Glenn Gibb passed away on Dec. 14, 2011, after a six-month illness. Glenn was born May 30, 1947, in Boise, Idaho. The first 12 years of his life were spent in Idaho where he learned to fish, hunt and golf. During his high school and college years, Glenn resided in the Bay Area where he […]
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Patricia Noble Whitely died peacefully on Dec. 12, 2011, at the age of 85. She was born in Oakland on Aug. 15, 1926, to Lois and Kendall Noble. She attended San Francisco State University during World War II and completed her education at Lake Tahoe Community College. In 1953, Pat married a medical student, Jim […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee Placerville lives on its Gold Rush history and can’t escape the past, including a famous public hanging in the 1840s. As a result, Main Street today is dotted with businesses bearing names with historic allusions such as Prospector’s Cafe and Hangtown Hot Dogs. Residents are once again struggling with that […]
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By Steve Kubby Local medical marijuana patients are in a panic, because of the new South Lake Tahoe city ordinance that takes effect today. Frustrated and frightened patients complain that it is impossible to get their landlords to sign notarized letters giving permission for them to grow — even though they already know and allow […]
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By Kathryn Reed The list of Christmas movies I regularly enjoy runs the gamut from “Frosty the Snowman” to “It’s a Wonderful Life”. It decided it might be time to branch out a bit so into my Netflix’s queue went two films I had not seen before that came recommended from friends. The first was […]
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Acquiring an easement from the California Tahoe Conservancy is allowing Placer County to accept a $1 million grant from the state Natural Resources Agency to restore wetland and riparian habitat. Had the CTC not taken action this month, the grant would have been void in January. The county wants to clean up the former concrete […]
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• Lake Tahoe Unified School District Superintendent Jim Tarwater has been invited to be a speaker at the AVID annual Conference in Orland to share LTUSD’s progress in infusing Advancement Via Individual Determination concepts in grades 4-12. LTUSD is the only AVID District in the world. The organization is paying Tarwater’s expenses. • Tahoe Center […]
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By Marisol Bello, USA Today One in 45 children in the United States — 1.6 million children — were living on the street, in homeless shelters or motels, or doubled up with other families last year, according to the National Center on Family Homelessness. The numbers represent a 33 percent increase from 2007, when there […]
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By Kathryn Reed Putting children first. Ensuring their needs are met. Taking a pledge to do so. Helping shape policy. Those are the goals of Small World, an organization launched Dec. 1 in South Lake Tahoe. But it’s not just about Tahoe – it’s about children throughout the country, throughout the world. And it’s not […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews are scheduled to resume prescribed fire operations Dec. 20 on the West Shore in the Bunker Road area of Tahoe City. Crews expect to complete one-fourth of an acre and operations may continue through the week. Residents and visitors can expect to see smoke from these prescribed fire project […]
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