By Jessie Marchesseau Spending three hours dragging yourself and your bicycle over rocks, streams and mountains, swimming through cold and choppy waters, and scrambling down trails of dirt, sand and mud may not sound like your typical Sunday stroll. Unless, that is, you are XTERRA athlete Heather Lyman. Lyman, a South Lake Tahoe resident, will […]
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Taqueria Jalisco is the place to be Oct. 25 to help celebrate TACCD’s 30-year anniversary. Tahoe Area Coordinating Council for the Disabled is partnering with five South Shore restaurants to raise money for the next 30 years. Each restaurant on their designated night is giving a percentage of proceeds to TACCD. Coyote Grill’s turn is […]
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By Kathryn Reed HOPE VALLEY – It’s here – that kaleidoscope of color Mother Nature dazzles leaf chasers with each autumn. This may be the peak weekend for colors in and around the Lake Tahoe Basin. Cresting Luther Pass near the cutoff for Armstrong Pass on Highway 89 the cars are parked on both sides […]
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By Melissa Wiese, Sacramento Business Journal Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. has gotten approval for its biopesticide against invasive freshwater mussels, after testing in Canada and the Colorado River. The Environmental Protection Agency gave approval for the Davis-based company’s Zequanox, which was derived from a common microbe found in soil and water, according to the company. […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews are scheduled to resume prescribed fire operations near Meyers on the south side of the intersection of Pioneer Trail and Highway 50 on Oct. 24, weather permitting. In addition, operations may resume in the Angora Fire area. Both operations may continue through the week. Residents and visitors can expect […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal More snow, cleanups along the Truckee River and projects to fight quagga mussels have been approved to help keep the Truckee River, Lake Tahoe and other reservoirs pristine. The Truckee Meadows Water Authority has approved eight grants totaling $724,427 from its Truckee River Fund. The money comes from customer billings and will […]
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An anonymous donor who presented $25,000 to the Thunderbird Preservation Society has offered a second donation for the same amount on the condition the public can match it by Thanksgiving. The Preservation Society, a nonprofit corporation maintains the historic Thunderbird Lodge and Yacht. The importance of maintaining vintage Americana, specifically the lodge and yacht, was […]
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The Placer County Board of Supervisors will be discussing the Tahoe City Fanny Bridge at its meeting next week. The Oct. 24 session starts at 2pm, while the Oct. 25 meeting is at 2pm. Both are at Grandlibakken Conference Center. Issues include: * An update from the Community Development Resources Agency staff on the status […]
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On Nov. 5 at 6:30pm, Bona Fide Books is hosting a reception for Shelley Hocknell Zentner’s collection “Written on the Body” at Bona Fide HQ in Meyers. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments and entertainment will be provided. “Written on the Body” is the first public exhibition of a group of […]
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By Elizabeth A. Harris, New York Times The Drug Enforcement Administration took emergency action on Friday to ban three synthetic stimulants used to make products that are marketed at head shops and on the Web as “bath salts,” but are actually used as recreational drugs that mimic the effects of cocaine, LSD and methamphetamine. The […]
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