STPUD water meter meetings
South Tahoe Public Utility District is having two workshops about water meters. The first is April 28 at 6pm; the second is May 1 at 10am. For more information, click on meters.
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Sugar pine planting
Help the Sugar Pine Foundation plant fungus-resistant sugar pine seedlings in Zephyr Cove on May 1. Meet at the Zephyr Cove Library (233 Warrior Way, Zephyr Cove) at 10am. Planting instruction, seedlings, tools and refreshments will be provided. If you can, bring your own trowel or a shovel. Kids are welcome. The event will run […]
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Imploring the importance of water conservation
To the community, The Department of Water Resources reminds the public that May is “Water Awareness Month,” a time to appreciate and carefully use the water resources essential to California’s special quality of life. “Water is vital to California’s people, animals, ecosystems and economy,” noted DWR Director Mark Cowin. “As warm weather and vacation season […]
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NV Energy posts quarterly net loss
NV Energy Inc. (NYSE: NVE) today announced a consolidated net loss of $1.7 million, or 1 cent per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, compared with a consolidated net loss of $22.2 million, or 9 cents per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. The improvement in the first quarter 2010 versus […]
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Burger night benefits STHS performing arts
South Tahoe High School Burger Night at the Red Hut on Ski Run Boulevard is April 30 from 5-7pm. The event benefits the South Tahoe High School Performing Arts Booster Association. Dinner includes a burger (veggie available) homemade chips, beverage and a sundae or root beer float. Tickets are $10. They can be purchased at […]
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K’s Kitchen: Manicotti worthy of a birthday celebration
By Kathryn Reed Birthdays mean eating what you want and either having someone else make it or take you out for it. At least that’s how I was brought up. And it’s a tradition that I have carried on into my adult life. Every April I’m pretty sure I know what Sue will want for […]
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Snippets about Lake Tahoe
• Jay Chung, a doctor of internal medicine who specializes in rheumatology, has joined Barton Health. • North Tahoe Public Utility District has launched a website featuring North Tahoe parks, including North Tahoe Regional Park, local beaches, boat launches, and bike trails. The district has revamped its own website, too. • The door continues to […]
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Barton CEO paints bleak picture for health care
By John Williams How is America’s health care reform going to affect the health care marketplace? That’s the big question being asked by hundreds of health care providers across the nation just like Barton Health. According to the California Hospital Association, there are 54 million Americans — including 7 million Californians — who are without […]
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Reservoir experiment may change how milfoil is controlled
By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Experts plan this summer to try a new way to eradicate an invading underwater weed spreading throughout Lake Tahoe and the Truckee River. The experiment at Martis Creek Reservoir, located south of Truckee, will target Eurasian watermilfoil. If it is successful, it could be employed elsewhere — including in the […]
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LTUSD kindergarten registration
Kindergarten registration for Lake Tahoe Unified School District is May 10-14. The child must be 5 on or before Dec. 2, 2010. California Law requires that: 1. You bring child’s birth certificate; 2. You bring proof of immunizations, which includes the Varicella (Chicken Pox), Hepatitis B and for most children – the last booster shot. […]
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