Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Nov. 6, 2015, Yakima Herald-Republic. Tony O’Rourke was city manager of South Lake Tahoe before leaving in 2012 for the Yakima job. Tony O’Rourke wants out of Yakima. The city manager has put in for at least two out-of-state positions. His house is on the market. He even […]
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By CBS-San Francisco Social media lit up Saturday evening as people reported seeing strange lights in the skies over California and Nevada. It began shortly before 6 p.m. Newsrooms in California report being flooded with calls. Some speculated it was a meteor, others thought it was a UFO sighting. Navy officials told the San Diego […]
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In 1952, George’s Gateway Club stood on the corner of Stateline Avenue and Highway 50. In 1955, Bill Harrah purchased it and opened his first Tahoe casino, Harrah’s Club. Harvey Gross’s Wagon Wheel Saloon and Gambling Hall stood next door. Across the street were Sahati’s Stateline Country Club and the Nevada Club. In 1958, Bill […]
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By Kathryn Reed “History is what binds us.” That was just one of the sentiments expressed by South Lake Tahoe Mayor Hal Cole on Saturday night as more than 200 people came together to celebrate the city’s 50th birthday. It was on Nov. 30, 1965, that South Lake Tahoe became an incorporated city. The milestones […]
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By Michael R. Bloomberg President Obama is in danger of squandering one of his most important legacies — better public education policies — and doing real harm to our poorest students and America’s future. Last month, the president and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan called for limiting the amount of time that students spend taking […]
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“Old Long Skiis” is now making first tracks with his dog Clarity in a secret powder bowl high above Meiss Meadow. Robert Porter Rockwell Jr. died Nov. 3, 2015. He was 61. Bob was born in San Jose to Mona and Robert P. Rockwell Sr. on Dec. 29, 1953. The family moved to South Lake […]
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By Mike Tierney, New York Times As broadband Internet service becomes increasingly widespread and free in public places, it has remained, to travelers’ frustration, stuck in the slow lane on airplanes. But with recent developments in technology, sluggish in-flight Internet speed is starting, however fitfully, to change. Still, it might not catch up to passengers’ […]
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Saturday’s blue skies are going to give way to storm clouds on Sunday. The National Weather Service in Reno is calling for a low pressure system to move into the area the morning of Nov. 8. By Sunday night it should be snowing in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Snow is expected in Reno and Carson […]
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No action was taken Saturday by the El Dorado County board of education during a special meeting. The meeting was called to discuss Superintendent Jeremy Meyers who on Nov. 5 was arrested on four misdemeanor charges related to driving under the influence. His blood alcohol level was 0.19, according to the California Highway Patrol. Shortly […]
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The Barton Foundation $14,500 to give away for community projects focused on building capacity through training, informational products, or events that increase mental health awareness, reduce stigma, and connect patients and their families to programs and services. Priority will be given to “one time” investments, such as special projects or events. Grants will not be awarded […]
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