Squaw Valley celebrates the art and sport of kite flying as host to the nation’s highest altitude organized kiting festival at High Camp, elevation 8,200 feet. Gigantic flying creatures, professional kite flyers, kite-making and face painting for the kids, and the live music are all part of the high-flying enjoyment of the 10th Annual Soaring […]
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Investigators are trying to figure out if the death of a Placerville woman at the Horizon casino in Stateline was intentional or accidental. The body of Loretta Sangara, 68, was found July 1 at 10am. Douglas County sheriff’s officials say she fell from a 14th floor balcony. Deputies are not releasing further details. The investigation […]
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• Chris Proctor has been named director of Tahoe Center for Orthopedics. • Michael Munoz, 60, of Placerville has been appointed to the California State Athletic Commission. • The second annual Tahoe Trail Skills College is July 29-31. Click here for more information. • Truckee-based Van Dyke Law Group has a new website with information […]
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By Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times Southern California researchers found plastic in nearly 1 in 10 small fish collected in the Pacific Ocean in the latest study to call attention to floating marine debris entering the food chain. The study published this week by scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the June 24, 2011, Sacramento Bee. The first daunting fact about California water is that 75 percent of the state’s water supply comes from north of Sacramento while 75 percent of the demand comes from south of the region. The other daunting fact is that the water system is […]
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Tahoe Mountain Resorts Foundation recently bestowed $141,000 in grants to 18 organizations throughout Truckee and North Lake Tahoe. Adventure Risk Challenge was this year’s top recipient, receiving $30,000. TMRF presents a number of grants and scholarships annually to organizations aiding environmental, educational, athletic, and cultural endeavors. Adventure Risk Challenge spearheads a unique 40-day program designed […]
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Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom has been named chairman of the committee trying to bring the Winter Olympics back to Lake Tahoe. The California Winter Games Committee is working with Nevada to have the Tahoe-Reno area host the games in 2022. California has been a little late to join the effort, having done so just earlier […]
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By Kathryn Reed In less than a year, commercial air service is planned for Lake Tahoe Airport. Mike Zeid, who runs Tahoe Air Express, resumed business operations at the South Lake Tahoe airport Friday with the first charter flight arriving about 9am. He is in the process of filling out the paperwork for the FAA […]
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The Tahoe Rim Trail Association, the Leave No Trace Center for Ethics and Tahoe Mountain Sports is teaming up for an interactive Evening Leave No Trace Family Hike on July 6 from 4–6pm from the Tahoe City North Trailhead. (Directions to the trailhead will be provided upon registration for the hike). Registration for this hike […]
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The U.S. Forest Service is preparing for the usual Fourth of July crowds that come to the Eldorado National Forest, despite the unusual amount of snow in the higher elevations. “Many of the popular campgrounds are open and ready for campers,” Eldorado National Forest Recreation Officer Lester Lubetkin said in a statement. “However, the following […]
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