Publisher’s note: This is one in a random series of stories about what it’s like to go through the South Tahoe Public Utility District turf buyback program. By Kathryn Reed It took three tiny shovel indentations into the yard to be convinced this was not the route to remove dead grass. I needed a sod cutter. […]
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South Tahoe PUD and the Tahoe Resource Conservation District are hosting several free landscaping workshops over the coming weeks. All workshops are open to the public. RSVP to jcressy@tahoercd.org or 530.543.1501, ext. 107. The workshops are: Irrigation Controllers: Timing is Everything July 28, 5:30-7:30pm at the South Lake Tahoe Library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd., South Lake Tahoe […]
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Tahoe Star Tours will host a special mountainside star gazing event that corresponds with the Perseid meteor shower on Aug. 14. The Perseid, a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle, are visible from mid-July each year, with the peak in activity happening between Aug. 9-14. During the peak, the rate of meteors reaches […]
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Kaitlynn Watson, a senior at South Tahoe High School, participated as the starting libero of the U.S. Westside California 17 and under team in the 11th annual European Global Challenge Volleyball tournament in Pula, Croatia. The team, made up of players under the age of 17 from California, placed seventh in the challenge tournament. The […]
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The Barrett four-wheel drive trail, a rugged 6 mile off-highway route from Wright’s Lake to Barrett Lake, just west of Desolation Wilderness, is open. Three segments of the trail were reconstructed to protect sensitive meadows. The Barrett 4WD Trail has been used by recreationists since the 1960s and offers one of the most challenging off-highway […]
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Former New York Jets wide receiver Jo-Jo Townsell will host a USA Football FUNdamentals clinic for children ages 8-18 in South Lake Tahoe. The Aug. 1-5 camp (9am-4pm each day) will be at South Tahoe Middle School. The free clinics are designed to introduce children to football by teaching basic skills. The clinics incorporate a […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Paddling a canoe around Lake Tahoe would be quite an accomplishment for most people. Grant Korgan isn’t most people. He wants more. The relentlessly positive Korgan wants to make the trip in fewer than 16 hours, which would be a world record. The 38-year-old from Incline Village is making the attempt […]
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Work begins this week on the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit’s plans to improve the Camp Richardson area. The first phase of the Campground and Vehicle Circulation Best Management Practices Retrofit is designed to meet current standards for water quality protection and universal accessibility. About 250 trees in the campground on the north […]
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The Tahoe Rim Trail Association, Tahoe Institute for Natural Science, and city of South Lake Tahoe are partnering for a three-day program that will introduce teens (ages 12-14) to a wildlife survivor’s state of mind. The youth backcountry camp has teens unplugging and gaining a greater awareness of Tahoe’s natural inhabitants. Participants will learn about wilderness survival, […]
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The inaugural beach-wrestling tournament at El Dorado Beach is July 25 starting at 11am. There will be kids as young as 5 competing, as well as high school students, an open division and a women’s event. People younger than 18 compete for free. Open division wrestlers pay $5 each, with the winner getting half the […]
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