Tahoe Treasures Tour is a peek at nine unusual Incline Village homes, alpine gardens, and art collections. Tea and tapas will be served at two locations. Raffle and boutique also. The event benefits AAUW Nevada Tahoe college scholarship fund. The tour begins at North Lake Tahoe Demonstration Garden, Sierra Nevada College, 999 Tahoe Blvd. The […]
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By Andrew Doughman, Las Vegas Sun Sen. Harry Reid arrived in Carson City on a Wednesday in February, commandeered an office at the Legislature and sat down with state Sen. Kelvin Atkinson to hatch a plan. A sweeping proposal to move coal out of Nevada’s energy mix had incubated for months among a group of […]
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Grocery Outlet is putting on the third annual Independence from Hunger food drive. During the past two Julys, Grocery Outlet stores and their customers collectively donated more than half a million dollars Here’s how to help: Look for specially-marked food items at Grocery Outlet. These are items that the local food assistance agencies have requested. […]
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By Bryan Gruley, Bloomberg Sixty-one years ago, George Stephen got tired of wind and rain messing up his cooking on an open-air grill, the main barbecue tool of the day. He grabbed a buoy made where he worked, Weber Brothers Metal Works in Illinois. He sliced it in half and fashioned a tight-fitting dome lid. […]
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Firefighters are still investigating what caused a cabin in Tahoe Vista to erupt in flames on Friday afternoon. North Tahoe crews got the call about the fire in the 300 block of East Agatam Avenue at 3:39pm June 28. “It was going pretty good when we go there,” North Tahoe Fire spokesman Dave Zaski told […]
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As public fireworks displays begin thundering on the Fourth of July, the phones start ringing at Regional Animal Services. Every year, animal services sees a sharp increase in stray dog calls during the 24-hour period around July 4-5 as dogs attempt to flee from the noisy fireworks. Fourth of July fireworks are no fun for […]
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STAR Teen Camp’s stand up paddleboarding is July 8-10. Preregistration is required. The camp will leave kids with skills and confidence needed to continue paddling all summer. Bring swim-beach gear, sunscreen, water bottle, lunch. Personal floatation devices will be provided. Cost is $175. For more info, email Jen Menzel at jmenzel@cityofslt.us.
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Lake Tahoe Community College instructor Steve Fernald is putting on a demonstration July 16 at 6pm on how to cook with ingredients from a farmers market. The free event is at the South Lake Tahoe library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd. It is sponsored by the Barton Foundation.
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By Kathryn Reed Chaotic could be one word to describe the El Dorado County Probation Department. Discriminatory, dysfunctional and secretive would be other words. “The kids aren’t the problem, management is,” said one person who recently severed ties with the department. Rank and file employees are fearful of talking to Lake Tahoe News on the […]
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Olivia is one of eight small dogs that just arrived in Tahoe from other shelters in the Central Valley looking for a new home. She is a sweet Jack Russell mix, about 2 years old, very active and playful. The other dogs include an Australian terrier, a miniature Pinscher, a Tibetan terrier, several cute Chihuahuas, […]
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