By Kathryn Reed RENO – Extra personnel have been called in to analyze the vast amount of data flowing into the multitude of computers at the National Weather Service office in Reno. This storm that is upon Northern California and Nevada is expected to be a doozie, with drenching rains that could cause flooding in […]
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By Kathryn Reed KINGS BEACH – Electrical transmissions and connectivity of the various land holdings were the two main concerns brought up at the Wednesday scoping session of the Northstar Mountain Master Plan. Of the approximately 20 people at the Nov. 28 meeting, only two members of the public spoke. Dave McClure of Tahoe Vista […]
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Updated Nov. 28 4pm: Rebecca Wass’ tree was named “best in show” by judges. By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Barren open space at dawn became a bevy of activity by noon and when the lights went out Tuesday night the room embodied the essence of the holidays. Barton Health Foundation’s 4th annual Festival of Trees […]
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By Kathryn Reed The nearly two-year grind of construction on Highway 50 just below Spooner Summit on the Tahoe side is about to come to an end. “That project has a grading season exception based on the concern a serious hazard could occur if the project were not allowed to be completed,” Kristi Boosman, Tahoe […]
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Updated Nov. 28 2:30pm: The oversight committee has been changed to Dec. 7 at 2pm at Lake Tahoe Airport. —— By Kathryn Reed The agency left dealing with South Lake Tahoe’s redevelopment issues is fighting the state Department of Finance regarding nearly a half million dollars. The DOF on Nov. 9 wrote a letter to […]
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By Kathryn Reed Ignore her. Don’t look her in the eye. And, here, put these treats in your pocket. That’s what we are supposed to tell everyone who comes over. With a desire to keep dogs in their homes, especially rescue dogs, Karin Schuller is all about making canines comfortable in their new homes, with […]
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By Kathryn Reed SPOONER SUMMIT – Based on the smiles and whoops of joy, sledding clearly has no age limit. “There’s nothing like this back East,” Bill Stump, 50, of Palo Alto said surveying the hill. He and his family recently moved to the Bay Area from New Jersey. They were in Tahoe for the […]
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By Kathryn Reed A lawsuit was filed this week to stop Kingsbury General Improvement District from making more than $6 million in improvements to its water pumping plant at the shore of Lake Tahoe. Tahoe Shores, which owns the land where the KGID facility is located in Stateline, has the authority per prior agreements to […]
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“The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving.” — H.U. Westermayer Most people will gather this Thanksgiving Day with family and friends to celebrate this iconic American holiday. We will do so with tables full of food that […]
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By Kathryn Reed Gino DiMatteo has been indicted by a federal grand jury on three drug charges. The grand jury had been looking into DiMatteo for longer than the city of South Lake Tahoe has allowed medical marijuana dispensaries to operate within its borders. The federal investigation was between June 1, 2009, and Sept. 5, […]
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