By Kathryn Reed When I first heard this is national Frozen Food month I didn’t think much about it. I didn’t think I ate many frozen foods. Then I looked in the freezer. For the most part it’s leftovers that are in there. There’s also coffee, tater tots, butter, chocolate chips and fake hamburgers. From […]
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Tahoe Transportation District is having two public workshops next week to talk about transit options that would link the South and North shores. Carl Hasty, executive director of TTD, told Lake Tahoe News nine proposals have been whittled down to three. However, those proposals are not available online for people to review before the meetings. […]
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By Thomas Sowell The only good news for the Republicans coming out of the seemingly endless presidential candidate “debates” is that some Republican leaders are now belatedly thinking about how they can avoid a repetition of this debacle in future elections. What could they possibly have been thinking about, in the first place, when they […]
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Two Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation athletes have received invitations to attend the Junior Worlds in Valmalenco, Italy, March 20-24. Representing the Heavenly Freestyle Team in singles moguls and dual moguls will be Anna Park. Park is 14,-year-old ninth-grader at Harper Junior High in Davis. Park has been training with the Heavenly Freestyle Team under […]
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By Kathryn Reed ECHO SUMMIT — A true old-style mountain lodge is about to open in Lake Tahoe. Through large pane windows expansive views of rugged Sierra peaks are visible. A woodstove flanks one wall, ready to get people warm. This isn’t some newfangled structure designed to look old. This is the lodge that was […]
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Lake Tahoe Unified School District’s “March Madness” bands in concert is March 7 at 7pm. The free event is at South Tahoe Middle School. The concert features 170 middle school and elementary advanced fifth-graders performing for one hour.
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By Martha Bellisle, Reno Gazette-Journal For decades, Harvey Whittemore was considered one of Nevada’s key political fundraisers, thanks to his effective lobbying skills, powerful clients and seemingly endless energy. But after his former partners accused him of embezzling money and the FBI began investigating his campaign contribution activities — highlighted Wednesday by federal grand jury […]
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Placer County has proposed developing a biomass power generation facility near the Eastern Regional Material Recovery Facility at Cabin Creek. The proposed biomass power generation facility would be located on county-owned land off Highway 89 between Squaw Valley and Truckee. A meeting to discuss the project is set for March 13 from 9am-1pm at 305 […]
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Five men were cited by the U.S. Forest Service for riding snowmobiles in the Mokelumne Wilderness on the Eldorado National Forest. The five riders, residents of South Lake Tahoe and the Carson Valley, received mandatory notices to appear before the federal magistrate in Sacramento. Per Forest Service policy the names of violators are not released […]
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Instead of just drying clothes, a unit at a Laundromat in South Lake Tahoe charred a load on Friday. A small fire at the laundry facility on Harrison Avenue in the Globin Building was contained to the dryer. Fire Chief Brian Uhler told Lake Tahoe News the fire started in the lint trap about 3:30pm […]
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