Highway 28 between Ponderosa Ranch Road in Incline Village and Highway 50 at Spooner Summit will be closed June 18-20 from 9pm to 5am. This is so a contractor working for the Nevada Department of Transportation can put down a flush seal to preserve the life of the road. “If we were doing it during […]
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To celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the Lincoln Highway, the communities along Nevada’s historic Highway 50 will reward travelers with complimentary commemorative coffee mugs during the month of June. The Lincoln Highway became the United States’ first paved coast-to-coast road for the automobile. It paralleled many parts of the Pony Express route. The Lincoln Highway […]
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Six Tibetan Buddhist monks from the Gaden Shartse Monastery, exiled in Southern India, will return to South Lake Tahoe June 23-30. They will put on a slide show of monastic life, conduct various Buddhist philosophy teachings and discussions, a Green Tara Empowerment, and a Vajravidarin Healing Ritual over the eight-day visit. They will also offer […]
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By Kathryn Reed If South Lake Tahoe adopts an ordinance banning plastic bags, it is likely it would not be the law of the land until 2014. This is because the ordinance as written takes three months to be implemented and the council isn’t likely to vote on it until late summer, early fall. A […]
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The Loyal Order of the Moose 1632 of South Lake Tahoe’s second annual yard sale is June 15-16 from 9am-5pm. In addition to the lawn being full of bargains, there will also be a silent auction. Members of the Moose Lodge and Women of the Moose will be selling baked goods. All proceeds will go […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee In a conflicting series of events for embattled El Dorado County Supervisor Ray Nutting, the state’s political watchdog agency supported him Monday against a conflict-of-interest allegation at the same time he faced felony prosecution for alleged political malfeasance in his county. Nutting’s troubles stem from a series of state payments […]
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Updated: June 11 8am: Norman Gary Lambert was found safe Monday at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport. Police are not releasing any other information. —- Police are looking for a 74-year-old South Lake Tahoe man who has not been seen since June 7. Norman Gary Lambert lives alone in the Spruce Avenue area. He has either […]
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Sunsets in the Lake Tahoe Basin have been exceptionally picturesque the last few nights. This photo was taken by Toogee Sielsch on Trout Creek below Lake Tahoe Community College. With no thunderstorms in the forecast to bring in interesting clouds, Mother Nature’s artistry may not be on display tonight. In the last 72 hours, 0.07 […]
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South Lake Tahoe’s Lead Safe Tahoe program has partnered with Lake Tahoe Community College to provide training. The Lead Safe Worker eight-hour training for Renovators, Repair and Painters is being offered at LTCC June 22 from 8am-5pm. The cost is $50 Up to two workers from each local company may participate. Additional workshop fees are […]
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By Susan Wood RENO – The roots of “Why I Farm,” as told by small, third generation farmer Gary Romano, run deep. It was clear by the recent Meyers-based Bona Fide Books opening party releasing Romano’s historic, semi-political account — subtitled “Risking it all for a Life on the Land” — that there’s a vested […]
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