Summer track camp registration under way
Lake Tahoe Summer Track & Field Camp is July 16-20 at South Tahoe Middle School. It’s open to ages 8-14 or third- to eighth-graders. For more information or to register, go online.
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Road work to cause delays on Hwy. 50 near Shingle Springs
Caltrans will be working on Highway 50 in the Shingle Springs area between April 20 and May 14, which will cause traffic delays. Crews will be building a $1.6 million wildlife under crossing between Greenstone Road and El Dorado Road. Expect delays to range from 20 to 50 minutes. Motorists can expect lane closures: Westbound […]
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Snippets about Lake Tahoe
• Sears in Zephyr Cove is closing April 13. • Lori Gaskin, former dean of instruction at Lake Tahoe Community College and current president of West Valley College in Saratoga, is one of four finalists for the president-superintendent position at Santa Barbara City College. • CalBear – the Calstar bear – is back. Order one […]
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Tahoe Legends run signing up participants
Tahoe Legends 10K/5K Run is June 16 at 8am starting in the Lake Tahoe Community College parking area. The 5 kilometer and 10 kilometer runs snake through rolling hills, forests and meadows on single track trails and bike paths. Competitors start at LTCC and finish on the track at the South Tahoe Community Sports Complex. […]
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Opinion: Government is the problem
By Star Parker What are the ramifications if the Supreme Court finds the individual mandate provision of Obamacare unconstitutional? This is the provision that requires individuals to purchase government defined health insurance or pay a fine. I hope it will serve as a wake up call to a nation that I believe is still sleeping […]
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El Dorado County judge faces 2 challengers
By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee As a rule, Superior Court judge elections are, well, sober as a judge. Incumbents frequently return to the bench without facing a substantial challenge at the polls. The race for Office 7 in El Dorado Superior Court is different, with two challengers – Joseph Hoffman and Stephen W. Valentine – […]
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TPH wants the lake to be video-recording destination
By Kathryn Reed What can’t Tahoe Production House do? So far, it can do everything anyone has asked. TPH can do simple things like converting a VHS into a DVD. It can also be a full service production house that writes scripts, shoots them, edits them and delivers the final product. Most production houses – […]
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Learn the ins and outs of cleanses
Sierra Cosmetic Laser in Truckee is hosting a Cleanse Informational Night on April 12 from 5:30-7pm. Haven Ritchie, a doctor of internal medicine, will discuss the correct way to carry out a cleanse. She will also cover misinformation about cleanses and provide advice regarding the pitfalls of unsafe cleansing methods. For more information, call (530) […]
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Skiers forced to rappel from Kirkwood chairlift
By Kathryn Reed For the second week in a row Kirkwood Mountain Resort ski patrollers were tested. Saturday skiers had to evacuate Cornice chairlift because it derailed. No one was injured in the afternoon incident that took nearly two hours for everyone to rappel from the lift to the slope. Resort spokesman Michael Dalzell said […]
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El Dorado County has money to loan for home repairs
El Dorado County has funds available as low-interest rate loans for home repairs to income-qualified homeowners in the unincorporated areas of the county. Funding is provided through the State Community Development Block Grant Program and the county’s Housing Rehabilitation Revolving Loan Funds. These Housing Rehabilitation loans must be used to correct health and safety issues […]
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