By Kathryn Reed A stressful two years has ended with South Tahoe High School now being fully accredited. “Sometimes in crisis comes the opportunity for reestablishing a focus,” Superintendent Jim Tarwater told Lake Tahoe News. The Western Association of Schools and Colleges had placed the school on a two-year probationary status in 2016. Lake Tahoe […]
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Local high school and college students can meet aviation executives and local business leaders at a special networking event at the Truckee Tahoe Airport on May 17. It’s the featured event during the Pathways to Aviation Career Week, designed to illustrate the aviation industry’s greatest workforce issues, promote career opportunities, and connect industry leaders with […]
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Slow Food Lake Tahoe in partnership with the UCCE Master Gardeners of Lake Tahoe is offering a five-week series of workshops at the Truckee Demonstration Garden. Each Wednesday from May 16 until June 13 from 5:30-7pm the master gardeners will provide a history lesson on each plant, planting instructions, and attendees will receive free cultivars to […]
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By Kendra Pierre-Louis, New York Times There are certain axioms about the natural world we learn as children. The sea is salty. Plants grow toward light. Bears hibernate in winter. But as climate change leads to warmer winters, later falls and earlier springs — which can disrupt both food supplies and biological rhythms — American […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal Caesars Entertainment Corp., which is the parent company of Harrah’s Lake Tahoe and Harveys, has joined the ranks of companies that no longer screen job candidates for marijuana use as a condition of employment. But that doesn’t mean the company has stopped all testing. A company spokesman on […]
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· Dump Day in South Lake Tahoe is June 9, 8am-4pm. For details, go online. · South Tahoe Public Utility District received the certificate of achievement for excellence in financial reporting for the district’s 2017 annual financial report. The certificate is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting […]
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By Susan Wood Farmers’ markets sprout summer like no other symbol of outdoor living. At Lake Tahoe, it’s almost an emotional tie to Mother Earth’s bounty after enduring the harsh nature of winter. It’s also a time to connect with neighbors – whether here permanently or part time. The South Shore kicks off the season […]
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By Manlio Graziano Is the United States in decline? The debate on the subject lacks content and context. To take the conversation about American decline away from arbitrary and subjective claims, we require an indisputable criterion. And the only criterion that really counts in international relations is comparison: How does the United States stack up […]
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By Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle A far-reaching measure before California voters in June would authorize the state to borrow $4.1 billion for investments in outdoor recreation, land conservation and water projects. But Proposition 68, which needs a simple majority vote to pass, is not your typical water and parks bond measure. The proposition steers […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal An injured backcountry skier was rescued near the Mt. Rose summit on Saturday evening, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office reported. Just before 5:30pm, the sheriff’s office dispatched its Raven helicopter crew and search and rescue team to assist the North Lake Tahoe Fire Department in retrieving the a woman with […]
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