The 22nd annual Caps for Kids collection is under way. The South Lake Tahoe Parks and Recreation Department is again the place to drop off all of your handmade goodies – booties, hats, scarves and mittens are wanted for holiday distribution. All of the donated “caps†will be given to local children this holiday season […]
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Check the time. Clocks were supposed to be turned back one hour at 2 this morning to return to standard time — at least in places like Lake Tahoe that do that daylight-saving time thing.
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By Kathryn Reed People who own cabins on U.S. Forest Service land are getting a notice in the mail telling them to pay the government more money. The use fee is going up based on appraisals of the property, which is done every 10 years. The fee is 5 percent of the appraised value of […]
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By Kathryn Reed Federal money is flowing to South Lake Tahoe for public works projects. The $3.175 million is part of the federal stimulus package that is being filtered through the state’s clean water fund. The city applied for the funds earlier this year. The stimulus money is being used to construct the Sierra Tract […]
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Les Wright, founder and director of the Lake Tahoe Marathon, was recently named Race Director of the Year at the annual Race Directors Conference. Hope’s Closet Thrift Shop benefitting Tahoe Youth & Family Services is open at 2277 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Tahoe. (www.TahoeYouth.org) The Thai Kitchen recently opened in Tahoe City. Lake Tahoe Airport’s […]
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Lake Tahoe Humane Society and SPCA’s 23rd Annual Santa Paws Photo Event to benefit local Tahoe animals in need is Dec. 5 and Dec. 6 from 11am-3pm inside Lakeview Plaza, 3300 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. (Next to Bank of America.) It costs $20 for multiple poses on photo CD and includes raffle ticket. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Looking at the pile of trash, the students pointed to the toilet in the middle of the heap. Walking through the South Tahoe Refuse yard they came upon oil drums, cans of paint that were separated out, a chair that looked useable if a few repairs were made, and a snowblower. These […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News TRUCKEE — In the 1860s, Congress created a huge checkerboard of land ownership across California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range when it granted every other square mile to railroad barons along the route of the transcontinental railroad. Now, nearly 150 years later, one of Silicon Valley’s most high-profile couples […]
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By Sallie Ross-Filgo The colder days and nights of autumn remind us to get ready for indoor fire safety. Be extra cautious with wood stoves and fireplaces and keep anything that will burn at least 3 feet away. Have your chimney inspected or cleaned every year. Don’t use large amounts of paper or cardboard to […]
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Halloween isn’t just for little kids who like candy. Big kids like to dress up, too — and eat candy. Businesses and houses throughout the South Shore of Lake Tahoe are decorated for the holiday. Ghosts and witches are in abundance. Spiders and their webs are woven around doors. Plenty of activities are planned throughout […]
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