The U.S. Forest Service, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is accepting Round 12 project proposals for Lake Tahoe restoration projects authorized by the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act. Project proposal packages will be accepted through the close of business Nov. 30. To submit a Capital Project, click here.
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By Kathryn Reed Trying to prevent a lawsuit and provide public safety, the South Lake Tahoe City Council on Tuesday agreed to increase the signage at the bankrupt convention center site so people will know not to walk on the north side of Highway 50. Tiny signs are at either end of the dormant construction […]
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By Kathryn Reed Plates of food barely leave the cook’s hands before a waitress picks them up. Steam rises from the late morning breakfast order. Hot coffee is being poured to a crowd that doesn’t care it’s almost noon. Money is exchanged. The waitress – Betsy Sommerfeldt; the coffee pourer – Judy Bruso; and the […]
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South Tahoe High School’s athletic program has much to celebrate from the fall season. · The boys cross country team (team GPA 3.69) and girls tennis team (team GPA 3.73) are the Nevada State Academic Team Champions. · The boys cross country team is the Northern Nevada Regional Champion. · The girls cross country team […]
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By Steve Green, Las Vegas Sun Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. of Las Vegas today posted a third quarter loss as costs expanded and customers spent less on the Las Vegas Strip and around the country. The company lost $164.8 million in the quarter, a turnaround from 2009’s third quarter when Harrah’s lost $1.7 billion. Both quarters […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will conduct prescribed fire operations at Tahoe Mountain Road and Angora Ridge Road on Lake Tahoe’s South Shore beginning Nov. 6 and possibly continuing into Nov. 7. The project size may be up to 20 acres. Operations will continue in the McKinney/Rubicon, Meeks Bay and Blackwood Canyon areas through […]
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Literary Journal Lollapalooza at Bona Fide Books in Meyers is the celebration for two Lake Tahoe literary journals — the Edge and the Kokanee. The event is Nov. 18 from 7-10pm, 1069 Magua St., No. 4, Meyers — behind the Getaway Cafe.
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Barton Foundation and Barton Health’s Community Advisory Committee on Nov. 5 gave more than $26,000 in grants to several South Lake Tahoe groups. The Foundation received 22 proposals and nine were awarded. Lake Tahoe Children’s Dental Coalition received $10,000 – the largest sum. Other recipients include: * We Can! “Funding for the Spanish Language Learning […]
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By Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee Phillip Garrido’s competence to stand trial in the Jaycee Lee Dugard kidnapping will not be decided until a hearing in early March, an El Dorado Superior Court judge decided Thursday, and more mental health experts may be appointed to examine him before then. Judge Douglas Phimister also said he would […]
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A message to Douglas County, I would like to say thank you to all of those who supported and helped during my campaign to be elected county commissioner. Many displayed signs at their homes and businesses, wrote letters of support, folded brochures, made phone calls, talked to friends and neighbors, opened their homes for meet […]
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