By Kathryn Reed A shake-up at TRPA means five employees lost their jobs last week. The reorganization is part of the strategic plan the Governing Board will be presented with June 24. The goals of the plan are threshold gain, operational efficiency, streamlining, and community engagement/public service. The other thing the board will entertain next […]
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The American Century Championship, the celebrity golf tournament at Lake Tahoe, celebrates its 21 birthday July 13-18. Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Tony Romo, Bode Miller, Troy Aikman, Jerry Rice, Don Cheadle, Mario Lemieux, Taylor Hicks are among the 80 sports and entertainment stars and Hall of Famers competing in the 54-hole, $600,000 tournament on NBC […]
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By Sam McManis, Sacramento Bee If the Sierra Nevada were a character in a book, it would be the tall, dashing stranger who’s easy on the eyes but has a malevolent streak. It would be just as likely to kill you as kiss you, as apt to make you curse its power as worship its […]
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To the community, The inaugural Happy Trails Event on June 5 provided many people an opportunity to “find their happy place” at one of many trail experiences offered throughout the South Shore. Marianne from Kayak Tahoe offered her expertise in kayaking and identified various shore birds along the way. At Lam Watah Meadows Trail Kim […]
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By Kathryn Reed Thousands of trees will be removed from nearly 200 acres in the heart of South Lake Tahoe this month. The fuels reduction project is concentrated on the campus of Lake Tahoe Community College and across Al Tahoe Boulevard at Bijou Community Park. Work will not interfere with graduation or the upcoming disc […]
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By Kathryn Reed A routine traffic stop in South Lake Tahoe ended with a free night’s lodging for a couple guys from Utah. The problem for them is the lodging was at the county jail Tuesday night. The two are accused of having a half pound of marijuana in their possession — a felony. Officer […]
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By Loretta Kalb, Sacramento Bee It’s the flip side of vote-by-mail ballots. As the number of people voting by mail balloons in California, another trend is growing, too: Thousands of California ballots went uncounted in last Tuesday’s election because they arrived too late – after polls closed at 8 p.m. “It’s very sad to see,” […]
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North Lake Tahoe takes its music outdoors with a variety of concerts and festivals – all part of the destination’s new High Notes – North Tahoe’s Summerlong Music Series through August. There will be free music outdoors every day but Mondays. Sundays rock out at Tahoe City’s Commons Beach, which kicks off June 20 with […]
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Murphy’s Irish Pub on Emerald Bay Road in South Lake Tahoe is this week’s featured restaurant for Taste of Tahoe. Taste of Tahoe is the a tasty way to raise money for the South Shore’s Relay for Life. The Relay raises money for the American Cancer Society. The event in the first weekend of August […]
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• Applications for police chief of South Lake Tahoe Police Department are being accepted until June 30. More info at www.cityofslt.us or (530) 542.6050. The person is expected to be appointed in September. • Four people will be interviewed for South Lake Tahoe city manager. The council didn’t see all of the applications as some […]
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