By Joann Eisenbrandt The South Lake Tahoe Recreation Joint Powers Authority met Jan. 25 in the City Council chambers to decide how to allocate the estimated $450,000 in previously unspent Measure R money. Shay Navarro, chairperson of the Bicycle Advisory Committee, presented her committee’s funding requests. That committee in conjunction with the city, California Tahoe […]
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By Kathryn Reed My biggest complaint – it’s a novella and not a novel. The 88-page “Babysitting a Billionaire” by Nicky Penttila is a page-turner. I read it in one night. But the characters and erotic scenes need more development. The books starts well in setting the stage for the romantic tryst, has a twist […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Jan. 20, 2013, Las Vegas Sun. In his State of the State speech this past week, Gov. Brian Sandoval showed pictures of second-graders as he spoke. They were, he said, members of the “class of 2023.” “It is my hope that the faces of these children will inspire […]
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Due to an increase in flu activity in the South Lake Tahoe area, Barton Health is taking precautions to protect patients. Effective Jan. 25, Barton Memorial Hospital has implemented the following guidelines for hospital visitors, during the height of flu season: Anyone under the age of 12 is not permitted to visit patients. Siblings of […]
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Nine people have applied for the one South Lake Tahoe City Council seat. The four council members will interview the candidates Tuesday starting at 9am. City Clerk Suzie Alessi conducted a random drawing to determine the order of interviews. Applicants will be interviewed in the following order: Howard Bittner, Kathay Lovell, Joan Walthall, Brooke Laine, […]
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The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Governing Board approved an annual update to the Aquatic Invasive Species Watercraft Inspection Program on Wednesday. The approval keeps nearly all boater fees the same and is designed to improve efficiency of service at watercraft inspection stations around the Lake Tahoe Basin in an effort to keep the $1.4 million […]
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The Truckee River Watershed Council is hosting a presentation on the Coldstream Canyon Floodplain Restoration project on Feb. 12th from 6 to 7:30pm at the Cedar House Sport Hotel. Coldstream Canyon is located in Donner Memorial State Park, adjacent to Truckee. Current land uses in the canyon include recreation, railroad corridor, timber harvest in the […]
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By Elyce Kirchner, Jeremy, Carroll and Kevin Nious, NBC Bay Area When skier Kenny Salvini, 23, took off on a terrain park jump at more than 35 miles an hour, it changed his life forever. “The landing ramp was way too short,” Salvini recounted of the 2004 accident. “It dropped me down onto flat ice […]
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By Normitsu Onishi, New York Times SACRAMENTO — Emboldened by a brighter fiscal horizon, Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday recommitted himself to two ambitious projects, a high-speed rail line and a huge water tunnel system, in an optimistic State of the State speech that sought to secure California’s long-term future as well as the three-term […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee The bodies of an Amador County woman and her 5-year-old daughter reported missing earlier this week were found Thursday morning in an ice-covered pond on their Pine Grove property. Divers recovered the bodies of Karen Diane Anderson, 46, and Amelia Noelle Arago, 5, about 30 feet from the shore of […]
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