1/08 tahoe mt. news:
After more than 35 years dealing with the daily grind of the real estate business, Dave Kurtzman is shifting gears.
This month Aspen Realty and Re/Max will finalize a merger of the two real estate firms. The new name will be Re/Max Realty Today.
“It is a merger between one of Tahoe's oldest independent companies and one of the largest real estate networks in the world,” Kurtzman wrote the Tahoe Mountain News. “It has been a great 35-year experience and I look forward to the opportunities created by the merger.”
He will stay on as one of the owners of the merged firm. However, Kurtzman will not be part of the daily management team.
Kurtzman and two others opened Aspen Realty on Nov. 1, 1973. He took over sole ownership in 1994.
The merged entity will operate out of the current Aspen offices at 2568 Lake Tahoe Blvd.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
LTCC beefs up learning center
1/08 tahoe mt. news
Each quarter hundreds of students seek a little extra academic help at Lake Tahoe Community College. This quarter it won’t mean a trek into the cold.
What used to be the library above the commons area in the main building is now the Tutoring and Learning Center or TLC. It houses all of the college’s learning support components – tutoring, assessment testing, a quiet room to take tests.
Two classrooms are part of the mix, as well as centers devoted to math and writing tutoring.
“It really provides a cohesive location and environment for support services,” said Lori Gaskin, vice president of academic affairs and students services. “We gutted the whole upstairs.”
Tutoring was in portables near the parking lot leading to the demonstration garden. Portables are now classrooms.
Each quarter hundreds of students seek a little extra academic help at Lake Tahoe Community College. This quarter it won’t mean a trek into the cold.
What used to be the library above the commons area in the main building is now the Tutoring and Learning Center or TLC. It houses all of the college’s learning support components – tutoring, assessment testing, a quiet room to take tests.
Two classrooms are part of the mix, as well as centers devoted to math and writing tutoring.
“It really provides a cohesive location and environment for support services,” said Lori Gaskin, vice president of academic affairs and students services. “We gutted the whole upstairs.”
Tutoring was in portables near the parking lot leading to the demonstration garden. Portables are now classrooms.
Tahoe-ites indicted on fed charges
1/08 tahoe mt. news
A federal grand jury indicted two South Lake residents on drug charges Jan. 3.
Tamara Allen, 43, and Christopher Liller, 34, face charges of conspiracy to manufacture and manufacture of marijuana. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary Grad in press release said the two were growing at least 100 pot plants inside their home.
If found guilty, each could be behind bars for five years and fined $1 million.
Most recently Allen was a teacher at Bijou Community School. Liller’s occupation is unknown.
The Drug Enforcement Administration and South Lake Tahoe El Dorado Narcotic Enforcement Task Force conducted the investigation and made the arrests last month.
A federal grand jury indicted two South Lake residents on drug charges Jan. 3.
Tamara Allen, 43, and Christopher Liller, 34, face charges of conspiracy to manufacture and manufacture of marijuana. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary Grad in press release said the two were growing at least 100 pot plants inside their home.
If found guilty, each could be behind bars for five years and fined $1 million.
Most recently Allen was a teacher at Bijou Community School. Liller’s occupation is unknown.
The Drug Enforcement Administration and South Lake Tahoe El Dorado Narcotic Enforcement Task Force conducted the investigation and made the arrests last month.
Child porn admission
1/08 tahoe mt. news
David Kearby Clements, 50, of South Lake Tahoe pleaded guilty Jan. 8 to four counts of receiving child pornography over the Internet and one count of possession of child pornography.
In a press release Assistant United States Attorney Michelle Rodriguez, who is prosecuting this case, said Clements possessed more than 65 images of child sexual abuse. Clements forfeited all of the computer equipment he used to receive and possess sexually explicit images of minor females.
Clements faces a minimum sentence of five years in prison and a maximum of 20 years for each receipt of child pornography offense and 10 years imprisonment for possession of child pornography. He is scheduled to be sentenced March 17.
