By Kathryn Reed Last year Mount Tallac High School was run by a teacher on site, with the principal of South Tahoe High School the actual administrator. This year there is an administrator on campus. This has led the South Tahoe Educators Association to file an unfair labor practice charge with the Public Employees Relations […]
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Local author Bill Morgan (pen name Wade Morgan) will be discussing his book “Six Days in Siberia”, a suspense thriller with overtones of a spy novel, on Oct. 1. Morgan has more than 50 years of experience as a soldier, civil engineer, forest ranger, director of an environmental regulatory agency, management consultant and technical writer. […]
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To the community, The city of South Lake Tahoe would like to thank Barton Health’s leadership development team for its volunteer community clean-up throughout the residential neighborhoods surrounding Barton Hospital on Aug. 30. Your volunteer efforts are truly appreciated. Tracy Franklin, South Lake Tahoe public information officer
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By Tovin Lapan, Las Vegas Sun Here are the stories of three people who are on the cusp of naturalization and one immigrant who was sworn in as a U.S. citizen this summer: Raquel Juarez, 21, is a diminutive Guatemalan with a wide smile and energetic personality who wants to be a U.S. citizen, thanks […]
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By Robert S. Wood I just lost a dear friend of 50 years. She was more than a friend, more like a soul mate. Her passing reminded me of how little the public knows about death, and how fearful our traditional beliefs about it have become. We know it’s the end of our physical life, […]
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Genoa Concert on the Green is Sept. 8 from 4-6pm. The Old West Trio will play Western classics from Sons of the Pioneers and Gene Autry to contemporary artists Ian Tyson and Tom Russell. The concert is at the Genoa Town Park on Nixon Street. Bring a blanket and picnic dinner.
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By Joe Mozingo, Ari Bloomekatz and David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times In a significant policy shift by the Obama administration, Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. signaled Thursday that the federal government would no longer interfere in states that allowed commercial marijuana sales as long as they were strictly regulated. The move comes two years […]
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The Carson City man who was struck by a vehicle on Highway 50 in Stateline last month has died. Cody J. Dobson, 31, was hit Aug. 10 and died 13 days alter. No one has been arrested. “The family of Cody Dobson would like the driver of this crash to know a fatality has resulted […]
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Homeless pets will soon have a much-improved place to await adoption as the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe and partner, Truckee Animal Services, prepare to open the community’s first public animal shelter. Everyone is invited to attend a grand opening of the new facility on Sept. 28 from 10am-6pm at 10961 Stevens Lane, off of Stockrest […]
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The League to Save Lake Tahoe will be participating in the Great Sierra River Cleanup on Sept. 21and will be hosting a cleanup site at Zephyr Cove Beach. During the first four years of the Great Sierra River Cleanup more than 14,700 volunteers have joined together to remove more than 550 tons of trash and […]
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