Thinning of trees for fuels reduction and forest health begins this week on National Forest lands between Montgomery Estates and Sierra Tract in South Lake Tahoe. The contractor has begun mobilizing equipment and will begin cutting trees within the next few days. The Forest Service has closed the area from 7am-6pm daily through July 26 […]
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Lake Tahoe News has teamed up with the El Dorado County Fair to send eight people to the annual shindig in Placerville. We will be giving away four pairs of tickets. The fair is June 13-16 and the tickets will be good any one of those days. To win the first set of tickets, be […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee El Dorado County residents and sheriff’s investigators are trying to track down vandals who have laid waste to thousands of dollars’ worth of trees on private property. Detective John Robertson said he has five active cases, all involving cedars that have been felled in recent months. Three of the incidents […]
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By Robert Rupp An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear is a common injury. The ACL is one of the major stabilizing ligaments of the knee, and it controls movement of the shinbone and thighbone. Many activities, such as skiing, soccer, and volleyball, require the ACL to stabilize the knee for safe playing. An unstable knee […]
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By Greg Hanscom, Pique When a report warning of global warming’s disastrous impacts on skiing garnered national headlines in December, activists hoped the news would encourage a serious response both at home and in Washington, D.C. But the ski industry itself, where bad press means all the difference between a banner year and a bust, […]
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The second annual Virginia City Wine Walk is May 25 beginning at 10am. It will be followed by the Celebration of Heroes Parade down C Street, the historic town’s main drive, honoring U.S. heroes. The parade begins at noon in front of Fourth Ward School. Glasses for the wine walk are sold in Delta Saloon […]
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Barton Foundation is bringing Hawaii to Lake Tahoe on June 20 for Barton Foundation’s Community Health Endowment. The endowment supports the future health of the Lake Tahoe region and beyond through equipment purchases, renovations and expansions for Barton Health. Grab your favorite Hawaiian shirt and join the foundation for a day on the green followed […]
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BloodSource will have a South Lake Tahoe blood drive June 10 from noon-6pm to meet the community need for blood and blood products. Walk-ins are welcome. Blood drive participants will receive a parking validation for the Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel (formerly Embassy Suites) parking lot at the blood drive check in. Participates will receive a […]
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• Here are two possibilities for hikes on June 1 – National Trails Day. • South Lake Tahoe’s Planning Commission on May 23 at 3pm will discuss the Chateau project. Here is the agenda. • Sugar Bowl plans to build the Crow’s Peak chairlift at the western end of the resort this summer. • El […]
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By Kathryn Reed Krystal Steadman never learned the lessons taught in Fighting Chance. Her fourth-grade class at Meyers Elementary School was on the calendar that spring of 2000 a week after the 9-year-old was abducted. It would be pure speculation that the then fourth-grader would be alive today had she been taught what to do […]
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