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Chase International Real Estate welcomes Brian Bourgeois to South Lake Tahoe office
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/02/2020 - 3:20pm
Chase International recently welcomed Brian Bourgeios to its real estate office in South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
For over a decade, Bourgeois has assisted those who need to sell their home, buy a new property, or invest in timeshare opportunities. Throughout each transaction, he skillfully negotiated the waters to secure the best value and solution for all involved. These talents and tenacity define the reason why he is a recipient of the prestigious Summit Society Award.
Location
P.O. Box 6950
United States
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Sierra-at-Tahoe to close for at least 72 hours
Submitted by paula on Sat, 03/14/2020 - 9:37pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A day after they canceled events that were deemed high-risk, Sierra-at-Tahoe has announced they are suspending operations on Sunday, March 15 for at least 72 hours.
In a statement, Sierra-at-Tahoe said they apologized for the short notice and for any inconvenience it may post to their customers.
Responsible tourism topic of annual Lake Tahoe forum
Submitted by paula on Sat, 05/25/2019 - 9:45am
Event Date:
May 30, 2019 - 8:00am
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - What is sustainable tourism and what does it mean for Lake Tahoe?
The future of Tahoe tourism needs to be sustainable. This year’s Annual Tourism Forum will address this global concern on a local level on Thursday, May 30 at the Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel from 8:00 a.m. to noon. Responsible tourism is something all businesses in the Lake Tahoe basin are working towards and this year’s forum will explore that theme. The forum will include a main keynote speaker, two general sessions, and breakout sessions designed to get a closer look at four key topics.
Weidinger PR wins top honors at annual awards event
Submitted by paula on Wed, 11/07/2018 - 11:55pm
STATELINE, Nev. - Weidinger Public Relations recently captured three awards at the Public Relations Society of America, Sierra Nevada Chapter annual awards including “Best of Show,” signifying Northern Nevada’s top PR campaign for the year.
TRPA recognizes 9 Lake Tahoe projects for Best of the Basin awards
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/24/2018 - 1:37pm
STATELINE, Nev. - Nine projects were honored as "Best in the Basin" Wednesday during the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) board meeting.
For 28 years TRPA's program has showcased projects around the lake that demonstrate exceptional planning, implementation, and compatibility with Tahoe’s natural environment and communities.
The Best in Basin award winners:
Weidinger PR wins multiple honors at annual awards event
Submitted by paula on Thu, 11/30/2017 - 11:57pm
Lake Tahoe-based Weidinger Public Relations was recognized with three awards for 2017 campaigns at the Public Relations Society of America, Sierra Nevada Chapter Silver Spikes Awards, Nov. 16 at The Grove in Reno, Nev.
Weidinger PR received honors for three entries: one Silver Spike and two Awards of Excellence. The firm’s public relations efforts for the 2017 American Century Championship captured the Silver Spike for “Special Events and Observances.”
TRPA announces top 15 Best in the Basin awards
Submitted by paula on Thu, 09/28/2017 - 5:16pm
he Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) on Wednesday recognized 15 exceptional projects completed in 2016 with Best in Basin awards.
Now in its 27th year, TRPA’s Best in Basin awards program each year showcases projects around the lake that demonstrate exceptional planning, implementation, and compatibility with Tahoe’s natural environment and communities.
Fatal crash south of Lake Tahoe claims life of Carson City man
Submitted by paula on Wed, 02/01/2017 - 7:38pm
11:00 a.m. update February 2 - A 30-year-old Carson City resident died in the Wednesday night three-car crash at the top of Luther Pass on SR89 near Grass Lake. The unidentified man was driving a Ford F150 northbound at about 4:29 p.m. when, for unknown reasons, drifted to the right. A witness told the California Highway Patrol (CHP) that the driver then overcorrected and went into oncoming traffic.
National focus on South Lake Tahoe's snowpack during Operation Sierra Storm
Submitted by paula on Mon, 01/30/2017 - 2:24pm
The annual television meteorologist's conference, Operation Sierra Storm (OSS), couldn't have happened at a better time to bring the national spotlight to early January's storms fondly nicknamed Snowmageddon and Januburied.
Jim Cantore and Paul Goodloe, leading correspondents at The Weather Channel, both broadcast live from Heavenly Mountain Resort and showcased South Lake Tahoe’s powder-filled ski conditions for two days, eight hours each day during the historic snowfall January 10-13, 2017.
Could more concerts be held at the SLT Community Fields in the future?
Submitted by paula on Mon, 01/16/2017 - 7:00pm
During Tuesday's City Council meeting, Paul Reder of PR Entertainment will make a presentation about the possibility of his company holding one or two concerts a year on the South Lake Tahoe Community play fields.
