By Kathryn Reed It’s more about the fishing experience than anything else. That was the message delivered by proponents Tuesday to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors during a lengthy discussion about whether the Upper Truckee River – the Meiss Meadow area in particular – should have the designation of National Wild and Scenic […]
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A memorial service for Marie Colello Hanson will be Oct. 15 at noon at Sierra Community Church in South Lake Tahoe. A reception at the church will follow. Ms. Hanson was born Sept. 27, 1956. She was 54. In July she went missing after attending the Rainbow Gathering in Washington. In lieu of flowers, donations […]
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Dirk Yuricich is having a showing of fall photographs at his gallery at the Ski Run Marina Oct. 12-19. The gallery will be open for the Celebrate Autumn Exhibit from 11am-5pm daily, with closing time at 8pm Wednesdays. Parking is free at the Ski Run Marina. For further information, call Dirk Yuricich Photography Gallery at […]
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The North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual chamber membership lunch Oct. 27 at noon, with registration beginning at 11:30am, at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach. This year’s presentation is titled “The Changing Face of the North Lake Tahoe Ski Industry” with a guest speaker panel that includes General […]
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By Torey Van Oot, Sacramento Bee For some sitting legislators, preparing to run for re-election in 2012 includes packing up boxes and hunting for a new home. California’s new district lines, drawn for the first time by an independent redistricting commission, have shaken up the political landscape for next year’s election. As a result, candidates […]
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By Anne Gonzales, Sacramento Bee Local wine grape growers were dealt a double whammy Monday when an unexpected rain doused harvest plans for the second time in days, lowering sugars in fruit and jamming area wineries. If rain continues this week, growers could lose grapes to deterioration in the vineyards. The unseasonable showers also hurt […]
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For the second consecutive month, Stateline casinos posted an increase in revenue compared to the same month a year ago. The five South Shore casinos won $27 million in August, a 16.2 percent increase from 2010. With the weather being nice in Lake Tahoe and triple digits in the Central Valley, this often literally drives […]
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By KCRA-TV Westbound Interstate 80 is shut down Tuesday morning after two big rigs collided and caught fire, officials said. It appears as though one big rig jackknifed and slammed into the other. A second crash happened due to the backup, according to the California Highway Patrol. Traffic is being diverted off I-80 onto Highway […]
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While the last check for Angora Fire victims was cut a year ago, the nonprofit Community Disaster Resource Center still exists. No physical presence exists in South Lake Tahoe anymore, but board members meet once a year – partly because of legal reasons, partly to make sure they want to keep the group going. “What […]
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By Susan Skorupa, Reno Gazette-Journal There’s nothing like a good ghost story to liven up the night. Maybe because of its gaslight, ghost-town past or because of its Halloween statehood day — coming up in about three weeks on Oct. 31 — Nevada has supplied plenty of tales of lost mines, haunted history and ghost […]
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