• South Lake Tahoe is having a meeting about the Harrison Avenue project on April 24 from 6-8pm at the senior center. • Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Health and Wellness Roundtable on April 30 at noon at the agency’s conference room in Stateline. Bring lunch, dessert and beverages will […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee Helicopter crews with the California Highway Patrol’s Valley Division were kept busy Friday, rescuing a man who had fallen from a cliff in El Dorado County in the morning and helping recover the body of a drowning victim in Nevada County in the afternoon. About 10am, a helicopter crew responded […]
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This building fronting Highway 50 and Harrison Avenue in Al Tahoe was owned by Frank Globin from the 1920s. It included a gas station, grocery store, bar and restaurant, and a U.S. Post Office. It also featured hotel rooms upstairs. A fire in the spring of 1956 destroyed most of the building, but surviving today […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked the three Douglas County sheriff’s candidates a series of questions. The responses are running in the order they were received. All but one question is the same. Name: Michael T. Gyll Age: 44 Occupation: Retired Nevada state police officer, Nevada Department of Public Safety, investigation division, headquarters commander. What […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial from the April 8, 2014, Sacramento Bee. It would be a shame if there were no more Shamu shows – and not just for humans. If the animal advocacy groups supporting proposed legislation to ban orcas in captivity have their way, orca shows at SeaWorld would be shut down permanently. But […]
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Barton Health has $25,000 to give out in grants to organizations that help the underserved populations and have a lasting impact on the community’s well-being. Barton Health will fund programs that address South Lake Tahoe community’s most pressing health needs — substance abuse, access to healthcare and mental health. The objective is to fund projects […]
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After hours of searching, the El Dorado County search and rescue team did not find a body at Cascade Lake. A hiker on April 9 had told deputies she had seen a body floating in Cascade Lake. She had been hiking near the shoreline on the north east portion of Cascade Lake. She said that […]
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By Paul McHugh, Sacramento Bee California boasts some of our globe’s hardest-working water. It flows off ski slopes, rolls past wildlife habitats, tumbles into reservoirs, then gushes through pipes and turbines, sprinklers and faucets. En route – particularly in a drought year – water managers horde every drop they can capture, and parcel it out […]
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Publisher’s note: This letter was submitted to Placer County LAFCO Executive Officer Kristina Berry and is reprinted with permission. Dear Ms. Berry: I am writing on behalf of Squaw Valley Ski Holdings, LLC (“Squaw Valley”) as an interested party with respect to the Olympic Valley Incorporation proposal (“The IOV Proposal”), which is presently pending review […]
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Initial construction work has begun on Kingsbury Grade. Preliminary construction work will take place on the road shoulders, with flagger controls, through April 30 during the evening from approximately 8pm-6am. Beginning May 1 through Memorial Day weekend, Kingsbury Grade will be closed near Daggett Summit as full construction begins. During the nearly monthlong period directly […]
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