Prolonged drought can have severe and long-lasting effects on trees. University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, in partnership with the Nevada Division of Forestry will provide information on current threats to trees, how trees respond to water stress and strategies to make trees more drought resilient. According to Heidi Kratsch, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension horticulture […]
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• Sonora and Tioga passes are open. • Kenny Curtzwiler will be a speaker at the Veteran Suicide Awareness March on May 2 at 1pm at Western Nevada College in Carson City. For more info about the 1.5-mile walk and event, email wncveterans@gmail.com. • Check this story out to learn about the snowboarder who landed […]
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• Crews at the Valhalla Estate on the South Shore are replacing part of its foundation. • Former South Lake Tahoe City Manager Dave Childs is retiring from public service. His last day as city manager of Palmdale will be June 18. • Here are the El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra roadwork schedules from Caltrans for the week. […]
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In the 1950s, Highway 50 at Stateline was a two-lane mountain road where it met unpaved Kingsbury Grade, then labeled State Route 19, a twisting dirt road going to the Carson Valley. It was gated at the Daggett Pass summit for winter closure until the 1960s. The two white diagonal streaks between the junction […]
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• South Tahoe High School’s Key Club, which is a student service club associated with Kiwanis Club, collected 1,200 non-perishable food items for South Lake Tahoe Family Resource Center. From left to right are Key Club members Alec Jobbins, Jomae Santos and Kylee Lyons. • Chris Fiumara has been hired as vice president and general […]
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Economic and Community Revitalization is the theme of this year’s South Shore tourism forum. It will include lessons learned from Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce’s trek to Park City and how the South Shore can tackle its challenges through Park City’s example. Guest speakers Ken Fisher, Park City recreation manager, and Jonathan Weidenhamer, […]
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• Caltrans and Southwest Gas are hosting a public open house April 23 from 6-8pm at Lake Tahoe Airport to discuss upcoming construction work on a 2-mile stretch of Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe. • South Tahoe Wooden Boat Classic will be July 24-25 at the Tahoe Keys Marina in South Lake Tahoe. • […]
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El Dorado County Board of Supervisors is considering amendments to the General Plan that could significantly affect how properties, neighborhoods, regional boundaries, and open spaces are designated. There will be a meeting to discuss the plans on April 29 from 6:30-8pm at 2502 Country Club Drive, Cameron Park. Opponents to the plan believe the rural nature of the […]
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• Squaw Valley has extended its season to April 26. • The Nevada State Museum in Carson City on May 29 will put on a Demonstration of Coin Press No. 1 from 10:30am-noon and 1-3pm. Cost is $8 for adults; free for museum members and ages 17 and under. • The Eldorado National Forest has […]
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To be eligible for enrollment in kindergarten in Lake Tahoe Unified School District a child must be 5 on or before Sept. 1, 2015. If your child will be f5 after Sept. 1, 2015, or before Dec. 2, 2015, he or she qualifies for transitional kindergarten, a two-year kindergarten program located at Tahoe Valley Elementary School. Registration for fall […]
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