Publisher’s note: This is reprinted with permission from the May 1990 Lake Tahoe Historical Society newsletter. Lake Tahoe first appears as a small opening in the mountains labeled “mountain lake” on the Fremont-Preuss map in the expedition of 1844, only 146 years ago. It took thirty more years for mapmakers to place it accurately in […]
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By Kathryn Reed With raw honesty, Tracy Ross has confronted her demons in a poetic, thoughtful manner that makes listeners want more and yet has them feeling a bit voyeuristic because of that desire. Ross was at Lake Tahoe Community College on Feb. 7 as part of the Writers’ Series. She was reading from “The […]
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• Shell has returned to the South Shore with the gas station next to Scusa in South Lake Tahoe becoming a Shell. The company had left after the MTBE debacle. •A survey by the U.S. Travel Association has found that 72 percent of respondents believe traveling inspires romance. •Kirkwood Mountain Resort hosts the Swatch Freeride […]
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Lake Tahoe News has gone through a redesign that will be launched Sunday. This means you won’t be seeing any new content here for about 12 hours. Technological upgrades can also bring some hiccups, so please bear with us. Based on all that needs to be to transitioned from today’s LTN to tomorrow’s LTN, the […]
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Linda Mendizabal of South Lake Tahoe will soon have a copy of “Get Out of My Crotch” because she is the winner of Lake Tahoe News‘ contest. “Get Out of My Crotch” is a collection of essays from 21 writers about issues pertaining to women. The book was published by Cherry Bomb Books, an imprint […]
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Seven California ski resorts are now part of Google Maps. The traditional green-blue-black to designate the difficulty of the run are used, with a red dotted line signifying the actual lift. In all, 38 resorts in the U.S. and Canada are mapped out. The California resorts are: Alpine Meadows, Heavenly Mountain Resort, Mammoth Mountain, Mount […]
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By Deidre Wenge, Hotel Magazine The facts are staggering. According to water.org, 780 million people around the world do not have access to clean and safe water; every 20 seconds a child dies from a water-related illness; and water, sanitation, and hygiene-related problems kill more than 3.4 million people each year. But Karena Albers and […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College’s Nordic Center plans to open March 1. The goal is to offer the best quality skiing experience. Season pass sales will be available Feb. 8. The 2013 season pass prices are: $49 family passes, $39 couples pass, $29 individual pass, $5 day use fee, $10 LTCC or LTUSD enrolled student pass, […]
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Dress warm because it’s going to be a cold one today. Here is the Feb. 9 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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California is missing its two representatives on the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board. Mara Bresnick, who was the California Assembly Speaker appointee, gave notice just before the January meeting. Byron Sher, California Senate Rules Committee appointee, left just after the Regional Plan was adopted in December. Those two were the most vocal against the […]
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