The Lake Tahoe Humane Society has a completely new board, with the three who had been at the helm during the alleged embezzlement scheme by the former executive director having all resigned. In their place are: Michael Dalton, president; Sandra DeLeon, vice president of governance and compliance; Chantale Hansen, vice president of operations; Mariel Berei, […]
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· The annual seasonal dog closure at the Upper Truckee Marsh on the South Shore is from May 1-July 31. · Placer County this season will spend $2.5 million for various West Shore road improvements. · Here are the El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra roadwork schedule from Caltrans for the week. · Barton Health offers an eight-class […]
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To the community, The week of April 22 was Pay it Forward week. To honor this concept of making a difference in another person’s life, Bread & Broth’s Adopt A Day of Nourishment meal on April 23 was sponsored by John McDougall’s Pay it Forward grant and members of Unity at the Lake Church. […]
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Stateline casino revenue took a dive in March, with revenues down 12.84 percent compared to 2017. Revenues came in at $14.57 million. Statewide the numbers were better. The gaming win was up 3.3 percent to $1.024 billion. This is the third straight month Nevada casinos have posted a win of more than $1 billion. Even […]
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Tahoe Star Tours will resume its summer stargazing schedule at the Dark Skies Cosmoarium at Northstar June 14-Sept. 1, Thursday through Saturday evenings. A cosmic concert and meteor shower viewing event is also scheduled on Aug. 12. Every Tahoe Star Tours event includes a laser tour of the night sky and the opportunity to view […]
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By Kathryn Reed It was the summer of 1942 and life for those of Japanese descent living in the United States had been upended when they were sent to internment camps. A few pleasures, though, were possible – with baseball being one of them. Jay Feldman weaves a tale of history, love and the American […]
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By Kathryn Reed “If they don’t trust you, they’ll keep asking for public records. There is nothing you can do but produce those records.” Those are the words of attorney Leah Castella of Burke, Williams and Sorensen, the outside law firm the city of South Lake Tahoe uses. Castella was at the special City Council […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP RENO — U.S. land managers are proposing offering $1,000 to anyone willing to adopt wild horses gathered from public lands to alleviate a backlog of mustangs in government corals and shrink what they say are badly overpopulated herds across the West. Overwhelmed by what it characterizes as a $1 billion […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College and Brandman University are hosting free information sessions this week about a four-year degree option coming to the South Lake Tahoe campus this fall. The two-year community college and the private nonprofit university will offer a bachelor’s degree in liberal studies, leading to a multiple subject teaching credential. This bachelor’s degree, […]
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Updated May 3: Environmental documents have been released for the controversial gondola that would link Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows ski resorts. The draft environmental impact statement/draft environmental impact report was prepared by the U.S. Forest Service and Placer County in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act and the California Environmental […]
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