By Kathryn Reed Claire Fortier will reportedly not be finishing her term on the South Lake Tahoe City Council. Her partner, Maria Pielaet, has been offered a job in Washington to run the medical clinic for Microsoft. Fortier did not want to talk much with Lake Tahoe News about what this means. “I’m not comfortable […]
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By Kathryn Reed While a final decision has not been made about what the Fallen Leaf Lake-Camp Richardson area trail system will look like, the U.S. Forest Service has incorporated the public’s views into the alternatives that are now under consideration. Two trails on the far end of Fallen Leaf Lake that end on private […]
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By Kathryn Reed Another South Lake Tahoe City Council meeting, another questionable bid and contract. With summer having arrived unusually early in Lake Tahoe, people are at the beaches. And these people are hungry. But there is no vendor at El Dorado or Regan beaches because the city again can’t get its act together. The […]
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By Kathryn Reed Spending more than $20,000 to find a city manager is clearly what the South Lake Tahoe City Council wants to do, even though the electeds agree an internal candidate is more than qualified to do the job. The five sent conflicting messages to the public during the Tuesday afternoon presentation by four […]
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By Kathryn Reed With the percentage of protests to the proposed sewer and water hikes in single digits, the South Tahoe Public Utility District board can go forward with raising rates. On the May 17 agenda is an item to raise sewer rates by 5 percent and water by 2 percent. At the May 10 […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – Express delivery of mail was probably slowed down a bit this time of year as men on horseback crossed the Hawley Grade Falls. Also called the Upper Truckee Falls, this trek in Meyers used to be part of the Pony Express route. It was used from April-November 1860 after which […]
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By Michele Lynn When Bonnie Clarke needs some motherly advice, she doesn’t have to travel far. That’s because she and her mom enjoy the unusual perk of having retired to the same community. The two women are neighbors at ABHOW’s Tahoe Senior Plaza in South Lake Tahoe. Mom has lived in the community for three […]
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By Kathryn Reed Driving down Fern Road it’s one of those typical South Lake Tahoe streets with a variety of housing options. Apartments are at the east end, various size single-family residences closer to Highway 50 – including a fairly decent size dwelling. Sprinklers are going, gardens starting to sprout. Kids toys are out and […]
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By Kathryn Reed A true sign winter really is history is when seasonal farmers markets open. Placerville’s market opened last Saturday; Tahoe City’s opens later this month; and the two South Lake Tahoe markets start in June. While fresh produce is the thrust of the markets, it is a growing business venture, too. According to […]
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By Kathryn Reed Walk onto a tennis court or dive into a swimming pool – it doesn’t matter what sex you are. The net is the same height, the lines spaced the same; 50 meters is 50 meters. Walk onto a boys’ baseball field and girls’ softball field – the differences are noticeable because of […]
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