Learn about the ideal plants and shrubs for sun and shade in a high altitude, cold climate area like Tahoe. Master Gardeners of Lake Tahoe will demonstrate how garden maintenance is easier when you consider soil type, land slope, existing vegetation, sun and wind exposure, microclimates, mulching and more. Dates: June 16, 5:30-6:30pm at Lake […]
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A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspects in the Simpson’s Jewelry Store burglary. The South Lake Tahoe shop had windows smashed and jewels stolen by four masked men April 29. The suspects were driving a stolen Ford pickup that has since been recovered in the […]
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El Dorado County led the state in 2013 with an estimated 79 percent of families reading to their children on a daily basis, according to Children Now. El Dorado County Library reaches nearly one in six children, ages birth through 5 annually, offering early literacy programs at all six branches, including outreach to preschools and […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee El Dorado County Supervisor Ray Nutting was found not guilty today on three felony charges of political malfeasance, but was convicted of six misdemeanors for improperly raising bail to free himself from jail. The charges stemmed from income Nutting received from a state fire safety program for clearing brush on […]
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By AP After months of warning that drought-stricken California is facing a potentially devastating wildfire season, officials are telling residents it’s time to get serious about clearing brush from backyards, creating evacuation plans and exercising caution with equipment that can throw sparks. CalFire declared fire season open in most of Northern California on Monday and […]
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David Antonucci will speak on “Fairest Picture – Mark Twain at Lake Tahoe” to the Carson City Leisure Hour Club on May 21. Antonucci an an author and Lake Tahoe historian. To attend the talk, call Dorothy Link at 775.885.2542 by May 17. The talk will be preceded by a buffet dinner at 6:30pm. Reservations […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College’s student-led business club, the Future Business Leaders of Tahoe, is hosting the inaugural LTCC Community Games on May 31 from 9am-9:30pm. This event-filled day will include table tennis and dodgeball tournaments, a charity basketball game between the South Lake Tahoe Police and Fire departments, a raffle, barbecue, live music, and lots […]
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By Kathryn Reed For nearly 40 years the Valhalla Art, Music & Theatre Festival has been staged at the Tallac Site on the South Shore. But for the last few years music has not had equal billing. That is about to change. “I want to get the music to the level of what the theater […]
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To the community, For many of us, the library was a magical place when we were children. There were so many books to enjoy, certainly more than our parents could afford to buy. Our own children learned to love the same books and were introduced to many more through patient librarians during countless story hours. […]
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California Tahoe Conservancy is partnering with the Tahoe Transportation District to apply for a grant that would help fund the South Tahoe Greenway bike trail. Caltrans has consolidated state and federal non-motorized funding sources to create the Active Transportation Program. If the grant is secured, it would be spent on the final design and construction […]
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