By Kathryn Reed School has been out for more than an hour. Do you know where your child is? The answer next school year might be: “on the school bus”. Lake Tahoe Unified School District board of education members on Tuesday heard two proposals of what the bus schedule could be for the 2012-13 school […]
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By John Counts, AnnArbor.com Authorities are confirming the death of Boris Avdeev, 31, the U-M doctoral graduate who went missing during a backcountry ski trip in California. On Thursday at about 3:30pm, Avdeev was found by search and rescue teams in Cocaine Chute, a popular backcountry skiing location, according to the Mono County Sheriff’s Department. […]
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Expect some loud howling for a couple nights. And it won’t have anything to do with Cinco de Mayo celebrations. Look up – that’s a Super Moon lighting up the sky. On May 5 at 8:34pm the moon will be 14 percent larger than normal and 30 percent brighter. NASA has a video about the […]
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Cadets in the Lake Tahoe Basin Fire Academy this week went through auto extrication training. The academy is a collaborative effort between Lake Tahoe Community College and Lake Valley Fire Protection District, South Lake Tahoe Fire Department, and Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District. Cadets must spend a certain number of hours learning about and performing […]
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Bert’s Cafe in South Lake Tahoe is having a spaghetti fundraiser for Tahoe Arts Project on May 17 from 5:30-7:30pm. For $10 people get pasta, Caesar salad, garlic bread, soda and coffee. Call TAP for a ticket — (530) 542.3632.
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The North Lake Tahoe Chamber/CVB/Resort Association and Plumas Bank in partnership with the Small Business Development Center of Greater Sacramento/Sierra are offering Business Plan Components on May 8 from 9am-noon at the Tahoe City Public Utility District Board Room, 221 Fairway Drive, Tahoe City. The workshop is geared for existing and emerging business owners. Attendees […]
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By Tom Knudson, Sacramento Bee The federal government’s wildlife damage control program is based on outdated science and indiscriminate tools that kill many non-target animals, including protected species, according to a lawsuit filed Monday by WildEarth Guardians, a Colorado-based environmental group. The focus of the lawsuit is a little-known arm of the U.S. Department of […]
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Mountain bike trail work begins May 6 in South Lake Tahoe. Work will be from 9am to 4pm, although helpers do not need to stay all day. Meet at the first gate off Oneidas (which is off Pioneer Trail) to ride bikes to the trail. Work will be on the Sidewinder Trail, including rebuilding berms, […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Problems with nuisance bears dropped dramatically in 2011, a fact attributed by a state biologist to favorable climatic conditions and the fact a record number of problem-causing bears were killed the year before. Only 130 bear complaints were received by the Nevada Department of Wildlife last year, down from 440 […]
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The Yakima City Council is having a special meeting May 8 at 11am to discuss the contract with Tony O’Rourke to take over the helm of that city. O’Rourke has said he plans to buy a house in that Washington city — something he never did in his brief tenure in South Lake Tahoe. O’Rourke […]
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