By Kathryn Reed A year from now motorists should know which way to drive on Harrison Avenue and how to park. This is because the multimillion dollar project that was first talked about in 1995 is expected to go out to bid in the fall, with construction beginning in May 2013. This small stretch of […]
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By Kathryn Reed Playing in the outdoors is clearly what is important to people who live on the South Shore. During two public meetings Tuesday at the U.S. Forest Service office in South Lake Tahoe the nearly 70 people at each session wanted to talk about and ask questions regarding recreation. (There are two more […]
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By Kathryn Reed The clarity of where medical marijuana in South Lake Tahoe stands is like walking into a room of pot smokers. Something smells funny and the air is murky. Accusations flew Tuesday during the City Council meeting, with it clear the electeds are fed up with what they consider is illegal activity occurring […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau Fallen Leaf Lake is clean. That is, it is still free of aquatic invasive species. The Fallen Leaf Protection Association would like to keep it that way. Members of the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Program, made up of dozens of organizations including the TRPA, TRCD and USFS, would also like to […]
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By Anne Knowles In the end, it may come down to the difference between wish lists and must haves. The Fields Advisory Committee of the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Powers Authority meets today for the final time before making its recommendation on how to allocate money to fix up South Lake Tahoe fields […]
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By Kathryn Reed Agility, athleticism, funny clothes. Those are just some of the things dancing and golf have in common. Jack Wagner, Donald Driver, Emmit Smith, Jerry Rice, John O’Hurley, and Jason Taylor are six other things the two activities have in common. These six men will be at Edgewood Tahoe this week for the […]
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By Susan Wood Despite being out of the public eye of college life, a longtime art instructor has remained rock solid in his commitment to sculpting. Four years ago in June, David Foster left his post of 32 years at Lake Tahoe Community College. The fixture of the local institution began focusing much of his […]
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By Anne Knowles In the next two weeks, the beleaguered Nevada Fire Safe Council is scheduled to deliver to the U.S. Forest Service an action plan for cleaning up its books for good. The NVFSC was told by the USFS on June 22 that it had 30 days to produce a roadmap for untangling its […]
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By Susan Wood STATELINE – In the diva world of entertainment, the “d” in maitre d’ could stand for David McClure with a capital D. That’s because much like a shining star can carry a show’s performance, this host extraordinaire standing at the door in the dapper tuxedo can make an experience at the MontBleu’s […]
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By Anne Knowles Cynthea Preston, long-time Lake Tahoe Community College faculty member and administrator, is retiring. Preston, who has been with LTCC for 20 years, first as a professor of English then as dean of instruction for the last dozen years, is taking an early retirement package offered by the school and leaving LTCC Sept. […]
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