The U.S. Census Bureau today released population totals and demographic characteristics about Nevada. The five most populous incorporated places and their 2010 Census counts are: Las Vegas, 583,756; Henderson, 257,729; Reno, 225,221; North Las Vegas, 216,961; and Sparks, 90,264. Las Vegas grew by 22 percent since the 2000 Census. Henderson grew by 47 percent, Reno […]
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Publisher’s note: Scott Johnson has been making the rounds in South Lake Tahoe, too. By Nicole Banks, North Sac News “I almost fell out of my chair.” That’s the response Johnnie Walker had after learning the judge’s verdict. Those legal costs were the result of one letter. That letter was from Scott Johnson, an ADA […]
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Publisher’s note: This is reprinted from the January 1974 Lake Tahoe Historical Society newsletter. By Sheryl Morris Ray Knisley relived some of his personal experiences at Lake Tahoe during the early part of the century and recalled stories about the settlers of some of the big estates on the Southwest Shore of the lake last […]
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By Tom Knudson, Sacramento Bee “Picture a weasel – and most of us can do that, for we have met the little demon of destruction, that small atom of insensate courage. … Multiply that mite by some fifty times and you have the likeness of a wolverine.” Ernest Thompson Seton — “Lives of Game Animals, […]
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By David Colborne At 14.6 percent, nearly 5 percent higher than the national average, Nevada has the highest unemployment rate in the nation. Consequently, when Harry Reid, Nevada’s senior politician in Washington and the current Senate majority leader, came to address the Nevada Legislature on Tuesday, his focus was, logically enough, on jobs. He discussed […]
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By Kathryn Reed “Thank you for your email. Eugene Palazzo is no longer employeed (sic) with the City of South Lake Tahoe. Please contact Tracy Franklin at 530-542-6093 or tfranklin@cityofslt.us. Have a great day. Gene” That is the auto-reply Gene Palazzo left on his email Feb. 23, the day he found out he no longer […]
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Updated Feb. 25, 2011, 11:30am. Publisher’s note: Hillary Santana, the 2008 salutatorian at South Tahoe High School who works for the Lake Tahoe Basin Forest Service office in the summer, is an exchange student in New Zealand from her university in Pennsylvania. The following is from her dad. Hillary is the daughter of David and […]
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Howie Nave, Lake Tahoe News’ movie reviewer, has seen all the films up for best picture. He’s busy compiling his article that will reveal who he believes the winners will be Sunday night. No sneak preview here. Who will Nave pick to win the Oscar on Feb. 27 for best picture? Remember, there are 10 […]
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The winter storm warning for the Lake Tahoe Basin begins at 4pm Thursday and is scheduled to end at 4am Saturday. The National Weather Service is calling for 12 to 24 inches at lake level, with 2 to 4 feet above 7,000 feet. The agency warns, “Anyone planning travel over the major passes should consider […]
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The El Dorado County Department of Transportation and El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department are applying to the California Department of Parks and Recreation, Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division for the 2010-11 grants program for funding of projects on the Rubicon Trail. The grants applications will be posted on the OHMVR website on March 8. To […]
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