By Kathryn Reed A final decision is expected in April as to whether Kindertown will remain open as a day care facility in South Lake Tahoe. El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Steve Bailey met in his chambers on Wednesday with Kindertown owner Maria Barrows-Crist, her attorney Mike McLaughlin, and Brenda Ray with the state […]
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By Elena Hight VANCOVER — My Vancouver Olympic experience has been absolutely amazing. Since I got off the plane in Vancouver I have not stopped. We were just thrown straight into the craziness that is the Olympics. Processing where you get all of your gear, media conferences, Opening Ceremonies filled the first two days here. […]
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A Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) for the Tahoe National Forest Travel Management process will be available for review and comment beginning today through April 12. This SDEIS builds on and updates the previous Draft EIS released for public comment in 2008. Based on public comment which questioned the status of some of the […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — Sometimes the line between work and play is hard to delineate for Terri Marceron. As supervisor of the 153,000 acres that encompass the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit of the U.S. Forest Service, she is responsible for more acreage than any other entity in the basin. As an avid hiker, […]
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The Tahoe Rim Trail Association, in partnership with the National Association for Interpretation, is offering a professional one day Interpretive Writing Workshop on April 9. This workshop introduces people to the techniques for written interpretation. It will focus on strategies that make non-personal interpretation come close to the impact of compelling front-line interpretation. These techniques […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s likely to cost a bit more for agencies and nonprofits to use various rooms at Lake Tahoe Community College. The idea is to have the cost better reflect the time and expense of college employees who are involved in getting rooms ready, cleanup, and wear and tear on equipment. It’s not […]
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“It’s a Small Fish After All†aims to enhance populations of native Mountain Whitefish and Speckled dace in Lake Tahoe streams by rearing them in the classroom, improving their stream habitat prior to release and educating legislators and the community about the importance of these small fish. Bob Comlossy’s fifth-grade students in Meyers interviewed numerous […]
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By Kathryn Reed A parolee is in custody without bail and another South Lake Tahoe man is being treated for serious injuries at Renown Medical Center in Reno after he was beaten Thursday afternoon. The chaos on Reno Avenue in the Sierra Tract spilled over to Tahoe Valley Elementary School, which resulted in the school […]
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A basketball coach with Douglas County School District was arrested Thursday night on charges involving inappropriate behavior with children under the age of 14. Benjamin Thomas Schuler, 24, of Gardnerville is accused of trying to lure a child under 14 years of age with the intent to persuade the child away from home, according to […]
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By Steve Green, Las Vegas Sun Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. today reported a profit of $295.6 million in the fourth quarter, even as the recession contributed to a 10 percent decline in net revenue for its big hotel-casinos on the Las Vegas Strip. The profit compares to a loss of $4.782 billion in 2008’s fourth quarter, […]
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