The Truckee Donner Public Utility District is offering irrigation efficiency programs to make watering more efficient while maintaining beautiful gardens. Available to qualifying customers, these programs will also help district customers comply with state prohibitions against wasting water, which include rules against overspray irrigation and watering for 48 hours after measurable precipitation. More than 60 […]
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Youngsters took over the courts at Zephyr Cove Tennis Club for two days. Rob Wheatley, the teaching pro at the club, led the annual Kids Clinic on June 20-21 with the help of a dozen volunteers from the club. The free event was co-sponsored by Douglas County Parks and Recreation Department and the nonprofit Zephyr […]
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The Tahoe Institute for Natural Science’s nature day camps for children start in July. Entomologists ages 6-12 will spend time playing games, searching for wildlife and reflecting on the day’s adventure, as well as bonding with fellow campers. Camps are divided into two age groups, with each doing age-appropriate scientific events. Day camps in South […]
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While wearing cowboy boots won’t actually be allowed on the tennis courts, all other country related apparel is encouraged at Zephyr Cove Tennis Club’s July Hump Day. The theme for the July 8 event is Country Fried Hump Day. This Hump Day Mixer will include barbecued chicken, raffle prizes, and an adult doubles round robin […]
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By Graham Averill, Outside I was stumbling around in the middle of the night, lost in a wicked snowstorm on the Appalachian Trail and all I could see with my headlamp was a wall of white. I knew an A.T. shelter was a mile through the woods and the interstate was five miles in the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Building a trail from Turtle Rock Park in Markleeville to Grover Hot Springs seemed like a simple enough of an idea. Then the proponents hit the wall of bureaucracy. “Basically we discovered that it was going to be a big ordeal or a lot of challenges to create the trail. There were […]
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By Javiera Quiroga, Washington Post With 15 years’ experience working as a waitress at the resort, Pereira can’t remember the last time the slopes were this barren by mid-June. The only snow to be seen is the fake variety, put down last week for a photo shoot. “In all my years here, the snow has […]
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Work is under way on the second phase of Corral Trail Enhancement Project in partnership with TAMBA and the U.S. Forest Service. This means more berms jumps and rollers. Volunteers are needed to help with the work and donations to help cover some of the costs. Trail days are June 23, June 25 and June 27. Meet […]
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Sections of highways 49, 70, 89 and 267 will be used during USA Cycling junior national road races on June 24. Motorists should expect delays throughout the day. There will be seven races for the various age groups starting at 7:30am and concluding at about 8:30pm. On the shortest course, 70 km, riders will start in […]
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The official opening of the Kings Canyon/Waterfall Trailhead will be celebrated June 24 at 8:30am. Located at the western end of Kings Street, the facility on Carson City Open Space and U.S. Forest Service land provides multi-use road and trail access for off highway vehicles, bikes, hikers and equestrians. The trailhead also features a newly […]
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