Publisher’s note: This is the first of three articles from the Amador-El Dorado Unit of CalFire regarding the “Ready-Set-Go!” fire and life safety campaign. By Teri Mizuhara CAMINO – Unit Chief Kelly Keenan believes living in the Sierra Nevada foothills is a dream come true but with that dream comes a responsibility that many urban/suburban […]
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By Kathryn Reed “Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.” Those words from Mt. Tallac High School counselor Amy Jackson resonated with the students sitting before her in their blue graduation gowns. The 45 students who received their diploma Friday morning have overcome obstacles many adults twice their age have yet to – and […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s Day 3 – or at least it’s forecasted to be. Day 3 of sunshine that is. Day 3 of feeling like summer might have arrived in Lake Tahoe before the calendar says it’s supposed to. The National Weather Service expects it will hit 71 in South Lake Tahoe on Monday. That’s […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s the best theater on the South Shore. That was the overriding sentiment heard Wednesday night as members of the Measure G Bond Oversight Committee toured the Theatre Arts and Design Academy that will welcome students in August at the start of the next school year. Also overheard were comments from committee […]
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By Kathryn Reed Voters may have a chance to weigh-in on what they think employees in South Lake Tahoe should get when it comes to pensions and health care benefits. An idea broached by Mayor Hal Cole earlier this spring came before the full council Tuesday. The five agreed if the necessary concessions the city […]
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By Kathryn Reed Starting July 1 more people in South Lake Tahoe will have a better chance of living in an apartment that meets some basic criteria. This is because the City Council in December revised the multi-family dewelling ordinance to include complexes with eight or more units. Fifteen-unit complexes had been the minimum at […]
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By Kathryn Reed Now in its 10th year, the Harveys Outdoor Concert Series is set to deliver its most eclectic lineup to date. Sultry jazz songstress Diana Krall opens the Stateline music season June 18. Rocker Sammy Hagar brings it to a close Sept. 10. A little bit of every other genre will fill out […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – I will never look at a trail the same. Tahoe Rim Trail Association officials warned us this could happen. They even said next time we hike on this section of trail we’ll smile, point out to our buddies what areas we are responsible for. I already feel that sense of […]
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By Kathryn Reed Edgewood Companies will have the rooms it needs to build a lodge on its Stateline golf course and South Lake Tahoe will have a park to replace a blighted, boarded up hotel. That’s the proposal on the table. The City Council is scheduled to make the final decision when it meets Tuesday […]
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By Kathryn Reed Eneliko “Sean” Smith, former owner of the boarded up Block Hotel in South Lake Tahoe, was arrested June 2 in Las Vegas on driving under the influence charges. Smith, 40, was being held without bail at Clark County Detention Facility. He is also being held on a warrant out of El Dorado […]
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