This fall marks the 21st year the Taylor Creek Visitor Center will host the Kokanee Salmon Festival. The event takes place the weekend of Oct. 2-3 from 10am-4pm. The Taylor Creek Visitor Center is located three miles north of South Lake Tahoe on Highway 89. This free family event encourages participation by children and their […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal SILVER SPRINGS–As water levels drop at Lake Lahontan, large rocks and sandbars become exposed and pose a danger to operators of high speed boats or those on personal watercrafts, state park officials cautioned this week. Ranger Supervisor Tony Beuregard reported that state park staff has pulled the boat ramps out on the […]
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Helicopters will star at Fire Fest this year as they land at the Lake Tahoe Airport for Fire Fest 2010. Oct. 2 is an opportunity to get a close up look at these amazing machines. Crews will be on hand to answer questions and explain how they help us when we need it most. Fire […]
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By Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee Without a state budget, California is relying on a patchwork of bank loans and personal credit lines to help sustain essential services around the state. It isn’t the government borrowing the money directly, but the thousands of businesses that have supplied state operations, provided medical services and cared for children […]
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Tangled Roots Writing offers Saturday Escape Creative Writing Workshops in Truckee form 10am-1pm on Oct. 2, Oct. 20, Nov. 13 and Dec. 4. Explore creative writing of any genre, connect with a writing community, generate new material, play with language and meaning, explore craft and form, develop a writing practice in a supportive creative environment. […]
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By Matthew Hedger, Ledger Dispatch The Amador County Chamber of Commerce has laid off all of its office personnel and contract help, including long-time Executive Director Jacqueline Lucido. The announcement came late Wednesday from Acting Chamber President Mark Borchin, who said the decision to terminate three employees and one contractor was painful, but necessary, given […]
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Officials doing the work to clear Eurasian watermilfoil from Emerald Bay say the efforts were successful. Eurasian watermilfoil is a fast-spreading aquatic invasive weed that has been on the rise in Lake Tahoe since its introduction more than a decade ago. A partnership between Tahoe Resource Conservation District, California Department of Parks and Recreation, Tahoe […]
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By Kathryn Reed Electrical power at Kirkwood is a highly charged subject – and not an issue easily followed without an organizational chart. This week PowerSecure, a company based in North Carolina that is the largest independent supplier of power in Northern California, was awarded the bid to supply power for the Kirkwood Valley on […]
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By Kathryn Reed Dale Rise, president of South Tahoe Public Utility District’s board of directors, was sentenced today for three misdemeanor counts of resisting arrest. Rise was arrested in September 2009 on felony charges after he got in a confrontation with officers at his South Lake Tahoe residence. Officers were called to the house by […]
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For the past 20 years during the week prior to Labor Day, Nevada’s Black Rock Desert is transformed into a temporary community celebrating the Burning Man Art Festival. Sierra Nevada College is having an exhibition of 14 life-sized photographs and three mannequins documenting day and nighttime Burning Man costumes. For the past five years, Geoffrey […]
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