Reder, the owner of The Loft at Heavenly Village, is also the man behind the Reggae Festival and Electronic Dance Music's (EDM) Bass Camp Festival, both held on the South Shore.
Weidinger PR wins three Silver Spike awards
Submitted by admin on Mon, 11/21/2016 - 7:40pm
Lake Tahoe-based Weidinger Public Relations was recognized with three awards for various campaigns at the Public Relations Society of America, Sierra Nevada Chapter Silver Spikes Awards, Nov. 17 at the Whitney Peak Hotel in Reno.
Weidinger PR received awards for each of its three entries: one Silver Spike and two Awards of Excellence.
The firm won the Silver Spike award in the category, Special Events and Observances, 1 or 2 Days, for their planning of the Edgewood Tahoe Lodge groundbreaking.
Special fraud officer appointed to oversee elections in El Dorado County
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/26/2016 - 5:01pm
A special election officer has been appointed by the U.S. Attorney's Office to oversee any complaints of election fraud and voting rights abuses in consultation with Justice Department Headquarters in Washington.
“Every citizen must be able to vote without interference or discrimination and to have that vote counted without it being stolen because of fraud," said Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert. "The Department of Justice will act promptly and aggressively to protect the integrity of the election process.”
Gorman leaves Tahoe Chamber to pursue new business
Submitted by paula on Fri, 07/01/2016 - 7:02pm
She's been a Regional Director with the Muscular Dystrophy Association, PR and Marketing with Kautz Irontstone Vineyards and Banquet and Conference Manager at Copper Mountain Resort. She earned a Doctor of Law degree, and, for what most in South Lake Tahoe know her as, she's been the Executive Director of the Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce. As of today, she's left the Chamber and is now preparing for a new career in coaching, leadership and training.
Tahoe Mountain Lab provides unique work situation
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/17/2016 - 8:03pm
While the official grand opening isn't until May 26, the doors have opened and office spaces are filling up at the new Tahoe Mountain Lab in South Lake Tahoe. What was once the Tahoe Daily Tribune offices on Lake Tahoe Blvd. is now home to 24 private offices, shared work spaces, tables and desks as well as the local paper's new office.
"The Loft" opens in South Lake Tahoe's Heavenly Village
Submitted by paula on Sat, 12/19/2015 - 11:58pm
The Loft opened on December 16 in South Lake Tahoe, offering the area's first indoor year-round live theater which also includes a lounge and Italian dining room.
Designed by PR Entertainment, the $1 million complex features 107-seats, a separate dining area serving authentic Italian cuisine, bar and upscale lounge, all on the top floor of Heavenly Village above the movie theater.
Magic and illusion fans will appreciate "Magic Fusion," The Loft's show staring Tony Clark, winner of the coveted Magician of the Year award and numerous television appearances.
The Loft at Heavenly Village opening soon with magic, food and drinks
Submitted by paula on Sat, 11/14/2015 - 7:32pm
The Loft at Heavenly Village has been in the works for months, and now it's just a few weeks from opening day on December 15.
The new indoor, year-round live theater is in a newly created space above the current Heavenly Village Cinemas created by PR Entertainment. It will include a bar and lounge, 107 seat theater and Italian restaurant featuring Chef Lisa Devenchezi-Miller, who also owns of Capisce? in South Lake Tahoe.
Base Camp III moves to Hard Rock Lake Tahoe July 25
Submitted by paula on Mon, 07/13/2015 - 10:48pm
Event Date:
July 25, 2015 - 11:00am
Zeds Dead and Kill the Noise will be headlining Bass Camp Festival III at the Hard Rock Casino Lake Tahoe on July 25.
As part of the resort's BaseJam Summer 2015 Outdoor Concert Series these two bands join over 30 other artists in a day long festival on Saturday July 25. The day of entertainment gets underway at 11 a.m.
Bluegrass Festival comes to Hard Rock Lake Tahoe on July 11
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 7:02pm
Event Date:
July 11, 2015 (All day)
Pioneers in the progressive bluegrass scene, Greensky Bluegrass headlines the inaugural Lake Tahoe Bluegrass Festival on Saturday, July 11 as part of the BaseJam Summer 2015 Outdoor Concert Series at the new Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe outdoor arena.
3rd Annual Lake Tahoe Reggae Festival
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/07/2015 - 10:29pm
Event Date:
June 27, 2015 - 12:00pm The 3rd Annual Lake Tahoe Reggae Festival will be held at the Hard Rock Hotel Outdoor Arena on Saturday, June 27. The concert is open to all ages and will feature Iration, Matisyahu, Don Carlos, The Green, The Expendables, Fortunate Youth, Vokab Kompany, Squarefield Massiv and more.
