A little snow doesn’t stop people in Lake Tahoe from doing what they want. Swimmers were found at the South Lake Tahoe city pool this morning – even though the bubble has not been put on yet. Snow will continue throughout today, with a 50 percent chance of the white stuff falling on Thursday, according […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews are scheduled to begin prescribed fire operations near Meyers, on the south side of the intersection of Pioneer Trail and Highway 50, today. The project area is approximately 60 acres. Prescribed fire operations will also continue in the Angora Fire area near Tahoe Mountain and Forest Mountain Roads. In […]
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The Employee Communication Committee at South Tahoe Public Utility District is sponsoring a candidate forum for the candidates for the board of directors on Oct. 12 from 7-8:30pm. The forum will be at the board meeting room located at 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe. The public is invited to attend.
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Publisher’s note: A corporate official with Real Mex on Oct. 5 told Lake Tahoe News all restaurants are slated to remain open, including the Chevys in South Lake Tahoe. By Jacqueline Palank, Wall Street Journal Real Mex Restaurants Inc., the operator of Chevys Fresh Mex and other Mexican restaurants, Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy-court […]
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By Martha Bellisle, Reno Gazette-Journal The mentally ill man who opened fire at a Carson City IHOP restaurant, killing four and then himself, shot 60 rounds from a Norinco Mak 90 assault weapon that had been purchased by a private party in California more than five years ago, officials said today. The Mak 90, a […]
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Are you shoveling today? Send a picture of yourself with the white stuff to info@LakeTahoeNews.net — and feel free to write something about this fall tradition in Lake Tahoe. Include your full name, mailing address and T-shirt size. The first 10 people seen shoveling will be sent a Lake Tahoe News T-shirt. The other way […]
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• Tahoe Best Friends is hosting a Dog Howl’oween Party and Parade on Oct. 29 at 2:30pm at 2197 Ruth Ave. (off Third Street) in South Lake Tahoe. Dogs and humans should come in costume. • Brad Wilson is general manager of Diamond Peak. • The Family Resource Center is taking orders for its tamale […]
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By Sid Loomis Last month I was proud to be apart of the 30-mile dive with the Undersea Voyager Project. I was stationed on my dad’s boat as a primary support diver. As a primary support diver I was the one who would jump in the water at anytime if Scott Cassell, the diver, needed […]
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By Michael Martinez, Reno Gazette-Journal Sometimes, you look different. Sometimes, you have a different name. Sometimes, you have a condition that sets you apart. You’re just different, and people treat you like you are. They tease you, they try to isolate you, they ignore you and they try to turn others against you. They try […]
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By Kelly Shanahan “You have breast cancer.” More than 260,000 American women heard those words in 2010, and nearly 40,000 of them did not survive the year. But a diagnosis of breast cancer does not have to be a death sentence. Although the odds of developing breast cancer have increased from 1 in 20 in […]
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