By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee California officials on Monday launched a new program to analyze and overhaul the state parks system, to be led by a volunteer commission. Called Parks Forward, the effort is required by the California State Parks Stewardship Act, passed last year in the wake of a financial scandal that upended the […]
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By Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee Truckee’s Mountain Area Preservation organization is inviting the public to join its members on three guided hikes this summer — June 15, July 12 and Aug. 11. The three- to five-hour hikes will explore some of the areas the group has helped preserve in the Truckee area. The hikes […]
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A fifth-grade student from each elementary school in Lake Tahoe Unified School District was recently honored by the Kiwanis of Lake Tahoe with the Hope of America award. Each year Kiwanis Clubs across the country bestow this honor on the youth in their community. The teachers and principals from each school selected their nominee based […]
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Taste of Gold — Lake Tahoe Community College Foundation’s biggest fundraiser — is July 13. It will be from 6-9pm in the college’s Demonstration Garden. Taste of Gold brings together El Dorado County wines and cuisine from some of the best restaurants in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Proceeds support student success and academic programs at […]
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By Kathryn Reed When the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board of education meets later this month, the five electeds will be asked to decide how to deal with the debt incurred by South Tahoe High School’s Associated Student Body and what the future policy will be. Consultant Terri Ryland gave a presentation last week […]
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The Ventana Sierra Advanced Writers Workshop at Western Nevada College in Carson City is designed for young writers. The free, daylong workshop on June 15 is for those ages 18 and younger. It is to help improve and promote writing through safe and social networking. Four award-winning authors, including Ellen Hopkins, and a literary agent […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College’s 2020 Vision Session planned for this Saturday has been postponed out of respect for the loss of two former instructors. An announcement with a new date and time will come soon. A celebration of life will be June 8 for former LTCC instructor Kathy Bluethman at Whittell High School on the […]
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June is getting off to one of its hottest starts in a long while and Washoe County Regional Animal Services is using the rising temperatures to raise awareness that leaving a pet in an enclosed vehicle, even for a short time, can be a deadly mistake. Temperatures inside a closed automobile can easily rise to […]
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By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times California could use $44.5 billion to fix aging water systems over the next two decades, according to a federal survey that placed the state at the top of a national list of water infrastructure needs. Texas, at nearly $34 billion, and New York, with about $22 billion, were next […]
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There will be a blood drive in South Lake Tahoe on June 10. Barton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is sponsoring the event from noon-6pm at Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel. Parking will be validated. For more information, call Dan Kerr at (775) 781.5343. Bring a photo ID, and eat and drink before donating.
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