By Kathryn Reed HOPE VALLEY – It’s here – that kaleidoscope of color Mother Nature dazzles leaf chasers with each autumn. This may be the peak weekend for colors in and around the Lake Tahoe Basin. Cresting Luther Pass near the cutoff for Armstrong Pass on Highway 89 the cars are parked on both sides […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – Tears of relief. Gearing up for the next hearing. Those were the reactions from the two sides in the divisive Washoe Meadows State Park, Upper Truckee River, Lake Tahoe Golf Course issue. On Friday, before a crowd that at times numbered more than 100 people, the California State Park and […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Vision – that is what has been missing from the South Shore. “If we are going to be a world-class outdoor destination, we need the commercial areas to complement the scenery,” Mike Bradford told Douglas County commissioners Thursday. The county in its quest to bring economic vitality to the lake […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — The six candidates running for the South Tahoe Public Utility District board had to think on their feet a bit more than is usual at election forums. Instead of each being asked the same question, Soroptimist International South Lake Tahoe – sponsors of the event, asked different questions of each […]
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By Kathryn Reed In a matter of seconds the South Lake Tahoe City Council voted to do away with a list of positions. This, after hearing about 2½ hours of testimony – from staff and a dozen others – on the 2011-12 budget. “It seems so anticlimactic. With these votes we’ve affected so many people’s […]
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By Kathryn Reed “As one of the few independent resorts left at this point and time, it is clearly in our best interest to see what type of partnerships exist and to see what our best opportunities are.” So says David Likins, CEO for Mountain Springs Kirkwood, which owns Kirkwood Mountain Resort. Likins acknowledged a […]
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By Kathryn Reed On Tuesday, the South Lake Tahoe City Council is being asked to layoff 19 people, not fund six open positions, reduce the hours of three employees, reclassify four people, and either establish or reclassify six other positions. The action would equate to a $1.7 million savings in fiscal year 2011-12, and $2.2 […]
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By Kathryn Reed TRUCKEE – New lift, new lodge, new terrain – it’s what Vail Resorts has done to Northstar with an infusion of $30 million since it bought the North Shore resort a year ago. With a projected opening date of Nov. 18, the resort will have the Promised Land Express chairlift running, with […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – A mountain biker navigating the thin Flume Trail with Sand Harbor in the background – that’s the type of image South Shore tourism officials want people to think of when they are planning their next trip to Tahoe. Recreation – it’s the mantra they are embracing, with gaming taking a […]
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By Kathryn Reed A river runs through it – and that’s one of the problems as well as one of the things that make this area on the outskirts of South Lake Tahoe so beautiful. Washoe Meadows State Park and Lake Valley Recreation Area are places even residents of the South Shore can’t locate on […]
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