By Kathryn Reed Bouncing. Snowplows can do this even though the machines literally weigh a ton and then some. Even with chains on all six tires, if they are carrying enough snow, especially uphill, it’s far from a smooth ride. And these monsters also slide. Operating heavy equipment isn’t easy under the best of conditions. […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau “I don’t know what to say. It just really, really, really hurt a lot,” Holly Eimer, owner of Holly’s Place, said of her experience with former financial planner Lori Zoval. Zoval is the South Lake Tahoe resident indicted last July on charges of wire fraud. The charges stem from an investment fraud […]
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By Kathryn Reed Puttanesca probably wasn’t on a vocabulary or spelling test when Klaire Pirtle was principal of Kingsbury Middle or Minden Elementary schools. That’s because the Italian dish is better known as “whore’s style spaghetti.” The retired Douglas County School District educator helped her daughter, Amber Asbjornsen, whip up a bowl of puttanesca worthy […]
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By Kathryn Reed Movement is afoot to alter language in the multi-year agreement regulating who pays what and does what at Heavenly Village. South Lake Tahoe officials brought the idea to the board Tuesday with the hopes of possibly being able to offer in-kind services, help with special events and restructuring parking fees as incentives […]
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By Kathryn Reed RENO — It’s one of those days when the slopes are as enticing as relaxing in the lodge. At 8,260, Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe has bragging rights for having the highest base elevation of any Tahoe area ski resort. The summit is 9,700 feet. Being located on the Mt. Rose Highway between […]
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By Kathryn Reed A blueprint for how South Lake Tahoe will conduct business is taking shape, with adoption of the formal strategic plan expected at the March 1 council meeting. The City Council spent about 90 minutes last week creating substance for the five priorities the group agreed to at the prior meeting. Besides what […]
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Reno Gazette Journal Environmentalists are suing the U.S. Forest Service to try to block logging at Lake Tahoe that the agency says is needed to help guard against another wildfire like the one that destroyed 254 homes three years ago. In addition to removing downed logs that hamper firefighting efforts, the Forest Service says the […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau KIRKWOOD — It is the day after a powder day, another blue bird day at Kirkwood. The sun is shining and not a cloud in the sky. No lift lines in sight and plenty of fresh tracks still to be had. Untracked snow can often be found here for days after a […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe Community College knows what it needs to work on, but how to get there is another matter. “We want to develop a shared understanding of opportunities and challenges,” Tom Greene, vice president of Academic Affairs and Student Services, explained as the five tables of eight people chatted among themselves. “This […]
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By Kathryn Reed Two of the current South Lake Tahoe City Council members are responsible for the city entering a 30-year agreement to pay 20 percent of the total cost, or about $140,000 a year, for the upkeep of Heavenly Village. The current city manager, city attorney and redevelopment director all say the contract needs […]
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