By Kathryn Reed In order for elements of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Regional Plan to be effective, what’s known as the 208 Plan needs approval from Nevada and California. The Nevada Environmental Protection Agency signed off on the water quality management plan in January. Now it’s up to California’s Water Board to do the […]
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Most of the tours for the Feb. 22-24 Eagles & Agriculture event are fully booked, but seats are available for the Friday Night Welcome Dinner in Carson Valley. Honorary event chairman state Sen. James Settelmeyer will open the evening with remarks on ranching in 201. His brief talk will be followed by the recognition of […]
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North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District’s fuels crew will continue the hazardous fuels reduction project in the Galena and Davis Creek through Feb. 26, weather permitting. This project is a cooperative effort between North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District, Washoe County Parks Department and Nevada Division of Forestry. The debris […]
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South Lake Tahoe police Officer Johnny Poland pleaded not guilty Thursday to four counts of witness and evidence tampering. The 44-year-old was arraigned Feb. 14. He was arrested on the federal charges in January, with an indictment being handed down earlier this month. At the hearing in Sacramento, Poland asked for a jury trial. “The […]
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The El Dorado County Office of Education’s board of trustees appointed Jeremy Meyers superintendent effective July 1. He is currently deputy superintendent. Meyers will fill the unexpired term left by the retirement of Vicki Barber. The position will be on the June 2014 primary ballot.
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By Alejandro Lazo, Los Angeles Times New foreclosures in California fell sharply in January as state rules for banks took effect, signaling that repossessions may finally settle in at levels not seen since before the housing bust. The resulting decline in bank-owned properties listed for sale on the market — as well as record numbers […]
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Tickets for the June 8 3rd annual Barbera Festival at Cooper Ranch in Plymouth go on sale March 1. The first two years were sellouts, with more than 2,000 attendees taking part each year. This summer’s alfresco event, scheduled from 11am to 4pm, will include more than 80 wineries from the Sierra Foothills, Paso Robles, […]
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Happy Valentine’s Day and Lake Tahoe Discovery Day. It was this day in 1844 that John C. Fremont with scout Kit Carson discovered Lake Tahoe (Big Mountain Lake) from high atop a peak near Carson Pass. Here is the Feb. 14 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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Expressing ones love to another is a celebrated custom on Valentine’s Day; whereby sweethearts and family members present gifts to one another, such as cards, candy, flowers and other symbols of affection. Opinions differ as to who was the original Valentine, but the most popular theory is that he was a clergyman who was executed […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – Get rid of the bug station, put in a crosswalk on Highway 50 and have a welcome sign. Those are just the basics that people in Meyers want. But when it came to free form discussion Wednesday night of what else they want, the ideas ranged from the immediate – […]
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