By Kathryn Reed Passion and energy spill forth from Carline Sinkler as she talks about her next job – principal of South Tahoe High School. “I’m excited about all the work being done, career technology education, getting students ready for college and life,” Sinkler told Lake Tahoe News. “What impressed me was the enthusiasm of […]
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By Joanne Marchetta This June is wildfire awareness month at Lake Tahoe. It also marks the 10th anniversary of the Angora Fire, the most destructive wildland fire in memory at Tahoe. An illegal and abandoned campfire started the Angora Fire on June 24, 2007. The fire quickly spread toward Meyers, stoked by strong winds and […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College board of trustees at a special meeting May 18 agreed to hire Russi Egan as vice president of Administrative Services. She currently has the same position at Palo Verde College in Southern California, a job she has had since December 2015. However, she has been with the school since 2004 where […]
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The Food Bank of El Dorado County will be in South Lake Tahoe on May 24. Food for those eligible to receive this assistance will be handed out at a new location. From 10-11am people make pick up food at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church on Lyons Avenue. For more information, email info@foodbankedc.org.
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Jefferson Davis is famous mostly because he presided over the Confederate government that sought to preserve the institution of slavery and tear the United States asunder in the Civil War. His dark stint in power is the reason city leaders in New Orleans recently removed a statue of Davis from […]
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South Tahoe High School’s swim team is headed to the state competition on Saturday. Twenty-four athletes qualified for regionals and participated in the 3-A Northern Regional Swim Meet on May 12-13. The boys and girls’ teams each finished in regionals in second place overall for the season. Eleven of the swimmers will be at the […]
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· Happy Homestead Cemetery in South Lake Tahoe will dedicate its public safety memorial wall on May 19 at 1pm. · Truckee High School’s senior fashion show is May 21 at 6pm. Doors open at 5pm. · Due to the severity of ground water and water runoff on the Incline Village Championship Course, the course’s […]
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By Nashelly Chavez and Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee The man identified as a possible suspect in Wednesday’s homicide in Lincoln died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after his vehicle was stopped by law enforcement officers on Interstate 80 near Truckee, authorities said. The shooting was reported to Lincoln police about 8:20am by a man […]
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Joseph “Rocky” Heether, 64, of South Lake Tahoe is the man who was killed last weekend while riding his bicycle on Highway 50. There will be celebration of life at Lakeview Commons on May 19 at 6pm. The cyclist and vehicle were both going west on the highway near Takela Boulevard at about 7:40pm May […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s clear that things are getting murkier. Lake Tahoe’s clarity diminished by nearly 4 feet in 2016. In 2016 the average depth of clarity was 69.2 feet, which is a 3.9-foot decrease from 2015. In 2015, clarity dropped 4.8 feet. The worst overall reading was in 1997 at 64.1 feet. Measurements have […]
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