The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will begin the Carnelian Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Healthy Forest Restoration Project next week. The project will thin trees and brush on National Forest lands on the North Shore to reduce the risk of severe wildfire, improve forest health, and provide defensible space to neighboring communities. […]
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By Mike Gorrell, Salt Lake Tribune The CEOs of Park City Mountain Resort and Vail Resorts are engaging in a public war of words that parallels the high-profile lawsuit between the Park City-area ski giants. John Cumming from Powdr Corp., PCMR’s parent company, fired the latest shot Friday in response to two letters sent in […]
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Former consultant to NASA, Kevin Manning, will talk about astronomy May 6 at 6pm in South Lake Tahoe. This is part of the Star Tour USA 2014: Promoting Scientific Literacy from Coast to Coast features Astronomy for Everyone: Size & Scale of the Universe. This program is for all ages. It’s about the universe, from […]
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• Harrison Avenue businesses are open even though the traffic flow is a bit chaotic right now. • Mike Makley will speak about his book “Saving Lake Tahoe” at the May 8 Sierra Club meeting. The 7pm meeting is at Unity at the Lake on Rufus Allen Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe. • Tioga Pass […]
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Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association members will begin construction on the Lower Corral Trail Enhancement Project on May 5. This project will implement the design package put together by the Hilride Progression Development group under contract with the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. This South Lake Tahoe trail will be reworked to […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau Extreme is not necessarily the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of motor scooters. However, this weekend’s 320-mile Lake Tahoe T.T. Motor-Scooter Endurance Race may just change your opinion of scooting. Riders will set out from Motel 6 in South Lake Tahoe at 7:30am May 4 traveling east to […]
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To the community, Words, they bring people together, they drive people apart. We use words to inform. We use words to misinform. My friend says, “Information is a lot like water; it’s hard to hold on to, and hard to keep form leaking away.” Often language is misused to create complexities, to mislead, to hide […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee Taking the witness stand in defense of her husband, the wife of El Dorado County Supervisor Ray Nutting testified Thursday that the embattled supervisor didn’t solicit county employees to bail himself out of jail. Jennifer Nutting’s testimony in the politically charged case challenged the prosecution’s assertion that her husband violated […]
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By Blair Scott The two-mile, dirt road leading to the cabin transports me back to my carefree childhood. Every summer, for a long weekend, my family has driven up to Tahoe to relive the sweet, savory memories of past years. Winding through patches of dense pine trees and passing intermittent, bright green meadows, the familiar […]
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A check of sex offenders to make sure they were complying with the law led to four arrests in South Lake Tahoe on April 29. Officers went to six residences and made contact with four people. All four were arrested. Gary Meyer, 68, on charges of not living at his registered address. This is a […]
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