By Kathryn Reed CAMP RICHARDSON – For an area that judges its residents based on the number of years they’ve lived here, the six panelists who retold stories Tuesday night of days gone by more than passed the test of being a local. Bill Kingman, Dave Wakeman, Betty Mitchell, Patty Olson, Tom Celio and Margie […]
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To the community, Bijou Community School PTA is building a huge new playground for both the school and community. As the only playground between Rufus Allen and Kingsbury Grade, this is a much needed improvement to South Lake Tahoe. And the generosity of this community has been amazing! Thank you so much to all of […]
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Two men have been accused of illegally killing a bear in El Dorado County. Jason Wilkison, 43, of Grass Valley and Christoppher Nunley, 54, of North San Juan in April allegedly used bait to lure a bear to a house near Grizzly Flats where it was shot. They face felony weapons charges and misdemeanor charge […]
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By William Selway & Jim Efstathiou Jr., Bloomberg President Obama is pushing to raise the U.S. minimum wage higher than $7.25 an hour — the rate it’s been for four years. Half of the U.S. population won’t have to wait: They live in places where the bottom rate is already higher than that. Twenty-one states […]
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By Martha C. White, Time It’s because college kids today can’t do math, one line of reasoning goes. Or they don’t know science. Or they’re clueless about technology, aside from their myriad social-media profiles. These are all good theories, but the problem with the unemployability of these young adults goes way beyond a lack of […]
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The Christmas Bird Count in South Lake Tahoe is Dec. 14. Each year tens of thousands of volunteers throughout the country count birds for a day. Meet at Alpina Coffee Cafe on Emerald Bay Road at 8am. More info is online.
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There will be a presentation Nov. 14 about the long-term solution to future building challenges. The talk will be at Lake Tahoe Community College, Room F-120 from 6-7:30pm. For more info, contact Scott Terrell at scott.terrell57@gmail.com.
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Thanksgiving dinner — always the Monday of the holiday week — marks Bread & Broth’s 25th year of serving the community meal. The Nov. 25 feast at St. Theresa Catholic Church in South Lake Tahoe is from 4-5:30pm in Grace Hall. Everyone is welcome. Food donations are being sought. Needed items include: celery, carrots, onions, […]
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By Mike Esterl, Wall Street Journal Now you see them. Now you don’t. Food products labeled as “natural” are starting to disappear. A growing number of food and drink companies are quietly removing “all natural” claims from packages amid lawsuits challenging the “naturalness” of everything. Mike Esterl reports on the News Hub. Photo: Naked Juice. […]
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By Mammoth Times A South Lake Tahoe man was arrested Sunday after leaving the scene of a car accident that same afternoon in Mammoth. Officers found a full size pickup with fresh collision damage, two flat tires and a damaged road sign. Mammoth Lakes police officers said Brian Bogdanoff, 32, of South Lake Tahoe, fled […]
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