El Dorado Transit will once again operate the free Apple Hill Shuttle, every Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 5pm, Oct. 3-25. For the second consecutive year, shuttle parking will be available at a second parking lot in Camino. Free shuttle parking will be offered at Schnell School in Placerville and the U.S. Forest Services […]
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By Kathryn Reed An injury rate of 76 percent below the average for post offices is one reason the employees of the main office in South Lake Tahoe were honored by the Occupational Safety and Heath Administration. A slew of dignitaries expressed their appreciation for the hard work of the staff at the Al Tahoe […]
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The Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe Golf Tournament is Oct. 12 at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course, Stateline. Every dime of every $195 entry fee goes directly to the Boys & Girls Club to continue its work with local kids since Edgewood Tahoe has donated the course. The player fee has also been reduced […]
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Spin a Yarn, the first Saturday of each month from 1-3 pm, South Lake Tahoe Branch Library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd. Stop by this informal gathering of knitters and crocheters, and get to work on your winter projects! All ages and experience levels are welcome. Help us create hats for the Caps for Kids Dec. […]
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The Fifth Annual Mutt Strut Poker Run is Oct. 11. With a 1.2 mile walk, building your poker hand along the way, you and your pooch will get a little exercise and maybe make a new friend. At the party at Timber Cove Marina, enjoy music,raffle drawings, games, and of course the grand prize announcements […]
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The U.S. Forest Service will host a public meeting Oct. 6 to describe upcoming prescribed fire operations in the Round Hill area. The meeting will be at Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District Station 3, 193 Elks Point Drive, Zephyr Cove from 6-7pm. The Forest Service plans to conduct prescribed fire operations on 79 acres bounded […]
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By Kathryn Reed Because the top brass of Elks nixed the local branch’s desire to be housed in the same location of the American Legion, it’s back to square one. The American Legion building across from Meek’s Lumber in South Tahoe is more than 60 years old. The Elks’ building was razed a year ago […]
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By Kathryn Reed Bundle up because Mother Nature is turning the sweat beads of last weekend into icicles. Record highs dropped throughout the region on Saturday and Sunday. Record lows could be broken later this week. A cold front is moving into the Lake Tahoe region today. A wind advisory is in effect on the […]
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Application forms are available for the Womens’ Opportunity Award Scholarship and the Violet Richardson Award Scholarship, which are sponsored by Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe and Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra. The Violet Richardson Award, which is a monetary award, is open to young women 14-17 years of age. Applications may be picked up […]
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Kim Wyatt, publisher of Bona Fide Books in Meyers, sends a reminder that this is Banned Books Week. The American Library Association provides a list of banned and challenged books. (http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/challengedclassics/index.cfm) Wyatt says, “Celebrate the First Amendment and our freedom to read by picking up a banned book.”
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