· The El Dorado County Fair is June 15-18. For details, go online. · One Grass Two Grass Bluegrass band will be playing at Moe’s BBQ in Tahoe City on June 24. Doors at 8:30pm, music at 9:30pm. Must be 21. Tickets are $10 in advance and if available $12 at the door. · A […]
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By Scott Condon, Denver Post A stockholder who filed a lawsuit June 2 to challenge the acquisition of Intrawest Resort Holdings Inc. by affiliates of Aspen Skiing Co. and KSL Capital Partners voluntarily dropped the litigation Wednesday. A law firm for stockholder Edward Hyden filed a notice of dismissal in U.S. District Court in […]
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By Larry Weitzman Since the heyday of Mitsubishi when the 3000 GT and Eclipse were halos to a great line of imported automobiles (actually the popular Eclipse was built in Normal, Ill.), it has had some hard times when it was almost “overrun” by the competition and sales fell dramatically. Now Mitsu is in comeback […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a series of stories about affordable housing in the Lake Tahoe-Truckee region. All articles may be accessed via the home page under Special Projects, 2017 Affordable Housing. By Kathryn Reed KINGS BEACH – Placer County knows it needs more housing that the “average” worker can afford to buy or […]
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By Larry Weitzman A new and different challenge has been brought against El Dorado County’s road financing plan, again for failure to follow the law. In this case the Mitigation Fee Act under which the county requires home builders, large, small and singular to pay what are called Traffic Impact Mitigation fees to the county […]
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By Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times If all of the children who currently are sedentary started exercising every day, societies could save enormous amounts of money in the coming decades and have healthier citizens as a whole, according to a remarkable new study. In the United States alone, we could expect to save more than […]
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Timber Cove Pier in South Lake Tahoe is off limits to the public until owners can stabilize the pilings under the Boathouse restaurant. “It basically involves installing a fiberglass sheathing to strengthen the existing pilings. It would normally be a qualified exempt activity, but we’ve never approved this technique to strengthen pilings before so we […]
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By Joseph Serna, San Diego Union Tribune Every year for almost half a century, California snow surveyor Pat Armstrong has trekked the rugged Sierra Nevada with three simple tools: a snow core tube, a scale and a notebook. For as long as he can remember, state water officials have relied on the accuracy of those […]
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A variety of events related to the 10th anniversary of the Angora Fire are taking place this month. They include: June 17 — Wildfire Safety Expo Community gathering for wildfire prevention and preparedness education. Multiple public agencies and community groups participating. It will be at the TJ Maxx parking lot in South Lake Tahoe from […]
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· The reservation fee for Desolation Wilderness overnight permits increased from $6 to $10 per permit. · According to Kiplinger, Gardnerville Ranchos and Truckee-Grass Valley are in the top 10 for small towns with the most number of millionaires. Gardnerville has 1,445 and Truckee-Grass Valley 3,007. · At the meeting June 13 in Auburn, the […]
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