To the community, So sad to have to contact you all under these circumstances, but I felt it important to share with you my most recent experience in Alpine County. On Mother’s Day, we rode our horses into the Carson River Hot Springs from the north on a little used trail as we have done […]
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By Betsy Glass According to California’s Mental Health Movement and the Centers for Disease Control, half of us will experience a mental health concern in our lifetime. It is important to learn how to cope with these challenges. Wellness can be achieved when we implement activities to improve our mental and physical health. When we […]
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To the community, The Barton Health public relations department enjoyed hosting the fourth annual Mom’s Morning Out on May 2. Thank you to all the women who attended and to our business vendors and Zen room specialists for making the event a success. The Studio Lake Tahoe and Jazzercise kicked off the event with free morning […]
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To the community, On Sept. 30, 2014, the [El Dorado County] Ad Hoc Budget Committee was formed to address a serious budget shortfall of about $18 million. The committee had two open volunteer positions from outside the government. In the hope of learning how the system works, I applied and was accepted as a committee […]
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By Garry Bowen Consolidating what seems to be a frenetic effort to actually define South Lake Tahoe, especially in the last few months, for this article we’ll start with Feb. 21, when South Tahoe officials strategized about a future (not the future as originally titled). As moderator, Ted Gaebler (co-author of “Reinventing Government”, 1992), asked them each […]
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Publisher’s note: This letter is addressed to Julie Saylor with El Dorado County and was sent to Lake Tahoe News. Dear Julie, I request that my comments be read, and made available, during the TC-TAC [Tri-County Technical Advisory Committe] meeting (Item G.1) on May 8, 2015. To Whom It May Concern: I have owned a home, and […]
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By Rebecca Bryson This column highlights examples of locals making positive change in our community and steps – large or small — that all of us can take to make Tahoe a better place. The latest in a series of actions to improve our schools’ sustainability occurred quickly and quietly over spring break. Several months […]
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To the community, As chairperson of the Tahoe Area Coordinating Council for the Disabled (TACCD), I would like to take a moment to thank all of the people who attended our meeting last month at the Department of Rehabilitation. The meeting was excellent and it was gratifying to see all of you who took time […]
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To the community, With the upcoming Meyers Area Plan meeting on May 6 the residents of Meyers have an opportunity and a responsibility to help our future. El Dorado County is hosting a meeting and we have to let them know what we want in terms of planning, development, recreation, safety and beyond. Now is the […]
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By José M. Alamillo What’s with Cinco de Mayo, anyways? Corporate advertisers treat it as the de facto Mexican Day, if not Latino Day, in this country. In 1998, the U.S. Postal Service issued a Cinco de Mayo stamp featuring two folklórico dancers. In 2005, Congress passed a resolution making Cinco de Mayo an official […]
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