The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board voted to appeal the Sept. 16 federal court decision nullifying the shorezone ordinance. The bi-state regulatory agency has until Dec. 24 to file the appeal. “We feel there is substantial case law that supports the analysis TRPA used to inform the shorezone amendments,” TRPA General Counsel Nicole Rinke […]
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Dec. 16 appointed of Warren C. Stracener to a judgeship in the El Dorado County Superior Court. Stracener, 60, of El Dorado Hills, has been the deputy chief counsel for the Department of Personnel Administration since 2004, where he was previously an attorney from 1991 to 2004. He was board counsel […]
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By Elizabeth Karam, U.S. Snowboarding TELLURIDE, Colo. – The 2011 U.S. Snowboarding Snowboardcross Team was announced Thursday during the Visa U.S. Snowboardcross Cup at Telluride. Spearheading the 15 riders named to the Team are nine Olympians including two-time Olympic champion Seth Wescott of Maine, Olympic silver medalist Lindsey Jacobellis of Vermont and six-time snowboardcross Winter […]
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Santa Claus is coming to town. He will be at the Optimist Club Christmas Tree Lot on the corner of Lakeview Avenue and Lake Tahoe Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe on Dec. 18-19 from 1-5pm. Bring a camera for pictures of the visit. For more information, call (530) 541-3798.
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee Still not convinced the economy is improving? Talk to Elk Grove factory owner Michael Megna, who’s ramping up production to keep pace with higher sales. Just don’t ask him for a job. Business is better this year at Megna’s company, Backscratchers Salon Systems Inc., which makes nail-care and other beauty […]
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By Mel Shields, Sacramento Bee The images are as famous as they are fine and feathery: the flamingo with its neck stretching nearly to the ground, the bald (“white-headed”) eagle in a pose that instantly calls the nation to mind, the white and brown pelicans, and the birds with their prey – both the great […]
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Drop everything — it’s time to ski. The sun is out in Lake Tahoe. That last sentence may not be written again for a few days. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for ideas for gifts that cost less than $20 to share with readers. Read this for details. If you’re interested in having any old photos restored, let Diana Hamilton of South Lake Tahoe know. Think how turning that old photo into a new one would make someone special […]
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By Kathryn Reed Even though the major benefactor Lake Tahoe Unified School District thought it had lined up to help finance the turf and lighting project at the high school fell through, momentum has not waned. “What we are going to do for the school and the community is huge,” South Tahoe High School Principal […]
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By Howie Nave Sometimes a season can be defined not just by the weather and the color of the leaves, but by the movies shown during that time. I have to admit Halloween is one of my favorite times what with the changing of the landscape and the scary movies, but Christmas-time offers up the […]
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