Holton is one of several beautiful big cats at the shelter right now, and the only one who isn’t orange. His owner died. Holton was living outside for a while until he was brought to the shelter, so he had to have some matted fur clipped — but it will grow back very nicely. Holton […]
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By Kathryn Reed TAHOE PARADISE – “Tahoe Paradise Park is currently operated by the Tahoe Paradise Resort Improvement District, and at some point in the future, El Dorado County is scheduled to take over operations. This change in management should increase options for re-development and management.” Those sentences come directly from the draft of the […]
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By Larry Weitzman There is a movement in the county that could be called a coup d’county, a takeover of county government under the absolute rule of the county chief administrative officer. And it looks like this movement is lead by the county CAO, Terri Daly, her followers and minions. Maybe EDC executives will become […]
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Caltrans is going to begin a paving project on Highway 89 in Meyers on Monday. About 8.6 miles will be microsurfaced and then restriped from the intersection of highways 89 and 50 south to the El Dorado/Alpine county line. Microsurfacing involves applying a cement-mixed slurry seal to the pavement.Intermountain Slurry Seal Inc. was awarded the […]
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About one-half acre of U.S. Forest Service land burned Sunday on the South Shore. The fire started about 10am June 29 at Rabe Meadow in Stateline. The cause is under investigation. Forest Service and Tahoe Douglas fire crews put out the fire. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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• On July 8 from 10am-noon, the South Tahoe Garden Club will give free 30-minute walks through the gardens at the Pope Estate on the Tallac Historic Site. Park at the USFS Historic Site lot and gather at the Baldwin Museum. • The 34th annual Death Ride – cycling over five Sierra passes – is […]
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By Ana Ley, Las Vegas Sun Among the more surprising ways Nevada’s two-year statute of limitations protects defendants from excessive litigation is by actually dissuading potential plaintiffs by giving them ample time to think about filing suit. “Strangely, and somewhat perversely,” shorter time limits — like that of Kentucky, Louisiana and Tennessee, which span one […]
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Douglas County Parks and Recreation and Steve Maltase of Whittell High School are hosting a youth soccer camp July 7-10 at Kahle Community Park in Stateline. The camp is open to children ages 4-14, with the Lil-Kicks (ages 4-6) having their camp from 10am-1pm and the older kids camp runs 10am-3pm. Every camper needs to […]
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The Tahoe Fund is partnering with Nevada State Parks to offer free access to Sand Harbor, Cave Rock and Spooner Lake on July 12 to current owners of Lake Tahoe license plates. The event is meant as a thank you to those who support Lake Tahoe with the purchase of Tahoe license plates. Funds generated […]
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By Paul Elias, AP SAN FRANCISCO — If Gov. Jerry Brown wins re-election in November, he will be given an unprecedented opportunity to overhaul the California Supreme Court. Voters in 1987 rejected Brown’s first makeover when they removed Chief Justice Rose Bird and two other of his appointees from the high court because of their […]
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