Members of the community are invited to join Sierra Resort employees as they spread out to clean up the mountain. This year’s collection effort will cover a broader area than the inaugural year, with some teams heading up one of the chairlifts, some covering the base area, and some focusing on critical stream zones. All […]
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By Susan Wood Don’t put away the shorts, swimsuits, garden tools, bikes or appetites for an Indian summer. The mercury in South Lake Tahoe is expected to rise this week and may even meet or surpass the record high for Sept. 25 of 81 degrees, the National Weather Service in Reno reported Sunday. It will […]
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BY MARTHA BELLISLE, Reno Gazette-Journal Carl Probyn, step-father of the South Lake Tahoe girl kidnapped in 1991, likened the law enforcement and parole officers who oversaw the man who allegedly abducted her to the “Keystone Kops” and blasted them for failing to see three young females living in his back yard. “These guys should feel […]
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Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations until noon Oct. 2 for its 2009 Blue Ribbon Awards. The awards highlight outstanding South Shore businesses and individuals who exemplify what it is to work together in an effort to improve the quality of life in Tahoe. Categories are: Experience, Service — Customer & […]
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By Susan Voyles, Reno Gazette-Journal With Northern Nevada still reeling from the national recession, the region will get a rare opportunity this fall to sell itself when industry leaders in tourism, economic development and geothermal energy gather in Reno for three national and international conventions. The National Tour Association is expected to draw more than […]
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Gina M. Thompson, who represents the USFS Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, has been named one of three finalists in the Federal Public Employee category of the California On Location Awards (COLAS). The COLAS are sponsored by the Film Liaisons, a group representing more than 40 California film commissions, including the El Dorado Lake Tahoe […]
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El Dorado Public Health El Dorado County parents who are interested in their children receiving free immunizations at their school campus through the IZ Xtreme and Kung Flu Fighters programs have until Oct. 1 to turn in registration forms. “We’ve extended the deadline a couple of weeks so that more parents have a chance to […]
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Students are coming and going from Lake Tahoe – all because of the Rotary Club of South Lake Tahoe. Maria Amélia Caixeta Barcelos is a 17-year-old from Brazil who is spending this school year at South Tahoe High School. Amanda Strong just returned from a year in Japan. For students and families interested in considering […]
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El Dorado County health and school officials have reopened the Oak Ridge High, Rolling Hills Middle, and Silva Valley Elementary school campuses and El Dorado Hills Community Services District following a precautionary closure due to a noxious odor. Officials received word from the Federal Environmental Protection Agency that air-monitoring results from the Oak Ridge High […]
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Whether you are an experienced writer or finally daring yourself to start, you’ll find inspiration and motivation in this supportive dedicated group. Create new material, develop a writing practice, read, workshop, and write. The first four-week session meets in downtown Truckee on Monday nights from 6:30-8pm starting Sept. 21 and continuing through Oct. 12th; $55 […]
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