By Kathryn Reed “A facility like this brings people together.” Standing at the top of Lakeview Commons, looking down on the stage where moments before the site had been officially dedicated, Ray Lacey was a bit melancholy. As a lifelong resident of South Lake Tahoe, the deputy director of the California Tahoe Conservancy is prideful […]
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By Kathryn Reed Just as the South Lake Tahoe City Council appeared to be on the same page regarding how to approach the divisive loop road project, bickering and stubbornness took hold. All five agree a letter needs to be written to the Tahoe Transportation District with strong language encouraging that bi-state agency to investigate […]
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By Max Ehrenfreund, Sacramento Bee Don Atkinson, the former president of the El Dorado County Deputy Sheriff’s Association and a retired sergeant, pleaded no contest on felony counts of embezzlement, fraud and perjury, according to Lynda Gledhill, a spokeswoman for the California Office of the Attorney General. Prosecutors allege Atkinson stole money from the Deputy […]
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By Kathryn Reed BECKWOURTH – Even iceberg lettuce doesn’t like 22-degree weather. Two days after losing 80 percent of his lettuce, Gary Romano shrugs it off. That’s what a farmer has to do as he accepts Mother Nature as his boss. “In 15 years, I never got hit like that. So, I’m not much ahead […]
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By Kathryn Reed WOODFORDS – Mark Twain was ahead of his time in so many ways, but as it relates to today, his quote, “Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting” may be the most important. To avoid future fights over the clear liquid, the South Tahoe Public Utility District is being innovative in […]
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By Dennis Cocking The South Tahoe Public Utility District was formed in 1950 to provide wastewater collection and treatment for the then very small community of South Lake Tahoe. Drinking water in South Tahoe’s early years was supplied by private domestic wells or from small privately owned water companies. Well more than two dozen private […]
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By Kathryn Reed Disturbances are still visible, but High Meadow no longer looks like the construction site it has for the past two summers. Instead, the meadow is a verdant green that if on this particular Sunday weren’t so chilly, would be inviting to lounge in. It looks ideal for Frisbee. On a hot summer […]
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By Kathryn Reed PLACERVILLE – “Look at me as if I’m the judge.” “You have to look like you want to win.” “A big point will be how hot it will be. We need to bring squirt bottles.” All of these words of wisdom are from Marcia Deane, swine project leader. Before the El Dorado […]
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By Kathryn Reed The morning of my lesson there is a Tweet from Tahoe Fly Fishing: “Rainbow, Brown, Brook or Cutthroat.” At least I know these are all kinds of trout. The problem is I think one fish looks like the next. Will it matter? The day after my lesson the Tweet is: “Dry fly […]
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By Kathryn Reed CAMP RICHARDSON – Ridding the swales between Tallac and Taylor creeks of invasive species could help reverse the decline of native fish species so in future years third- and fourth-graders might be able to see what the Washoe were accustomed to harvesting from Lake Tahoe. Back in the day when Washoe summered […]
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