By Jeff Barnard, AP MEDFORD, Ore. -— Oregon’s famous wandering gray wolf, dubbed OR-7, may have found the mate he has trekked thousands of miles looking for, wildlife authorities said Monday. It’s likely the pair spawned pups, and if confirmed, the rare predators would be the first breeding pair of wolves in the Oregon’s Cascade […]
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To the community, Second Serving, a South Lake Tahoe food program, celebrates its fifth year May 16. Every Friday since 2009 guests at the Lake Tahoe Community Presbyterian Church have been served soup generously donated by numerous area restaurants and bread every week from Lake Tahoe Pizza Company. Second Serving is an extension of the […]
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If it seems like the Sierra are getting taller, it’s because they are. Depletion of groundwater is causing the Sierra Nevada mountains to rise, according to a study published in the journal Nature on May 14. “We first wrote two years ago about the rapid rise of the Sierra, with its 14,000-foot peaks in the […]
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Sierra Club’s Paint Tahoe Blue fundraiser is June 15. It is a live plein air event and auction to raise funds to protect Lake Tahoe. Up to 20 artists will be painting. The event is from 4-8pm at Sand Harbor in Incline Village. Auction of the artists’ work will be at 7pm. The event is […]
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• Greg Bergner recently received the Carthage Alumni Beacon Award. Carthage College recognized Bergner for his service as a physician, particularly to Medi-Cal patients, and for providing science education to students at Bijou Community School in an after-school program. • The Fields Advisory Committee of the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Powers Authority will […]
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Linda Chorney, Grammy nominee and author, will give a talk — for adults — on June 17 at 6pm at the South Lake Tahoe Library. Chorney made history as the first independent artist without a label, publicist, or manager to be nominated for a Grammy in a category of legends, like Robert Plant, Bob Dylan […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News convened an editorial panel of six South Shore residents to decide on this endorsement for the June primary. Politics in judicial races can be troubling because those wearing the revered black robe are on the bench in what is supposed to be an impartial role. They are there to follow […]
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To the community, It was recently brought up that the California Tahoe Conservancy seat must be held by the elected supervisor. Well, as I recently corrected the same mistake about the TRPA seat by posting the actual section of the bi-state Compact clearly showing my earlier statements were correct, I will do the same for […]
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By Bill Chappell, NPR It’s not going to change its name any time soon – but auto membership club AAA is increasingly in the business of fixing bikes and giving rides to cyclists who run into trouble. AAA clubs in Colorado and Southern New England announced the new service in time for this week’s Bike […]
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To the community, I’m reading and hearing quite a lot of questions about how Measure P would affect the maintenance funding of the Lakeview Commons. In February, the city made some changes to the paid parking program. These include a local’s annual pass (M-F) for $40, the removal of paid parking on Venice Drive (which […]
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