Updated Jan. 2 at 4:51pm. By Kathryn Reed Lights are slowly returning to Kirkwood and lifts are expected to operate Sunday after a fire destroyed the power plant at Kirkwood on New Year’s Day. Power was restored to the village area in the late afternoon Saturday, with lifts and some residences to have electricity as […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe’s first baby of the new year is actually a Gardnerville baby. Yoni Lopez was born at 12:54pm New Year’s Day at Barton Memorial Hospital. Mom, Cindy, was resting comfortably when Lake Tahoe News tried to reach her a few hours later. Dad, Guilmer, sounded proud as he talked about […]
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By Susan Wood Few people would admit to improving their skiing ability without the use of their legs. But Bill Bowness isn’t just anybody. The 51-year-old disabled skier from Truckee turned a tragic car accident in 1977 that rendered him a paraplegic into an opportunity – a journey of sorts in the building of personal […]
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By Denise Sloan Smart STATELINE — For more years than many of us have been alive, James Haake has been basking in the glow of stage lights, then movie lights, then TV camera lights and back to stage lights. Tonight, when the lights go dark on “Carnival Cabaret†at the Horizon Casino Resort, Haake –- […]
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By Susan Wood When enthusiasts of the Winter Games mark a half-century milestone during Squaw’s Olympic Heritage Week at Lake Tahoe next month, few will boast a national and regional pride like Martin Hollay. The 89-year-old native of Hungary escaped his war-torn country in 1956. He has lived in South Lake Tahoe for more years […]
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By Kathryn Reed HOPE VALLEY — Walking into the yurt, Joyce Coker greets a family of four by name. They are regulars at Hope Valley Outdoors, even though they visit just once a year. “We are not downhill skiers. We like the nice family time,” Nancy Vernon said of being able to cross country ski […]
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By John Rice We are keeping our fingers crossed that our athletes earn a chance to compete for their country in the Olympics. Our program to groom athletes at Sierra is newsworthy I think, as it is not accidental that our athletes fare so well against the competition. I started my career at Squaw Valley, […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — It was hard to applaud when all I wanted to do was figure out what just happened. I never figured it out. Joseph Gabriel, the 2009 Best Stage Magician, dazzled a nearly full house Saturday on opening night of his nine-day stint at MontBleu. Birds are something this illusionist is […]
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By Kathryn Reed Friendly — that is the word to sum up Heavenly Mountain Resort. This hasn’t always been the case for this Lake Tahoe resort that straddles California and Nevada. Less flattering words were often associated with the resort in the past and still linger with those who don’t call this their home mountain. […]
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The evolution of decorating the outside of a house or business at the holidays started years and years ago with Christmas trees having candles on them. We now know that’s not the safest of traditions. Edward H. Johnson, a peer of Thomas Edison, is credited with bringing electric lights to a Christmas tree in 1882. […]
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