Barton Foundation’s 21st annual Tiki Tee Off Golf Tournament and Luau is May 22. All proceeds support the Community Health Endowment. It is at Lake Tahoe Golf Course in Meyers. Check-in and buffet brunch will start at noon. The shot gun scramble will tee off at 1:30pm. Golfers play the scramble game in teams. Registration includes […]
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Survivors and rescue workers from the 1978 tram car accident at Squaw Valley are going to relive that experience on April 12. They are going to share their experiences of the accident that generated one of the most heroic rescues in ski industry history. The 5-7pm talk will be at the PlumpJack Conference Center at Squaw. The […]
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The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency in coordination with the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension and Nevada Tahoe Conservation District are offering workshops for Lake Tahoe contractors, best management practices installers, and do-it-yourselfers to learn how to design and install BMPs for homes and small businesses. Workshop topics will include how to use TRPA’s online resources, […]
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Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District and the U.S. Forest Service may continue prescribed fire operations beginning April 6, weather permitting. Operations may take place in Blackwood Canyon between Tahoe City and Tahoma, on the south side of Meeks Bay, on Gardner Mountain near South Tahoe High School and off Gardner Street, in the Tahoe Keys, […]
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By Richard Chang, Sacramento Bee Despite drought conditions that have elevated wildfire risks this year, Placer County officials are considering whether to shutter one rural fire station and eliminate several positions to save money as it faces higher state firefighting costs. Placer County contracts with the CalFire to staff its engines and stations in a vast […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County has an image problem. And it keeps throwing money at people to try to improve it. The county spokesperson used to be someone in the chief administrative office. That went by the wayside even before Mike Applegarth went out on leave – and eventually took a job in Utah. […]
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George Runner, state Board of Equalization vice chair and former state senator, along with state Board of Equalization staff will put on a seminar in May for small businesses in South Lake Tahoe. The May 21 event is from 9am-2: 30pm at Lake Tahoe Airport. Check in is at 8:30am. The talk is free. The […]
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By Marcella Corona, Reno Gazette-Journal It’s been 10 years since 28-year-old preschool teacher Kyla Annan was found strangled to death at her home in Reno. “It’s a pretty hard time,” Kyla’s father, Steven Annan, said Friday afternoon. “In 10 years you can bury a lot.” Annan and his wife, Cheryl, of South Lake Tahoe, sat […]
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By Brian Uhler Last month, the city manager and City Council hosted a strategic planning session with all city departments to ensure we are coordinated and pulling together to address key community issues. Community wellness is one such focus area. On a daily basis, South Lake Tahoe police officers respond to calls for service involving […]
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Top experts will converge at Lake Tahoe in September for the annual meeting of the Western Regional Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is hosting the Sept. 2-4 annual meeting. There will be lectures and discussions to foster coordination of aquatic invasive species management among Western states. This event is open to […]
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