• Sierra Athletic Club’s Cancer Walk in July raised nearly $3,000 for the South Lake Tahoe Cancer League. • On Aug. 23 the Governing Board of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is expected to vote on the Edgewood Lodge project. The meeting-public hearing is at the Stateline office of TRPA. The meeting starts at 9am. […]
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A team of 50 craftsmen from across the country, including people in Lake Tahoe, is creating The Life Cube, an interactive public art installation at Burning Man. Scott Cohen will begin on-site construction in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada in mid–August. “I am overwhelmed with their support — donations of time, materials, tools, and […]
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While thunder boomed and lightning filled the night sky in the Lake Tahoe Basin and beyond last night, the fire activity was minimal. South Shore officials are not reporting any fires from the lightning. There were 34 strikes in the Tahoe National Forest that started two fires, with smoke coming from another area where crews […]
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Publisher’s note: Getting rid of shake roofs is one way to protect homes. Lake Valley and Meeks Bay fire departments have grant funds to help homeowners put on a new roof. South Lake Tahoe Fire Department was asked to help write the grant and then get some of the money, but didn’t do so according […]
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By Kathryn Reed LONDON – Afternoon tea in England started as a pick-me-up, but I found it to be such a relaxing experience I was ready for naptime. The history of this ritual dates to the early 19th century when Anna, the 7th duchess of Bedford, would have afternoon tea in her bedroom. “Later friends […]
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The quonset hut Lakeside Theatre was about midway between today’s Applebee’s Restaurant and the Park Avenue stoplight in South Lake Tahoe. Highway 50 then was only a narrow two-lane mountain road, thus more frontage area as seen in these pictures. This building was demolished by 1963 and a beautiful new Lakeside Theatre (not quonset) opened […]
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By Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee California drivers pay fees for smog checks, vehicle registrations and new tires, all supposedly for programs that benefit roadway use. Consumers pay fees to recycle beverage containers, televisions and computers. Doctors and accountants pay license fees to regulate their industries. But for more than a decade, the special funds collecting […]
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By Susan Wood LONDON – It’s only fitting England’s largest city hosts the 204 nations that make up the family of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. London is a city of vast diversity – given its multicultural atmosphere. The many languages and ethnicities heard and seen on the streets and in the “tube” are as […]
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Camp Tadaka is having a Fun Trip Aug. 9 for K-10-graders. The South Lake Tahoe group is headed to Sand Harbor Beach for the day. Cost is $25. Bring lunch, swim stuff, sunscreen, hat, goggles, rash guard, and a water bottle. Call (530) 542.6056 to register.
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – A state panel charged with implementing a system to track individual student performance from preschool through entry into the workforce is recommending that $4 million in state funds be appropriated by Gov. Brian Sandoval and the 2013 Legislature to help accomplish the task. The P-16 Council, […]
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