By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times A Gulfstream turboprop sits on the McClellan Airport runway under gray, gloomy skies. Kim Prather has waited two weeks for this day. “I can’t believe there are finally clouds,” she says gratefully as she and her research team check and calibrate several million dollars’ worth of equipment stacked in […]
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Updated: May 31, 5:05pm. Session No. 2 of a newly formed work group committed to the development of community-based services for people with disabilities around Lake Tahoe will be June 27 from 1-3pm. Through the efforts of this group the goal is the needs that exist for opportunities and options for this population can be […]
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By Kathryn Reed While South Lake Tahoe officials are cracking down on vehicles driving around with signs in the back of pickups advertising charity events and churches that use sandwich boards, Placer County is relaxing its sign ordinance. Bob Albertazzi, community police officer for South Tahoe, said because the sandwich board sign was not secure […]
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Wine lovers will converge at Cooper Ranch in Plymouth for the first Barbera Festival June 11 from 11am-4pm. This outdoor wine and food festival will host more than 80 wineries from the Sierra foothills, Paso Robles, Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, Lake County, the Santa Cruz Mountains, Ventura County, Lodi and the Bay Area. Approximately 1,500 people […]
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The KidZone Museum, a nonprofit organization nationally recognized for its exemplary children museum efforts, partners with Squaw Valley Institute to offer a lively, fun and informative presentation by Stuart Brown on the importance of play in an individual’s life. The presentation, which includes a Q&A, is June 5 at 4:30pm at the Resort at Squaw […]
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Join the Tahoe Rim Trail Association for American Hiking Society’s 19th annual National Trails Day event on June 4. Celebrate the start of the trail season by volunteering to build trail or by learning more about Leave No Trace principles. The event begins at Van Sickle Bi-State Park off Lake Parkway in South Lake Tahoe. […]
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By Warren Withers There may be no better place on Earth than Lake Tahoe – especially in the summer. As proof, more than 1.5 million visitors make their way to the South Shore of Lake Tahoe each year, and locals by the thousands take advantage of the superb surroundings. Most who enjoy Tahoe return home […]
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By Kathryn Reed Mother Nature is playing havoc with produce growers. Despite the unseasonably cool weather and continuous rain, farmers’ market season is here. The two South Shore markets start operation the first week of June. The Ski Run Boulevard market between Birch and Larch streets will run every Friday starting June 3 from 9am-2pm. […]
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Caltrans is alerting motorists to expect delays due to nighttime paving operations scheduled on Highway 49 to Highway193 in Placerville. Beginning May 31 between the hours of 7pm and 6am the following morning, work will begin on a $676,600 maintenance project to grind and replace asphalt concrete surfacing at various locations from Pleasant Valley Road […]
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As expected, the Nevada bill that would drastically alter the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency structure has moved from the Senate to the Assembly. SB271 would allow Nevada to back out of the bi-state Compact. However, California and Congress would have some say in how things go forward. “We are appalled by today’s action by the […]
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