Weather permitting, U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews expect to conduct prescribed fire operations north of Zephyr Cove in the Skyland area on June 10. Operations are expected to take place on the east side of Highway 50 and will last through the day. Forest Service staff will post road signs around the areas affected […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee The wolf known as OR7 who roamed California for more than a year is now raising pups just over the state line in Oregon, wildlife officials have confirmed. The news greatly increases the odds that gray wolves eventually will repopulate the Golden State. It comes on the same day that […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College’s soccer coaches are putting on separate weeklong camps for boys and girls in July. Each camp will focus on individual and team skills, including — passing, dribbling, shooting and heading. Additionally, kids will benefit by developing core strength and cardiovascular fitness. Kids will learn field strategy and team tactical awareness. Kids […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Players having fun and interacting with the gallery – that’s some of what sets watching Tahoe’s celebrity golf tournament apart from the PGA or LPGA. At least that’s how two-time American Century Championship winner Jack Wagner sees it. He was in town June 3 playing a round at Edgewood Tahoe […]
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By Elle Metz, Outside You’re lying in bed, and you suddenly start worrying. It could be about anything. Or nothing. Maybe it’s just a sinking feeling in your chest, with no thoughts at all—until that old, familiar darkness descends, beckoning the doubts back in again. Then your heart rate quickens as your mind whirs with […]
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Fire restrictions are now in effect within the Tahoe National Forest. This means: No open fires, campfires or charcoal fires are allowed outside of designated areas even with a valid California campfire permit, except within the oven at Wheeler Sheep Camp. Lanterns and portable stoves using gas, jellied petroleum or pressurized liquid fuel are allowed […]
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By AP For the first time in its 25-year history, the favorite to win the annual celebrity golf tournament at Lake Tahoe is a golfer. Annika Sorenstam is listed at 2-1 atop the odds posted Monday at Harrah’s/Harveys Lake Tahoe Race & Sports Book. Defending champ and four-time winner Billy Joe Tolliver is at 9-2, […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – Wildflower season in Lake Tahoe is going to be a bit unusual this year because of the drought. There is less of everything now compared to this time last year. Lisa Berry with the California Native Plant Society on June 1 led two dozen people on an excursion to find […]
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By Paul Rauber, Sierra A major study by the League of American Bicyclists finds that the most likely type of fatal bicycle crash is “motorist overtaking bicycle” — that is, being struck from behind. Such collisions account for 40 percent of cyclist fatalities — far more than the T-bone (10 percent), head-on (8 percent), or […]
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Zephyr Cove Tennis Club is hosting tennis mixers on the first Wednesday of each month. The dates are June 4, July 2, Aug. 6 and Sept. 3. Play starts at 5:30pm. The doubles mixer is for adult players of all abilities. The Hump Day Mixers are $10 for club members, $15 for non-members, and $5 […]
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