· Active Times lists Lake Tahoe as one of the 10 most incredible places in the world to stand up paddleboard. · TRYP’s next professional development workshop is a kid-friendly presentation about the effects of climate change on Lake Tahoe. It is June 17 from 6-7pm at the Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe […]
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Expect to see lots of young cyclists on the roads until the end of the school year. All Lake Tahoe Unified School District elementary schools are participating in the Tahoe Bike Challenge. Businesses, agencies, kids and individuals are tabulating the number of miles pedaled between June 1-14. Plus, there are a number of events throughout the […]
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By Kathryn Reed When classes start Aug. 31 for the next school year, many familiar faces will no longer be roaming the halls of Lake Tahoe Unified School District. Many longtime employees are retiring. More than 600 years worth of educational experience are walking out the door as the school year comes to an end […]
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To the community, I have often said and written: We are a nation of litigation with a tabloid mentality. The land is filled with tort terrorists and scandal-mongers. The latest big do about Bruce Jenner is beyond reason, particularly when it replaces so much news of substance and consequence. We are living in a cluttered […]
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As part of the Tahoe Bike Challenge there will be a community bike path cleanup on June 13 from 10am-noon. Volunteers may meet at one of four locations throughout South Lake Tahoe to pick up litter. Afterward volunteers will be treated to lunch League to Save Lake Tahoe office (2608 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake […]
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By Michael E. Miller, Washington Post The biggest news story of the year was breaking, but the journalist responsible was fast asleep. It was just after dawn on May 27 when Andrew Jennings’s phone began ringing. Swiss police had just launched a startling raid on a luxury hotel in Zurich, arresting seven top FIFA officials and charging them and […]
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Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe on June 3 awarded $21,500 in scholarships to local students. The awards went to: South Tahoe High School students, $1,000 each: Bailey Anderson, Catherine Baghdikian, Natasha Johnson, Rachael Lamore, Trinity Marino LaTella, Alexandria Marschak and Emma Sower. South Tahoe High School, $500 Vocational Scholarship: Arielle Wiza. STHS Ivone Larson AVID Awards, $1,000 each: Emily Aminian, Jade […]
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By Lance Williams and Katharine Mieszkowski, Reveal A new law that attempts to preserve California’s precious groundwater comes with a catch: The state will hide the names of people draining this vast underground water source, Reveal has learned. The secrecy provision could make it impossible for the public to identify water wasters and learn whether […]
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By Associated Press Ordered to use a fourth less water during this record drought, Californians managed to get about halfway to their goal in April, regulators announced Tuesday. California residents reduced overall water usage by 13.5 percent compared to the same month in the benchmark year of 2013, water officials said. That’s the second-best conservation […]
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The Truckee River flow is not going to stop the 12th annual Truckee Duckee Derbee. This fundraiser for the Humane Society of Truckee Tahoe is June 7 from 1-4pm at the River Ranch Lodge. It is billed as the “most unpredictable two minutes in Tahoe.” The afternoon’s festivities will include live music by the Serina Dawn Duo, […]
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