By Kathryn Reed Although a decision is not likely until mid-May, the South Tahoe Public Utility District board this month expressed a willingness to increase sewer rates by 3 percent starting July 1, with no change to water rates except for those on meters. Board member Mary Lou Mosbacher missed last week’s budget and meter […]
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By Kathryn Reed Leadership, or the lack of it, is creating a fissure at Lake Tahoe Community College that some say is bringing harm to the two-year institution. The turnover in presidents, other administrators and personnel leaving by choice by having found a new job or retiring are taking a toll on what had been […]
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By Kathryn Reed RENO – A federal judge on Monday dismissed the majority of the 16 complaints filed by MV Transportation against STATA, its board members and the organizations the individuals represent. The Fairfield-based transit agency that once ran BlueGo, the bus system on the South Shore, sued the nonprofit South Tahoe Area Transit Authority […]
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By Kathryn Reed Vail Resorts plans to spend $83 million to $90 million in the upcoming building season on its six ski resorts in California and Colorado. Exactly how much of that will come to Heavenly or Northstar is not being disclosed per company policy. However, during a March 12 media tour of both resorts, […]
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By Kathryn Reed TWIN BRIDGES — Yahoo was incorporated that year. Bill Clinton was president of the United States. A gallon of gas cost $1.09. 1995 was also the last time Pam Valentine was on skis. At 51, she decided to trade in her snowboard for a day for two planks. It’s not like this […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — To stop a projected annual deficit of $449,500, overseers of the South Shore public bus system on Friday agreed to proceed with route changes and fare increases. Although ridership numbers are 8 percent higher than projected, the people on the BlueGo buses are not paying full price because they are […]
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Publisher’s note: The Peace Corps turns 50 this month. Two 2005 South Tahoe High School grads are in the Peace Corps having different experiences. Michelle Aguilar today weighs in with her thoughts from Panama. On March 4, Jessica Wackenhut shared her opinions from Paraguay. By Michelle Aguilar BOCAS DEL TORO, Panama — I was the […]
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By Kathryn Reed A letter expressing South Lake Tahoe’s displeasure with fixating on how far a scientific white plate can be seen in the middle of Lake Tahoe instead of dealing with the muck growing near the shore is being finalized today. City Councilwomen Claire Fortier and Angela Swanson were tasked with working with staff […]
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By Kathryn Reed When the 2010-11 budget was passed, the South Lake Tahoe Redevelopment Agency was expected to end the year with a deficit of more than $600,000. It’s even more now that the state is demanding a check for $426,210 by May 10. The state came up with that figure based on the city’s […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau KIRKWOOD — Of the 41 competitors hailing from Lake Tahoe resorts at last weekend’s The North Face Masters of Snowboarding competition, 14 claim Kirkwood as their home turf. “Kirkwood’s an incredible mountain, and as you can see, we have some of the world’s best riders in Tahoe and Kirkwood, right here,” said […]
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