Clean Tahoe and the Tahoe Cedar Property Owners Association are coordinating the annual Tahoma Cleanup Day on May 24. Dumpsters will be available at the El Dorado County DOT lot at 7101 Wilson Ave. in Tahoma. Residential materials only — no construction debris or commercial loads will be accepted. There will be additional fees for […]
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By Kathryn Reed After much discontent from parents, Lake Tahoe Unified School District listened. It was decided Tuesday that Tahoe Valley Elementary School would house the transitional kindergarten program starting in the fall. At the March 29 school board meeting staff had proposed the program be at the defunct Al Tahoe school site. Having it […]
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By Catherine Cecchi As the days get longer and temperatures rise, our local black bears are becoming more and more active. While some bears that have learned to “supplement” their diet with human food from garbage cans and dumpsters may not have hibernated during this mild winter, many bears are just beginning to wake up […]
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Even though the Horizon is closed and it is going to be transformed into Park Tahoe, not all the permits are in hand. The owners — brothers Jon and David Park — are still seeking the necessary permits from Douglas County to do the work they desire. One permit that is in hand is a […]
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By Diana Meza Cabrera April 23 is Denim Day — an annual international campaign that brings awareness to sexual assault. In 1997, a teenage girl in Italy was picked up by her 45-year-old driving instructor for her first lesson. He drove her to an isolated location, pulled her out of the car, and forcefully raped […]
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By Patti Neighmond, NPR It’s not just kids who are overdoing screen time. Parents are often just as guilty of spending too much time checking smartphones and e-mail — and the consequences for their children can be troubling. Dr. Jenny Radesky is a pediatrician specializing in child development. When she worked at a clinic in […]
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By Lynda Chervil Just as intended, the 44th annual celebration of Earth Day is surrounded by talk of our environment, our impact on it and what we can do to better live in harmony with it. We’re seeing more and more people who realize that, if each of us does what we can every day, […]
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• Valhalla Renaissance Faire is May 31, June 1, June 7 and June 8 at Camp Richardson. Adults are $18. For more info, go online. • Clean Tahoe has reusable bags for $5. They are at 2074 Lake Tahoe Blvd., No. 6, South Lake Tahoe (across from Staples) or call 530.544.4210. • The 27th annual […]
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El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies have been making a concerted effort to rid neighborhoods of illegal marijuana grows. In the last four months deputies have closed down a dozen commercial cultivation operations in the Lake Tahoe Basin. They were primarily housed in rental houses. Complaints from neighbors is how most of them were located. “These […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee A state prosecutor today opened the trial of El Dorado County Supervisor Ray Nutting by blasting him as a dishonest figure with “trouble following laws” routinely honored by other public officials. Nutting faces allegations that he improperly hid state income for brush clearing on his family ranch, and Deputy Attorney […]
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