Michael Makley will be talking about his book “The Tahoe Story: History of a National Treasure” on Feb. 28 from 6:30-8pm at the Nevada State Museum, 600 N. Carson St., Carson City. He will also be signing books. The book is about the general history of Lake Tahoe, with a segment about the controversy between […]
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On March 10, Snowfest returns to Tahoe Donner with the ninth annual I-Did-A-Run event. Due to construction at the Lodge Restaurant & Pub, this year the event will take place at Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area. Dogs of all shapes and sizes will compete in this timed dog pull race. The event pits dog against […]
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By Joel Grover, NBC-4 A bill that would for the first time require California ski areas to report all deaths and injuries to the state has been introduced in the state Senate. California’s 24 ski areas are largely unregulated, making the Golden State the only major ski state with no ski safety law. Previous attempts […]
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The 14th annual celebration of Snowshoe Thompson is March 2 from 9am-1pm at Picketts Junction. Nina MacLeod and Snowshoe Thompson (aka Steve Hale) will lead people on a ski-snowshoe tour through Hope Valley. Registration and rentals are available at the yurt. (From South Lake Tahoe, go straight onto Burnside Road at the junction.) A $10 […]
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Scott Enerson of South Lake Tahoe was sentenced Feb. 25 to seven years in prison. Enerson pulled a gun on a fellow patron at Whiskey Dick’s in June 2012. He pleaded guilty to felony assault with a firearm and the enhancement of using a firearm during the commission of a crime. El Dorado County Assistant […]
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Tahoe Youth Ballet celebrates the company’s fifth anniversary in the Frank Sinatra Showroom at the Cal Neva Resort on March 15-16 at 7 both nights. The program will feature guest artists Risa Larsen of Margaret Jenkins Dance Company and Max Van Der Sterre of Alabama Ballet, alongside Tahoe Youth Ballet’s nine company members and 12 […]
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El Dorado County’s financial situation is looking the best it has in years. In a presentation Feb. 25 by Chief Budget Officer Laura Schwartz to the Board of Supervisors it was revealed the current projections are that the general fund revenues will exceed budget by 1 percent for a total of $223,322,518. General fund expenses […]
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Don’t miss the Swatch Freeride World Tour at Kirkwood on Wednesday. Here is the Feb. 26 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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South Lake Tahoe is hosting a public workshop on the Tourist Core Area Plan formerly known as the Stateline/Ski Run Community Plan on March 20 from 6-9pm at Lake Tahoe Airport. City planning staff will be on hand to present information on the updated plan and to gather public input. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency staff […]
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By Kathryn Reed EMERALD BAY STATE PARK – While it would have been nice to be able to start a fire at the campsite to warm up a bit, it was even better having the entire campground to ourselves. As we descended to the shore of Emerald Bay, we were walking through a blizzard. Not […]
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