To the community, As a Meyers’ resident, I’d like to congratulate Barbara Gerland and her family on Freel Perk’s one-year anniversary this June. Barbara and her three children have put together a warm and eco-friendly shop at 3141 Highway 50. They serve locally-brewed, fair trade coffees and teas from the Alpen Sierra Roasting Company in […]
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To the community, On May 27 from 6pm to 8pm, some members of our South Lake Tahoe Cub Scout Pack 592 were able to visit the Grand Hall, Boathouse and more out at Valhalla Tahoe. Our hostess and docent, Carolyn Grubb of Valhalla Tahoem treated us to our own private tour of the area for […]
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To the community, With the funding provided from the Vail Echo Grant program, Lake Tahoe Lodging Company, Vail Resorts’ management company at Heavenly, was the Adopt A Day of Nourishment sponsor for Bread & Broth’s dinner May 19. The dinner at St. Theresa Church’s Grace Hall served 90 guests with the help of Barbara Knapp, […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from Bloomberg on March 30, 2014. California’s northern rivers are so low that young Chinook salmon have to be trucked on their journey to the Pacific Ocean. Yet to listen to some farmers and their political allies, you would think the fish, shielded by environmental law, are doing fine, while […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News convened an editorial panel of six South Shore residents to decide on this endorsement for the June primary. The two challengers in the Douglas County sheriff’s race contend morale is not great within the department and a change in leadership is needed. If this were true, then we wonder why […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the May 23, 2014, Seattle Times. America’s gratitude to the men and women who gave their lives to protect our nation is genuine, though our emotional connection to Memorial Day has eroded. Fewer and fewer people enlist and serve in the military, so the broad, common experience shared by […]
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By Carol Singleton May is Be Bear Aware Month and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife reminds the public to act responsibly when in bear country. Spring is the time of year when California’s black bears emerge from their winter dens in search of food. Because bears are attracted to anything edible or smelly, […]
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Publisher’s note: This letter was first sent to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on May 21, 2014. Dear Chair Santiago and members of the Board of Supervisors: I am writing to you on behalf of California’s South Tahoe Chamber of Commerce (California Chamber) board President George Alm and the board of directors as […]
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To the community, As a homeowner and longtime resident of South Lake Tahoe, the library is important to me because it provides a link to knowledge, and everyone knows knowledge is power: Power over poverty, power over ignorance, and power over circumstance. To live and work in a community where power is in the hands […]
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By Ann Truscott Expanding access to health care in rural communities requires innovation and collaboration. In remote areas like South Lake Tahoe with smaller populations, residents still expect high quality care and individual medical needs vary widely. To increase specialty medical services available in our community, with consideration that unique medical conditions may not have […]
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