There will be a girls basketball clinic Dec. 7 from 4-6pm at Kahle Community Center in Stateline. Coach Walter Morris will help improve skills and teach the sport of basketball. Morris taught basketball at two universities and played NCAA Division III basketball. He works at Lake Tahoe Community College teaching exercise science, sports nutrition and […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe is often well represented in the Winter Olympics. Expect nothing less in 2014. Today, 25 athletes are vying to be part of the Games that are in Russia Feb. 7-23. Some are household names – especially for those who live in the basin and follow skiing and snowboarding, while other […]
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By Ralph Maughan After almost every large wildfire or fires that do significant damage to structures, people ask for proactive measures. The desire for this is rational. It needs no explanation. Officeholders usually respond, verbally at least. Politicians’ solutions, however, are often useless. One reason is lack of knowledge, but probably as often they have […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – While it’s mostly tourists whom search and rescue teams help, it isn’t always live bodies that are carried out of the wilderness. Domino is brought in to assist with avalanche and cadaver calls. Through their dog is how Scott and Heather Longoria got involved with the El Dorado County Search […]
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The second annual Sierra Snowball Fight: A Dodgeball Tournament at Steamers is Nov. 14. Sierra-at-Tahoe fans and season passholders will be able dodge, dive, dip, duck and dodge again while helping support the local community. This is an all ages event and everyone is welcome so come cheer on the competitors and compete in a […]
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UC Cooperative Extension is looking for adults interested in helping others learn about gardening and landscaping to apply to train as a master gardener volunteer. UCCE master gardener volunteers learn university-based scientific information and then share that knowledge with the gardening community. Master gardener volunteers are people of all ages and from all walks of […]
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By David Wharton and Sergei L. Loiko, Los Angeles Times MOSCOW — Clouds of dust. Piles of rubble. Muddy roads and construction sites. Oleg Rubezhansky looks around Sochi and says: “We live like in a besieged town during the war.” His Russian city is not under attack, it is scrambling to finish preparations for the […]
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Forest roads are closing soon and fuelwood permit sales end in November. The last day to purchase a fuelwood permit from the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is Nov. 22 and the last day to cut wood is Nov. 24. Fuelwood permits cost $20 per cord, with a two-cord minimum purchase and […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau I know very little about hockey other than players wear ice skates and try to hit a little black puck into the net with sticks that resemble oversized golf clubs. However, after attending the Lake Tahoe Blue game against the Long Beach Bombers last weekend, I realized something else about hockey: you […]
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Boreal Mountain Resort is opening Nov. 1 at noon off the Nugget chairlift. Boreal will offer one run with a four terrain park features. Early season conditions will exist and no beginner terrain will be available at this time. Skiing and riding will be on advanced terrain only. Crews will re-evaluate the conditions Friday afternoon […]
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