Dump Day is the one day of the year South Shore residents can bring unwanted items to South Tahoe Refuse at huge discounts. Clean Tahoe’s annual Community Cleanup Day on June 4 allows locals to dispose of an entire vehicle-load of unwanted household and bulk items for $5, or $10 for a truck and trailer. Residents can […]
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A memorial service for Bob Rockwell, aka Old Long Skiis, will be June 11 at 1pm at the Lake Tahoe History Museum complex in front of the 147-year-old Osgood Toll House. The longtime South Lake Tahoe resident died Nov. 3. Because of Rockwell’s lifelong passion for history, his memorial service will also be a fundraiser […]
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Love being on the Lake? Enjoy having fun participating in a variety of activities? Like giving back to the community? South Lake Tahoe Yacht Club offers the opportunity to share these interests with others. On June 4, the SLTYC is having its annual membership drive lunch at the clubhouse. The event is noon-3pm above the […]
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By Todd Wilkinson, National Geographic Maybe it’s a baby robin that falls out of a nest in the backyard, or perhaps twin deer fawns left orphaned after their mother gets struck by a car or eaten by wolves, or perchance a bald eagle, behaving strangely, staggering on the ground and unable to fly. When wild […]
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In its inaugural year, the warm room at South Lake Tahoe was considered a success by those affiliated with it. Highlights from this season: 102 nights 107 different guests Provided 1,820 shelter bed nights Averaged 18 guests per night 1,600 volunteer hours Trained 100 volunteers Scheduled 32 guest social work appointments Scheduled 28 case management […]
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To the community, Bread & Broth would like to thank and acknowledge Club Live. Club Live is a program for middle school students that promotes a healthy life style through leadership events, recreational trips and community service projects. Under the guidance of Larry Lambdin and Beth Aiton, the program’s co-advisors, five members of the club […]
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By Tracy Rucinski, Reuters CHICAGO — Caesars Entertainment Corp. has offered $4 billion in a new plan to help its casino operating unit emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a lawyer for the unit told a U.S. Bankruptcy judge earlier this month. Under the new plan, creditors will receive a bigger payout than under an initial […]
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By Joann Eisenbrandt PLACERVILLE – In early April, the Shingle Springs Rancheria Band of Miwok Indians presented two applications to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to have fee-simple lands that they had purchased put into trust with the federal government. Together, these parcels total just more than 35 acres and are adjacent to or in […]
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By Alexis Ollar The May 12 North Tahoe Regional Advisory Council hearing was a testament to how the public process can fail. The Martis Valley West Parcel project was on the agenda and the room was packed with community members from Truckee and North Lake Tahoe. Placer County presented the project and made the assertion […]
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An 11-year-old is accused of setting two fires in Truckee. On May 29 at about 7:35pm Truckee Fire, CalFire and U.S. Forest Service units responded to a small brush fire in the area of the Henness Flats apartments off Henness Road in Truckee. Firefighters were able to knock down the fire before it spread to any structures. […]
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