Former South Lake Tahoe teacher Ronald Robert Butterbaugh died Feb. 3, 2018. He was 82. The Grants Pass, Ore., resident passed away eight days shy of his 83rd birthday. Ron was a twin born in Covina on Feb. 11, 1935, to Merle and Harriet Butterbaugh. Ron and brother Harry were the first set of twins […]
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By Wayne Parry, AP One of the world’s largest casino companies will check its guests’ hotel rooms every 24 hours, even if they have a “Do Not Disturb” sign hanging on the doorknob. Caesars Entertainment told the Associated Press it also is considering giving panic buttons to its employees to enable them to quickly summon […]
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With snowpack in the Lake Tahoe Basin at low levels and in anticipation of a busy holiday weekend, the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is warning snowmobilers they will be fined if they operate their sleds in areas with inadequate snow. “Snowmobile operators should avoid bare dirt and patchy snow and should […]
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By Associated Press Jurors found a Utah woman guilty of murder Thursday for aiding her husband as he killed two Northern California sheriff’s deputies in 2014. The Sacramento County jury convicted Janelle Monroy of 10 charges including murder, attempted murder and carjacking, attempted carjacking and possessing an assault rifle. They rejected her argument that she […]
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· The Incline Village General Improvement District board of trustees will be hosting an open house Feb. 28, 6-7:30pm at the Chateau. · North Lake Tahoe Resort Association/chamber of commerce annual awards dinner will be April 26 at Granlibakken in Tahoe City. · Here are the El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra roadwork schedules from Caltrans for the coming […]
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By Amy Graff, San Francisco Chronicle Amid a winter marked by more sun than storms, California is desperate for rain and snow. An end-of-winter burst of wet potent California storms, aka a Miracle March, is the only hope to bolster the Sierra Nevada snowpack and boost the rainfall totals, but meteorologists say the odds of […]
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Artist, poet and naturalist Obi Kaufmann has had to cancel his Feb. 17 talk at South Lake Tahoe Library for personal reasons. It is possible the author of “California Field Atlas” will reschedule. His book was highly acclaimed by Lake Tahoe News in this review.
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By Kathryn Reed With the temperatures about to plummet in the Lake Tahoe Basin, it means soup is a good option for staying warm. There are wonderful choices in the area. Here is a sampling: It’s a rarity to find chili on a menu – especially without meat. At Freshies in South Lake vegan tofu […]
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By Tay Wiles, High Country News One morning in January, I accompanied a group of environmental advocates to the northern tip of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge, 100 miles north of Las Vegas. A short hike brought us to a boulder with a petroglyph of bighorn sheep, eroded after thousands of years of exposure. A […]
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To the community, Today, Feb. 16, the El Dorado County road maintenance department decided to do a horrific soaking of brine solution on North Upper Truckee Road and many other side streets for safety or tourists over the weekend. There is the possibility of a light dusting of snow coming late Sunday, maybe. The county […]
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