Work is under way on the second phase of Corral Trail Enhancement Project in partnership with TAMBA and the U.S. Forest Service. This means more berms jumps and rollers. Volunteers are needed to help with the work and donations to help cover some of the costs. Trail days are June 23, June 25 and June 27. Meet […]
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By Associated Press FRESNO — Three California irrigation districts sued the state on Friday, claiming officials overstepped their authority by ordering farmers with some of the strongest water rights to stop pumping from some rivers during the drought. The legal challenges came from three districts that provide water to farmers in the San Joaquin River […]
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Sections of highways 49, 70, 89 and 267 will be used during USA Cycling junior national road races on June 24. Motorists should expect delays throughout the day. There will be seven races for the various age groups starting at 7:30am and concluding at about 8:30pm. On the shortest course, 70 km, riders will start in […]
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By Dale Kasler and Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee A group of water districts sued California regulators Friday over the state’s order prohibiting holders of some of the oldest water rights from pumping water out of rivers and streams. The lawsuit, filed in Stanislaus Superior Court, challenges the State Water Resources Control Board’s decision last week […]
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On June 17, 2015, Robert McClain Bellemore passed away at Carson Tahoe Hospital in the company of his family at the age of 76 and a half. Robert was born on Jan. 5, 1939, in Toledo, Ohio, to Capt. Douglas Hamilton Bellemore and Margaret Stewart Bellemore. While attending high school in Boston and Summit, N.J., […]
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By KOLO-TV Evacuation calls were sent out to more than 28,000 people in the North Lake Tahoe area during an evacuation drill June . Yet, only 8,100 people were actually contacted. According to fire officials, two main lessons were learned from the exercise. First the call only went out in English. Second lesson was the […]
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By Steven Petrow, New York Times Leap Year Day, 1986: I drove up to a ramshackle house in Berkeley to pick out my first dog. It was a month before my two-year cancer anniversary, at which point I would be considered “cured,” and I was ready to make a commitment – to life, longevity and […]
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Wendy and Lena are a bonded mother and daughter, 5- and 3-years-old. Wendy has a beautiful brown and white striped coat with cinnamon bursts. Also a beauty, Lena is brown and white striped. They are both very friendly and love attention. These girls are indoor kitties and are litterbox trained. They were brought to the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Aramark will continue to only have one paddle-wheeler plying the waters of Lake Tahoe for the unforeseeable future. This is because the company’s permit with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency does not allow both boats to operate out of Zephyr Cove. Normally the Tahoe Queen is docked at Ski Run Marina, but […]
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By Frank Bruni, New York Times Remember the AIDS crisis? If you lived in a big American city during its spread, you were witness to constant sorrow and countless examples of gay people treated as second-class citizens. One was almost certainly this: the steadfast, heartbroken man being shut out of his beloved’s final weeks — […]
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