Ski report: Get your green on
Another storm tomorrow, so get out there today. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
Read more
Home
19 teams competing in Tour of California named
The 2011 field of professional cycling teams has been named for Amgen Tour of California that begins in Stateline May 15. The lineup of teams includes 19 elite international and domestic squads for the sixth-annual event, May 15-22. Fourteen have participated before. The teams are: * Sky ProCycling (GBR) * Rabobank Cycling Team (NED) * […]
Read more
Irish-Americans have been celebrating heritage for centuries
Originally a religious holiday to honor St. Patrick, who introduced Christianity to Ireland in the fifth century, St. Patrick’s Day has evolved into a celebration for all things Irish. The world’s first St. Patrick’s Day parade occurred March 17, 1762, in New York City, featuring Irish soldiers serving in the English military. This parade became […]
Read more
Disappearance of minnows from Tahoe concerns scientists
By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Lake Tahoe’s native minnows appear to be dropping significantly in number, with declining water clarity and predation by non-native warm water fish possible factors in the population crash. Densities of minnows surveyed at 26 sites around the lake declined by 58 percent between 1988 and 2009, according to new research […]
Read more
Opinion: Solar cookers making a difference in Darfur
By Mandy Kendall In these economic times it is often hard to imagine what difference we can make, especially when there seems so little to go around to those nearest and dearest to us. However, sometimes it takes the plight of others to realize just how lucky we are. Consider the horrors of the genocide […]
Read more
Learn about restoration of sugar pines
The Sugar Pine Foundation will share the agency’s collaborative strategy to preserve the White Pines currently plagued by a nonnative fungus as part of the Explore Tahoe Winter Speaker Series on March 24 at 6pm. Learn how you can help restore the Sugar Pines. Explore Tahoe: An Urban Trailhead is located in the Heavenly Village […]
Read more
STPUD board leaning toward sewer rate hike this summer
By Kathryn Reed Although a decision is not likely until mid-May, the South Tahoe Public Utility District board this month expressed a willingness to increase sewer rates by 3 percent starting July 1, with no change to water rates except for those on meters. Board member Mary Lou Mosbacher missed last week’s budget and meter […]
Read more
Senators want safety review of Calif. nuke plants
By Foon Rhee, Sacramento Bee As Japan struggles with nuclear reactors crippled by the earthquake and tsunami, California’s two U.S. senators called on federal regulators today to make sure the state’s two commercial nuclear power plants are safe. Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer pointed out that about 7.4 million people live within 50 miles […]
Read more
Clean Tahoe gives old hotel items a second life
Recycling took on new meaning this week as items from C&M Lodge in South Lake Tahoe were given to Clean Tahoe for redistribution. Edgewood Companies, which owns the C&M Lodge on Bonanza Drive, is working with Clean Tahoe and other nonprofits on the South Shore to place the items for community benefit. “Clean Tahoe’s Dinner […]
Read more
Miranda Lambert in Stateline
Harveys Lake Tahoe and Another Planet Entertainment are bringing country music star Miranda Lambert to the Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series at Harveys Outdoor Arena on Aug. 19 at 7:30pm. Also appearing with Miranda Lambert is country vocal quartet Little Big Town. Tickets are $39.50, $59.50, $69.50, $89.50 and $125.50, plus applicable fees.
Read more