The early 1900s hand-colored postcard is captioned only as: “Lake Tahoe, near Reno, Nevada.” More specifically, likely it depicts what today is Nevada Highway 28 south of Sand Harbor. — Bill Kingman
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There will be two meetings this month about the near shore of Lake Tahoe. This area extends from the shoreline out 350 feet into the lake, or to a depth of 69 feet, whichever is further. The Nearshore Evaluation Report, completed last fall by the Desert Research Institute, UNR and UC Davis describes the current […]
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• Tom Moore is president of Douglas County School District’s board for the next year, Karen Chessell vice president and Ross Chichester clerk – the same as it was the last year. • Journey and the Steve Miller Band will be at Harveys on July 30 at 6:30pm. • Sierra Sotheby’s International Realty agent Lexi […]
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South Lake Tahoe Optimist Club is hosting the annual 8th-grade boys basketball tournament at the middle school tonight and then Saturday from 9am-6pm, with the championship games on Sunday at 9am and 11:30am. This year’s honoree is Tom Haen. He became an Optimist member in 1998 and has been active in most fund raisers and […]
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Tickets are on sale for the annual Father Daughter Dance. The dance is Feb. 7 from 7-9:30pm at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe. Tickets are $20 per couple and $8 per additional daughter. Tickets are being sold at Kahle Community Center. Tickets must be purchased in advance and the event often sells out. For more information, (775) […]
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• Standard and Poor’s Rating Services upgraded Douglas County’s underlying bond rating by two notches to AA or “very strong”. The bond rating is the first upgrade in 10 years and is the highest underlying rating ever provided to Douglas County from S&P. • El Dorado Arts Council has added Kim Wyatt, publisher of Bona […]
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Will Richardson from Tahoe Institute for Natural Science will talk about Tahoe’s animals on Jan. 22 from 7-9pm. Richardson will present an overview of the strategies used by Tahoe wildlife for enduring long Sierra Nevada winters, and highlight many fascinating examples of how they are employed. He has a doctorate in ecology, evolution, and conservation […]
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Longtime South Lake Tahoe residents Johny and Bobby Russo, owners of Sierra Appliance Repair (previously known as Honest John’s), are experiencing a financial crisis. Their adult son, Tony, has suffered a catastrophic illness and has been hospitalized at Renown Medical Center in Reno since early November. He is making improvement, but the prognosis is for […]
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With January being National Mentoring Month, Tahoe Youth & Family Services is looking for mentors. Mentoring helps youth and teens because it guarantees that there is someone who cares for them and they are not alone in their day-to-day challenges, according to TY&FS. The goal is mentors provide mentees with the gift of having an […]
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• Teens working on a book, story or poem are invited to meet with fellow writers for an afternoon of socializing, discussion, and writing. This free workshop sponsored by Friends of the Library is on Fridays through Feb. 28 at 3pm at the South Lake Tahoe Library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd. • Jack Duran is […]
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