The Tahoe Transportation District board of directors approved an eight-year vision to complete a transportation system connecting communities around the lake as well as with Truckee. Goals include completing the Fanny Bridge project in Tahoe City, the loop road on the South Shore and a ferry that would take people between the south and north […]
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By Steven K. Paulson, AP DENVER — They have popular names like Dome Rock, Yosemite, Rocky Mountain National Park and Joshua Tree, and they all have one problem in common that seasoned rock climbers call a “ticking time-bomb” — aging climbing anchors. The anchors, drilled and pounded into the sides of mountains, are rusting and […]
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By Don Thompson, AP The California state Senate is giving all its employees pay raises just one year after laying off several dozen employees due to financial problems, according to a memo obtained by the Associated Press. The raises for about 1,000 employees are possible because of last year’s “prudent and necessary cuts,” according to […]
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Placer County this month released the application and a description of the gondola that would link Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows. While the cars, with a capacity to hold eight people, would not travel into Granite Chief Wilderness, they will come awfully close. That is one of the controversial aspects of the project. Combining the […]
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The Douglas County Public Library continues its First Saturday of the Month Family Movies on Jan. 2. “The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh” will be shown from 2-3:15pm in the library meeting room. The movie and popcorn are free. First Saturday Afternoon Movies is sponsored by the Friends of the Douglas County Public Library. […]
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By JoAnn Kittrell Early Nevada miners historically used charcoal as a fuel source to smelt less valuable ore to extract silver and gold. Located near mining districts throughout the state, charcoal ovens were utilized to optimize the charcoal conversion process. With the Ward charcoal ovens just south of Ely, 35 cords of wood were loaded […]
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By Neal Morton, Las Vegas Review-Journal The state’s top education and political leaders soon will start exploring ways to expand Nevada’s new education savings accounts, which many already consider to be the most aggressive school choice program in the country. At a hearing Monday, the state treasurer’s office adopted regulations that extend early eligibility for the […]
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By Kathryn Reed It was a bold move earlier this month when I chose to serve a spinach salad to my friend who is famous for her spinach salad. It paid off. We all had seconds. The dressing below will work on all kinds of green salads. I tossed Craisins and chopped walnuts in with the […]
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During the Christmas Eve storm in the Sierra a California Highway Patrol vehicle was totaled. The officer was not injured, just “shaken up”, according to the department. The patrol truck was on eastbound Interstate 80 in Truckee when it was hit. There were whiteout conditions at the time. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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By Kathryn Reed Sledding – it’s one of those winter activities that transcends generations, has little to do with athletic ability (though hiking uphill can be a workout), and brings out the inner child in those who let themselves careen down a slick surface with no brakes or any steering mechanism. Laughter fills the woods […]
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