The Truckee River watershed has recently been designated as one of the newest sites by the National Forest Foundation as a part of the “Treasured Landscapes – Unforgettable Experiences” program. Vance Russell, National Forest Foundation California director explained the vision for the area, “As one of the 14 designated Treasured Landscape sites nationwide, our goals […]
Read more
• Oct. 22 is the last day to register to vote in California for the Nov. 6 election. • Driftwood Café owners in South Lake Tahoe have opened Peppers Mexican Grill in Heavenly Village. • There will be a public scoping meeting Nov. 1 about Squaw Valley’s plans to develop 100 acres at the base […]
Read more
To the community, I cannot begin to emphasize my love and appreciation for our local public library. It is the go-to place to find deeper information on a myriad subjects and so many good reads. If any books or music are not readily available, they are freely available via request via the county service area. […]
Read more
The Blue Ribbon Award nominations have been tallied, with more than 150 nominations received. The 5th annual Blue Ribbon Awards Dinner and Ceremony will be Nov. 15 at Embassy Suites in South Lake Tahoe. Tickets are $50 (775.588.1728) and include a cocktail hour. Here are the nominees for the 2012 Blue Ribbon Awards: Tourism – […]
Read more
The Placer County’s Transit Center in Tahoe City will open for business and be fully operational on Oct. 29. The center is a modern “park and ride” facility located for Tahoe Area Regional Transit passengers at 165 West Lake Blvd. in Tahoe City just off Highway 89 south of the Y. With the opening of […]
Read more
The American Legion building in South Lake Tahoe had a sizable auditorium and stage. It was a popular site for diverse events, including dances and performers like Jim Burgett. The auditorium’s roof collapsed under winter snowload in the late 1960s just prior to a big teenage dance scheduled for that night. — Bill Kingman
Read more
By Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times BARROW, Alaska — In past years, these remote gray waters of the Alaskan Arctic saw little more than the occasional cargo barge and Eskimo whaling boat. No more. This summer, when the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Bertholf was monitoring shipping traffic along the desolate tundra coast, its radar displays […]
Read more
Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Oct. 2, 2012, Sacramento Bee. Two conservatives with solid histories of public service are running against each other in the newly drawn 1st Assembly District. The largely rural district stretches from the Oregon border to Lake Tahoe and west to the Sierra foothills. Rick Bosetti, a businessman and […]
Read more
Publisher’s note: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. People are affected by cancer in all sorts of ways and communities do various things to shine a spotlight on various cancers. This is the last of four stories about cancer. By Kathryn Reed REDDING – Every shade of pink imaginable floods the streets here to show […]
Read more
By Fox-Reno CARSON CITY — A Carson City deputy was injured in an accident Thursday on Highway 50. On Oct. 18 at about 4pm, troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol were dispatched to Lake Tahoe Club Drive and Old Clear Creek Road just south of Highway 50 for a single vehicle motorcycle accident involving a […]
Read more