By Kathryn Reed Warren Miller, at 81, was clearly the oldest person at the party. Put him on skis and age would not be a factor. Miller is on the South Shore this weekend for the X-Dance Action Sports Film Festival, which features the top international films on wakeboarding, surfing, mountain biking, skateboarding, snowboarding and […]
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By Dan Hinxman, Reno Gazette-Journal No offense to Charles Barkley or Ray Romano, but if Kevin Nealon had been invited to be on “The Hank Haney Project,” he just might be playing golf for big dollars now. “Why not give (it) to somebody like me, somebody who can really improve, somebody with hand-eye coordination, somebody […]
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By Kathryn Reed FALLEN LEAF LAKE — Property owners at Fallen Leaf Lake are doing everything they can to keep their body of water more pristine than Lake Tahoe. With aquatic invasive species already in the larger alpine lake, the smaller one is hoping to not have the same fate befall it. A real threat […]
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By Stephanie Tavares, Las Vegas Sun Move over quagga and zebra mussels, a new invasive mollusk is making waves in Nevada. Sport fishermen and state wildlife officials are worried about New Zealand mudsnails after a colony of the tiny critters was found at a boat inspection area at Lake Tahoe last week. Although they haven’t […]
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Publisher’s note: Creeks, rivers and streams throughout the Sierra are running high and fast, posing a danger to anyone trying to navigate them by foot or boat because of the current and temperature. Reno officials rescued eight people in one hour on Tuesday from the Truckee River. By Csthy Locke, Sacramento Bee The El Dorado […]
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On June 10, kindergarten students from the Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet School in Meyers took a field trip to the California Highway Patrol office not far from their school.
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By Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee Conservative Placer County is doing a fair amount of head-scratching after Tuesday’s vote. How did Democrat Jack Duran oust a Republican and claim a seat on the Board of Supervisors? While Duran’s backers point to his track record as trustee of the Roseville Joint Union High School District, Republican analysts […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe Community College is taking measures to ensure it can pay its bills even if Sacramento doesn’t. The board agreed Tuesday to borrow about $1.7 million from El Dorado County Office of Education – just in case. Sue Niehoff, vice president of Business Services, told the board at Tuesday’s meeting that […]
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The Douglas County Public Library Lake Tahoe branch celebrates the Summer Reading Program with stories and crafts on June 18 at 1:30pm. Miss Carol will read stories about sunshine and Father’s Day. Children ages 3 and up will make a craft; young children should be accompanied by an adult. Sign up by June 17. The […]
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June 10-13 and June 17-20 the Tahoe Art League will be having its outdoor shows at the American Legion parking lot on Highway 50 across from Meeks in South Lake Tahoe.
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