To the community, On March 30, 325 6th-grade students from South Tahoe Middle School, St. Theresa and Zephyr Cove Elementary participated in another successful drug prevention demonstration called The Drug Store Project. A massive project like this is only successful thanks to the time, effort and financial support of many who care. In fact, the […]
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Freshies is the word of the day. More snow is coming down. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Kathryn Reed Snow is continuing to fall this morning in the Lake Tahoe Basin. A winter weather advisory is in effect until 1pm today. A half inch has fallen between 6:30-7am on the South Shore. “We won’t see warm weather return for a little while,” Brian O’Hara, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in […]
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Tahoe Senior Plaza Inc. recently received national recognition as a Community of Quality for outstanding management of Tahoe Senior Plaza in South Lake Tahoe. Through the Communities of Quality National Recognition program, affordable multifamily rental properties can be certified as having achieved a high standard of excellence in the way they are maintained and managed, […]
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Free is the operative word when it comes to the K-Tahoe card. It’s free to get. Nothing to fill out. No code to remember. Using it at various businesses will bring more free things or at least discounts. No coupons to cut, no to ink to wash off. No worries someone is tracking your usage […]
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By Kathryn Reed Even though Ted Gaines considers himself an optimist, he painted a bleak picture when it comes to state government. “Because of regulations, taxation issues and demographics there are a lot of state programs that are costly,” the Republican assemblyman from Roseville said. “We need to do a lot of work to get […]
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By Kathryn Reed MINDEN — “America’s Garden Book” was first published in 1939. It talks about humus (not hummus) as the key to good soil composition. In 1978, Craig Witt graduated from UNR with a degree in agriculture. Nothing in his textbooks said anything about humus; the organic matter that is created after plant and/or […]
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The U.S. Forest Service is looking for dedicated volunteers who love the outdoors, enjoy working with people, and who are dedicated to preserving one of our nation’s most popular wilderness areas, the Desolation Wilderness. The Desolation is jointly managed between the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and the Eldorado National Forest. The public is invited […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee Thunder Valley Casino named a new general manager today, completing a management shuffle that began more than a year ago. C.J. Graham, currently the Lincoln casino’s assistant general manager and vice president of table games, will become general manager in June, shortly before Thunder Valley completes its hotel. Read the […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal A combination of forest restoration projects, creation of communities that can survive fire and aggressive fire fighting will be needed as wildfire danger increases across the country, the chief of the U.S. Forest Service said Tuesday. Wildfires are getting larger and burning more fiercely, Tom Tidwell told a Reno conference […]
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