The Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation’s 22nd annual Ski and Snowboard Swap at MontBleu in Stateline is Nov. 19 and 20. Proceeds benefit the foundation, a nonprofit organization providing skiing and snowboarding programs for regional youth, local middle school students, and the S.O.S. program. The swap opens with Moonlight Madness on Nov. 19 from 6 […]
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Larry Friedman, who has long ties to Lake Tahoe, will become the interim director of the Nevada Commission on Tourism when Director Dann Lewis steps down Dec. 17. Friedman is NCOT’s deputy director of Sales and Industry Partners. Lewis was appointed to the agency in early 2009 and helped steer its operations through a period […]
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By Kathryn Reed Will any city employee be reprimanded for the botched Lakeview Commons project? An answer may come today. The court decision favoring the firm not originally awarded the multi-million contract is on the South Lake Tahoe City Council’s agenda. It will be discussed in closed session at the end of the meeting. (The […]
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Caltrans this month completed the $5.4 million highway safety improvement project on Highway 49 in El Dorado County 100 days ahead of schedule. The project was financed entirely by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The project realigned a rural section of Highway 49 between Dolomite Drive and China Hill Road in El […]
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The North Lake Tahoe Resort Association is accepting applicants for its new Lodging Committee. The Lodging Committee will be made up of properties from all segments of the lodging community, and will work directly with the NLTRA board of directors. The duties of the Lodging Committee will include the consolidation of lodging community needs, the […]
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Seasonal closures at recreation sites and forest roads in the Lake Tahoe Basin have begun. Forest Service gates have been closed and locked, and motorized access is prohibited for the winter. Although motorized access is prohibited during seasonal closures, the public will continue to have non-motorized access, as well as access to snowmobiles where permitted […]
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Publisher’s note: This is the first in a three-part series about the South Lake Tahoe city budget. By Kathryn Reed Based on review of documents provided by South Lake Tahoe officials, including the current 2010-11 fiscal year budget, the city is deficit spending even though by state law it must have a balanced budget each […]
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By Liliana E. Sanchez Yesterday’s article discussed some of the reasons why people abuse their partners. Today we are going to look at why victims of domestic violence stay in an abusive relationship. If you ask a person who has lived or is living in an abusive relationship, “why do you stay?” you will hear […]
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Publisher’s note: Updated Nov. 16, 2010, 1:03pm. El Dorado County elections officials issued a revised count of ballots on Nov. 15 at 4:30pm for the Nov. 2 election. The numbers for the South Lake Tahoe City Council race: • Claire Fortier, 1,848 votes, 16.95 percent • Tom Davis, 1,607 votes, 14.74 percent • Angela Swanson, […]
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By Channel 4 News In less than eight hours, 15 small earthquakes rumbled the ground near the mountain town of Markleeville Monday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblors struck between 12:41 and 8:21am., and were between 1.5 and 3.5 in magnitude, according to the USGS. They were all eight to 11 […]
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