David Kearby Clements, 50, of South Lake Tahoe pleaded guilty Jan. 8 to four counts of receiving child pornography over the Internet and one count of possession of child pornography.
In a press release Assistant United States Attorney Michelle Rodriguez, who is prosecuting this case, said Clements possessed more than 65 images of child sexual abuse. Clements forfeited all of the computer equipment he used to receive and possess sexually explicit images of minor females.
Clements faces a minimum sentence of five years in prison and a maximum of 20 years for each receipt of child pornography offense and 10 years imprisonment for possession of child pornography. He is scheduled to be sentenced March 17.
Bus service links Tahoe-Carson Valley
1/8 tahoe mt. news:
BlueGo (that’s the local bus company with the funky name) Kingsbury Express will run between Carson Valley and the Stateline Transit Center seven days a week from 6-9 a.m. and from 3:30-7:30 p.m. beginning Jan. 15.
The service is partly funded by a $1 million donation from former Google executive Ray Sidney and a federal clean fuels grant.
The bus will connect Lampe Park and Gardnerville transit stops to major employers at Stateline. It is operated by Aztec Transportation Services of Carson City.
A round trip on the shuttle will cost $5. Free transfers are available to other BlueGo routes. Ten-ride passes are available for $22, monthly passes for $90, and three-month passes for $260. Kingsbury Express passes are available at the Douglas County Parks and Recreation Department offices in Gardnerville and at Lakeside Inn in Stateline.
Schedule and other information about the service is available at www.bluego.org or (775) 883-2100.
BlueGo (that’s the local bus company with the funky name) Kingsbury Express will run between Carson Valley and the Stateline Transit Center seven days a week from 6-9 a.m. and from 3:30-7:30 p.m. beginning Jan. 15.
The service is partly funded by a $1 million donation from former Google executive Ray Sidney and a federal clean fuels grant.
The bus will connect Lampe Park and Gardnerville transit stops to major employers at Stateline. It is operated by Aztec Transportation Services of Carson City.
A round trip on the shuttle will cost $5. Free transfers are available to other BlueGo routes. Ten-ride passes are available for $22, monthly passes for $90, and three-month passes for $260. Kingsbury Express passes are available at the Douglas County Parks and Recreation Department offices in Gardnerville and at Lakeside Inn in Stateline.
Schedule and other information about the service is available at www.bluego.org or (775) 883-2100.
New Year's Eve bomb scare
unedited 1/08 Tahoe Mt.News:
By Kathryn Reed
A device similar to a liquid bullet blew away the packaging on a suspected bomb to reveal it was a hoax. That was hours after the man who left it at the Wells Fargo inside the Stateline Raley’s got away with more than $2,000.
Some would say committing armed robbery isn’t the smartest activity on New Year’s Eve because the Stateline area is swarming with law enforcement. The suspect eluded authorities that night, but was arrested four days later at the Midway Inn in South Lake Tahoe where he was living.
Scott Alan Pearson, 48, faces charges of robbery, burglary and using a destructive device to terrorize. As of press time, he had not posted the $250,000 bail to get out of El Dorado County Jail.
Wells Fargo is in the front left corner of Raley’s – a decent distance from the automatic doors -- farther than most tellers are from the front door of a free standing bank. The robber had to scamper past aisles of Lake Tahoe souvenirs on his way out.
Presumably an unintended consequence was more than just the bank got robbed. On what is one of the most profitable retail days of the year, it was the third blow of 2007 to the stores at Village Center. First was the dismal 2006-07 ski season, then the Angora Fire. The robbery, which practically emptied the center, was the clincher.
“This was the busiest day of the year,” said Barbara Parina, who owns Side Street Boutique. “All our customers left.”
It cut that day’s proceeds in half – a six figure loss she didn’t want published.
