The 16th annual Truckee River Day is Oct.16. Volunteers will have their choice of half or full day restoration projects with different levels of difficulty. There will be 13 projects including revegetation for further restoration at Perazzo Meadows, plantings to restore the former Town Corporation Yard, and surveying for fish habitat in the Little Truckee […]
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Gardening and sustainability presentations, live music, crafts for kids and adults, games, a local artisan market, dancing, storytellers, pony rides, local food vendors and a pumpkin patch are all part of the 5th annual Autumn Fest. Tahoe RCD is putting on the free event at the Lake Tahoe Community College Demonstration Garden in South Lake […]
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Tahoe Lodging for Cyclists is a program for developing a network of lodging properties around Lake Tahoe to serve the needs of visiting cyclists. TLC properties must meet minimum bicycle-friendly standards to become a member of the network and receive benefits in return. Interested lodging properties may email BikeTahoe@aol.com to receive an information packet.
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• Stop and remember 9/11 is a call to action for a moment of silence Sept. 11 at 10am. • Standard & Poor’s raised its rating of the debt of Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare from BBB-positive to BBB-positive stable. • A benefit for Tahoe Arts Project is planned for Sept. 15 from 6-8pm aboard the […]
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Bona Fide Books’ fall line-up includes writing classes for newbies, craft classes for the experienced, and art and music for all. On Sept. 14 at 6:30pm, Bona Fide Books Publisher Kim Wyatt will speak at the South Lake Tahoe Branch Library about starting her small press and publishing today. This talk is for writers, book […]
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By Kirsten Lindquist On Sept. 17 from 9am to noon, dedicated volunteers around Lake Tahoe will roll up their sleeves for a clean and clear lake with the 2011 Great Sierra River Cleanup. This annual cleanup throughout the Sierra Nevada is sponsored by the Sierra Nevada Conservancy and runs in tandem with the California Coastal […]
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By Tim Hearden, Capital Press SACRAMENTO — Farm groups are lining up against a bill in the California Legislature that would make landowners’ well logs available to the public. Since 1949, the state has required notification from well drillers whenever a well is created, deepened, reperforated or destroyed. The well completion reports include details about […]
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By James Raia, Sacramento Bee Seeking a spot for the sixth time in the event’s seven-year history, Sacramento has applied to host a stage finish of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California. But the capital’s involvement is far from assured. Race organizers are considering several route options, including a return to the Bay Area (not […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a 12-part series running from Sept. 1-12 about how Lake Tahoe is tied to 9/11. By Jessie Marchesseau My alarm went off at 6am. It was Sept. 11, 2001, five days after my sister Summer’s 24th birthday. I was not sure if she had received the gift I had […]
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Tickets for the 28th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering go on sale Sept. 6 to members of the Western Folklife Center, which produces the event. Non-members can purchase tickets one month later, on Oct. 6. The 28th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering — the celebration of the American West, its people, culture and traditions — is Jan. […]
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