By Leah Todd, High Country News Across the West, more young people are moving out of rural communities than in. In every decade since 1980, most rural counties in the 11 Western states lost twentysomethings, without an influx of other young adults to make up for the loss, according to an analysis of U.S. Census […]
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Local Freshies is bringing the Lake Tahoe premiere of Transworld Snowboarding’s film “Arcadia” to South Lake Brewing Company on Nov. 17. Doors open at 6pm and the show starts at 7:30pm for this free all ages event. This Pray for Snow Party is also a fundraiser for the Sierra Avalanche Center. Local food truck High […]
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By Larry Weitzman About two months ago, I tested the Kia Niro Touring, the top of the line model of the Kia Niro family. I noticed in the specs, the lower trim line model returned better fuel economy, so I scheduled a bottom of the line model FE to see if that was true as […]
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The Santa Rosa Flyers, the amateur youth hockey teams based at Snoopy’s Ice in Santa Rosa, will be in South Lake Tahoe this weekend for games against South Tahoe Amateur Hockey Association’s Tahoe Grizzlies. Thirteen families from the Santa Rosa hockey organization lost their homes in the recent wildfires. To help support the families, STAHA, […]
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By Susan Wood When it comes to clearing and cleaning up roads in El Dorado County, the lake’s new mantra could be “Keep Tahoe Red” in the winter and “Keep Tahoe ‘really’ Blue” in other seasons. The county’s inventive punch behind road maintenance is twofold – a level of reasoning that could lead to keeping […]
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By Larry Weitzman Governments waste money and lots of it. The government employees who spend it many times don’t care, it’s not their money (it’s other people’s money, or OPM). And making matters worse most government employees are almost totally insulated and immune from any outside action for what the government employee does. And they […]
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A second bird this year has tested positive for West Nile virus in El Dorado County. An acorn woodpecker in the Garden Valley had the virus. West Nile virus activity in dead birds has been reported in 38 California counties, with a total of 463 dead birds, including neighboring Sacramento (86 birds) and Placer (three […]
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· The nonprofit Tahoe Figure Skating is sponsoring a Halloween event. There will be $5 skating in costumes (skate rentals included), and an exhibition by local skaters on Oct. 28 form 2:15-6:15pm at the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena. · Dave Brady has announced his candidacy for sheriff of Douglas County. · NAMI El Dorado […]
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By Ben Botkin, Las Vegas Review-Journal The state’s Interim Finance Committee on Oct. 19 approved more than $1 million in expenditures for a five-point opioid initiative to fight abuse of prescription painkillers in Nevada. The initiative from Attorney General Adam Laxalt’s office was unanimously approved by the legislative panel. It includes money for everything from […]
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The eighth annual South Lake Tahoe Food and Wine Festival will be at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Oct. 27-29. Events for this year’s festival include dining and tasting experiences, plus a performance by trumpeter extraordinaire Chris Botti. Food and wine are the biggest stars and a spectacular Grand Market Expo – featuring dishes from Harrah’s, Harveys […]
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