She stood in the doorway looking disheartened with only two customers in the store. Employees stood by hoping the night might be salvaged. The place had been packed until the sirens and swirling lights from multiple agencies swarmed the area.
Officers stopped people from entering the parking lot shortly after the 3:10 p.m. incident was reported Dec. 31.
“I’m pissed more than scared,” Parina said.
Mark Gant, who owns three stores in the center, didn’t want to talk to the media. Instead, he opened his doors to the city cops and FBI to interview witnesses.
Bank and grocery store workers milling about outside as day became night and temperatures dropped dramatically said they were told not to talk to the press.
Even though Raley’s was evacuated until employees were let back in at 5:45 p.m., the rest of the center remained open. People didn’t mind dining at Blue Dog Pizza, which shares a wall with the grocery store.
The robber left behind a box that necessitated Douglas County Sheriff’s Department’s bomb squad to intervene.
“It had all the appearance of an actual device,” Douglas Sgt. Jim Halsey said. “When they tried to do an X-ray they could not determine if it was a valid device.”
A high pressure water cannon shot liquid at what looked like a standard shipping box. All this was done at Raley’s while people waited outside.
“It’s pretty safe to use because in most cases it won’t cause an explosion,” Halsey said. “Once they blew it apart they could see there was no explosive inside.”
By Kathryn Reed
A device similar to a liquid bullet blew away the packaging on a suspected bomb to reveal it was a hoax. That was hours after the man who left it at the Wells Fargo inside the Stateline Raley’s got away with more than $2,000.
Some would say committing armed robbery isn’t the smartest activity on New Year’s Eve because the Stateline area is swarming with law enforcement. The suspect eluded authorities that night, but was arrested four days later at the Midway Inn in South Lake Tahoe where he was living.
Scott Alan Pearson, 48, faces charges of robbery, burglary and using a destructive device to terrorize. As of press time, he had not posted the $250,000 bail to get out of El Dorado County Jail.
Wells Fargo is in the front left corner of Raley’s – a decent distance from the automatic doors -- farther than most tellers are from the front door of a free standing bank. The robber had to scamper past aisles of Lake Tahoe souvenirs on his way out.
Presumably an unintended consequence was more than just the bank got robbed. On what is one of the most profitable retail days of the year, it was the third blow of 2007 to the stores at Village Center. First was the dismal 2006-07 ski season, then the Angora Fire. The robbery, which practically emptied the center, was the clincher.
“This was the busiest day of the year,” said Barbara Parina, who owns Side Street Boutique. “All our customers left.”
It cut that day’s proceeds in half – a six figure loss she didn’t want published.
She stood in the doorway looking disheartened with only two customers in the store. Employees stood by hoping the night might be salvaged. The place had been packed until the sirens and swirling lights from multiple agencies swarmed the area.
Officers stopped people from entering the parking lot shortly after the 3:10 p.m. incident was reported Dec. 31.
“I’m pissed more than scared,” Parina said.
Mark Gant, who owns three stores in the center, didn’t want to talk to the media. Instead, he opened his doors to the city cops and FBI to interview witnesses.
Bank and grocery store workers milling about outside as day became night and temperatures dropped dramatically said they were told not to talk to the press.
Even though Raley’s was evacuated until employees were let back in at 5:45 p.m., the rest of the center remained open. People didn’t mind dining at Blue Dog Pizza, which shares a wall with the grocery store.
The robber left behind a box that necessitated Douglas County Sheriff’s Department’s bomb squad to intervene.
“It had all the appearance of an actual device,” Douglas Sgt. Jim Halsey said. “When they tried to do an X-ray they could not determine if it was a valid device.”
A high pressure water cannon shot liquid at what looked like a standard shipping box. All this was done at Raley’s while people waited outside.
“It’s pretty safe to use because in most cases it won’t cause an explosion,” Halsey said. “Once they blew it apart they could see there was no explosive inside.”
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