North Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Douglas fire protection districts, the Nevada Division of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service will continue widespread prescribed fire operations around the Lake Tahoe Basin over the next several weeks as conditions allow. Operations may take place in Ward Canyon near Sunnyside, off Fairway Drive near Tahoe City, Carnelian Woods […]
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Free flu shots will be available for children ages 3 to 18 on Nov. 19 from 3-5pm at Barton Pediatrics. No appointment necessary and new patients welcome. During this time people will have an opportunity to meet and visit with pediatricians Jennifer Ehmann, Kawika Lu, and Tracy Protell. The office is located at 2201 South Ave., South […]
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By Chris Kirkham, Los Angeles Times From a quick glance at the headline numbers, California’s economy looks to be in its strongest shape in years. Over the last four years, California has added jobs at a rate faster than all but six other states, and faster than the U.S. overall. The state unemployment rate is […]
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The California Highway Patrol is proposing to relocate the existing Truckee office at 10077 Highway 89 to a 5.3-acre site bounded by Pioneer Trail, Donner Pass Road and an on-ramp to Interstate 80. The existing office is located on approximately 1.7 acres of land. It does not meeting state seismic requirements. The new and upgraded facilities would provide […]
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The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a winter weather advisory for the Lake Tahoe Basin from 4am-10pm Sunday. A cold front is expected to dump 6 to 12 inches of snow above 7,000 feet, with up to 14 inches along the Sierra Crest. Three to 8 inches is expected at lake level. […]
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· Snow is unstable in many parts of the Sierra, with a skier getting caught in an avalanche at Elephant’s Back. Check out this from the Sierra Avalanche Center. · WinterWondergrass will be at Squaw Valley April 1-3. Details are online. · Veterans in California may ask for the word “veteran” to be on a […]
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By Kathryn Reed CAMP RICHARDSON – Despite people continually messing with the ecosystem, fishing remains a vibrant part of Lake Tahoe’s allure. In the 1800s the area was known for the abundance of fish and their size. Native Americans knew this well before the white man came to the basin. The Indians tended to fish […]
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By Larry Weitzman As El Dorado County salaries and benefits continue growing at an alarming rate, our Board of Supervisors just continues to go along for the EDC ride to ruination. Salaries and benefits last fiscal year ending on June 30 even exceeded my estimates by $3 million at $145 million, when just two years’ […]
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By Roberto A. Ferdman, Washington Post All around the world, child obesity rates are rising. In the Americas, 31 percent of children are now overweight or obese. In Europe, that number is closer to 40 percent. Even in regions where obesity is less of an epidemic, it’s becoming increasingly problematic. And the trend, no doubt, has a lot to […]
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El Dorado County board of education is having a special meeting Nov. 16 at 9am. The closed session item is anticipated litigation. The open session agenda item, which will follow, is county superintendent status. Superintendent Jeremy Meyers has been arrested twice on driving under the influence charges in a five-month period. The board meets at 6767 […]
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