South Lake Tahoe is looking for people to fill seats on the following commissions: Parks and Recreation, Clean Tahoe, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Advisory Planning, and El Dorado Commission on Aging. Applications may be obtained at the City Clerk’s Office located at 1901 Airport Road, South Lake Tahoe between 8am and 5pm, Monday through Friday. […]
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By Kathryn Reed I came across Cookin’ Canuck by chance. Someone on Twitter or Facebook had mentioned something about not liking a food site anymore. Others recommended other sites. Before I knew I was searching for recipes and forgetting all about work. Of course I convinced myself if I found a recipe that sounded good, […]
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Cloudy and cold with light snow showers expected. Here is the Jan. 27 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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New Moon Natural Foods will be hosting a beer tasting event with donations going to the Truckee Donner Land Trust. The featured brewery is MOA Brewing Company from New Zealand. The suggested donation is $10. The event is Feb. 22, 5-7pm. New Moon Natural Foods is at 11357 Donner Pass Road, by the DMV, in […]
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By Kathryn Reed Plenty of people can talk a good game, but few actually are in the game. Terry Jones is a talker and a player. As founder of Travelocity and chairman of Kayak.com, Jones knows what it takes to start a successful company from scratch and keep it viable. As someone who has been […]
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By Kathryn Reed While beer is available at the South Lake Tahoe ice rink, those days may be numbered. City resident Eric Thelin filed a petition with the Alcoholic Beverage Control to prevent the sale of alcohol at the city owned rink. While South Tahoe owns the facility, it is Tahoe Sports Entertainment that runs […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Jan. 24, 2013, San Jose Mercury News. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid blew it. He had the votes for serious filibuster reform in the palm of his hand, and he chickened out. Reid feared a day ahead when Democrats are no longer the majority party in the Senate. […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee Placerville-based Sierra Wildlife Rescue will offer classes in February for the public and prospective wildlife rehabbers. The class for the general public, “An Introduction to Local Wildlife,” is scheduled from 1-3pm Feb. 9. It will focus on the natural histories of species found in El Dorado County and surrounding areas. […]
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Elena Hight of South Lake Tahoe landed the first-ever double backside alley-oop rodeo in a halfpipe competition Saturday night. She scored a 90 in the women’s snowboard superpipe final at the X Games in Aspen. She took silver behind Kelly Clark. Clark had 90.33 points. Arielle Gold took bronze. Hannah Teter of South Lake Tahoe […]
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Placer County is saving money and reducing energy use thanks to federal stimulus funds. The county installed energy efficient lights at several county-owned buildings. More than 2,700 interior lighting fixtures were replaced with energy-saving fluorescent bulbs and ballasts. Lighting occupancy sensors were installed to turn off lights when offices are not in use. In addition, […]
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