By Kathryn Reed Even though nearly $1 million has been cut from the Douglas County Parks and Recreation budget in three years, expansion and improvements are always being considered. Kahle Community Center in Stateline would like to develop its open attic space that is sitting unused. This would add about 2,000 square feet to the […]
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By Kathryn Reed FOLSOM — Folsom, really? That was the reaction I got before and after people learned about my whereabouts last weekend. Yes, really, that’s where I was for three nights. It provided the ideal location for a long weekend out of town that was close by, but completely different than the mountains. Flowers […]
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By Kathryn Reed PLACERVILLE — As winter lingers at Lake Tahoe, grape growers at lower elevations in El Dorado and Amador counties are hoping spring weather becomes the norm. Most of the vineyards are still dormant, with the Chardonnay grapes just beginning to bud. It’s that bud break combined with freezing temperatures that can destroy […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — Relaxing the renewal process for people carrying concealed weapons and knowing the budget will be a critical issue facing the next sheriff of El Dorado County are two things the six candidates for the job agree on. During a lunch meeting Wednesday at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe that was hosted by […]
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By Kathryn Reed One day the Lahontan Water Quality Control Board is probably going to have make the decision to either leave the invasive non-native Eurasian milfoil plant in Lake Tahoe or eradicate it with herbicides. The mantra for handling invasive aquatic species, be it plant or animal, is prevention, control, eradication. Prevention, in this […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe is waiting for a $30,000 check so it can begin its due diligence – aka background and financial checks – of Woodridge Capital Partners LLC, the firm wanting to take over the would-be convention center. At the City Council meeting this month, attorney Lew Feldman, who has represented original […]
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By Susan Wood The community services district managing Fallen Leaf Lake operations put to bed months of ambiguity by awarding its concessionaire contract to Rob and Sandy Wirth, who run a South Shore electrical company with ties to the mountain haven. The Fallen Leaf CSD board voted 4-0 Saturday in a special meeting at Lake […]
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By Kathryn Reed PLACERVILLE — It’s not exactly like the bar Cheers where everyone knows your name, but it’s close because more people are apt to know you by the time you leave. Passport Weekend in El Dorado County is like one big party – except it’s at 26 locations. Some might say visiting 26 […]
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By Kathryn Reed Every spring the sides of the roads in the basin and on the highways leading to Lake Tahoe are black and not the pristine white of fresh snow. The difference this year is locals have noticed the black has been more prominent throughout the winter. However, snow removal officials on both sides […]
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By Kathryn Reed MINDEN — Starting June 1 the cost of a hotel room in Douglas County is likely going to be 3 percent higher. Notices were sent out Tuesday to the hundreds of properties that will be affected by increasing the hotel tax from 10 percent to 13 percent. The commissioners on April 15 […]
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