Ex-S. Tahoe resident vying for Nev. business award

Marie Gibson, who founded Sierra Tahoe Fabrics and lived in South Lake Tahoe from 1998 to 2003, is a finalist in Nevada’s entrepreneur business competition for $100,000.

Gibson is now a Reno-based business consultant, college instructor and author. “The Caregiver’s Journal” focuses on helping families successfully manage the hospitalization of a loved one. It recently won the National Caregiver Friendly Award.

Voting for the $100,000 award takes place online through June 21. For more information about “The Journal”, go online.