Lake Tahoe ski report, March 17
Remember to wear green today, or be prepared to be pinched. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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Prescribed burn on South Shore
U.S. Forest Service Fuels Management Crews will be conducting prescribed fire operations in the upper Kingsbury Grade beginning March 17. Operations will continue through the week. Approximately 21 acres will be treated in the Upper Kingsbury and North Benjamin areas. Residents and travelers can expect to see smoke from prescribed fire project areas. This and […]
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Young scientists’ creativity shines through at school fair
By Kathryn Reed ZEPHYR COVE — Buy the cheap hamburger. The lean stuff produces about as much grease as the fatty kind. That’s what Aubrey Felton discovered in his science experiment. The Zephyr Cove Elementary School sixth-grader took first place Tuesday night for his grade level. He used raw and frozen meat of different grades […]
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Tahoe Turning Point open house
The board of directors of Tahoe Turning Point Inc. is having an open house March 18 from 5:30-7:30pm. The group is expanding its expertise to offer Outpatient Services (Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol) to the community of South Lake Tahoe. Tahoe Turning Point will be providing intense outpatient counseling which will include individual counseling […]
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Buddhist monk at Mountain Yoga in SLT
American Buddhist monk Venerable Sumati Marut returns to Mountain Yoga in South Lake Tahoe April 6 from 7-9pm with his talk “Aspiration and Acceptance: When to Work Hard and When to Relax in the Spiritual Life.†Marut has been teaching in the Lake Tahoe area on a regular basis for more than five years. Marut […]
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Timber sales brisk in Stanislaus Forest
By Walt Cook, Union Democrat Timber harvested this year in the Stanislaus National Forest is scheduled to exceed last year’s amount by several million board feet — or hundreds of extra logging truck loads. Last year, around 23 million board feet were sold from the national forest. This year, U.S. Forest Service officials expect to […]
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Brazen pot growing operations moving into El Dorado County
By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee SACRAMENTO — Amid dense scrub oak and manzanita high above the Coloma Valley in El Dorado County, the marijuana growers were stocked to subsist in the steep, unforgiving terrain. They had seedlings, fertilizer and drip irrigation for thousands of high-grade plants. They had solar power, cookware and months of food. […]
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Winter driving skills class
California Highway Patrol is offering a Spanish version of the Winter Driving Safety & Survival Class. Winter Driving Safety & Survival is aimed at helping educate all drivers about the hazards of winter driving. The class was created in an effort to preemptively reduce the incidence of injuries and deaths resulting from winter-related motor vehicle […]
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Rail jam at MontBleu
Salomon Snowboards will host the Salomon Backyard Bang rail jam at Stateline’s MontBleu Casino on March 27. The event will feature Tahoe’s elite local snowboarding athletes competing for $2,000. The Salomon Backyard Bang will be in the MontBleu parking lot under the lights by the marquee. The event is invite-only and limited to 30 competitors. […]
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Tahoe Turning Point open house
The board of directors of Tahoe Turning Point Inc. is having an open house March 18 from 5:30-7:30pm. The group is expanding its expertise to offer Outpatient Services (Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol) to the community of South Lake Tahoe. Tahoe Turning Point will be providing intense outpatient counseling which will include individual counseling […]
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