By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Based on the title of the 16th annual Lake Tahoe Environment Summit – Public-Private Partnerships-Investing in the Future of Lake Tahoe – a huge component was missing. That component is the private entities that are going to do the work and pony up the money. No one who has tried […]
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By Kathryn Reed Raising revenue, including via taxes, which would fund recreation; dissecting the workings of the fire department; and prioritizing capital improvement projects dominated a nearly four-hour meeting Saturday of the South Lake Tahoe City Council. The lively discussion among the five, along with the city manager and finance director, also touched on the […]
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By Susan Wood BATH, England — You have to hand it to the Romans – they knew how to immerse themselves in decadence early on. More than 2,000 years ago, they discovered England’s only natural hot springs west of London, dove into building a complex of bathing spots, as well as a temple to Sulis-Minerva […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Instead of finding people who wanted to trade blood pressure for salmon, Kim Wyatt found people who wanted to tell their stories. “I believe in the power of stories changing lives,” Wyatt said. That belief led her from a career in nursing to a life as a writer and editor, […]
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By Katherine E. Hill INCLINE VILLAGE — What do you get when you mix a sandbox, 3D imaging and a Wii Kinect? A cutting-edge exhibit designed to teach kids, and adults, about hydrology and topography. The Augmented Reality Sandbox uses 3D technology to teach kids of all ages about science, and in this case, the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Another year of data about Lake Tahoe’s clarity provides more confusion for scientists. “This last year has defied conventional wisdom in many ways,” Geoffrey Schladow, director of the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center, said in a statement. “In the past, very wet years have led to decreases in lake clarity, whereas […]
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By Kathryn Reed With a deficit of more than $1 million that could grow to $1.5 million depending on how property taxes come in, South Lake Tahoe City Manager Nancy Kerry is looking at ways to bring more money into city coffers. She presented a plan to the council on Tuesday that calls for an […]
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By Kathryn Reed While Thursday night concerts have been a success at Lakeview Commons based on attendance, the complaints about it being something less than a family event dominated a portion of the afternoon session of Tuesday’s South Lake Tahoe City Council meeting. Mayor Claire Fortier said the number and types of calls she has […]
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By Kathryn Reed Barbara Bannar is returning to the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board of education. She was selected Tuesday by the board to fill the seat that was abruptly vacated by Judy Cefalu on June 26. Five people vied for the position that expires in December 2013. The sitting board members praised Bannar […]
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By Kathryn Reed “The key to dreams is education.” That was one of the messages Tom Torlakson, state superintendent of public instruction, delivered Monday at Lake Tahoe Community College. Not only was Torlakson the guest speaker on the first day of the college’s Intensive Spanish Summer Institute, he was also one of the students. He […]
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