By Kathryn Reed A song, like poetry, can capture a mood, leave an edible mark and forever resonate throughout time. It can be head-banging, soul-searching, spine-tingling. “Music is different to every single person. So is how you interpret it,” Don Marrandino, general manager of Lake Tahoe Hard Rock, told Lake Tahoe News. Marrandino knows his […]
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Douglas County is accepting applications for the 2015 Community Development Block Grant program. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is expected to allocate approximately $2.3 million for grants toward community facilities, planning and capacity building, economic development, micro enterprise programs, and low/moderate income development. Eligible projects must meet one of the following: 1) […]
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Douglas County Parks & Recreation is registering youth for a fall basketball league at Kahle Community Park. Registration is open until the leagues are full. Divisions offered: 3-4 grade 5-6 grade 7-8 grade 3-5 grade girls 6-8 grade girls. Cost: $70 for 3-4 grade $80 for 5-6 grade and 7-8 grade $85 for 3-8 grade […]
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This week’s 4th annual Bush Center’s Warrior Open in Las Colinas, Texas, will act as a feeder tournament for the American Century Championship. The Texas winner will receive an all-expense paid trip to the 2015 ACC at Edgewood Tahoe in July. The idea to do this came after retired Army Cpl. Chad Pfeifer at last July’s American Century […]
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By Nathan Hurst, Springfield News-Leader COLUMBIA, Mo. – Researchers at the University of Missouri and the University of Minnesota have found that local governments can help cut record levels of youth obesity by expanding public lands available for recreation. Sonja Wilhelm-Stanis, an associate professor of parks, recreation and tourism in the MU College of Agriculture, […]
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• This marks Sugar Bowl’s 75th year. Sugar Bowl Corporation was formed on Oct. 13, 1938, and the ski resort officially opened for skiing on Dec. 15, 1939. • High Fives Foundation has been honored with the 2014 op-Rated Award by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews about nonprofit organizations. • Forest Suites Resort […]
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By Jon Ortiz, Sacramento Bee While state firefighters have battled the epic King Fire west of Lake Tahoe, their union has been struggling with a political question: What can they expect financially in the future from Gov. Jerry Brown? CalFire is in the midst of voting on an agreement with Brown to amend the union’s current contract. The […]
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Zephyr Cove Elementary School students participated in the school’s annual walk-a-thon Oct. 2 to raise funds necessary to support school activities. Now in its fifth year, the walk-a-thon represents 15 to 20 percent of the Parent Club budget which helps to support school programs, such as field trips and class projects. With school enrollment up almost […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP You’d be hungry too if you couldn’t find any food and were used to eating the equivalent of more than 80 cheeseburgers a day. An already busy bear season has exploded in the Sierra Nevada with nine hungry bruins captured since Wednesday morning near Reno and Lake Tahoe as an ongoing […]
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By Stephanie Hull, KRCR-TV KESWICK — Shasta County Deputies arrested five people after they allegedly tried to rob a marijuana grow Thursday afternoon. Those arrested were Adam Wert, 34, of Redding; Angela Wert, 33, of Lake Tahoe; Nora Hunter, 32, of Redding; Sean Vallodon, 43, of Redding; and George Howard, 51, of Redding. Deputies received a […]
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