By Kathryn Reed Prom, football games, hanging with friends, a diploma. In part, that’s what high school is all about. But in Lake Tahoe, where some of the world’s best skiers and snowboarders call home, they don’t have those high school memories because they were on the slopes more than they were in the classroom. […]
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Capt. Jeff LaRoche, a local yachtsman, will present “Early Lake Tahoe Maritime History”, including underwater video of the Steamer Tahoe and the restoration of the 1921 Kneass built cruiser Quic-Chakidn on March 28 at 6pm. This is part of the Explore Tahoe Winter Speaker Series at 4114 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. A $5 […]
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The Tahoe City Public Utility District, operator of the Lake Forest boat ramp, is hosting a public workshop March 27 from 11:30am-1pm about plans and proposals for the upcoming season. At this workshop, TCPUD will share a proposal to change operations and to increase the daily launch fees and season pass rates for 2012. Currently, […]
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Capt. Jeff LaRoche, a local yachtsman, will present “Early Lake Tahoe Maritime History”, including underwater video of the Steamer Tahoe and the restoration of the 1921 Kneass built cruiser Quic-Chakidn on March 28 at 6pm. This is part of the Explore Tahoe Winter Speaker Series at 4114 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. A $5 […]
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By Dave Delgardo, Sacramento Bee When the only choices available are lousy ones, chances are, the final decision rendered will be bad. Trustees of a Placer County school district are faced with decisions to reduce offerings in music, increase significantly the number of students in classrooms, nearly eliminate paraprofessional instructional assistants, discontinue the department that […]
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By Denny Walsh, Sacramento Bee The Moonlight Fire was the U.S. Forest Service’s worst nightmare. For two weeks in September 2007 it raged like a fire-breathing dragon across 65,000 acres in Plumas and Lassen counties, devouring everything in its path, including 46,000 acres of lush national forest. But there is an additional troubling dimension to […]
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As part of the Red Bull Signature Series, Rahlves’ Banzai Tour airs March 27 on NBC Sports Network at 10pm. This one-hour special pits four skiers head-to-head in an intense top-to-bottom competition at four Lake Tahoe resorts – Kirkwood, Alpine Meadows, Squaw Valley and Sugar Bowl. The brainchild of 12-time World Cup winner, world champion […]
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Q&D Construction and the Nevada Department of Transportation are hosting a meeting March 29 at 5:30pmat The Chateau at Incline Village to discuss road work projects scheduled to begin April 1. The project includes erosion control improvements from the summit of Highway 431 to the intersection of Highway 28 and from the same intersection northwest […]
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The Nevada Highway Patrol will be stepping up enforcement on Highway 395 in Douglas County at the end of this month for a non-disclosed period of time with special emphasis on stopping and citing motorists who exceed the posted speed limit. Motorists can expect to see an increased presence of troopers in marked NHP cruisers […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee Caught up in the CalPERS bribery case, a drug-benefits supplier will pay $2.75 million to settle an investigation into its dealings with the man at the heart of the scandal. Medco Health Solutions of Franklin Lakes, N.J., agreed to the settlement Friday with California Attorney General Kamala Harris. The company […]
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