By Kathryn Reed American flags are apt to be in abundance today as 75 Marines arrive on the South Shore for a bit of mountain fun before being deployed overseas. When the men and women took off first thing this morning from Hawthorne, Nev., they didn’t know where they were headed. “It’s a random act […]
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Hear Karen Fink, transportation planner with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, talk about the update to the pedestrian-bicycle plan on KTHO AM-590 or www.kthoradio.com on Saturday at 10am or Monday at 6pm.
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The Tahoe Rim Trail Association needs volunteers Saturday frm 9am-4pm near Heavenly Mountain Resort to help reroute a portion of the Tahoe Rim Trail. The work will begin at the Kingsbury South Trailhead in the Stagecoach parking area. All skill levels welcome. Bring lunch and water, wear long-sleeved shirts, pants, boots and work gloves. The […]
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By Kathryn Reed This week California and Nevada received their first shipments of the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine. This is a good thing because several cases have been reported throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin. Twenty-four cases were confirmed on the South Shore in July, 11 in August and 29 in September. El Dorado County has […]
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It’s a whole lot easier to access the Star Building on Lake Tahoe Boulevard and Lodi Avenue in South Tahoe since Gary Jones Paving improved the sidewalk this week. Now people in wheelchairs can get out at the bus stop and have easy access to the building. The walkway was widened by about a foot.
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By Kathryn Reed Law enforcement has beefed-up its presence at Lake Tahoe Unified schools after a stranger tried to lure a 6-year-old from the Environmental Magnet School in Meyers on Tuesday. The mother of the child did not report the incident to authorities until Wednesday. El Dorado County sheriff’s officials distributed a flyer that all […]
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Stateline casinos recorded their worst August on record. The $21.9 million take is a drop of 29 percent from a year ago. Records for casino revenue have been kept since 1983. Overall, Nevada casinos took in $847 million in August, which is 9.3 percent less than 2008. This is the 20th consecutive month the state’s […]
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By Kathryn Reed Making a city green or sustainable takes some green, aka cash, to make it a reality. That was one of the key messages conveyed by Leon Churchill, city manager of Tracy. He addressed South Lake Tahoe’s Sustainability Commission on Wednesday afternoon. South Tahoe Mayor Jerry Birdwell heard Churchill speak last month at […]
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Living history – it’s the tagline of the Tahoe Maritime Museum in Homewood. Most of the vessels on display continue to ply the waters of Lake Tahoe. Miss Tessa, a 1930 Dodge, was on display when the 5,800-square-foot facility opened in 2008. In 2007, it churned the waters during the annual Concours d’Elegance. The exterior […]
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Hear Lake Tahoe News Publisher Kathryn Reed moderate the Ask the TRPA show this morning at 10:15am on KTHO AM-590 or www.kthoradio.com.
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