now open for the 2013 grant cycle for Women’s Fund El Dorado. This philanthropic organization is based on the principal of collective giving and operates under the umbrella of the El Dorado Community Foundation. Each donor member gives $200 or more annually, and each has an equal vote in deciding how to distribute […]
Read moreTo the community, In relationships, it takes the accumulation of many incidents to hit that “final straw”. In this case, four years of relentless attacks on a Nevada redevelopment project set to lead sustainable development, “broke the camel’s back”. Nevada feels redevelopment abuse. California resents Nevada for the lion’s share of transient occupancy tax money. […]
Read moreThe business community is invited to attend the employment law update “What’s on Your Mind?” on March 1, from 9am-noon at the Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce, 169 Highway 50 in Stateline. Sponsored by the chamber in partnership with the Sierra Human Resources Association, this seminar includes updated information managers and business professionals […]
Read moreTo the community, Recently I reread Wallace Stegner’s “Where the Bluebird Sings to Lemonade Springs.” It’s about living and writing in the West. Also, I read Irving Stone’s “Men to Match my Mountains.” It’s a big book about the winning of the far West. Both books are in part about the periods of boom and […]
Read moreA night of bowling will help Animal Coalition of Tahoe. At Tahoe Bowl on March 20 from 6-8pm a portion of the proceeds will benefit ACT’s spay-neuter program and the El Dorado County Animal Shelter. There will also be a raffle. The Animal Coalition of Tahoe has been working hard since the Mutt Strut in […]
Read moreBy Jennifer Booton, Fox Business Outdoor recreation generates more than $85 billion in consumer spending and creates about 732,000 jobs each year in California, according to a report by the Outdoor Industry Association. Contributing more nationally to consumer spending than both the household utilities and gasoline sectors combined, the industry that includes hiking, bicycling, fishing […]
Read moreBy Joanna Lin, California Watch The last time Charlie Parker took a social studies class, he was a teenager with an Afro and Jimmy Carter was president of the United States. Yet here he was, standing at the front of a classroom, trying to teach dozens of high schoolers subjects that never appealed to him […]
Read moreHeavenly Mountain Resort is partnering with Snow Park Technologies and two-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White to host High Roller Hold ’Em big air competition. There is $50,000 at stake in this casino-inspired event that combines high-flying big air competition with Texas hold’em poker. High Roller Hold ’Em will take place on the World Cup […]
Read moreBy Rebekka Kuehnapfe Before I came to America I thought: “Tahoe looks amazing” and now I can say: “It really does.” Tahoe is the perfect place to spend a year as an exchange student. I love to go skiing or watching the sunset at the beach. It almost gives me a feeling of being home. […]
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