By Kathryn Reed Schussing down the slopes of Sierra-at-Tahoe it’s hard to tell anything is different this season. And that’s exactly what resort officials want. Less than a month before the South Shore resort opened Nov. 23 for the 2010-11 season, its sister resort, Northstar-at-Tahoe, was acquired by Vail Resorts. (CNL Lifestyle Properties still owns […]
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By Kathryn Reed A counselor and two teachers at South Tahoe Middle School, two teachers at South Tahoe High School, two custodians, a teacher at the Independent Learning Academy, the human resources director, the English learner coordinator. Those are all the positions slashed Tuesday night from the Lake Tahoe Unified School District’s payroll for 2011-12. […]
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By Kathryn Reed B.J. Sullivan, president of Clark & Sullivan Builders, assured the South Lake Tahoe City Council his company would have Lakeview Commons done by October. Last fall his firm successfully sued to have work on the multimillion dollar project at El Dorado Beach stopped, citing a flawed bid process. Clark & Sullivan won […]
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By Kathryn Reed Reusing portables isn’t possible. That’s the message the state Department of Education has delivered to Lake Tahoe Unified School District officials. This is because the overcrowded relief grant money is designed to rid campuses of portables, not move them around to be used in a different manner. South Tahoe High and South […]
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By Kathryn Reed HOPE VALLEY — Two things about steadily climbing up are often true – a great view is usually the first reward, and then the trip down is often a breeze. We found both to be true of our snowshoe in Hope Valley. This is one of those areas just outside the Lake […]
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By Stephen Ward INCLINE VILLAGE – It might be gold medals athletes would be after, but it’s green in the form of cash that organizers of the Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition are after. “This is something that could benefit everyone in the region,” Joe Killoran, CEO of the Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition, said. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Money. It was the overriding concern of people asking questions of Lake Tahoe Community College’s president. Steve Maradian, interim president of the South Lake Tahoe school, delivered a one-hour talk Friday about the state of the college to about 40 people – students, administrators, trustees, faculty, and staff. Overall, his message was […]
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By Kathryn Reed Sitting water is asphalt’s nemesis. Water erodes the road surface, potholes develop, and then the edges start chipping away to make an even bigger hole. It’s a cycle that is repeated each winter in Lake Tahoe. With an unseasonably warm January and no white stuff in sight for the next week, snow […]
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By Kathryn Reed Kindertown day care in South Lake Tahoe will remain open for at least 120 days based on a judge’s ruling Thursday afternoon. El Dorado County Superior Court Judge James Dawson had little to say before issuing his decision to grant the stay. He asked Brenda Ray, deputy attorney general representing the Department […]
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By Kathryn Reed SOMERSET – It was one of those only in El Dorado County days. Schussing through fresh powder in the morning at Sierra-at-Tahoe, drinking from the barrel in the afternoon at foothill wineries. With 26 wineries to choose from for the annual Bring out the Barrel wine tasting event, we knew we couldn’t […]
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