To the community, Many years ago when Kerry Miller was the city manager and before I was on the City Council, I attended a council meeting. That night the city parking garage was on the agenda. A citizen asked Miller why the private sector wouldn’t build the garage. Miller’s answer was short and sweet. He […]
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To the community, The Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe would like to express our sincere appreciation to Edgewood and Southern Wine and Spirits for the success of our recent Spirit of Spring fundraising event. Because of their generosity and sponsorship of the event, we were able to raise $7,000. And 100 percent of […]
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By Drew Guarini, Huffington Post America’s disgruntled cable subscribers have found a fighter for them in Washington: former presidential candidate John McCain. McCain, R-Ariz., introduced the Television Consumer Freedom Act last week, a bill that would allow cable subscribers to pick the channels they want and pay for them on an a-la-carte basis. The bill […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe police Officer Johnny Poland is expected to plead guilty next week to federal charges. “They said in court that they needed a week for negotiations,” Lauren Horwood with the U.S. Attorney’s Office told Lake Tahoe News after the May 15 hearing in Sacramento. “Another hearing is set for May […]
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A house in the 900 block of Los Angeles Avenue sustained interior and exterior damage from a fire early Thursday morning. South Lake Tahoe firefighters responded to the blaze about 3:30am May 16. A city official called the fire accidental, but no other details were provided. Fire Chief Bruce Martin did not know about the […]
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The Sugar Pine Foundation is having a fundraiser at the Eagle’s Nest at the top of Kingsbury Grade on May 31. For $10, have all-you-can-eat homemade chili, salad and bread. The bar will donate 50 percent of drink proceeds to the foundation. Music and a live auction will be part of the festivities. The event […]
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The annual Nevada Click it or Ticket seat belt awareness and enforcement campaign is planned for May 18 through June 2. During this two-week time frame, state troopers, sheriff’s deputies, and police officers from around the Silver State will be joining forces and placing a high priority on this vitally important traffic law. Last year […]
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By Hudson Sangree, Sacramento Bee The median price of resale homes in El Dorado County jumped by about 33 percent last month compared with April 2012, DataQuick reported Wednesday. Placer and Yolo counties also experienced double-digit percentage gains, the San Diego-based real estate information service said. “These eye-popping increases in medians remain a function of […]
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South Lake Tahoe has been awarded a competitive grant from the State Water Resources Control Board through the Proposition 84 Stormwater Grant Program. The city was one of 37 applicants to make it through the first round of the application process, and one of 24 selected for funding. South Tahoe was awarded the maximum grant […]
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Tales of a creature in Lake Tahoe have been around for centuries, and sightings have continued into modern day. Find out what really lurks in the blue alpine waters in the final Conversing with Creatures lecture. In the 1980s, Lake Tahoe resident Bob McCormick coined the name Tahoe Tessie. He is also the author of […]
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