Advanced general admission tickets for the reggae festival are $45, VIP tickets are $90; and kids 12 and under are only $10, and kids under 6 are FREE. All tickets can be purchased on line.
Location
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
50 US-50, Stateline, NV, 89449
Hard Rock Outdoor Arena
United States
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Hard Rock Lake Tahoe announces BaseJam Summer Concert Series
Submitted by paula on Tue, 03/31/2015 - 9:35pm
Summer in South Lake Tahoe means being outdoors and enjoying life, and the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino announced today one more thing to enjoy: more outdoor concerts.
A temporary 7,500 seat outdoor area is being created on the back parking lot of Hard Rocky Hotel & Casino in Lake Tahoe in order to host the “BaseJam Summer 2015 Outdoor Concert Series.”
A summer full of concerts at the new casino on the South Shore will start with the 3rd Annual Lake Tahoe Reggae Festival on June 27. Also booked is the Lake Tahoe Bluegrass Festival which is slated for July 11.
Hard Rock Lake Tahoe to add outdoor concerts this summer
Submitted by paula on Tue, 03/03/2015 - 9:02pm
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in South Lake Tahoe announced today they will be hosting six to eight outdoor concerts this summer.
The rear parking lot at the Stateline property will be converted into an outdoor amphitheater that will seat up to 7,500 people.
In a venture with PR Entertainment, Inc. (owned by former Caesars Entertainment Director Paul Reder), Hard Rock is looking to attract top-name national artists to the Lake Tahoe area. They plan on starting the concerts in June and concluding on Labor Day weekend.
TRPA wins Silver Spike Award for their "Tahoe in Depth" newspaper
Submitted by paula on Fri, 11/21/2014 - 9:52pm
Tahoe In Depth, the environmental newspaper that the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency created two years ago to help improve awareness and understanding of lake issues, was recognized with a Silver Spike award at the Sierra Nevada Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America annual awards ceremony on Thursday.
Silver Spike awards recognize the northern Sierra region’s best public relations and communications campaigns, according to Anne McMillin, President of the Sierra Nevada Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.
Leadership Lake Tahoe: Elevate Your View, Video II by Jack Durst
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/15/2014 - 4:58pmJenn Boyd of Weidinger PR hosts this wide-ranging panel discussion from the Elevate Your View: Leadership Lake Tahoe 2014 summit. The panel features Dana Williams, former mayor of Park City, UT; plus Carl Ribaudo of Strategic Marketing Group and Carol Chaplin of the Lake Tahoe Visitor's Authority's Tahoe South campaign.
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Jenn Boyd Introduction (0:35)
Dana Williams on transforming Park City (6:06)
Carol Chaplin on what Tahoe South is doing to promote itself (10:00)
Weidinger PR of Lake Tahoe Wins Four Silver Spike Awards
Submitted by paula on Thu, 11/21/2013 - 10:24pm
Lake Tahoe-based Weidinger Public Relations was presented with four awards by the Public Relations Society of American, Sierra Nevada Chapter for various campaigns at the organization’s 27th annual Silver Spike Awards.
Local health assessment finds health gaps
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 6:00amAnalysis of the Community Health Needs Assessment indicated that substance abuse, limited health care access and mental health are the top three medical issues in the South Shore, according to a pr...
Local health assessment finds health gaps
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 6:00amAnalysis of the Community Health Needs Assessment indicated that substance abuse, limited health care access and mental health are the top three medical issues in the South Shore, according to a pr...
Tahoe Chamber celebrates 2012 Blue Ribbon winners at awards ceremony
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/16/2012 - 11:28am
UPDATED: The 5th annual Tahoe Chamber Blue Ribbons Awards were held Thursday night, recognizing businesses, individual and organizations for their outstanding service and contribution to the South Shore Lake Tahoe community. The awards presentation recognized all businesses nominated and announce the winners of the eight separate categories.
The winners, finalists and honorable mentions are listed in the attachment below the story:
Letter to the editor: It's time to take a stand for public schools
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/31/2012 - 6:00amAs Election Day nears, the voters of California have the opportunity to ensure that the education of the students of our state gets put back on track. With the passage of Proposition 30, we will pr...
