Women’s Amgen Bike Race
The first stage of the women’s Amgen Tour of California on May 8 — 74.5 miles around Lake Tahoe — starting and ending at Heavenly Mountain Resort’s California Lodge.
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Academy of Dance Arts to put on 2 shows
The annual spring concerts of the Academy of Dance Arts will be at MontBleu in Stateline on May 15-16. This year the ballet is entitled Fairies Among Us. It is a ballet based on the four elements earth, water, fire and air. After a brief intermission, the show will continue with the jazz, hip hop, lyrical, contemporary, and tap […]
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Women fight to win Lake Tahoe cycling race
By Kathryn Reed Mother Nature teased Amgen Tour of California race officials Friday morning as temps hovered just above freezing and snow danced in the air. As the 11am start time got closer, the clouds parted to show blue sky and the requisite 45-degree mark had been reached. Eighty-two elite women racers left Heavenly Mountain […]
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Homeowners urged to get rid of junipers
Junk the Junipers is a Nevada Wildfire Awareness Month event designed to get people to rid their yards of this highly flammable plant. The Nevada Division of Forestry is hosting Junk the Junipers on May 16 from 8am-1pm at the division’s office, 885 Eastlake Blvd. in Washoe Valley. A second event will be hosted by […]
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Equestrians to join Tahoe Rim Trail Challenge
Sunshine Tahoe is sponsoring the first equine team for the 2015 Tahoe Rim Trail Challenge. The third annual Tahoe Rim Trail Challenge is open for enrollment. The challenge will take participants on an exploration around the rim on six featured outings highlighting something unique to Lake Tahoe. Depending upon the trail and season, people may hike, bike, ride […]
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Calif. government not planning for retirements
By Jon Ortiz, Sacramento Bee California state government continues to struggle with plans for replenishing its aging workforce, according to a new report released Monday, chiefly because departments talk a good game but largely fail to follow through. Nearly 41 percent of state employees are age 50 or older, State Auditor Elaine Howle noted in […]
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Chris Alper — 1957-2015
Christine Ann Alper passed gently, peacefully and with grace in her sleep in the early morning hours of May 4 following a recurrence of cancer. The disease affected her, but in no way defined her. Her husband, Charles Whitten, was by her side. She was 58 years old. All who knew Chris were touched by […]
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Snippets about Lake Tahoe
· Tahoe Art Project’s annual spaghetti dinner fundraiser is May 14 from 5:30-7:30pm at Bert’s Cafe in South Lake Tahoe. For tickets, call 530.542.3632. · Skyland General Improvement District is having a public hearing about its 2015-16 fiscal year budget on May 21 at 3pm at the Zephyr Cove library. · Tahoe Beach Retreat in South Lake Tahoe […]
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STPUD board to vote on budget, rate hikes
By Kathryn Reed The public was all but missing from Thursday night’s public hearing regarding the 2015-16 South Lake Tahoe Public Utility District meeting. Two people attended the meeting, with one person getting a tutorial in how the district works based on the one-on-staff dialogue he had. The board is expected to approve the budget […]
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EDC leader has history of costing taxpayers
By Kathryn Reed Pamela Knorr is proving to be a financial liability for her employers — aka the taxpayers. First it was Alpine County, now it is El Dorado County. On July 3, 2012, Knorr signed a five-year contract to be CAO of Alpine County at a rate of pay of $11,757 per month. She also received […]
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