Brian William Boyer of South Lake Tahoe passed away unexpectedly at home on May 9, 2018. He was 49. Brian was born on July 4, 1968, in Van Nuys to Brian and Pamela Boyer. The family moved to South Lake Tahoe in the summer of 1971. Brian attended Meyers Elementary School, South Tahoe Middle School […]
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By Kathryn Reed Public Records Act requests sent to the city of South Lake Tahoe seem to disappear into a dark hole that never see the light of day. It is the city clerk, Suzie Alessi, who is responsible for responding to them. She is an elected official who is only answerable to the residents. […]
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By Lisa Herron What began as a very dry winter in the Lake Tahoe Basin ended with Sierra snowpack approximately 85 percent of normal, thanks to heavy precipitation received during the month of March. However, both the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) and the Reno National Weather Service (NWS) expect a warming trend to develop […]
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By Joyce Sakamoto and Shelley Whitehead, The Conversation Cases of vector-borne disease have more than doubled in the U.S. since 2004, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported, with mosquitoes and ticks bearing most of the blame. Mosquitoes, long spreaders of malaria and yellow fever, have more recently spread dengue, Zika and Chikungunya […]
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By Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times It took years of activist campaigns to turn the plastic bag into a villain, and hard-fought legislation to reduce its presence in oceans and waterways. Now, environmentalists and lawmakers are deploying similar tactics against a new generation of plastic pollutants. There are drinking straws, which as a viral video […]
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By Jessica Johnson, Sacramento Bee A 67-year-old experienced backpacker who has been on the Pacific Crest Trail since March has gone missing. Stephen McGuire of Washington state was last seen on May 18 by another hiker who was concerned that McGuire looked tired and was low on food. When McGuire didn’t pick up his planned […]
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By Mark Geil, The Conversation In 1905, an Ohio farmer survived a railroad accident that cost him both of his legs. Two years later, he founded the Ohio Willow Wood company, using the namesake timber to hand-carve prosthetic limbs. The company grew, surviving the Great Depression and a fire that destroyed the plant, and still […]
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Friends of Hope Valley’s annual workday is June 9 starting at 9am. Meet at Pickett’s Junction to join in a work party. Projects include watershed habitat improvement, highway clean up and fence work. Bring work gloves, shovels, sun block, hats and a snack. Projects will be completed by 11:30, allowing time to join the celebrations […]
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Beginning May 29, the two-hour public parking lot commonly referred to as the Beacon lot located on Donner Pass Road in downtown Truckee, behind the Beacon gas station, will be closed for construction-related activities. Two temporary parking lots are being constructed to replace the parking spaces at the Beacon. One is located directly adjacent to […]
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· Bijou Golf Course in South Lake Tahoe opens May 28. · On June 7, Douglas County commissioners will honor Assessor Doug Sonnemann who will end his 30-year career with the county following the election. · Here are the El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra roadwork schedules from Caltrans for the week. · Margaret Cho is bringing her […]
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