Caregiving is a difficult and often challenging role that one can undertake, and taking the opportunity to share information and feel connected to others who are providing care is a vital step to perform this task to the best of your ability. Take the opportunity on Aug. 12 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at South Lake […]
Read moreKrissi Russell, local author, presents an interactive nature and music program on Aug. 14 at 2pm at Explore Tahoe in South Lake Tahoe. Learn about hiking safety and etiquette “On the Trail.” Krissi’s book will be available for sale following the event. Gina Stowell, local artist offers face painting designs for all ages. Face painting […]
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Wild. Beautiful. Colorful. Abundant. Mesmerizing. The Upper Truckee Meadow is awash with wildflowers. This South Lake Tahoe oasis still has water – evidence of a long, late spring. Mother Nature’s reward – a bouquet of wildflowers that Gloria Harootunian has shared with Lake Tahoe News readers. (Click on photos to enlarge.)
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By Kathryn Reed It looks like a lawsuit regarding redevelopment in South Lake Tahoe has been averted. A flurry of meetings, conversations and correspondence have been going on and exchanged this week between South Lake Tahoe and El Dorado County officials. The issue is regarding the expansive redevelopment area the City Council approved earlier this […]
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• Jens Dressler, chef at Blue Angel Café for the last three years, is buying the 7-year-old restaurant from Jeff and Rosie Cowen. Rosie Cowen will stay on as catering manager. • Ta-Hoe Nalu 2010 Paddle Festival is Aug. 21-22 in Kings Beach with its $20,000 in cash and prizes, six races, luau and live […]
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El Dorado County Department of Transportation are about to install pipes that will cross Angora Creek between Angora Creek Road and Mount Rainier Drive. This segment of Lake Tahoe Boulevard will be closed Aug. 12-Sept. 20. Drivers, and probably cyclists, should use View Circle to access the Y or North Upper Truckee Road.
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By Kathryn Reed The trial of the former South Tahoe High School security guard accused of smoking pot with a student is not happening this week as scheduled. Larry Brown’s attorney filed a motion to suppress evidence. That issue is scheduled to be heard Sept. 24. “Defense also wanted us to take a look at […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial first appeared in Reno Gazette-Journal on Aug. 5, 2010. We love Hot August Nights. We’re glad it’s here again. We hope it will be around for many years to come. That’s the message that officials of the annual celebration of classic cars and rock ‘n’ roll should take from the uproar […]
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By Kathryn Reed A letter from the landlord listed what needed to be done – or else. Unable to do the work herself or pay for someone to do it, June Echeverri was worried. The 76-year-old’s health doesn’t allow her to maintain her yard like she once did. Her daughter who lives with her is […]
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By Kellene Stockwell, Channel 2 News Fire crews are battling a 460-acre blaze south of Lake Tahoe in Markleeville near the Wolf Creek trailhead in the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness. The Wolf Creek Fire is currently 10 percent contained. Sierra Front says it started Tuesday night and that lodgepole trees are fueling the blaze. No structures are […]
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