Homeowners are eligible to receive up to $1,000 rebate for landscaping labor and materials until Aug. 1 through the River-Friendly Landscaping program through the Truckee River Watershed Council. For implementation after Aug. 1, the rebate drops to $400 until funds are exhausted. River Friendly Landscaping improves water quality by assisting residential property owners in voluntarily […]
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UNR in cooperation with the Nevada State Historic Preservation Office is sending a team of archaeologists to excavate the site of one of Nevada’s most important early hospitals. St. Mary Louise Hospital in Virginia City opened in 1876 and served the mining community until the early 20th century. Sarah Cowie, assistant professor of anthropology in […]
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Doug Stoup plans to circumnavigate Lake Tahoe on a standup paddleboard July 31 in less than 24 hours. He will start at Waterman’s Landing in Carnelian Bay and finish there. Stoup is paddling to raise money and awareness for High Fives Foundation and the Ice Axe Foundation. The Ice Axe Foundation is an educational 501(3)C […]
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Expect thunderstorms in the greater Lake Tahoe area to remain through Monday. Rain started to fall in South Lake Tahoe about 4am, and will continue on an off throughout today. However, the National Weather Service is saying no flash flooding is expected. “There was lightning all across the Sierra last night,” Alex Hoon, meteorologist with […]
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Sierra Athletic Club on July 29 at 2pm is putting on a 2-Mile Cancer Walk to benefit the South Lake Tahoe Cancer League. The event will start at the Sierra Athletic Club parking lot at 2pm. Participants will walk from SAC to the shores of Lake Tahoe and back, followed by a barbecue, silent auction […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Mike Piercy was readying his Truckee home for winter one afternoon when he “pretty much tripped over” a strange-looking device on the ground. It was a calling card from deer No. 79897. With mule deer numbers dwindling, biologists have been tracking deer and studying their annual Reno-Truckee migration to identify […]
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By Craig Smith STATELINE — Dan Quinn birdied three of his first seven holes Sunday to pull ahead and then stretched his lead on the back nine to earn a six-point victory over former NFL quarterback Mark Rypien in the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe. Quinn finished with 66 points. Rypien was second with […]
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By Michael Doyle, McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — Yosemite National Park in California would grow by 1,575 acres under a bill seeking traction on Capitol Hill. Written by a Democrat and backed by local Republicans, the Yosemite expansion legislation could have a leg up on some of the myriad other national park bills being shopped around […]
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By Susan Wood TRUCKEE — The roots of Olympic ski racing medalist Julia Mancuso run vast and deep in Truckee – much like the downhill runs she conquers. A resident of Olympic Valley, Julia needs no last name for people in the Lake Tahoe region to know whom one is talking about. At the JM […]
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By Daniel Borenstein, Tri Valley Times As I descended a narrow road from Ebbetts Pass, elevation 8,736 feet about 50 miles south of Lake Tahoe, another cyclist whipped past. I immediately realized she wasn’t going to make the next turn. It all seemed to unfold in slow motion. She tried to correct as her bike […]
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