South Lake Tahoe firefighters are getting the Christmas truck ready to roll. The truck leaves Station 2 at 5pm each night and will stop at 8pm. The truck locations are subject to change due to bad weather or an emergency. The truck will also be at the Light Up Lake Tahoe even at the Y […]
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Tips for picking a Christmas tree: Select a fresh tree with good color and firm, flexible needles that do not easily pull from the branches. Place the tree in plain water immediately after recutting the trunk at least one-half inch above the old cut. The container you use for your tree should hold 2 to […]
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By Kathryn Reed I admit that 99.9 percent of the time I buy salsa. With there being so many choices of tasty fresh salsas to choose from, it is so much easier than making it from scratch. However, when it comes to fruit salsas, hands-down I would rather have a homemade one. The recipe below […]
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By Kathryn Reed Traveling to receive medical treatment. More people are doing it every year and Barton Health wants to tap into that market in a more significant way. Three representatives from the South Shore health care conglomerate recently attended the sixth annual World Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Congress in Las Vegas. More than […]
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To the community, Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. has a legacy of giving back to the community and annually sponsors a corporate wide National Day of Service with the goal of ending domestic hunger. This year, the South Lake Tahoe Ameriprise Financial Services office chose to join with Bread & Broth in their efforts to feed […]
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South Tahoe High School’s basketball teams open against Incline High school on Friday at home. The freshman boys start the action at 1pm, followed by the JV girls at 2:30pm, then the JV boys at 4pm, varsity girls at 5:30pm and varsity boys at 7pm. Both varsity matches are expected to be entertaining, according to […]
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Radon is a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas that can accumulate in a home and can cause serious health problems. Eric Matus will present an overview of radon, where it’s found, how to test for it and what to do if your home has a radon problem. Free test kits will be offered to Nevada residents. […]
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By Cynthia H. Craft, Sacramento Bee The good news is that overall soda consumption is on the decline among California’s young children. The flip side? A new UCLA survey says kids are still being fed fast food meals on a regular basis. Though kids’ fast food meals and sodas usually come packaged together, there’s been […]
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By James Rainey, Los Angeles Times Nearly 40 news organizations have accused the Obama administration of improperly controlling images of the president by limiting the access granted to independent photojournalists while allowing free rein by the White House’s own photographers. In a letter and a meeting last week, the news outlets and journalism groups complained […]
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To the community: In the Nov. 27 edition of the Lake Tahoe News, it was reported that South Lake Tahoe’s City Attorney Tom Watson has “rejected” a vote initiative presented to him to provide a title and summary of the initiative, as provided by law. I believe this is an outrageous and illegal effort by […]
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