Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked the seven South Lake Tahoe City Council candidates a series of questions. All are the same except for one that is specific to each candidate. The responses are being run in the order LTN received them. Name: Bruce Grego Profession/work experience: Attorney/self-employed law practice. Age: 61 What organizations, committees […]
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By Hal Cole Let me be candid. There is presently a noose around the city’s neck titled “pension and health care” and unless we restructure the way these benefits are delivered it will choke our city’s future. We are not alone. Most cities are experiencing the same predicament. Those who address it head-on will survive, […]
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Colten John Kingman, 22-year-old son of Paige and Bob Kingman of Newcastle, passed away suddenly the morning of Sept. 5, 2014. Colten was born Oct. 9, 1991, in South Lake Tahoe. He attended Scarselli Elementary School in Gardnerville and middle school in South Lake Tahoe. He was a straight-A student while attending Silver State High […]
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Publisher’s note: The following letter was sent Sept. 10, 2014, to Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association members. It was sent to Lake Tahoe News by a resident of the South Lake Tahoe community. To TKPOA homeowners, I personally apologize for the misleading statements that I have made and that have been made by association management over […]
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Athletes and curling leaders from 34 countries descended on the South Tahoe Ice Arena for a friendly curling event last weekend. This was the first time World Curling Federation members have visited a United States curling club as part of their congress meeting. Eight teams of four curlers competed in a modified bonspiel and skills […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee RENO — It seems hard to believe, in the afterglow of the Tesla jackpot, that Reno was an economic basket case just a few years ago, with even bigger problems than Sacramento. Yet even as unemployment soared and its casinos struggled during the recession, the “Biggest Little City in the […]
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The Carson Valley Trails Association is having its annual Hike for Health Trail Adventure Day on Sept. 20. This year’s event is a multilocation Family Day with a barbecue at the Nature Conservancy’s River Fork Ranch. Interpretive hikes and activities will occur at the River Fork Ranch, Fay Luther Trail, Genoa Canyon Trail and Minden […]
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By Daniel Fisher, Forbes Park City Mountain Resort has agreed to pay $17.5 million bond to keep the ski lifts running this year, postponing a showdown with rival Vail Resorts over who will operate one of the nation’s most popular ski areas. Park City’s owner, closely held Powdr Corp., faced the potential loss of most […]
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By Nancy Scola, Washington Post Wednesday, forces aligned in favor of stronger net neutrality rules will rally under the banner of Internet Slowdown Day, the latest push to funnel the public’s attention to the Federal Communication Commission’s on-going rulemaking on open Internet principles and practices. First things first. Slowdown Day will not feature any actual […]
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Patagonia’s “Damnation “shines the spotlight on dam removal, an ecological solution that can restore compromised watersheds, revive fisheries and more. The movie will be shown at Lake Tahoe Community College on Sept. 12 at 7pm in Duke Theatre. It is free.
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