The Tahoe Resource Conservation District is taking the proven approach of killing Eurasian watermilfoil in Emerald Bay to a pilot project on the Truckee River to control the aquatic invasive plant. The week has been in Lake Tahoe since the late 1980s and likely entered the Truckee River following the overflow of the dam in 1997. In […]
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By Conor Shine, Las Vegas Sun After nearly a year of waiting, Uber and Lyft are finally coming to Nevada. The ride-hailing giants have both filed permit applications with the Nevada Transportation Authority and, if everything goes according to plan, they should be able to begin operating on Las Vegas streets by Sept. 14. Uber […]
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By Daniel Rothberg, Las Vegas Sun It’s been more than a year since the Federal Aviation Administration designated the state of Nevada as a drone test site. Since then, the state has largely been quiet about what the sites are being used for. One reason for the relative quiet: confidentiality agreements. Much of the research […]
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Resort at Squaw Creek is the site of Squaw Valley Institute’s annual Celebrity Golf Tournament. This annual fundraiser will begin at 10am Sept. 28 with a shotgun start. Golf with local celebrities such as Nate Holland, Jonny Moseley, Tamara McKinney, JT Holmes and more. Celebrities will be joining each foursome. It will be a scramble style […]
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· Truckee is asking people to take this survey about Donner Pass Road improvements. · The High Fives nonprofit foundation’s 7th annual Bocce Tournament at Truckee River Winery is Sept. 13 starting at 10am. To register, call 530.587.4453. Cost is $125 per two-person team. · Patagonia has opened a store in the Village at Squaw […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College is adding a late summer course designed to improve soccer athletes’ physical conditioning to compete successfully at the intercollegiate level. Emphasis in this class will be placed on the development of physical fitness levels in strength, endurance, speed, power, agility, and reaction time. Fundamental soccer techniques and game-related strategies will also be […]
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A “Then and Now” in 2013 looked at how the Tahoe Valley Y”intersection evolved. Just recently, I came upon a detailed aerial photo, perhaps 1949, which includes labels on early landmarks around the Y. None of which exists today. Nevada Lumber and the schoolhouse were gone before 1960. They were near today’s sites of Tahoe […]
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By Kathryn Reed The dictionary definition of a forest is “a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth.” It’s hard to know what to call a former forest that is covered with undergrowth and what looks like poles. This is Tahoe Mountain eight years after the Angora Fire. The trees – such as they […]
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By Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs In 1952, Americans suffered the worst polio epidemic in our nation’s history. As in prior outbreaks, the disease spread during the summer, mainly attacking children who had been exposed to contaminated water at public pools or contaminated objects in other communal places. The poliovirus entered the body through the mouth and […]
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The Walker Fire burning in Mono County has forced the closure of Tioga Pass. The fire is near June Lake, burning north toward Tioga Pass and Yosemite National Park. Campgrounds in the Lee Vining canyon area have been evacuated, as well as about 20 structures near Walker Lake. Walker is west of June Lake, on the north end of […]
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