• Tahoe Creamery of Minden gets a mention as a “readers’ favorite†in the March-April issue of Via magazine. • Sierra-at-Tahoe has opened its 400-foot long superpipe for the season. • The controversial Do It Center submitted plans earlier this month for a remodel of the building it has leased on Lake Tahoe Boulevard in […]
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By Kathryn Reed Until these Winter Olympics close on Feb. 28, the true greenness of them won’t be known. Green as in environment, not the cash collected. The goal from the outset of the Vancouver Olympic Committee was to make the 2010 Games the greenest to date. (London has already said it will out-do Vancouver […]
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By Jim Sloan, Sacramento Bee Development takes much of the blame for the long decline in Lake Tahoe’s legendary clarity. Now, in a move they admit seems “counterintuitive,” regulators are counting on more housing, ski lodges and hotel rooms to help reverse it.. Although construction of new projects has all but ceased at the sensitive […]
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On March 4 at 6pm Jenny Hatch, program manager of the Northern Sierra Regional Cal/Trout Organization, will provide an in-depth look at the condition of native trout throughout the region. Then Victor Babbitt of Tahoe Fly Fishing will give a fly tying demonstration and ask for public participation. This event is free at Explore Tahoe […]
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Pending favorable weather, USFS Fuels Management Crews are planning additional hazard fuels reduction prescribed fire work on Feb 23 on national forest lands near Highway 267 and National Avenue. Up to 12 acres of hand piles may be involved in the operation. Residents and travelers can expect to see smoke from prescribed fire project areas. […]
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By Maggie Thatch, Reno Gazette-Journal Skiers were greeted with fresh powder and high winds at Mount Rose on Sunday for the second day of the 4A state meet — not the kind of conditions that are ideal for giant slalom racing. The weather, along with timing clock issues, pushed back the start time about two […]
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Fifty Ways to Love Your School is a celebration of Whittell High School’s 50th Anniversary. The spring auction school fundraiser is at MontBleu in Stateline on May 22 at 6pm. The night will include music, live and silent auctions, wine toss and more. The cost is $60 per person, which includes dinner. For more information, […]
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The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory from 4pm Tuesday to 10am Wednesday. A mix of rain and snow is expected to develop Tuesday afternoon across western Lassen County before changing to all snow and spreading to the Lake Tahoe Basin. Between 4 to 8 inches of snow are expected in the […]
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It took search and rescue crews two hours to find five snowboarders from Denver who were lost after skiing out-of-bounds at Heavenly Mountain Resort. One of the riders called authorities from his cell phone at 5:15pm Saturday to say the group was lost. With nightfall and harsh winter weather conditions, the call was ranked an […]
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Are you in charge of a community event in which food is served? Does your service club, youth group, school or political organization sell food at community events, such as fairs and festivals? If so, you need to be aware of state law governing the sanitation requirements for Temporary Food Facilities – the California Retail […]
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