The REI Outessa Summit give women the chance to participate in more than 200 outdoor activities across three days, as well learn from experts. Kirkwood Mountain Resort will host the event Aug. 19-21; then it moves to Powder Mountain in Utah, Sept. 9-11. Each location limits participation to 500 people. Activities range from camping, backpacking, […]
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Publisher’s note: This is in response to a letter about the loop road. Mr. Wright, I believe we discussed this idea at a meeting where I was presenting the project, and you brought it up. As you may recall I responded that a tunnel alternative was considered along with many others, but rejected. The entire […]
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By Kathryn Reed TRUCKEE – Adam Rahilly and his friends don’t need anyone to tell them the golf course at Northstar is a bargain. Still, the 18-hole, par-72 course was rated the best course for value in the Sierra Nevada by California Golf and Travel magazine. “It’s nice, cheap and affordable,” Rahilly told Lake Tahoe […]
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Author’s note: This submission, formatted as a letter to Rosie, is prompted by a “letter to the future” project by the organization Dear Tomorrow. They are soliciting letters from parents to their children about climate change, to be archived and delivered to them in the years 2030 and 2050. Dear Rosie, Two days ago you […]
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By Paula Span, New York Times If you’ve come to rely on opioids for chronic pain, as a growing proportion of older adults has, you may have noticed that the drugs are becoming more difficult to get. Something had to be done, surely: More than 165,000 people died from overdoses from 1999 to 2014. But […]
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By Amy Quinton, Capital Public Radio Two years ago, California became one of the last states in the West to pass a law to manage groundwater. The political will to do so took decades. But the bigger battle may be putting the law into practice. Paso Robles in San Luis Obispo County may be a perfect […]
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A bill by state Sen. Ted Gaines, R-El Dorado, to protect forests, property and the lives of citizens, firefighters and emergency personnel from drone interference, this week passed out of the Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection. “To think that someone would interfere with firefighting or emergency response situations to get a sneak peek […]
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The South Tahoe Wooden Boat Classic will take place July29-30 at the Tahoe Keys Marina in South Lake Tahoe. This is the ninth year the Northern California-Lake Tahoe Chapter of the Antique & Classic Boat Society will host the boat show for charity. The them is: Ladies and Gentlemen, You Have a Race. The show’s cover girl […]
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Publisher’s note: This letter was sent to the South Lake Tahoe City Council and Lake Tahoe News. At a recent meeting, I believe I heard that two-thirds of the traffic on Highway 50 drives through the casino corridor without stopping. I mentioned my suggestion before at two meetings that I attended: that we need a […]
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By Joseph Serna, Alexia Fernandez and Jason Song, Los Angeles Times The fire started smoldering Wednesday afternoon off a curvy mountain road in the coastal hills north of Santa Barbara. Then, infamous “sundowner” winds started blowing fiercely, and the Sherpa Fire suddenly exploded. Authorities frantically shut down the 101 Freeway and evacuated hundreds of homes within a 15-mile […]
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