By Susan Wood CAMP RICHARDSON – In what could have been the safest place to be in the event of a wildland blaze, about 30 Lake Tahoe fire and forest management dignitaries and community stakeholders came out to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the Angora Fire outside the Valhalla Grand Hall on Saturday. It was […]
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By Jeff Brown, MarketWatch It’s that time of year, when legions of vacationers decide they want to take the plunge and buy a second home. And this year, perhaps, it may be especially true: The economy is firming up, interest rates are still relatively low and investment accounts are brimming. So consider this a […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News this month has been running several stories leading up to today’s 10th anniversary of the June 24, 2007, Angora Fire. By Kathryn Reed “In the firehouse it was a quiet, somber mood. Everyone was really tired and we were all really sad. It was our local fire district. We were […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Kahle Drive is an auto repair shop’s dream. It’s that bad. Douglas County owns this Stateline road, but it’s Oliver Park General Improvement District that is responsible for maintaining it and the other neighborhood streets. The five-member board that operates the GID plans to fix the potholes, but the problem […]
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By Carole Jablon-Bernardi INCLINE VILLAGE – When a college is competing to maintain enrollment, even grow it, and is faced with rising tuition costs to offset expenses, faculty can become the target. Such is the case at Sierra Nevada College. The administration of the four-year liberal arts institution in Incline Village announced to faculty members […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News this month will be running several stories leading up to the 10th anniversary of the Angora Fire on June 24, 2007. By Patty Kouyoumdjian As the 10-year anniversary of the Angora Fire approaches, many of us in the government agencies charged with environmental protection are reflecting on the lessons learned […]
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By Kathryn Reed It might be time to buy sunscreen in bulk. South Lake Tahoe has set three records this week. On June 19 it was 90 degrees, breaking the record set in 1988 of 85 degrees; on June 20 it was 90, the old record set in 1981 was 85; and on June 21 […]
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By Jane Braxton, Scientific American The record piles of snow across California’s Sierra Nevada are melting away, exposing once again its breathtaking alpine meadows. As temperatures warm the moist soil, the meadows quicken, cycling carbon from the ground into the atmosphere and back again in a pattern essential to the planet’s health. Scientists and land […]
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By Kathryn Reed KINGS BEACH – Despite an ongoing lawsuit that could upend the Tahoe City Lodge project, more pieces of the development were secured last week at the California Tahoe Conservancy meeting. The state board on June 15 agreed to sell 16 residential and tourist accommodation units that would equate to 61 usable units […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News this month will be running several stories leading up to the 10th anniversary of the Angora Fire on June 24, 2007. By Ken Herrmann First Wednesday It had been a tough day. Actually, the last few days had been stressful and I had not been sleeping well. I am thinking […]
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