McClatchy publishes the Sacramento Bee and roughly a dozen other papers, about the same number as the Swift Newspapers, Inc. of Reno. Swift owns our Sun and World as well as the Bonanza and South Lake Tahoe's Tribune. Swift also owns other papers in Nevada, Colorado, and Oregon.

For the second year in a row the winner was Patrick Weaver of Bend, Oregon who crossed the line in 1 hour and 19 minutes. With the new, cold snow on the ground, the winning time was 12 minutes slower than last year.

Beth Reid won the woman's division in 1 hour, 29 minutes...15 minutes slower than last year's winner.

The two papers are owned by Swift Newspapers, Inc. of Reno, which also owns North Lake Tahoe Bonanza (Incline Village), the Tahoe Daily Tribune (South Lake Tahoe), and over twenty other newspapers in the West. The World was started in 1963 by the Stollery brothers; the Sun began in 1868-9 as the Truckee Tribune, later the Truckee Republican.

#16 March Miracle
"I remember a pre-Snowfest volunteer party at Granlibakken. We had had three or four years of drought and that particular winter wasn't much better. It started snowing before dinner and ended up not stopping for a month. That night was the start of what is now called 'The March Miracle.' That night we partied, carried on, and acted as if it was Snow Festival that had brought on the snow. We didn't care how much it dumped, that's what mountain life was all about." Joy Doyle, former Snowfest event coordinator.

#9 Snowfest Spirit
"It's not any one individual event, but the whole Snowfest spirit. I get a feeling of happiness and good cheer that I really appreciate." Steve Risko, a.k.a. 'Snow Slippery.'

#10 Mr. North Lake Contest

Anna Klovstad is the Project Manager. The floor plan of the new schools will have classic lines with a long, wide corridor heading east-west and classrooms off both sides of the hallway. In the middle of the building, between the Middle and High Schools, there will be another hallway leading north-south. It will lead to the central core of the old schools, including the library, auditorium, eating areas, and both gyms. The portions of the old schools that are to be kept will be upgraded and modernized to match the new schools.

#7 Family Affair
"The first carnival was in a tent in the Safeway parking lot next to the State Park. It was pretty experimental but the tent didn't fall down! The North Shore has always lacked attention, so Snowfest was an attempt to get something started. It was very much a family affair...and still is." Fritzi Briner

#8 Fireworks

Merchant's parents not only instilled in her an appreciation for public transportation, but also a passion for public service. Merchant's mother was an activist, marching with the Reverend Jesse Jackson on the streets of Chicago in the 1960s and organizing a Santana concert with Bill Graham in San Francisco to send the local youth symphony to Austria.

Far West, a nonprofit organization, is dedicated to training kids and adults to be better Nordic skiers. It provides coaches and trains those coaches for elementary, middle school, and high school cross-country ski programs. Far West also trains Senior-division skiers (20-29) and Masters (over 30) and sponsors several different race series, including the Sierra Ski Chase and the Fischer Cup Series.