Now that the holidays are over, the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department would like to remind everyone that they should be aware of the potentially explosive hazard of a dried out Christmas tree in your home. Do not try to burn your tree in the fireplace, even if it is chopped into small pieces. Trees […]
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Lake Tahoe author David Antonucci presents an illustrated talk on his newest book on Lake Tahoe, “Fairest Picture: Mark Twain at Lake Tahoe” on Jan. 18 at 6pm as part of the Explore Tahoe Winter Speaker Series. The event is at Explore Tahoe: An Urban Trailhead located at 4114 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. […]
Read moreLahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board at the Jan. 11-12 meetings in Apple Valley will consider a resolution regarding the California Tahoe Conservancy restoration project in lower Blackwood Creek. Comments on the Blackwood Canyon proposal will be taken until Jan. 9. Anyone with questions or wanting to discuss the project should call (530) 542.5439 or email […]
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With no fanfare, Lakeview Commons at El Dorado Beach is open. And based on the number of people frolicking along the expansive walkway and terraced seating during the holiday weekend, its popularity has not diminished. With the major face lift, it is likely to be even more popular than year’s past. Gone are the fences, […]
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South Tahoe Refuse will recycle Christmas trees through Jan. 6. Place the tree with the trash on the normal garbage day. All lights, tinsel and other decorations must be removed. Trees must be cut into 6-foot increments or less. Flocked trees will not be recycled because they cannot be turned into compost. Commercial customers may […]
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The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival has chosen Shakespeare’s comedy “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” as the headlining production of its 40th anniversary season. Tickets are on sale for the 2012 festival that will be July 13 through Aug. 26 at Sand Harbor State Park. Two sections have been added to the amphitheater’s seating charts. Cabaret […]
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The North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District has partnered again with Incline Village General Improvement District’s Waste Not Program, to offer the annual free community Christmas Tree Chipping program. Incline Village/Crystal Bay residents may drop off their Christmas tree anytime between Dec. 24 and Jan. 25 at Preston Field, 700 Tahoe Blvd., Incline Village located […]
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More than 30 kids learned how to make a gingerbread house at the Zephyr Cove library last weekend. Friends of the Douglas County Library put on the event. Miss Carol helped children build gingerbread houses using graham crackers and other sweets. After the houses were built the children were able to take them home as […]
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• Mike Bradford, owner of Lakeside Inn Casino in Stateline, has been appointed to the board of directors for the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District. • Pamela Harris, 56, of Placerville has been appointed director at the California Employment Development Department. • Mtn. Mike’s Sports in Squaw Valley has a new website. • El Dorado […]
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All post offices will be open Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. The normal Saturday hours at each location will apply. In observance of the holidays, post offices will be closed Dec. 26 and Jan. 2. With the exception of Express Mail, there will be no delivery on those days.
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