By Kathryn Reed Just more than two years to the date of filing a lawsuit to stop the 18-acre Sierra Colina project in Stateline from progressing, the League to Save Lake Tahoe lost its battle. The winners are Steve Kenninger and Gail Jaquish who own the property and want to develop it, as well as […]
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By Kathryn Reed Walking around the house they look to see if the doors and windows are secure – that no one, not even a bear – has broken in. It’s all part of the job – these checks on homes where people are on vacation or the house is for sale. (It’s free for […]
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By Kathryn Reed I need to use less energy. Well, I don’t, but our house should be using less. That was the conclusion by Sten Seemann after he performed an energy audit last week. “You do pretty good in the summer, but in the winter you almost use twice as much energy. We are going […]
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By Kathryn Reed I kept feeling like I was going backward even though I wasn’t. And I was a bit disoriented, not to mention I felt small. Such are the hazards of hiking up Skyline Trail at Heavenly Mountain Resort in the summer. Going to the top of Sky Chair via foot instead of the […]
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By Kathryn Reed While employees keep dropping off the payroll in South Lake Tahoe, and even more layoff notices are expected next month, the finance department has for the most part remained fully staffed. In fact, while other departments are asked to do more with fewer employees, this department hires temporary workers. This is at […]
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By Linda Fine Conaboy With each book I read about Lake Tahoe and its early settlers, I am reminded that this lovely region isn’t made up of just a few parts: Lake Tahoe, Fallen Leaf Lake, Desolation Wilderness and all the bodies of water there, Glen Alpine Springs, Mt. Tallac, Homewood, Freel Peak, Emerald Bay […]
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By Kathryn Reed Soaring through the air at eye level with the mountains. Lake Tahoe seems so much bigger from the sky, the boats so much smaller. All those trees. The Lake Tahoe Basin really is a forest and not a concrete jungle. For youths ages 8 to 17 they get to experience this for […]
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By Kathryn Reed Measure S bonds are going from tax-exempt status to taxable. At least that is what South Lake Tahoe wants done with them. But the city is just one-third of the equation. The joint powers authority that oversees the voter approved recreation measure must vote on the change for it to go forward. […]
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By Katherine E. Hill TRUCKEE – Truckee-area waterways will implement a regional mandatory boat inspection program in summer 2012, with public meetings being conducted to gather input before the program is crafted by the Tahoe Resource Conservation District. The next meeting will be Aug. 25 at the Truckee Donner Public Utility District office at 5:30pm. […]
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By Susan Wood STATELINE – With singer, guitarist Miranda Lambert in the house, many could argue the Harveys outdoor concert stage was built for her the way she twirled, strutted, danced, rocked and sang her heart out for a capacity Lake Tahoe crowd Friday night. The Texas native’s energetic performance never wavered – except to […]
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