Bacon biscuits? Beach Ball Art? Selfies? These are just a tiny sampling of the ways you can quench your creativity and have some fun entering the El Dorado County Fair’s many competitions. The theme of the June 18-21 fair is Hog Days of Summer. This year’s entry guide is available online. Entry forms are due May […]
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There will be two meetings next week about the Active Transportation Plan being created for the Lake Tahoe Basin. The first is April 14 from 5:30-7:30pm at the South Lake Tahoe Library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd. The second workshop is April 16 from 5:30-7:30pm at Kings Beach Elementary School. Spanish interpreters will be on hand, […]
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Smokey Bear and U.S. Forest Service crew members visited Jubilee Kids’ Academy in South Lake Tahoe on April 9 to teach preschool kids about campfire safety. Illegal and unattended campfires cause more than 90 percent of wildfires in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The Forest Service asks the public to be mindful of the current fire danger […]
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• Sno-Flake restaurant in South Lake Tahoe has new owners – Titiam and Raia Anning. They just moved to town. •April 11 is Bring Your Own Cup Day at 7-Eleven. Between 11am and 7pm any device that is clean, leak proof and fits into a 10-inch cut out will be filled to the brim for $1.49. • […]
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CASA in South Lake Tahoe needs volunteers to become a voice for children who are in the court system due to abuse or neglect. The five-week pring training begins April 28 at Lake Tahoe Community College. Currently, 22 Court Appointed Special Advocate volunteers serve 31 children in South Lake Tahoe. There are 84 children from […]
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The Nevada Division of State Lands is offering grants for projects that will preserve and restore the natural environment of the Lake Tahoe Basin. Approximately $350,000 generated from the purchase of Nevada Lake Tahoe license plates will be available. Proposals that include the implementation of construction projects listed on the TRPA five-year environmental improvement program […]
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Dealing with drought — stewardship practices at Sierra-at-Tahoe is this topic of the April 15 Tahoe Talks Brown Bag lunch series. John Rice, general manager of the ski resort, will share his experience and knowledge from a ski-industry career spanning 37 years. Rice has been a leader in the industry and has knowledge on a […]
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Update April 9, 7:18pm: • Zephyr Cove Tennis Club has revamped its website. • Nevada has the fewest number of structurally deficient bridges of any state at 2 percent, according to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association. • Louis Franklin has been hired as South Tahoe High School’s football coach and special education teacher. […]
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To celebrate Earth Day, the Lake Tahoe chapter of Slow Food will host a screening of the documentary film “Slow Food Story” at Tahoe Art Haus & Cinema in Tahoe City. The film traces the roots of the Slow Food movement from 1986 in Italy to the global revolution to think differently about food, its […]
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• El Dorado County Supervisor Brian Veerkamp will be representing the board at future Meyers meetings because Supervisor Sue Novasel has a conflict of interest based on property ownership. Veerkamp is also the alternate for Novasel on the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board. • The Douglas County Public Library in Minden will be honoring […]
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