OMG is part serious running, part casual walking and part crazy costume party. The inaugural OMG (Old Meyers Grade) Fun Run will be May 22 from 10am-noon. Register online for on of three categories – youth, costume-walking or competitive. Cost is $25 for adults and $10 for children under 12. Those who register before the […]
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An El Dorado County man amy be spending a year in prison for failing to serve a 60-day sentence. A jury on April 26 found Cesar Caballero, 46, of Diamond Springs guilty. According to court documents, on Aug. 30, 2011, Caballero was convicted of obstruction of mail for submitting change of address forms to the U.S. […]
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By Lake Tahoe News Even though the number of permanent residents is declining in North Lake Tahoe, second home ownership and tourism is increasing. Placer County Deputy Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Merchant gave supervisors an update this week on services, programs, and projects delivered to citizens in the eastern part of the county. Part of […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee CalPERS’ former chief executive, sitting in jail for allegedly committing battery against a former girlfriend, is expected to have his sentencing postponed a week for his role in the pension fund’s bribery scandal. Fred Buenrostro was scheduled to be sentenced May 18 in U.S. District Court in San Francisco after […]
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· Zephyr Cove Tennis Club is giving players more reasons to join the club. Deanne Larsell, a USPTA pro, will be teaching cardio tennis on Tuesdays from 8-9am starting May 3. She will also be teaching coed 3.5-4.0 clinics on Tuesdays from 9:30-11am. For more info, email poplarsell@gmail.com. · Sugar Pine Foundation is having plantings on […]
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A grass-roots effort is under way to bring a dog park to Truckee. Tahoe Vista, Tahoe City and South Lake Tahoe have parks for canines. People like the parks because it’s an opportunity for the animals to socialize, run without going on a long walk or hike, and it’s in a confined space. Resident Nova […]
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By Kathryn Reed A pretty lake and casinos. That combo is no longer enough. That is why Lake Tahoe needs to up its game if it’s going to keep attracting tourists. That was an overriding message delivered this week by those in the industry. Lynn Carpenter, vice president of marketing for Visit California – the […]
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By Joe Mathews I want nothing from California governments—except whatever I need right now. So why, in this Internet age, doesn’t my state offer a one-stop shop where I can renew my driver’s license, register to vote, research state records, pay my taxes, and buy passes to a state park? Mine is not a new […]
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By Joe Mozingo, Los Angeles Times On the vacant, sun-blasted streets southwest of the Strip, Joe Cervantes sees an America on the decline. For Cervantes, life in these sand-blown suburbs has come to look like much that has gone wrong with the rest of the country. The way Cervantes sees it, the government is a […]
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Choices for Children is hosting the 2nd annual Mother’s Day Diaper Drive from April 29-May 16. Diaper donation boxes will be distributed throughout the community, including at the South Lake Tahoe Library, Boys and Girls Club, First Baptist Church, and South Lake Tahoe Recreation Center. Diapers of any size and baby wipes are being collected […]
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