By Kara Lapoint, Reno Gazette-Journal Verdi resident John Leeming has been screamed at, honked at, foghorned and has had doors opened at him from moving vehicles — all while riding his bike around Reno. Dean Deming shares similar experiences, and then some: being run off the road and getting hit from behind. “Every time I […]
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North Lake Tahoe plays host to a number of Independence events and celebrations beginnng July 2. “The Fourth of July holiday traditionally brings thousands of visitors to North Lake Tahoe,” Bill Hoffman, executive director of the Incline Village Crystal Bay Visitor Bureau, said in a statement. “And this year is proving to be no different. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Even though the South Shore bus system’s assets have been frozen by a Nevada court, the interim operator lined up to take over at noon Sunday has said it will still do so. On Wednesday, District Court Judge Dave Gamble froze South Tahoe Area Transportation Authority’s assets, bank accounts and fare box […]
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By Kathryn Reed Highway 50 over Echo Summit will be reduced to one lane for much of next week to repair a retaining wall that was damaged June 14. David Irwin, 52, of Rocklin was driving his big-rig down the summit into the Lake Tahoe Basin about 3:10pm Monday when his trailer took out a […]
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By Kathryn Reed Cost overruns for the South Tahoe Public Utility District water meter project are approaching a half million dollars. Campbell Construction Company as of June 16 had put in 165 of the 1,261 meters in the Lake Tahoe Basin portion of El Dorado County that it has been contracted to install. “During the […]
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With Taste of Tahoe at the halfway point, more than $30,000 has been raised. The money goes toward the South Shore’s Relay for Life event, which raises money for the American Cancer Society. The South Shore’s Relay for Life is Aug. 7-8 at Kahle Community Park in Stateline. Each week a restaurant on the South […]
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By Kathryn Reed PLACERVILLE — Brooks & Dunn are right, cowgirls don’t cry. With bodies flying, sheep stomping on or near them, and the crowd whopping it up, it was the young girls who got up, dusted themselves off and looked like they were ready to ride the bulls in the pen behind the arena. […]
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By Ray Hagar, Reno Gazette-Journal Hot August Nights officials said Thursday that the region’s largest special event will begin in Long Beach, Calif., in 2011 before coming home to Lake Tahoe and the Reno-Sparks area. Both mayors of Reno and Sparks said they fear that expanding the special event to Long Beach might be the […]
Read moreA variety of gardening related classes are being offered on the South Shore starting June 27. The Green Thumb Gardening Series is sponsored by the Tahoe Resource Conservation District, Lake Tahoe Community College and UC Cooperative Master Gardener. Classes include learning about soil, landscaping with stone, selecting trees, water conservation, BMPs and more. For more […]
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Summer registration is under way for all programs and classes at the South Lake Tahoe Parks & Recreation Complex. There are Saturday, evening and morning swim lesson sessions available. Private lessons are going on now and continue throughout the year. Saturday Drop-in Swim Clinics run 8-9am with Derek Beller. Another CPR/AED class is running July […]
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