A park ranger will lead a trek where participants will be taught how to identify some of the most common plants found near Spooner Lake. On this hike, participants will learn how to tell the difference between the various trees, shrubs and flowers that grow around the lake. Bring water and wear sturdy shoes or […]
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The Placer County Board of Supervisors on June 27 is expected to discuss the possibility of widening Highway 267. This route links Kings Beach and Truckee. Part of the county’s capital improvement program calls for increasing the stretch from Truckee to the top of Brockway Summit from two to four lanes. There is a group […]
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By Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle A glimpse into the Placerville area’a extraordinary past emerged last week with a donation of historic photographs chronicling the bittersweet story of America’s first Japanese settlers. The nearly 150-year-old portraits, which a local family is giving to the state park system, evoke a time when samurai swordsmen and silk […]
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Rob Katz, Vail Resorts CEO, and his wife, Elana Amsterdam, donated $125,000 to B&B 4 Kids. In partnership with the South Lake Tahoe Family Resource Center and Vail Resorts, Bread & Broth’s summer program will ensure South Shore youth have access to food each week by handing out a variety of kid-friendly food every Wednesday […]
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Highway 50 is open in both directions without controls between Tahoe and Placerville. On June 8 a mudslide covered a wide section of road at Alder Creek between White Hall and Kyburz. The highway was temporarily closed, then open to one-way traffic with controls. Doug Veerkamp General Engineering was hired by Caltrans to remove the […]
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By Kathryn Reed ZEPHYR COVE – No books needed. Lake Tahoe is a science lab unto itself. While students on the South Shore have been taking advantage of learning outdoors through the South Tahoe Environmental Education Coalition, a new resource was unveiled on June 9. An Environmental Science Center is now part of Zephyr Cove […]
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By Troy Matthews and Barbara Bannar It is that time of year again. It is time for the youth in our beautiful community to take the big plunge. We, the members of the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board of education, wish to congratulate each and every member of South Tahoe High School and Mount […]
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By Christopher S. Rugaber, AP U.S. household debt reached a record high in the first three months of this year, topping the previous peak reached in 2008, when the financial crisis plunged the economy into a deep recession. Americans have stepped up borrowing over the past three years, yet the nature of what Americans owe […]
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· The Lake Valley Fire Protection District is hosting the Meyers Community Gathering on June 25 from 11am-3pm at Tahoe Paradise Park. The event will mark the 10-year anniversary of the Angora Fire by focusing on the community’s healing and resiliency. · During the Thursday Live at Lakeview concerts El Dorado boat ramp hours will be […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval on Friday signed a bill increasing the cost-of-living raises for state workers from 2 percent to 3 percent per year. Senate Bill 368 was amended late Monday by lawmakers to increase the pay hikes, which get passed on to other public employee […]
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