By Kathryn Reed CHENGDU, China – Fur against my cheek, gnawing away on his (or her?) apple, I so wanted to suddenly be able to speak panda. For a brief moment, I was in black and white heaven as I held the 6-month-old on my lap. Thoughts of running off with it, learning to grow […]
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As part of its Chamber EDucation program, the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce is hosting “Internet Bookings: How to Increase Your Lodging Occupancy” April 27, 1-3pm, at the North Tahoe Event Center, 8318 North Lake Blvd. in Kings Beach. The seminar is geared for owners and managers of hotels, motels, condominiums and vacation homes, […]
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By Marek Warszawski, Fresno Bee Backpacking across the Sierra Nevada as a high school freshman changed Chris Casado’s life forever. Now, Casado wants to use that experience to help change the lives of others. Casado, a 31-year-old Orinda resident is co-founder of Trans Sierra Extreme Challenge, which this summer is guiding a series of 75-mile […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee Placerville-based El Dorado Savings Bank, one of the area’s most consistently profitable financial institutions, saw a year-over-year decline in first-quarter profit. The bank posted a quarterly profit of slightly more than $2 million, about 18 percent below net income of $2.52 million in the initial quarter of 2010. Read the […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the April 22, 2011, Reno Gazette-Journal. Make no mistake about it: President Barack Obama’s two-hour stop in Reno on Thursday was more of a campaign stump speech than a town-hall meeting. Any pretense of the latter went out the window when Jill Derby, the former state regent and Democratic […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is about to begin the annual process of opening recreational facilities around the Lake Tahoe Basin. Campgrounds, day-use areas and forest roads traditionally open in mid-May, weather permitting. The Taylor Creek Visitor Center and the Tallac Historic Site normally open Memorial Day weekend. Before facilities can […]
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The annual Snow Golf Tournament at Alpine Meadows scheduled for April 23 has been postponed to May 7. Here is Saturday’s ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Kathryn Reed It’s the afternoon of April 22 at the Upper Truckee Marsh in South Lake Tahoe. Four dogs — two are leashed, two unleashed. This high percentage of unleashed dogs is what has led the California Tahoe Conservancy — the landowner — to issue an edict banning all dogs for three months beginning […]
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• Tahoe Cross Country in Tahoe City is open until May 1. • The Boys & Girls Club in South Lake Tahoe is celebrating 20 years of being open. The event is April 27 from 5-7pm at 1100 Lyons Ave. — the old Al Tahoe Elementary School. • Keep track of what the Tahoe Area […]
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By Dan Sheehan Summer is right around the corner and the sun will be beating down on Lake Tahoe once again. What did you learn from this past winter and what are you going to do to prepare for next winter? As a contractor in Lake Tahoe, I see firsthand how the environment/climate of the […]
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