The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit’s Ski with a Ranger at Heavenly Mountain Resort begins Jan. 17. Tours begin at the top of the gondola at 10am and 1pm every Monday and Friday. Spanish Ski with a Ranger returns March 7 with tours every Friday at 10:30am. Both programs are about one […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will begin prescribed fire operations off of Bunker Drive near Tahoe City on Jan. 9. Crews will burn approximately 1 to 5 acres per day, weather permitting. In addition, crews continue to burn piles near South Lake Tahoe on Luther Pass. Both operations may continue through the weekend, as […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee The California Department of Water Resources is planning to draft an emergency drought declaration for Gov. Jerry Brown’s consideration as dry winter conditions continue. DWR Director Mark Cowin told the California Board of Food and Agriculture at a meeting Tuesday that his agency is weighing whether to present the governor […]
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In honor of Olympic Heritage Celebration Week (Jan. 11-19) the Cedar House Pub at Granlibakken in Tahoe City is hosting the Nordic Legends Dinner on Jan. 17. The guest speaker will be Joe Pete Wilson. Wilson was part of the 1960 U.S. four-man bobsled team that won bronze at the Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley. […]
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Nevada Division of State Parks has approximately $1.2 million in grant funds from the Recreational Trails Program of the Federal Highway Administration to hand out. Applications are due March 7 by 5pm. Federal, state, city and county governments, special governmental districts, trail organizations and private individuals are potentially eligible for the grants. The 2014 Grants […]
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David Foster, international artist and sculptor will share via slide show his life in the little Tuscan town of Pietrasanta, Italy. This is where he selects his marble directly from the quarry for his carvings. Foster taught at Lake Tahoe Community College for 32 years. The Jan. 12 5pm event is free at Hope Lutheran […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on a 3-0 vote Tuesday repealed the sex offender ordinance that was created with Phillip Garrido in mind. Garrido and his wife, Nancy, were sentenced in 2011 to spend the rest of their lives behind bars for the 1991 kidnapping of then 11-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard […]
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By Janine Irwin-Webb As Liberty Utilities’ senior manager of customer care, I appreciate the opportunity to address some of the understandable concerns and frustrations our customers may have over the newly implemented third-party convenience fee for online payments. Liberty Utilities is a privately owned utility, but regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). The […]
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• Après Wine Co. in South Lake Tahoe celebrated its fifth anniversary on New Year’s Eve. • The Bay Area is one of the top 10 metro areas in the U.S. for Burton. That’s why the sporting good company just opened flagship stores in Berkeley and San Francisco. It proves why Lake Tahoe depends on […]
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A $1,000 reward is being offered by Washoe County Secret Witness for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the person or people responsible for a series of residential burglaries in Incline Village. The Incline burglaries started in November and have occurred other places around the lake. The suspects have used similar methods in […]
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