By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times In its biggest expansion in decades, Yosemite National Park on Wednesday broadened its western boundary by adding 400 acres of lush meadowlands edged with cedars and ponderosa pines that provide habitat for some of California’s most threatened wildlife. The nonprofit Trust for Public Land purchased Ackerson Meadow from private owners […]
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The scuba diver who died at Lake Tahoe over Labor Day weekend has been identified as Michael Stephen Majewski. The 63-year-old Sacramento man was diving with friends on Sept. 5 near Glenbrook when for unknown reasons he made an emergency ascent. He was unconscious when he surfaced. The investigation is continuing by Douglas County sheriff’s investigators. […]
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By Glen Martin, CALmatters She is known by the pseudonym of Elizabeth James — a retiree from the phone company who was contemplating a cross-country trip with her machinist husband. They had worked for decades raising two children and caring for her disabled sister, who lived in a home the couple had bought and remodeled in […]
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The 14th annual Oktoberfest at Squaw Valley is Sept. 24. The village will transform into a miniature Bavaria featuring authentic German beer and food, Bavarian music and performances, and competitive Oktoberfest games. All proceeds from beer sales benefit the High Sierra Lacrosse Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports student athletes developing in the sport of lacrosse. […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal A series of Facebook posts under the name One Reno make a locavore pitch for the future of Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, the longtime Reno-area ski resort. “KEEP MOUNT ROSE LOCALLY OWNED,” one all caps post screams. In the comments under another post announcing a crowdfunding effort One Reno makes a […]
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· Wildfires have burned more than a quarter million acres of National Forest lands in California this year. · There will be a daylong transportation summit Sept. 14 at the Olympic Village Lodge to discuss what is going on at the North Shore. To RSVP and more info, go online. · There will be a […]
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Expect work zones on Highway 50 to be changing rapidly as crews clean up the Glenbrook area and begin moving traffic back and forth between the eastbound and westbound tunnels at night for paving and lighting work. This month construction crews will finish placing concrete blocks at the Glenbrook worksite. Near Cave Rock the focus is on lighting […]
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Truckee is hosting a communitywide Sept. 11 commemoration on Sept. 11 at 11:30am at Truckee Regional Park This is an opportunity for the community to come together to remember and honor those who died and those who served during the attacks 15 years ago. Recognition of local public safety first responders will occur as well. Speakers […]
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By Susan Wood Dan Gross of Roseville knows just how critical his Calstar air ambulance annual membership is when he recalls his snowmobiling adventure in April 2009. Gross was riding around Highland Lakes in the Bear Valley area backcountry when he slipped off his sled, crashed and landed in a pile of rocks. Although injured, […]
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Tahoe Youth & Family Services this fall will begin contracting with Suicide Prevention Network of Douglas County to bring suicide prevention education and resources to residents of South Lake Tahoe. Tahoe Youth & Family Services and Suicide Prevention Network will provide communitywide awareness programs and mental health stigma reduction outreach. Suicide survivor grief support groups […]
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