By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee It’s not every day that NASA descends on your backyard, hunting for clues to extraterrestrial life. But that is the drama unfolding this week in and around the community of Lotus, along the south fork of the American River in El Dorado County. Scientists from NASA and the Search for […]
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Even though the Amgen Tour of California is not returning to Lake Tahoe this year, some of the cyclists are. Liquigas-Cannondale, a professional Italian racing team in the UCI ProTour, will train in North Lake Tahoe May 5-11 for the Tour of California, which is May 13-20. “Many cyclists got a taste of Lake Tahoe […]
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May is 31 tidbits about Lake Tahoe News month. LTN tidbit No. 4: Lake Tahoe News is on Facebook and Twitter. Make sure it’s LakeTahoeNews.net you are following because other entities out in the world of social media are saying they are Lake Tahoe News. Look for our logo and you will have found us. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Basecamp Hotel wants to be just what its name says – a base camp. Only instead of tents to sleep in, completely refurbished rooms are provided. Instead of scaling massive peaks, it will be a day or week of playing outside at Lake Tahoe. “We are trying to create a communal type […]
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By Mandy Kendall I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait for the farmers’ markets to start up again. I love this time of year with all the fresh local fruits and veggies coming back into season. Buying food that I know has been grown locally satisfies a bit of my “I want to […]
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By Teri Mizuhara A new and improved “Ready-Set-Go” fire and life safety program has been developed by CalFire. Everyone living in the Sierra has a responsibility that many urban/suburban dwellers do not face. Fire is a natural part of our ecosystem which helps clear out the weeds and brush (understory) and create a healthier forest […]
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South Tahoe High School teacher Wes Berkshire, a recent graduate of Sierra Nevada College, is being recognized for his master’s project “Slam: A Teaching Guide for Using Performance Poetry in High School English Classrooms”. Berkshire will receive the award May 11 at the Incline Village campus.
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By Kathryn Reed Christian Strobel closed escrow on the former Block hotel near Stateline in May 2011. He paid $450,000 for the 51-room rundown lodging property. In the past year he has spent about $1.5 million to turn it into a functioning facility, which included removing asbestos, replacing all the doors and windows, kicking out […]
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Markleeville Plein Air is June 19-23. A group of artists will be painting Alpine County. Areas to artists at work will include Hope Valley, Grover Hot Springs area and the base of mountains, at lakes and river vistas. That Saturday morning all the artists will be in Markleeville painting the town. At noon June 23 […]
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The 18th annual Barton Foundation Golf Tournament is June 29 at Genoa Lakes Golf Course. The 9am start is a shotgun scramble. Cost is $150 per person. The Community Health Endowment Fund of the Barton Foundation is the beneficiary. For more information, call (530) 543.5909.
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