South Lake Tahoe’s first Color Blast 5K Fun Run is Sept. 14 from 8am-1pm. Runners wear white and are doused in color at different stations throughout the run. Colors are corn starch based, non-toxic and biodegradable. The race is followed by food, drinks and live music. Register online. The run will be at Lake Tahoe […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee On Aug. 17, as the first calls for assistance came in from a fire 150 miles away near Yosemite, the ridgetop Interagency Command Center in Grass Valley was already at full throttle. A shared room for tactical supervisors of the U.S. Forest Service, CalFire and the state Office of Emergency […]
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• Rory Bosio of Truckee won the North Face Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc on Aug. 30. She set a women’s record and was seventh overall. This is considered one of the top ultramarathons in the world. • Jeremy Meyers, who was appointed to the El Dorado County superintendent’s position, has announced he will run in June […]
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Winds have shifted, making smoke less of an issue in the Lake Tahoe Basin. However, a dense smoke advisory remains in effect until 5 this afternoon for Alpine County and northern Mono County. On Saturday it was possible to see across the width of Lake Tahoe for the first time in about a week and […]
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This ad appeared in the Tahoe Daily Tribune in September 1965. According to CoinNews.net, inflation says the price of $349.50 for this 21-inch TV in 1965 would be equal to $2,590.78 in 2013 money. Today, you can buy a larger 32-inch modern flat-screen TV of the same brand for $299. Alpine TV was the 1960’s […]
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By Kathryn Reed Delicia Spees doesn’t know what the word quit means. Even though Friday was her last day as executive director of the Family Resource Center in South Lake Tahoe, she is still going to be working there. But now she will be the coordinator working with families for about 15 hours a week. […]
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By Ted Long That our prisons are overflowing with inmates to the point that the system is breaking down, the fact that the prisons are now mostly run by inmate gangs and that recidivism is at record highs has caused some to begin to look at the issue and the underlying logic of a system […]
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The 20th annual Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe Golf Tournament is set for Oct. 14. The event annually raises more than $40,000 to support the work of the club, which assists more than 800 local kids throughout the year. Golfers receive a round of golf at Edgewood Tahoe, a gourmet buffet breakfast, beverages […]
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Six restaurants and six bands go head-to-head in the Guitar Strings vs. Chicken Wings contest Sept. 6 at Squaw Valley. The 6-10pm event in the village benefits the Tahoe Institute for Natural Sciences. Each restaurant will be cooking their signature recipes for spicy, flavor-packed chicken wings, while the region’s best bands do their thing. Entry […]
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By Sue Zeidler, Reuters MGM Resorts International is working with Nevada officials who are discussing banding together with New Jersey to create a joint online gaming market, CEO Jim Murren told Reuters in an interview. “I think it’s likely that in 2014 we’ll see a compact between New Jersey and Nevada,” Murren said in an […]
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