To the community, At 3am my muse shook me. She said, “Wake up.” I said, “Why? I’d rather sleep.” Again, she said, “Wake up. Claire’s leaving.” “Claire, who?” I asked, still in semi-sleep. “Look sleepy head, wake up, Claire Fortier, the mayor, is leaving,” my muse said. “Oh,” I said, now awake. So I asked, […]
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By Rebecca Wass Same outcome, but without being so invasive. That is one of the overriding benefits of the da Vinci Si Surgical System. Scott Welker this month performed his first single-incision cholecystectomy (surgical removal of the gallbladder) with the da Vinci at Barton Memorial Hospital. “With all of the added benefits of less pain, […]
Read moreThe Fields Advisory Committee of the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Powers Authority has equity of facilities as its first action item on the agenda. The meeting is May 21 at 4pm at Lake Tahoe Airport. Other items for possible action include a workshop on a master plan, review of estimated costs, discussing ways […]
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By Kathryn Reed Riding four-wheelers on what are normally ski runs, more trails to hike on, an outdoor events center – those are just some of the offerings Heavenly Mountain Resort wants to provide guests in the coming years. The U.S. Forest Service is taking comments until mid-June on the resort’s proposed plans. “A lot […]
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The Moose’s annual Yard and Bake Sale is May 19-20. Goods will be for sale between 9:30am and 5pm at 961 Eloise Ave., South Lake Tahoe. For more info, call (530) 541.1632.
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Brian Shinault and Dave Walker, certified access specialists, will talk May 23 about what businesses need to do to be ADA compliant. The 9-10:30am event will be in the South Room at Edgewood Tahoe in Stateline. Advance reservations are strongly suggested. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $5 for members of Lake Tahoe South […]
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By Nick Wiltgen, Weather.com The waning influence of La Niña helped April 2012 to become the fifth warmest April worldwide in 133 years of recordkeeping, and the warmest April on record in the Northern Hemisphere, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center. The global average temperature of 57.87 degrees F last month was […]
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Sixteen contractors on the South Shore were accused operating without proper licenses by either the California Contractors State License Board or Nevada State Contractors Board during a simultaneous enforcement operation. The individuals are accused of contracting without a license and related violations of home improvement contracting law. The sting operations were conducted at a single […]
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Lake Tahoe residents and visitors are invited to help with the removal one of Tahoe’s most prolific aquatic invasive weeds, Eurasian watermilfoil, during the inaugural Community Aquatic Weeds Removal Project at Baldwin Beach on June 3. The project is a partnership of the League to Save Lake Tahoe, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, and U.S. Forest […]
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By Yun Long, Reno Gazette-Journal The dairy industry in Nevada is getting a boost with a new dry dairy ingredient-manufacturing facility under construction in Fallon. Dairy Farmers of America Inc., a national cooperative of about 15,000 dairy farmers, is building the $70 million state-of-the-art facility that will be able to produce dried dairy ingredients, such […]
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