By Norma Santiago Memories of the Angora Fire and its aftermath can renew feelings of pain, despair and loss. There are some of us who, with each anniversary, take time to reflect on the events of that day. Some look at the rebuilt homes, neighbors settled in, and new landscape with gratitude, but long for […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau Could you throw a smoldering ember the size of a softball anywhere in your yard and walk away feeling confident that it will not start a fire? If not, then it may be time to work on your defensible space. Practically an everyday term now, defensible space was not mentioned much in […]
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Lake Tahoe Historical Society’s annual garden tour will feature four gardens in the Angora burn area. The event is July 29 from 10am-4pm. The other three gardens are off Pioneer Trail. Music and refreshments will be in town on Springwood in a garden. Tickets are $20 and will be available for sale on July 1 […]
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By Linda Fine Conaboy Not only did the people living within the boundaries of the huge swath of the Angora Fire suffer titanic losses to the rampaging fire, they also, when the dust settled, had to begin the process of working with their insurance companies. They found, when it comes to fire insurance, not all […]
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South Lake Tahoe Moose Lodge No. 1632, along with Sierra-at-Tahoe and Harrah’s-Harveys Lake Tahoe are sponsoring the 7th annual Longest Day of Golf on June 20. Tahoe Paradise Golf Course has committed to helping this community fundraiser by donating the course for the entire day. Golfers will start at sun rise and play as many […]
Read moreThe Tahoe Legends 10K and 5K runs are June 16 starting at 8am at Lake Tahoe Community College. TR4CK (Track for Community and Kids) sponsors the annual event that stars at the college and ends on the track at South Tahoe Middle School. The Tahoe Legends Challenge also pits local fitness clubs in head-to-head competition […]
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By Jon Ortiz, Sacramento Bee With California facing yet another budget crisis that threatens state jobs and pay, employee unions are moving on several fronts to push use of civil service workers instead of private contractors for state government work. Unions had a say in Gov. Jerry Brown’s 2012-13 budget revision last month, which proposes […]
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Barton Hospice’s grief class — Reflections of Life and Loss Grief — is the first and third Thursday of each month from 3-4:30pm. The group meets at the Barton Foundation, (2092 Lake Tahoe Blvd., Ste. 600, South Lake Tahoe). People who have experienced the loss of a loved one or have endured a significant, life-altering […]
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By Sam McManis, Sacramento Bee BIG SUR – Over the past few days, while “roughing it” on the rugged Central Coast, I have slept between high-thread-count sheets made toasty by a heated mattress, cringed as my bloated carcass was kneaded like a blob of sourdough by a sadistic redheaded masseuse named Nora, gazed at a […]
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Day 2 of Lake Tahoe News’ four-part series on Angora Fire — 5 years later will run June 10. El Dorado County Supervisor Norma Santiago talks about the fire, find out about insurance issues, defensible space and if there are the resources today to fight the next Angora. If you missed the June 3 installment, […]
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