January 15, 2009

How Be Local?

Second Annual Moonshine Ink 500

Uncle Sam wants YOU to stand up and be counted

It’s mandated by the U.S. Constitution to occur every decade in years ending with zero.

On the Spot Announcements (Jan 15 - Feb 11)

Are You Ready for Spaghetti, Incline Village Christmas Tree Recycling and more

Out & About: Katrin Larusson

Katrin Larusson, a 13-year old 8th grader at Alder Creek Middle School, comes in far ahead of the pack in Auburn Ski Club School race

Out & About: Tahoe Winter, December 2008/January 2009

Does Your Ski Resort Get a Passing Grade?

Each year in mid-December as we tune up our ski gear and eagerly await the first big storms, the Ski Area Citizen’s Coalition (SACC), based in Durango, Colorado, releases its annual Ski Area Environmental Scorecard.

North Shore Agency Challenges

On October 14, the League to Save Lake Tahoe brought a lawsuit against the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency that focuses on an issue that had been, until now, largely unnoticed – Tourist Accommodation Units or TAUs.

Paid Parking in Truckee: What's up with that?

Pay to park in downtown Truckee? Seriously, who do they think they are, San Francisco?

Tufa, Sagebrush, Fire and Flood

Regional conference shines light on varied effects of Sierra climate change 

TRPA Stays, Goes

While the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will continue to hold meetings on the North Shore, local residents will still have to drive around the lake to speak with the agency, due to the Jan. 15 closing of its Tahoe City office.

Sierra Nevada Youth Empowerment, Right Now

Nineteen students, all engaged in leadership and community work, came from all over California to join over 300 people in the 2008 Sierra Solutions Conference in Mammoth, California.

Lessons in World Cultures at Squaw Valley Academy

Once again this area is host to young adventurers from around the world, almost 50 years after the 1960 Olympics.

Mother Nature Saved the Day For Holiday Ski Business

In an industry as vulnerable to the elements as the ski resorts are, it is true that snow seems to cure all woes.

The Top Ten Comedic News Stories of 2008

Okay. Just so you know: the Top Ten Comedic News Stories of the Year are as different from the Top Ten Legitimate News Stories of the Year as a tarantula-infested banana tree is from a small paper bag of locking quarter-inch steel washers painted blue.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Saga continues to unfold at Henness Flats

Now Is Not The Time, TCPUD

     If you pay the bill, you get to vote against the Tahoe City Public Utility District proposed rate increases

Let's Not Talk Turkey

(In response “Let’s Talk Turkey,” by Linda Lindsay, Practical Wellness, Nov/Dec edition)

Tightening the Suspenders

With the economy spiraling ever downward where are Squaw Valleyites drawing the line when it comes to carving on the hill?

Bow to the Snow Gods

A mixology of high altitude gadfly gossip for oxygen starved brain cells

Mountain Life Announcements (Jan 15 - Feb 11)

Whats going on in your mountain town

Winter Wonders of the Land

Anti-freeze blood and other ways animals survive winter

Hanging Out in Cafes that Hang Art

I recently took a trip to San Francisco with the intention of visiting my favorite café to do some research for this installation of Java Jabber. When I reached the busy corner of Lincoln and 9th Avenues I found that Pacific Catch had replaced my beloved Canvas Gallery.

Wellness & Learning Announcements (Jan 15 - Feb 11)

Announcements in your neck of the woods!

Helping Others

Aquarius provides us the opportunity to see life through new eyes.

Moonlight Cross Country Skiing or Snowshoeing

One of my favorite things to do in the winter is to go for a moonlight ski.

Minnie, Mango and Mr.Spot

Meet Minnie, Mango and Mr. Spot plus Pet Announcements!

The Buzz on Caffeine

Americans are drug addicts. If you want proof, just walk into Wild Cherries at 8:00 a.m. and you’ll see what I mean.

Cooling Out at South Tahoe's Hot Spots

The Party Girls, hard-bodied dancers from the casino’s adult revue show, have taken over the scene in South Lake Tahoe.

Ladies of Laughter

  If you need to detox from the holiday season with a little laughter, Tahoe Comedy North may be just the antidote you are looking for.

A Determined Mind, Body and Soul

I’m more inspired by the underlying substance of a piece of music, than what the musician(s) did to produce the notes.

New Year, Same Old Family

“Families are about love overcoming emotional torture.” ~ Matt Groening