services

The Carson Nugget unveiled its newly remodeled banquet facilities to members of the Carson City Chamber “Breakfast Club” this week.

Star Anderson, General Manager of the Carson Nugget told the group; “The old, dated colors are gone and what you see now is a clean, modern facility that can serve a variety of needs from gatherings as small as 10 to as large as 400.” She added; “This type of facility is one that is very much needed in the Carson City area and we are happy to fill that need.”

Clean Tahoe’s Furniture Sale and Antique Silent Auction to benefit the Dinner Table Project will be held on Saturday, August 18th from 9am – 3pm.
Antiques and other furniture for sale can be previewed in advance from August 15th-17th from 1pm-4pm at 921 Eloise Ave. Unit B.
Silent auction items are: Two antique hutches, white antique couch, antique dresser, antique rocking chair, and an antique cherry wood buffet.

CARSON CITY — A new report from The Council of State Governments exploring the successes that 13 Western states have had with tax incentives to encourage economic growth found that Nevada has fewer such programs in large part because of its tax structure.

The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski, will visit Barton Memorial Hospital on Monday as part of a tour visiting health care facilities in California and Nevada. The visit coincides with the FCC's Rural Healthcare Pilot Program, in which Barton Health received funding.

If the State Parks system cannot offset its budget shortfall legally, it must reduce park services - it is that simple. Its job is to live within its budget. The park system has been dishonest with...

New figures show mass layoffs last year in California were the lowest in four-years. California employers took 4,378 "mass layoff actions" last year, meaning layoffs involving at least 50 workers.
"In terms of the last couple of years it's actually down which is a good sign," said Todd Johnson, an economist with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics which released the data. California posted the lowest number of mass layoff actions since 2007. Those actions resulted in 377,413 people losing their jobs.

The Tahoe Resource Conservation District (Tahoe RCD) has hired a new District Manager, John Skeel, who officially takes over duties on July 19 at Tahoe RCD’s offices in South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Skeel has 24 years of experience working with government organizations and not-for-profit agencies, focused primarily on community services, parks and recreation.

The Forest Service fire chief for the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is suspending residential burning, also known as "dooryard" burning, effective today, Wednesday, July 18, 2012, through the remainder of fire season.
The ban applies to debris burning on private, state and federal lands of El Dorado and Placer counties in the Lake Tahoe Basin, according to a news release.
Residential debris burning is already banned within the South Lake Tahoe city limits, and in both the Tahoe Douglas and North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection districts.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is pleased to welcome Tim Carlson as the new Presidential Appointee to TRPA’s 15-member Governing Board.
Carlson brings with him more than 40 years of government and business development experience to the non-voting seat on the Governing Board. His out-of-the-box business style has resulted in the development of many public/private partnerships and business-to-business joint ventures.

In Nevada, the Affordable Care Act — the new health care law — helped 101,333 people with original Medicare get at least one preventive service at no cost to them during the first six months of 2012, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Tuesday. This is 43 percent of those eligible for these services in Nevada. This figure also includes 7,543 in Nevada who have taken advantage of the Annual Wellness Visit provided by the Affordable Care Act.

Join K&K Services on Thursday for its 14th annual 5th of July Volunteer Beach Cleanup. Beginning at 6 a.m. volunteers will pick up what everyone else left behind after the fireworks show. The cleanup begins on El Dorado Beach and then moves along to Regan Beach. According to organizer Kenny Curtzwiler, the cleanup usually yields about 40 yards of trash. El Dorado Beach is located on Highway 50 at Lakeview Avenue. The community is invited. Bring gloves.

The worst possible outcome for Mammoth Lakes has come true. The town filed decided to declare municipal bankruptcy Monday morning, July 2. The Town Council took the action unanimously.
"It's wish this hadn't happened," said Mayor Matthew Lehman, "but it's not the way the cards fell for us."
The town immediately issued a press release regarding the Town council decision.

CARSON CITY — Nevada’s taxable sales climbed by 5.1 percent in April over April 2011, continuing a 22 consecutive month trend of positive numbers for the important economic indicator, the state Department of Taxation reported this week.
The $3.5 billion in taxable purchases in April were buoyed by double-digit gains in several major categories, including construction; up 16.1 percent, merchant wholesalers-durable goods, up 10.2 percent; and motor vehicle and parts dealers, up 10.5 percent.

El Dorado County Animal Services is advising pet owners to not leave dogs, cats or other pets unattended in vehicles during warm weather. According to Henry Brzezinski, Chief of Animal Services, if the outside temperature is 80 degrees or higher, temperatures inside vehicles can climb to 120 degrees or more within ten to twenty minutes, even with the windows opened two or three inches; heat stroke, irreparable brain damage and death can follow shortly thereafter.

On behalf of the City of South Lake Tahoe Community Services Department, our youth and teen camps would like to thank Heavenly Mountain Resort's Echo 360 Program for its hospitality when we recentl...

The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office has restructured, reorganized and rejuvenated the Reserve Deputy Program. After being in existence for over 20 years, the Reserve Deputy Sheriff program was dwindling. At Sheriff D’Agostini’s direction the program has more than doubled in size and continues to grow.

Lake Tahoe Custom Cycles will celebrate its grand opening from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 16. Lake Tahoe Custom Cycles is located at 1150 Melba Drive, South Lake Tahoe. It services and repair motorcycles of all makes and models, specializing in Harley Davidsons. Saturday's festivities will include music, a barbecue and free giveaways.
After Saturday's grand opening the shop will be opened for regular hours Tuesday – Friday, 10 am – 4 pm; Saturday, 9 am – 2 pm and Sundays by appointment.

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. has announced that Liberty Utilities, its regulated distribution utility business, received approval from the California Public Utilities Commission to acquire 100 percent of the regulated electricity distribution business in and around South Lake Tahoe, Calif.

Tahoe Printing of South Lake Tahoe was awarded Request For Quote (RFQ) 2012-05-09, for printing services for the City of South Lake Tahoe. This quote was for commercial printing services in the preparation and printing of business cards, letterhead, second sheets, and envelopes for various City departments.

The quote from Tahoe Printing was $5,751.05 based upon the usage from the previous fiscal year. The winning quote was approximately $300 lower than a comparable quote submitted by Pacful of Rancho Cordova, California.

The South Tahoe Chamber of Commerce opposes the increase in taxes for business owners.
Measure B proposes assessing greater fees based on the number of employees and gross receipts without the perspective of costs. To tax on gross without allowances for costs is not a “fair tax.”

CARSON CITY — Nevada’s taxable sales jumped 7.2 percent in March over March 2011, but the state’s two largest urban counties showed more sluggish growth, the state Department of Taxation reported Tuesday.
Taxable sales totaled $3.9 billion in March, driven by Nevada’s rural counties where large energy and mining projects helped boost the numbers overall. For the fiscal year to date, statewide taxable sales are up 7.5 percent.

A Memorial Day service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Happy Homestead Cemetery, 1261 Johnson Blvd., in South Lake Tahoe. The service will recognize veterans past and present and will be followed by cake and coffee at American Legion Post 795, 2748 Lake Tahoe Blvd.
The following was submitted by Gold Star Mom Patty Smith: