Fireworks light up Lake Tahoe
A spectacular pyrotechnic display filled the night sky on the South Shore. Beaches were crowded, as temps were in the 80s. The next fireworks show will be the Sunday of Labor Day weekend.
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USFS using herbicides to kill invasive weeds
By Kathryn Reed U.S. Forest Service employees are using three herbicides now through September to rid the Lake Tahoe Basin of invasive weeds. The chemical treatment will cover about 12½ acres in nearly 70 locations. “This is part of a continuing terrestrial invasive plant treatment project since 2011. Most infestations that have been chemically treated […]
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Opinion: Government unions tee up Calif.’s bankruptcy
By Bill Frezza, Forbes Half a billion dollars. That’s how much the California Teachers Association and the powerful Service Employees International Union have spent on California politics since 2000. The unions’ return on that “investment”? A legislature totally beholden to them for political support and campaign contributions. Here’s another mind-boggling number: Half a Trillion Dollars. […]
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Plastic garbage patch movie to air in Truckee
“Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch” will be shown at the Cedar House Sport Hotel in Truckee on July 8. Bay Area native and award-winning television host/journalist, Angela Sun, has documented the Great Pacific Garbage Patch long rumored to exist. Her film premiered at the San Francisco Green Film Festival in June 2013 and […]
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Nevada gets 1-year reprieve on NCLB
By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Nevada has received a one-year extension from the U.S. Department of Education for flexibility from some provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act, a state education official said Thursday. Superintendent of Public Instruction Dale Erquiaga said the extension of its flexibility waiver will run through […]
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Drugs, alcohol issues on beaches; TK launch closing early July 4
By Kathryn Reed Beaches in the Lake Tahoe Basin have been busy all day with people having fun and misbehaving. Nevada Beach’s prime fireworks viewing spots were full by 11:45 this morning, with Douglas County sheriff’s deputies not allowing people in because the lot was full. Venice Drive in South Lake Tahoe was full of […]
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Employers value skills over college degrees
By Les Christie, CNN Money NEW YORK — Forget about your GPA or paying for that graduate degree. What employers really care about are the skills you bring to the table. While the vast majority of employees believe their college education has helped them in their career, 72 percent said getting trained in a specific […]
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South Tahoe air show moving to September
The annual air show at Lake Tahoe Airport is going to be a month later than years past. The 25th annual Lake in the Sky Air Show is Sept. 20. The show had to be canceled last year because smoke in the basin from fires outside the area made flying conditions hazardous. This year’s show […]
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Snippets about Lake Tahoe
• The U.S. Swimming Association Invitational (July 18-20) at South Lake Tahoe’s pool will include 440 swimmers between the ages of 5 and 18 years. There is no cost watch. For more info, call 530.542.6056. • Author Arlene Morgan presents her new novel “Roots of the Vine” on Aug. 6 at 6pm at the South […]
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Ken Payton — 1927-2014
By Robert D. Dávila, Sacramento Bee Ken Payton, a newspaperman and outdoorsman who covered the Lake Tahoe area and Sierra Nevada foothills as a longtime reporter for the Sacramento Bee, died June 21 at 87. Mr. Payton, who bicycled solo from his Citrus Heights home to St. Augustine, Fla., at 82, died after a recent […]
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