Chamber Announces the 2012 Blue Ribbon Award Nominees
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 10/19/2012 - 2:32pmThe Blue Ribbon Award nominations have been tallied, with more than 150 nominations received. Thank you to the businesses and individuals who took the time to nominate those making significant contributions to the South Shore community. The 5th Annual Blue Ribbon Awards Dinner & Ceremony will be held on November 15 at Embassy Suites; all nominees will be recognized and the winners will be announced during the ceremony.
Inaugural Lake Tahoe Lifestyle Festival, more than just a jubilee
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/20/2012 - 11:58pm
A new name and new partnership fashioned after health, recreation and fun; South Lake Tahoe’s inaugural Lake Tahoe Lifestyle Festival drew nearly 2,000 attendees on Saturday, September 8 to Bijou Community Park. This new festival was crafted by Barton Health and the City of South Lake Tahoe to bring children, families and individuals together for health education and non-stop excitement.
Switchback PR + Marketing hires new account executive
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 6:00amSwitchback PR + Marketing recently hired public relations and marketing professional Wrenn Johns as an account executive.Johns' responsibilities will include assisting with account work and client ...
Robin Williams to perform live at MontBleu Resort Lake Tahoe during American Century Championship weekend
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 7:03pm
Academy Award-winning actor, comedian and multiple Grammy Award-winning performer Robin Williams will appear at Lake Tahoe South Shore's MontBleu Resort, Casino & Spa for two nights of performances July 20-21, dovetailing with the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe.
Williams will be appearing along with David Steinberg. Tickets will go on sale, soon, at all Ticketmaster Outlets, on-line at www.ticketmaster.com or at MontBleu.
Obama voices his support for gay marriage
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/09/2012 - 3:09pmWASHINGTON (AP) - Equivocal no longer, President Barack Obama declared his support for gay marriage on Wednesday in a historic announcement that instantly gave the polarizing social issue a more pr...
Saunders: Obama's Julia a woman in need of protector
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/08/2012 - 6:00am"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country," President John F. Kennedy famously said in his inaugural address.In his bid for re-election, the hope-and-change pr...
Gas prices already closing in on last year's high
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 11:12amNEW YORK (AP) - The price of gasoline is less than a dime away from last year's high.Gas reached a nationwide average of $3.90 per gallon on Monday. It has risen 17 cents so far this month. Pump pr...
SAUNDERS: Santorum, the exorcist candidate
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 6:00amRick Santorum has become the alternative to Mitt Romney because the former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania comes across as, to use his words, "the conviction conservative" in the GOP presidential pr...
GUEST COLUMN: Mayor gives state of the city, and it's pretty good
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 6:00amIt's a new year, a challenging year, a year that is critical for our lake and our community. So what's the city of South Lake Tahoe doing about it?Well, quite a bit, actually. Each month we will pr...
GUEST COLUMN: Mayor gives state of the city, and it's pretty good
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 6:00amIt's a new year, a challenging year, a year that is critical for our lake and our community. So what's the city of South Lake Tahoe doing about it?Well, quite a bit, actually. Each month we will pr...
GOP precinct meetings planned in Douglas County
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/28/2012 - 6:00amDouglas County Republicans will hold both a caucus and a precinct meeting on Feb. 4. At each precinct caucus, Republicans will meet to discuss and debate the experience and qualifications of the pr...
Douglas school board approves redistricting
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 9:20amZEPHYR COVE, Nev. - At their Tuesday meeting, the Douglas County School Board voted unanimously to rearrange the districts from which board members are elected.With the new arrangement of voting pr...
Law enforcement allocating more resources to Incline
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 5:52amPosted by admin in Grab Bag on January 10th, 2012 | no responses. The Washoe County Sheriff's Office and the Nevada Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol will be increasing law enforcement pr...
Art Matters: It has to go with my couch, right?
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 2:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - How many times have I heard that question directly or subliminally during my gallery and private sales experience and wanted desperately to ask, "Is that like a dating pr...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Runnels and Rise for utility district board
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/02/2011 - 11:37amI was on the South Tahoe Public Utility District Board of Directors for two years in 2007. The only candidates I met while on the board were Dale Rise and John Runnels. These two candidates have pr...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Eliminate vacation rental regulations and save the city money
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 10:34amIs the forrest hidden by the trees? The answer to the problem seems obvious! Don't raise the rental fee, but do eliminate the fees and the unnecessary city staff. What is there to understand?One pr...
League to Save Lake Tahoe leadership change leads to many unanswered questions
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 3:09pm
By Heather Gould
The press release announcing the resignation of Rochelle Nason as executive director of the League to Save Lake Tahoe consisted of the usual PR fluff — statements from the president of the board praising her efforts over the years and statements from Nason herself casting the matter as a purely personal decision.
