Tahoe Rim Trail Association needs volunteers to help with trail maintenance. According the the TRTA, “Trees are throwing themselves across the Tahoe Rim Trail, whitethorn branches are attacking unsuspecting ankles, mud puddles and giant toe stubbing rocks are conspiring to move into prime locations in the middle of the trail, and water particles are in […]
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South Lake Tahoe is seeking comments for the Tahoe Valley Area Plan’s notice of preparation for the environmental documents. The city and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will prepare an environmental impact report and and environmental impact statement for the Tahoe Valley Area Plan. More info is available online. Public scoping meetings are: June 11 at […]
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By Mark Miller, Reuters Once upon a time, bingo was the biggest game in town at the local senior center. But you’re far more likely to find today’s seniors manning a slot machine at the local casino – and some have become gambling addicts. Problem gambling among older people is on the rise. Seniors have […]
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By Jack Daly If you’re the CEO of a company, the realization that much of what you do can be copied by your competitors may be distressing. Sure your competition copy what they can, but there are two things they can’t: your people and your culture. I specialize in corporate coaching and sales, the latter […]
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• Chris Croft has been hired as executive director of Tahoe Youth & Family Services. Meet him at an open house June 12 from noon-2pm at 1021 Fremont Ave., South Lake Tahoe. • June 22-28 is National Mosquito Control Awareness Week. • Chad Houck is expected to be hired as South Tahoe High School’s principal […]
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By Wayne Parry, AP ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — New Jersey is bolstering its legal arguments as it tries to get the U.S. Supreme Court to consider its effort to overturn a ban on legalized sports betting in all but four states. In a filing submitted Tuesday, the state says the federal law needs to be […]
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By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times About 1 in 8 American children will experience some form of maltreatment serious enough to be confirmed by government authorities, new research shows. Slightly more than 2 percent of kids are victimized during their first year of life, 5.8 percent are mistreated before their fifth birthday, and 12.5 percent […]
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Weather permitting, U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews expect to conduct prescribed fire operations north of Zephyr Cove in the Skyland area on June 10. Operations are expected to take place on the east side of Highway 50 and will last through the day. Forest Service staff will post road signs around the areas affected […]
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By Christopher Cadelago, Sacramento Bee Turnout in Tuesday’s primary election is expected to approach just a quarter of registered voters, comfortably eclipsing a 6-year-old record for voter apathy in California. Election officials are still processing mail-in ballots, but preliminary counts show fewer than 4.5 million voters participated – 25 percent of the 17.7 million who […]
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The temperatures are rising fast and so are the numbers of “dog in hot vehicle” calls received by Washoe County Regional Animal Services. With temperatures expected to rise into the 90s this weekend outside the Tahoe basin, Animal Services is reminding pet owners that leaving a pet in an enclosed and unattended vehicle with the […]
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