Ski report: Storm moving in later today
Wind hold on some lifts at Heavenly and Squaw. Call the resort or go online to know what’s running. Here is the sski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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House GOP budget aims to slash environmental regulations
By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times The House spending bill passed last month wouldn’t just chop $60 billion from the federal budget — it seeks to cut a broad swath through environmental regulation. From fish protections in California to water pollution limits in Florida and regulation of greenhouse gas emissions nationwide, environmental programs were targets […]
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Fundraiser benefits Douglas County lake schools
Hollywood Improv takes stage April 9 at MontBleu in Stateline. It’s a night to support academics. Event attendees can plan on comedy improv entertainment, a wine wall, silent and live auctions, drinks, hors d’oeuvres, dinner, dancing, celebrity spoofing and more. Tickets start at $60 and guests can purchase an ‘A’ list table or VIP ticket […]
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Washoe County on road to reduce sediment from reaching Lake Tahoe
By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal The tiniest particles of dirt that pose the most dire threat to Lake Tahoe’s clarity are targeted in an emerging effort by Washoe County and other local jurisdictions around the lake. Now in the early stages of a project designed to prevent particles the width of a human hair from […]
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Opinion: Saving bear cubs, while upping hunting quotas doesn’t make sense
By Jennifer Fearing The Humane Society of the United States applauds the California Department of Fish and Game’s heroic and resource-intensive efforts to rehabilitate little Shasta, a yearling black bear cub orphaned when his mother was shot, and four other cubs in a unique partnership with the U.S. Forest Service and the nonprofit Lake Tahoe […]
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Focus of lake clarity doesn’t sit well with SLT council
By Kathryn Reed A letter expressing South Lake Tahoe’s displeasure with fixating on how far a scientific white plate can be seen in the middle of Lake Tahoe instead of dealing with the muck growing near the shore is being finalized today. City Councilwomen Claire Fortier and Angela Swanson were tasked with working with staff […]
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K-9 unit to search for drugs on LTUSD campuses
K-9s will be allowed to search for contraband at South Tahoe middle and high schools as well as Mount Tallac High. STHS will be the first school to have the dog on campus. Random walkthroughs will be conducted in parking lots, near lockers, hallways, classrooms and playing fields. The idea was brought to the board […]
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LPGA Legends Tour
Patty Sheehan, World Golf and LPGA Hall of Famer, in partnership with The Legends Tour, the official senior tour of the LPGA, are bringing The Legends Tour to Hidden Valley Country Club in Reno June 3–6. The official three-day tournament, Patty Sheehan & Friends, boasts a field of 40 LPGA Legends competing in a two-day, […]
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Anderson snags TTR World Tour title
Jamie Anderson of South Lake Tahoe made history today by clinching her second Swatch TTR World Tour Champion title at the 6Star Burton US Open. She is the first woman to win two TTR World Tour titles. Anderson qualified first in today’s slopestyle semi-finals and will move on to the slopestyle finals as a favorite […]
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Rail jam benefits Heavenly Ski Foundation
The Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation will host the Shredtacular Rail Jam event at the American Legion on Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe on March 11 from 4:30-10pm. pen to skiers and snowboarders of all ages, the Shredtacular will be on a feature built by Rob Giustina of On Course Events. Entry is $20 […]
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