By Kathryn Reed After nearly three hours, the South Lake Tahoe City Council turned the budget discussion on the nearly 200 people who attended the special meeting Thursday night. Councilman Bruce Grego led the charge, with his colleagues falling in behind, when he asked where those in attendance have been before last night. Then asking […]
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By Jaclyn O’Malley, Reno Gazette-Journal For causing an August wildland fire that cost nearly $3 million to fight and destroyed land and structures on public, private and American Indian property, two 15-year-old boys were placed on probation and ordered to work 500 hours of community service. Judge David Gamble of Douglas County District Court on […]
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By Martha Bellisle, Reno Gazette-Journal Sixteen AK-47 magazines with live rounds, a Glock 26 9mm firearm with a holster, ammunition for various weapons, gun videos and body armor were among the items Carson City Sheriff’s detectives found at the home and in the car of the man who shot 11, killing four, at an IHOP […]
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By Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee California’s poor now outnumber the populations of 33 states and 90 nations – and counting. The state’s poverty rate last year rose to its highest level in more than a decade – 16.3 percent – as household incomes plunged by 5 percent, according to census figures released Tuesday. The state […]
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Who killed Flabbius Corpus? Was it Maximus Testosterus, or maybe Bogus Fortunatus? You have the opportunity to solve this ancient Roman murder at the Children’s Museum Murder Mystery on Oct. 1. Enjoy a tri-tip dinner and meet the eight prime suspects as the audience works to unravel the clues to this mystery. And if you […]
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The Tahoe Mountain Sports 5th Annual Pro/Am Disc Golf Tournament at the North Tahoe Regional Park 18-hole disc golf is Oct. 8-9. The tournament, a PDGA Sanctioned “B” Pro/Am event, brings golfers from all over the Western United States to the Tahoe Vista course, All levels are welcome – or stop by to cheer on […]
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David Reichel, wilderness education coordinator for the Wilderness Education Department at Lake Tahoe Community College, will give a presentation on Skiing the High Sierra Route. He will also discuss the Wilderness Education Program at the college. The free event is Oct. 18 at 1pm at the South Lake Tahoe Branch Library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd.
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Spin-A-Yarn is starting up again at the South Lake Tahoe Branch Library. All knitters and crocheters are welcome to come for an afternoon of crafting. Also on Oct. 1 at 1pm workers will be collecting caps for the Caps for Kids program. The library is at 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd.
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Mark Ardagna and Tara McCarthy from the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics will present an Awareness Workshop in which participants will learn how to enjoy outdoor pursuits while ensuring a sustainable future. The Oct. 15 1pm event is at South Lake Tahoe Branch Library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd., South Lake Tahoe.
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Tahoe Sierra Century Ride is Sept. 24. The three routes of varying distances start and finish in the Village at Squaw Valley. The ride benefits the music students at North Tahoe middle and high schools. To register or for information, go online.
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