By Sandra Emerson, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Ron Ellingson will be watching the Mt. Baldy reservoir closely this ski season. The 10-million-gallon reservoir is used to make snow during the ski season and like any body of water, succumbs to evaporation, but for Ellingson, president of Mt. Baldy Ski Lifts Inc., the evaporation means higher […]
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• You Knew Me When will be at the Himmel Haus in South Lake Tahoe on Jan. 25 at 3:30pm. No cover. • Tahoe City Winter Sports Park is having a Nordic relay on New Year’s Day starting at 9:30am. Cost is $5 for teams of two. Registration opens at 8:30am. For more info, call […]
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By Dave Marquis, News 10 CalFire, the largest firefighting agency in the world, is cautioning that without enough winter rain and snow an intense, dangerous fire season could start as early as April. “In my 27 years of doing this, I’ve never seen, this far north, fires continue to occur through the winter,” said CalFire […]
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Dirt roads in Eldorado National Forest will be closed for the season starting Jan. 1. They will remain closed until at least April 1. Roads subject to the seasonal closure are identified on a free-of-charge map that is available at all Eldorado National Forest offices or online. The seasonal closure is designed to protect roadbeds […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee The California Highway Patrol is alerting motorists to a number of new transportation-related laws or changes to existing laws that will take effect in the new year. Most will become effective Wednesday. Among the new or amended laws are: • A law prohibiting motorists from passing a bicycle with less […]
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By Theresa Harrington, Contra Costa Times CONCORD — Every time a bell rings in the holiday movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” an angel gets its wings. In a similarly heartwarming gesture, every time teacher Christine Paynton rings a bell in her Mt. Diablo adult education class, it means a student has earned his or her […]
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By John Spinola Below is my 2 cents about the SnowGlobe festival that has our town somewhat divided (and for some of us sleep deprived). As someone who lives relatively close to the event and has their life and routine disrupted by it, I just feel the need to vent. I consider myself to be […]
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By Kristy Totten and Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review Journal WASHINGTON — Look to the skies. Nevada was chosen Monday as a coveted base for the emerging drone industry. The Federal Aviation Administration announced the Silver State as one of a half dozen authorized to become test sites for the commercial development of unmanned aerial […]
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Diligent inspectors have helped keep Lake Tahoe free of quagga and zebra mussels. During the 2013 boating season Tahoe Resource Conservation District workers inspected more than 14,000 vessels entering either Lake Tahoe, Fallen Leaf Lake or Echo Lake. Half were new inspections, while the remainder had intact Tahoe-issued inspection seals. Thirty-six of the inspected watercraft […]
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By S.V. Date, NPR A year after losing the popular vote for the fifth time in the last six presidential elections, the Republican Party has crafted a series of rules tweaks designed to regain control of — and dramatically shorten — its presidential nominating process. The subcommittee charged with looking for fixes has approved five […]
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