Oktoberfest at Camp Rich
Camp Richardson’s annual Oktoberfest is a two-day event at the South Shore lodge. The Oct. 1-2 fun includes beer, arts-crafts for sale, German dancing, pumpkin patch and more.
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FBI agents to talk about human trafficking
CASA El Dorado is hosting two FBI agents to talk about human trafficking. The talk by Special Agent Minerva Shelton and Victim Specialist Janice Dean is Sept. 22 from noon to 1:30pm at Department 3 of the El Dorado County Superior Court in South Lake Tahoe. RSVP by Sept. 20 to Amanda@casaeldorado.org or call (530) […]
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Talk about Fremont’s discovery of Lake Tahoe
Walk in the footsteps of John C. Fremont as he travels over the mountain to Lake Tahoe in 1844. On Sept. 20 at 7pm in the lodge of Camp Richardson, Peter Lathrop will show photographs and tell of his following the trail from Highway 395 to Round Top, along the western flank of Lover’s Leap […]
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Stateline casinos rake in the cash in July
July is often a good month for the Stateline casinos because of the American Century Celebrity Golf Tournament. This year was no different – just better. The South Shore casinos won $30 million; a 25 percent increase from July 2010. July has also become the busiest summer month on the South Shore, and throughout Lake […]
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Flash flood warning for Tahoe region; more lightning expected
Thunderstorm activity hit the Tahoe National Forest all weekend, with more in the forecast. The graphic to the left shows the lightning activity. A fire was detected in the Boca Springs area, northeast of Truckee, Sunday evening. This brings the total number of fires to four — all small — for the Tahoe National Forest. […]
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Judge halts Paiute cutthroat trout recovery plan
By Denny Walsh, Sacramento Bee A Sacramento federal judge has quashed a joint federal-state plan to improve conditions for a rare High Sierra fish, ruling that an auger driven by a gasoline-powered generator cannot be used in designated wilderness areas. For more than 25 years, government agencies have sought by various means to increase the […]
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South Tahoe budget subject of special meeting
By Kathryn Reed Instead of creating the potential for another marathon council day, South Lake Tahoe’s 2011-12 budget will be discussed at a special meeting Sept. 15 at 7pm. The regular meeting is Sept. 13 at 9am. Both are at Lake Tahoe Airport. Public input will be taken at the budget meeting, but it’s possible […]
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Snippets about Lake Tahoe
• A team of accreditation officials will be roaming around Lake Tahoe Community College in October. The college first had to do a self-study. This is something the college goes through every six years. • Professor Katie Zanto of Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village won the 2011 Outdoor Hero award for her work founding […]
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Lakeview Commons project subject of talk
Ray Lacey, deputy director of California Tahoe Conservancy, and Hilary Hodges, director of Development Services for South Lake Tahoe, will be at the South Lake Tahoe Branch Library on Sept. 28 at 6:30pm to discuss Lakeview Commons, the community and civic development currently under construction at El Dorado Beach. They will talk about the origins […]
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Opinion: Government is failing the people
To the community, I was taught that citizens can be governed by one, or by the few, or by many. A monarchy, an aristocracy, or a democracy. When the forms are legitimate, the governor acknowledges that they have a social contract with the governed. That they will not be capricious or arbitrary. That there is […]
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