By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun When Claudia Vecchio accepted the job as director of the state Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs a year ago, she knew she was entering uncharted territory. The state had just combined its tourism, arts, museums and Native American culture departments into one office because of a budget […]
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Barton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will host its bi-monthly blood drive on Dec. 3 at Embassy Suites, in the first floor ballroom (4130 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe). Donations will begin at noon and conclude at 6pm. Parking will be validated. For more info, Dan Kerr at (775) 781.5343.
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Seasonal closure of dirt roads in the Eldorado National Forest will occur Nov. 29 due to anticipated heavy rainfall. They will remain closed until at least April 1. Rainfall, soil moisture, road and trail conditions, and weather forecasts are factors that trigger a seasonal closure earlier than Jan. 1. Officials say many of the roads […]
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A multitude of businesses participated in the inaugural Light up South Lake Tahoe event on Thanksgiving weekend. While this was the launch date for businesses to turn on holiday lights, more keep coming on. While an official contest was not planned, South Tahoe Standup Paddle (3115 Harrison Ave.) received the Best Participation and Most Enthusiastic […]
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By Radley Balko, Huffington Post On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a decision by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocking the enforcement of an Illinois eavesdropping law. The broadly written law — the most stringent in the country — makes it a felony to make an audio recording of someone […]
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Get out early today because wet weather is moving in. A more significant storm system is coming through Thursday evening. Here is the Nov. 28 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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By Kathryn Reed Four months into the job and Michael Nakama knew the public sector was not for him. Nakama at the end of the year will leave his post as finance director for South Lake Tahoe. He gave notice in October, but no one at the city chose to let anyone know until now. […]
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To the community, There is loud chatter on the national stage about going over the fiscal cliff if there’s no action soon. It’s a bit late because we’ve already marched over the cliff to the tune of “Yankee Doodle Dandy” in Afghanistan. In 2006, congressional researchers estimated it cost $390,000 per soldier per year in […]
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• The U.S. Postal Service expects to deliver 365 million packages this holiday season. • The Tahoe Pipe Club has put out a calendar showing all of the gunk flowing directly into Lake Tahoe. Click on 2013 calendar for a PDF copy. • Three state agencies along with local entities are gathering info about how Californians […]
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