By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board next month will tackle the initial area plan under the 6-month-old Regional Plan. In what some thought would be a big deal has been a rather easy process to date. On Thursday, the Douglas County commissioners approved all of the items associated with […]
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Optimist Day in the Park is June 22 at Tahoe Paradise Park. The Optimist club of South Lake Tahoe will be hosting its 10th annual duck race at Meyers Paradise Park, along with lots of other activities. The day starts with the semiannual pancake breakfast at 8am. For three hours people can eat all the […]
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Note: The following letter was read into the record at the June 20 California Tahoe Conservancy meeting by Lake Tahoe News Publisher Kathryn Reed. Thank you for allowing me to speak today. I am Kae Reed and I am a homeowner in South Lake Tahoe who lives next to a Conservancy lot. Susan Wood and […]
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California legislators can expect to earn about $5,000 more in 2014. The 5 percent pay increase takes affect for statewide elected officeholders starting in December. The California Citizens Compensation Commission made the ruling June 19. While the group was appointed by the governor, it was the voters who created the entity. Most lawmakers make about […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews may resume prescribed fire operations on the South Shore June 23. If forecasted rain moves into the basin, crews expect to burn approximately 10 acres near the Cold Creek area. Operations are scheduled to last through Tuesday, weather and conditions permitting. Residents and visitors can expect to see smoke […]
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There will be a meeting about broadband on June 24 from 6:30-7:30pm at the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Complex in the Aspen Room. This meeting will focus on the broadband needs of businesses and residence in the South Lake Tahoe and Meyers area. Local Internet service providers will describe their services. The meeting is being […]
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With a dry winter, wildflower season is bound to arrive early in the greater Lake Tahoe area. Reports from the Carson Pass are that the flowers are not out yet. However, at lake level, lupine, mules’ ear and Indian paintbrush are creating a purple-yellow-red mosaic on the landscape. With summer now here, temps are supposed […]
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Tahoe Keepers is having an appreciation event for registered Tahoe Keepers at the Live at Lakeview summer music series June 27 from 4:30-8:30pm. The first 75 Tahoe Keepers to check in will receive a voucher to Lakeview Café. Tahoe Keepers is a free self-inspection and decontamination training program that provides paddlers and hand launched watercraft […]
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Truckee artist and designer Sara Zimmerman will be celebrating her newest artworks and book release with her “Tahoe Macro and Micro” exhibit on July 5 from 4-8pm at Riverside Studios in Truckee. The works emphasize the idea of what energy looks like in Tahoe, showcasing how energy at all levels exhibits similar behaviors. Additionally, Zimmerman […]
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By Melissa Healy and Anna Gorman, Los Angeles Times The American Medical Association voted Tuesday to declare obesity a disease, a move that effectively defines 78 million American adults and 12 million children as having a medical condition requiring treatment. The nation’s leading physicians organization took the vote after debating whether the action would do […]
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