By Central Valley Business Times A 45-mile long tunnel that would drain fresh water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta — so wide in diameter that small planes could fly through it — is being talked about in secret meetings in Sacramento. Broad plans for the tunnel have been worked out, although the planning document prepared […]
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Lattin Farms Fall Festival is every Saturday in October. It is a jubilee of family activities. Visitors can take a hayride to the pumpkin patch to find the perfect pumpkin, build a life-size scarecrow at the Scarecrow Factory, or treat the little ones to a cow train ride or a trip through Critterville. Pick-your-own raspberries […]
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By Arthur Bruzzone All Californians want an on-time and balanced budget. We all agree on that. But Proposition 25 is not real reform. The real agenda of the Sacramento politicians backing Prop. 25 is to enable the Legislature to more easily pass wasteful spending through borrowed billions and through budget gimmicks. Prop. 25 will intensify, […]
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By Kathryn Reed On the same day the South Lake Tahoe City Council is expected to vote on a medical marijuana cultivation ordinance, residents will elect three new council members and all of California will decide if pot should be legalized via Proposition 19. Before Nov. 2, the City Council will have a public hearing […]
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Two minor fires in South Lake Tahoe on Wednesday afternoon are believed to have been started by children. Both were behind Heavenly Valley Estates and were close to each other. At the scene fire officials found a lighter that was presumably used to light the pine needles. A Jeffery pine was torched, which sent smoke […]
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Every year the South Tahoe Association of Realtors awards scholarships in honor and memory of past president Barbara Kelly. Kelly served as president of the association in 1988. Successful applicants to the STAR Barbara Kelly Memorial Scholarship must be graduating seniors with at least a 3.2gpa, be an offspring or a step-child of a current […]
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Nevada State Parks is presenting a free Chautauqua-style show Oct. 2 at 10am at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park in Minden. Nevada State Park Ranger Mike Dinauer and community organizer Linda Conlin, will give a Chautauqua presentation on Nevada pioneers Samuel and Eliza Buckland. In 1859, Samuel Buckland established a ranch and a trading […]
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Publisher’s note: The author of this letter read part of it into the record at the Sept. 29, 2010, marijuana cultivation committee meeting in South Lake Tahoe. Below is the letter in its entirety. To the publisher, At last week’s committee meeting called to develop an ordinance for the home cultivation of medical marijuana, a […]
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By Jaclyn O’Malley, Reno Gazette-Journal Recent headlines of violence — from double murders to child kidnappings — committed by suspects with a history of mental illness, is causing concern to local mental health advocates who say there is a lack of awareness on the issue. A Friday conference hosted by the National Alliance on Mental […]
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Event: TGRI at Oktoberfest Date: Oct. 16 Time: noon-5pm Location: Village Center, 774 Mays Blvd., Incline Village Cost: Free Description: Get to know your community. Stop by The Global Resource Initiative (TGRI) booth during Oktoberfest at Village Center to grab some goodies and find out how TGRI is helping build locally vibrant and sustainable communities […]
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