By Kathryn Reed When ratepayers in South Tahoe Public Utility District incurred a 4 percent hike in 2007 it generated about $668,000 in revenue. Salary and benefit increases that year for STPUD totaled about $750,000. When ratepayers incurred another 4 percent hike in 2008 it raised about $700,000, with the district spending about $1.7 million […]
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Updated April 27 8:23am. By Kathryn Reed If Lake Tahoe Community College President Paul Killpatrick has his way, he won’t complete his three-year contract that expires in summer 2011. Killpatrick is one of four finalists for the president’s job at Green River Community College in Auburn, Wash. A decision on that job is not expected […]
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By Kathryn Reed Stubbornness is what Sonja Burns call it. Tenacity, love – those are other words that could be used to describe the fight she and her mom put toward ensuring they would be reunited. Between 2006 and 2008 Sonja was part of the Court Appointed Special Advocates program in South Lake Tahoe. She […]
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By Kathryn Reed Doing nothing is a concept I would like to embrace more often. A morning bath. That never happens at home. Reading on the couch while the sun is out. Not a home activity. Ignoring phone messages and emails. More unusual things. Having breakfast cooked and brought to me. Another rarity. So, the […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEYERS — “Parklands are for the entire state, not just one community.” That was the overriding message of Pam Armas, superintendent of the Sierra District of the California State Parks. She was one of many park officials dressed in their trademark green uniforms at Thursday night’s open house at Lake Tahoe Golf […]
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By Kathryn Reed Maria Barrows-Crist was planning a victory party for Friday afternoon. The judge denied anyone a party. Instead, he asked both sides in the South Lake Tahoe day care battle to file more briefs. June is the soonest a decision will be rendered, unless El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Steve Bailey works […]
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By Kathryn Reed So many groups on the South Shore are dedicated to providing services to youth. It’s adults identifying problems or noting successes; it’s adults finding solutions. Seldom, though, are the youths asked what they think. In a twist seldom seen, the adults in the room Wednesday night deferred to high school students. Daniel […]
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By Kathryn Reed Work has begun on transforming the old South Shore Motors building into a Do It Center. The locally controversial chain store based in Southern California is expected to open this summer – a year later than it had wanted to. Disagreements between store owners, South Lake Tahoe officials and nearby businesses led […]
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By Kathryn Reed Broc’s Puppies and Lil’ Pups are closed. Where the dogs are is unknown. A family member who at one time claimed to be an owner is in a Nevada prison on charges relating to violating probation regarding an earlier drug charge. The phone numbers for the South Lake Tahoe and Carson City […]
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By Kathryn Reed Walking into the Construction, Arts and Transportation Academy students could be heard saying, “Wow!” – “It smells good.” – “It smells weird.” It was all of the above and then some Monday on the first day of instruction in the new building on the campus of South Tahoe High School. With only […]
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