Tahoe Arts Project is hosting the second annual Holiday Festival on Nov. 16 from 10am-5pm at South Tahoe Middle School’s multipurpose room. This event will feature arts and crafts vendors, entertainment, and fun and games for the entire family. Admission is free. Vendors are still being sought. For more info, go online. For questions, call […]
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University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, in partnership with the Nevada Department of Agriculture, is offering a free workshop Oct. 2 to train people throughout the state how to properly handle and use pesticides. The workshop is meant for certified applicators, people who regularly handle pesticides as part of their jobs, such as farmers, ranchers, park […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and the Tahoe Heritage Foundation will host the Fall Fish Festival on Oct. 5-6 at Taylor Creek. Formerly the Kokanee Salmon Festival, the Fall Fish Festival will focus on the variety of fish species that live in Lake Tahoe and its rivers. In addition to the […]
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By Kathryn Reed For the first time in five years South Lake Tahoe’s budget is balanced without using reserves, cutting staff or cutting services. The $1 million ongoing deficit has been wiped off the books at least for the 2013-14 budget that will be presented to the City Council on Sept. 17. “It’s because we […]
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By Mandy Kendall It’s hard sometimes when things don’t go quite the way you expected or wanted to remember the things that are going the right way or are just as you wanted. Even though it might not seem like it at times, many believe we are more fortunate now than at any other time […]
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To the community, Over 100 diners lined up for the salmon dinner that was served by Bread & Broth at St. Theresa Church Grace Hall on Sept. 9. Families, seniors on limited incomes, working poor and those living outdoors were thrilled with the generous portions of cheesy baked potatoes, stirred fried vegetables, green salad and […]
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• Fernando Vargas is now the executive director of Lake Tahoe Boys & Girls Club. • Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel’s $5 million upgrade of the South Lake Tahoe Property is expected to be completed in mid-December. • Dickson Realty’s 7,048-square-foot building on Donner Pass Road in Truckee is expected to be completed in August 2014. […]
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By Ryan Gabrielson, Center for Investigative Reporting California regulators routinely have conducted cursory and indifferent investigations into suspected violence and misconduct committed by hundreds of nursing assistants and in-home health aides – putting the elderly, sick and disabled at risk over the past decade. In 2009, the state Department of Public Health quietly ordered its […]
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By David Siders, Sacramento Bee A bill to raise the minimum wage in California to $10 an hour raced forward at the Capitol on Wednesday, with Democratic lawmakers poised to approve the measure and Gov. Jerry Brown announcing he would sign it. The increase in the state’s minimum wage from $8 to $10 by 2016 […]
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The Tahoe Area Sierra Club and Aspen Hollow Nursery are having an Autumn Garden Party on Sept. 19. There will be wine, food and lots of tips to get your garden ready for winter. The event is at the South Lake Tahoe nursery from 4:30-7pm. Cost is $10 at the door.
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