• Chris Hawken will be the interim director of the South Lake Tahoe Parks & Recreation Department now that Gary Moore has retired. A national search is going on for a permanent replacement. • Another magazine is out of publication as of this fall – Skiing. • Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course plans to stay open […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News is profiling candidates for South Lake Tahoe City Council and Douglas County Commission. The stories are being published in the order they were received. Name: David James Brady Age: 54 Hometown: Minden How long have you lived here?: 25 years Job/Profession: County commissioner, Douglas County, District 2, appointed by Gov. […]
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Publisher’s note: This is from the April 1973 Lake Tahoe Historical Society newsletter. By Marie Walsh, Lake Tahoe Historical Society Glenbrook, that picturesque little community on the Nevada shore of Lake Tahoe, had its colorful past described to an overflow audience at the Feb. 28 meeting of the Lake Tahoe Historical Society. Program guest for […]
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Sierra Resort has planned its annual Keep Sierra Clean day for Oct. 10 at 10am and has set a target of collecting 10 pounds of trash per attendee from the slopes. In addition to doing good for the local environment, this event annually builds momentum heading into winter for those most loyal to Sierra-at-Tahoe. Friends, […]
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A new nature trail at Granlibakken, just outside of Sunnyside-Tahoe City, allows parents to introduce their children to nature in an entertaining and educational manner. The half-mile “discovery trail” features a variety of stations designed to teach kids about the lifestyles and habitats of animals. Its format combines the fun and excitement of a playground […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — No wonder Lakeside Inn is a favorite with locals. Good food, excellent prices, fun dealers, great guest service. And no wonder tourists and locals like to stay there. Reasonable room rates, spacious hot tub, outdoor pool that isn’t visible from the highway, walking distance to lots of things. Having never […]
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By Vicki Barber The failure by the Legislature and the governor to pass a state budget threatens child care for hundreds of local families and potentially closes down local child care businesses. State preschool and child care providers with state contracts have not been paid since July 1 for services provided to approximately 1,100 children, […]
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Forty-four students at South Tahoe High School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on advanced placement exams. The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program provides students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance […]
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By Garry Bowen Back in the day, when Harveys was the Wagon Wheel with Food, Fun & Fortune as a slogan, we locals used to kid each other that Tahoe’s business climate was conducted in only one of two ways, depending on the time of year: fast or half-fast. In the time since, we seem […]
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By Steve Timko, Reno Gazette-Journal Writer Mark Twain is being honored by having a body of water at Lake Tahoe named after him. But one Lake Tahoe writer opposes the honor because it perpetuates what he said is a myth that Twain had a connection to that specific location. The Nevada State Board on Geographic […]
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