The Truckee Tahoe Community Chorus of Sierra College, directed by Susan K. Horst, Chris Nelson, and Thomas Acord, will present “Spring Pops Potpourri” at The Resort at Squaw Creek. The chorus will be accompanied by the Diablo Valley College Philharmonic Orchestra from Pleasant Hill, directed by Owen J. Lee. The “Pops” program will delight the […]
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Bona Fide Books and a special zombie guest will host a book launch for local graphic artist Jared Manninen on April 15 at 7pm in Meyers. “Gruesome Tales to Tickle Your Terror Bone” is the first effort of Makoto Press. Written in the storytelling tradition of 1950s horror comics like EC Comics’ “Shock Suspense Stories” […]
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By Jason Hidalgo, Reno Gazette-Journal A sleeping air traffic controller at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport on Wednesday revealed the Federal Aviation Administration reneged on its promise to have two controllers working overnight. The incident made Reno the focal point of the continuing debate about the safety of the nation’s air traffic control system, just weeks […]
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A little bit of fresh snow fell yesterday — though it’s not quite a powder day. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Max Neale On April 5, the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Coordination Committee hosted its first Aquatic Invasive Species public forum at the U.S. Forest Service building in South Lake Tahoe. The event featured expert speakers from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, UC Davis, and […]
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By Kathryn Reed The owner of the much-maligned and now defunct Broc’s Puppy Store in South Lake Tahoe is scheduled to be arraigned May 16 in El Dorado County Superior Court. Dennis Franks was in court this month. He was unable to continue to retain John Castellanos as his attorney, so a public defender may […]
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By Jason Motlagh, Time On the second floor of the downtown campus, a motley group of students listens to a lecture titled “Palliative and Curative Relief Through a Safe and Effective Herbal Medicine.” Not the sexiest of topics on the face of it, but there’s a catch: this is Oaksterdam University, and the medicine being […]
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the Office of Traffic Safety recently awarded several Northern California officers for their efforts in reducing the carnage caused by drunken drivers in their respective communities. Among those awarded were South Lake Tahoe Police Officers Justin Brock and Chris Webber. Sixty-three DUI arrests were made by these two officers in […]
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By Kathryn Reed Milfoil is a problem weed that will be allowed to continue to flourish in 2011. But 2012 could be a different story. On Wednesday night the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board heard a presentation on the Pesticide Basin Plan Amendment that would allow chemicals to be used on a limited basis […]
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Fitch Ratings has affirmed Lake Tahoe Unified School District’s general obligation bonds as follows: • $25.3 million outstanding GOs, Election of 1999, series A and B, and GO refunding bonds, series 2002 and 2005 at ‘AA-‘. The rating outlook is stable. Rating rationale: • The AA rating reflects the district’s currently sound financial operations, exhibited […]
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