The California Highway Patrol’s annual Chips for Kids program is under way. The agency is looking for food, new unwrapped toys, and new or lightly used jackets. On the South Shore of Lake Tahoe, drop items off at: California Highway Patrol, South Lake Tahoe – 2063 Hopi Avenue Tahoe Daily Tribune – 3079 Harrison Avenue […]
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By Samie Hartley, Discovery Bay Press Two porcelain dolls that belonged to Francis Eustis Donner Wilder, one of the surviving members of the doomed Donner Party, will grace the East Contra Costa Historical Society Museum’s collection of treasures when it opens for the 2010 season. Frances moved to Byron in 1866 after she married William […]
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The South Tahoe Wrestling Club will have sign ups and a parent meeting Dec. 1 at 6:30pm. Signups and practices continue Dec. 3 from 6:30-8pm. The sign ups and practices will be at South Tahoe Middle School (Activity room attached to Old Gym near the Multipurpose room) on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The wrestling season is […]
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If you’ve never tried snowshoeing, Sorensen’s in Hope Valley will let you borrow a pair for free – assuming you stay the night. Carson Valley Trails Association has received a two-year technical assistance grant from the National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program, which will provide assistance and expertise of a Park Service […]
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It could be a powder afternoon on the slopes in and around Lake Tahoe. Check out the ski report to find out what the conditions are like this morning. All that information is brought to Lake Tahoe News by Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe. The following is this morning’s report from the Weather Channel: […]
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Publisher’s note: On Dec. 1 from 5-7pm the Biltmore will host an open house. On Dec. 9 at 9am the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Advisory Planning Commission will meet at Stateline to discuss the Biltmore project. On Dec. 16 at 9:30am the TRPA Governing Board will meet in Incline Village to discuss this matter. By […]
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By John Packer STATELINE — In 1955, budding casino magnate William F. Harrah took a chance on the then-sleepy, seasonal resort town of Stateline on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe. He bought the Gateway Club on the lake side of Highway 50 and opened his second gambling house in Nevada, nearly 18 years after […]
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By Bill O’Driscoll, Reno Gazette-Journal Several ski and snowboard makers scattered around the Truckee Meadows are growing their business on the strength of locals in the market for locally made products. Love for the sport and a lack of corporate roadblocks to experimentation drive them, they said. And, besides, what better backdrop for their business […]
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Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe and Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra sre accepting applications for the Violet Richardson Award until Dec. 1. The Violet Richardson award targets young women between the ages of 14 and 17 who volunteer in their community or school. Individuals who see challenges instead of obstacles, hope instead of dispair. […]
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No wonder Sierra Athletic Club is called the “gym with a view.” On Sunday, those exercising at the South Lake Tahoe gym in the Tahoe Keys could watch predator birds flying around. On Monday, it was a coyote pacing Venice Drive on the edge of the meadow. Bears have also been part of the wildlife […]
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