By Pat Dillon, Moonshine Ink The early years of the white man’s exploration and settlement of the Tahoe Basin provided many examples of eccentric characters. The more famous of these, such as Mark Twain and Pretty Boy Floyd, have been well-documented. I’m intrigued, however, by a lesser-known character from our neighborhood. James Stewart — alias […]
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Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless will host an open house on Feb. 15 from 4-6pm at the seasonal winter shelter at 1195 Rufus Allen Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe. The event will honor South Tahoe’s faith community for their participation and support of TCH’s operations over the past three years. The coalition is also giving […]
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El Dorado County’s Feb. 1 meeting on vacation home rentals is now starting at 5:30pm. The 30-minute change before the Board of Supervisors convene will be an opportunity for people to use colored dots to signify what they believe are the benefits and problems associated with VHRs. Plus, there will be comment areas. According to […]
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Fresh Tracks 5K Snowshoe Walk and Race — the Eric Nageotte Memorial – will be Feb. 25 at 10am at Camp Richardson. Tahoe Mountain Milers Running Club is hosting the event. Beneficiaries are Girls On The Run-Sierra and Metastatic Breast Cancer in honor of club member Renee Gorevin and local doctor Kelly Shanahan. Sign up […]
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South Tahoe Fire Rescue is accepting applications for the next South Tahoe Action Team. Classes begin Feb 5, and continue for the next three Mondays. Each of the four sessions starts at 5:30pm at the South Tahoe Fire Rescue Training Center located at 1100 Lyons Ave.. To register for this free class, contact Capt. Kim […]
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By Kathryn Reed The $500,000 that Measure R provided for South Lake Tahoe fields has been spent. The recreation joint powers authority that oversees the bond was given an update about the status last week. That board is made up of representatives from South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County and Tahoe Paradise Resort Improvement District. […]
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By Miriam Boeri, The Conversation In the 1930s, parents across the U.S. were panicked. A new documentary, “Reefer Madness,” suggested that evil marijuana dealers lurked in public schools, waiting to entice their children into a life of crime and degeneracy. The documentary captured the essence of the anti-marijuana campaign started by Harry Anslinger, a government […]
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By Jean Twenge, The Conversation We’d all like to be a little happier. The problem is that much of what determines happiness is outside of our control. Some of us are genetically predisposed to see the world through rose-colored glasses, while others have a generally negative outlook. Bad things happen, to us and in the […]
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The California Natural Resources Agency is proposing to update guidelines for implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), including new regulations that will streamline review of projects that are designed to improve air quality and public health. Public comment on the proposal is due by 5pm March 15. Proposed changes to the CEQA guidelines address […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee Thunder Valley Casino Resort on Friday showed off $56 million in upgrades and additions to its hotel and casino, a massive effort to retain long-time visitors, attract high rollers from all corners of the nation and get a leg up on future competition. On Friday, resort officials took media members […]
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