The Fields Advisory Committee of the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Powers Authority is going on a field trip July 2 at 4pm. The field trip will convene at the Babe Ruth (lighted) field at South Tahoe Middle School. The committee will also visit, inspect, and discuss the softball field at STMS, the Al […]
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North Lake Tahoe celebrates the Independence Day holiday with multiple fireworks displays. Kings Beach hosts its annual fireworks display July 3 with a free show just off its sandy shores at 9:30pm, as well as a deck party celebration at the North Tahoe Event Center beginning at 6pm. The deck party, which runs $15/person at […]
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TOCCATA continues its summer season with a chamber music series performed by Trios Las Americas. The trio consists of Argentians Maria Luciana Gallo, cello and Pablo Rocchietti, piano; and American clarinetist, Karl Busch. They will perform works by Piazzolla, Bruch, Beethoven, and Brahms. Concerts are July 11 at 7 pm at the TOCCATA Performing Arts […]
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By Andrea Gallo, Sacramento Bee About 75 game birds that appear to have been bred for cockfighting were discovered by El Dorado County Animal Services and the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office at a Shingle Springs residence Tuesday. Cockfighting is illegal throughout the country and California arrests can lead to jail time and fines up […]
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Fourth of July fireworks are no fun for dogs. Historically, Washoe County Regional Animal Services is flooded with calls from pet owners searching for dogs that became lost while trying to flee from the loud noise of the fireworks. On July 4-5, 2011, Regional Animal Services retrieved 73 lost dogs in a 24-hour period. Regional […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – The Committee to Protect Nevada Jobs filed a lawsuit this week against the “Education Initiative” (margin tax initiative) charging that the petition’s description of effect is deceptive and incomplete and that it violates the single-subject rule. The complaint was filed in Carson City District Court. “From […]
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Possession of fireworks of any kind, including sparklers, is illegal in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Campfires are not permitted on U.S. Forest Service beaches or in the general forest. For July 4 only, personal barbecues are allowed at Nevada, Pope and Baldwin beaches but are not permitted on any other Forest Service beaches or in […]
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The Douglas County Public Library in Zephyr Cove will be closed July 4 for Independence Day. The library will reopen July 5 at 9am.
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By Kevin Yamamura, Torey Van Oot and Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee California state budgets rarely look better than on the day they are signed. With the fiscal year starting Sunday, revenue has yet to fall short, cuts face no legal challenges and polls show a multibillion-dollar tax initiative clinging to a slim majority of voter […]
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By Ted Long The 2007-08 El Dorado County Grand Jury in reported case No. 07-025 strongly recommended consolidation of the six West Slope fire districts. They found the districts were out of date with current growth and their ability to provide services. The grand jury concluded that the taxpayers of the county would gain better […]
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