By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee State wildlife officials voted to consider the declining mountain yellow-legged frog as an endangered species. But they said the Pacific fisher, a forest carnivore, should not get that consideration. The California Fish and Game Commission took those actions at its meeting Wednesday in Sacramento. The vote to consider the frog […]
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The Animal Coalition of Tahoe has planned a fun, family event where you can get a little exercise with your pooch, play poker, and maybe win some prizes. The Sixth Annual Mutt Strut Poker Run will begin at the Super 8 Motel at 3600 Lake Tahoe Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe on Oct. 10 between […]
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By Bay City News Service SAN FRANCISCO — The California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board voted unanimously today to reject a claim by the mother of kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard for emotional and psychological injury caused by her daughter’s abduction, a spokeswoman for the board said. Government claims and victim compensation are two distinct […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Lake Tahoe could provide a global example of a sustainable environment and economy if full advantage is taken of its many natural attributes, conservationists, business representatives and others agreed Thursday. Toward that purpose, members of the Lake Tahoe Stewardship Congress — many arriving at Sand Harbor State Park by boat, […]
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Squaw Valley is hosting an Oktoberfest celebration complete with a Bratwurst Toss, authentic German beer and plenty of entertainment. The 9th Annual Squaw Valley Oktoberfest will transform The Village at Squaw Valley into a miniature Bavaria on Oct. 2 from 2-6pm. Modeled after the original Oktoberfest, a 16-day annual festival in Munich, Squaw Valley’s event […]
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By Kathryn Reed How many piers and buoys should jut out and bob on Lake Tahoe has been the center of a 22-year fight. With Thursday’s federal court ruling, the fight rages on. On Sept. 16, U.S. District Judge Lawrence Karlton issued his 65-page ruling in favor of the League to Save Lake Tahoe and […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun The Nevada Commission on Tourism, partnering with Google.com, expects to produce more than 8 million page views from its target demographic in an Internet winter tourism ad campaign that begins in November. The commission began working with Google late last year and will spend $835,000 of its $2.4 […]
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To the community, The Lake Tahoe Unified School District has been keeping parents, staff, and community members “informally informed” on current events, local and school news, Board of Education meetings, and community happenings for the past six years. If you are not currently receiving regular emails from the district’s public information officer, Angie Keil, and […]
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Join the Tahoe Rim Trail Association for a series of short Saturday hikes in September and October that encourage people of all ages and abilities to get outside this fall. These hikes are designed to be family friendly and are all less than seven miles. The hikes are scheduled each weekend to travel counter-clockwise around […]
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Publisher’s note: This is from a fall 1972 Lake Tahoe Historical Society newsletter. By Marie Walsh, Lake Tahoe Historical Society Special program guest for the annual meeting was Alva Barton, a well-known Tahoe pioneer who had much to share with her audience. Miss Barton is a 66-year Tahoe resident, having lived here continuously since the […]
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