By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe police officers are investigating the death of a 52-year-old man as a possible homicide. Officers said they were called by the dead man’s roommate to their residence in the 3700 block of Forest Avenue at 3:15 Monday morning because the victim was not breathing and had sustained a head […]
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By Valerie Strauss, Washington Post Newly released geography scores from the 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress show that fewer than one-third of the nation’s fourth, eighth and 12th graders were proficient in the subject. On the following seemingly easy question, only 33 percent of eighth-grade students who took the test got the correct answer: […]
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Calstar’s 6th annual Flying 5K and Kids Fun Run is Aug. 27 at 8:30am. The 5K course starts on the runway, crosses a stream and goes off road onto trails. Click on the flyer for more information.
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There will be a book sale at the South Lake Tahoe library on Rufus Allen Boulevard on July 30. Doors open to Friends of the Library at 9am and to the general public at 10am. The sale ends at 3pm.
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Cujo is an older Chihuahua-rat terrier mix. He thinks he weighs 100 pounds, which sometimes can get him into trouble. But he is very affectionate, he likes children and other dogs and didn’t chase the cats that he met at the shelter. Cujo is neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated. He is at the El Dorado County […]
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• Lake Tahoe Community College is conducting a survey to see what people want in community education. • Ed Gurowitz, a management and organizational consultant from Incline Village, has been hired as the TRPA’s interim chief operating officer. He will be responsible for implementing the strategic plan adopted last year. • Local author Kim Gayner […]
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By Robert F. Brands Long lines at the gas pump weren’t the only product of the twin energy crises of the 1970s. A legislative push toward energy conservation and innovation were also born as a result. And that’s why I believe the skyrocketing price of oil will do the same in 2011. History has proven […]
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The Tahoe Fund is hosting a Youth Art Contest in conjunction with the 15th annual Lake Tahoe Summit on Aug. 16 at Homewood Mountain Resort. The theme of the art contest for youth 18 and under is What I love most about life at Lake Tahoe. Prizes will be awarded to the winning entrants in […]
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Nine fire agencies from four Nevada counties and one California county have agreed to adopt and implement a standardized apparatus and station identification system. Fire agencies from Douglas, Carson, Lyon, and Storey counties in Nevada, and Alpine County in California, will be implementing the system starting Oct. 1. Chiefs from the participating agencies realized the […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – Twins have a penchant for playing trickery on unsuspecting soles. In “Twelfth Night” the confusion is not the intentional making of Sebastian and Viola. They don’t even know the other is alive. And to confuse things, Viola is passing herself off as a man. Such are the mischievous musings […]
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