El Dorado County Elections Department this morning came out with the results of the Fire Special Tax for Fallen Leaf Lake. The extension of the Fire Special Tax received 78.3 percent of the vote. Two-thirds was needed. There were 137 votes in favor of extension, 37 against, and one blank. A special meeting of the […]
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The sport of water skiing is 88 years old. Tahoma’s Les Bartlett is 75 years old. The two got together along with some 20 somethings and other assorted ages to put on quite a show for the Tahoe Maritime Museum’s first on-the-water exhibition of water skiing. Bartlett demonstrated how “not to learn to water ski” […]
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The discovery of an unexploded blasting cap on a construction site is causing traffic issues on Highway 50 in El Dorado County. Caltrans is advising motorists to expect delays on Highway 50 near Bass Lake Road. Beginning at approximately 12:15pm today, eastbound traffic will be held at Latrobe Road and westbound traffic will be held […]
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has set Nov. 2 as the special primary election date to fill the 1st Senate District seat vacancy that was created by the death of Dave Cox earlier this month. The special election will be Jan. 4.
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Nevada State Parks invites the public to Mormon Station State Historic Park at 10am July 31 to hear a free presentation on “Women’s Voices on the Overland Trail.” The 45-minute presentation will feature stories from women’s diaries and reminiscences of early pioneers who traveled westward on the trail. These accounts, which pay special attention to […]
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On Aug. 13 from 5-7pm at Aspen Hollow Nursery at 541 Emerald Bay Road, South Lake Tahoe there will be a Garden Party sponsored by the Tahoe Area Sierra Club and the nursery. Proceeds benefit the Sierra Club’s efforts to protect Lake Tahoe. Cost is $10 for wine and appetizers. For more information, call (530) […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office is the target of a lawsuit – the second in two months – claiming that a “boy’s club” in the department subjects women to harassment and discrimination. In the latest suit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court, three civilian employees of the department allege […]
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By Kathryn Reed By the end of the year it’s possible South Lake Tahoe won’t have any medicinal marijuana dispensaries. On Tuesday the council voted to have staff come up with an ordinance that would ban the three existing collectives as well as any future ones. The divided vote had Councilman Bill Crawford voting no, […]
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By Emily Richmond, Las Vegas Sun Former Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn was remembered Tuesday as a common man with an uncommon sense of duty. More than 1,200 people filled the pews at St. Joseph, Husband of Mary Catholic Church on West Sahara Avenue for the two-hour funeral Mass. Among them were family and friends, lawmakers […]
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In preparation for Hot August Nights, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department will be conducting a DUI/driver’s License checkpoint on July 29 from 8pm-1:30am, along Lake Tahoe Boulevard and Pioneer Trail. This will be followed up July 30 and July 31 with extra officers on roving DUI Saturation Patrols from the “Avoid the 6” Multi-Agency […]
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