To the community, “Heavenly Mountain Resort sponsors Adopt A Days so often that it has become a fun challenge between departments to be the first to sign up for volunteering at the AAD dinner. The Heavenly IT Department is always the first,” said Tyler Morris, IT manager. So for the fifth time in the past […]
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By Ann Nichols Today the forests between Kings Beach and Tahoe City are connected by the Tahoe Rim Trail, nature trails, dirt roads and a mostly paved route located at the summit of Highway 267 known as Mt. Watson Road or the “Fiberboard Freeway”. This great North Shore recreation asset has it all: views of […]
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To the community, Thank you Harrah’s-Harveys Lake Tahoe. Harrah’s Harveys Lake Tahoe made a big contribution to the new Bijou Community School playground to finish off the $102,000 that was raised by the Bijou PTA. The playground equipment has been purchased and the playground will be installed as soon as possible (weather will determine this). […]
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By Kathryn Reed In one week, South Lake Tahoe will presumably have a new mayor. It is customary that the council selects the mayor at the first December meeting. And it is customary that the mayor pro tem becomes the mayor. There have been exceptions, including mayors serving for more than one term. This has […]
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By John Spinola Religion is a lot like a penis. It is OK to have one. It is OK to be proud of it. It is OK to share it with people who want it in their life. It is not OK to take it out and wave it around or flaunt it in public. […]
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By Natasha Eulberg As a native Californian with fond memories of happy summers spent in close proximity to Lake Tahoe, the idea that environmental regulations protecting the region I hold so dear are in danger of falling through is troubling. And yet that situation is very much a potential outcome of the court case regarding […]
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By Warner C. Greene I saw my first AIDS case in 1981, the year the disease was identified. And for most of the time since then, I’ve conducted laboratory research to better understand the precise mechanisms by which the virus HIV causes AIDS. Lately, however, I’ve been equally worried about a related condition that is […]
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By Darrell Steinberg For most of her adult life, a 31-year-old San Francisco violinist had been ravaged by debilitating mental illness. Newspaper accounts chronicled the compelling journey of Kim Knoble, who was caught in a cycle of shelters and homelessness, lack of self-control and aberrant behavior. It culminated in Knoble’s arrest for assaulting an older […]
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To the community, Like the paid parking foes who received a “rejection” of their initiative earlier this week, our medical marijuana voter initiative was also rejected. That makes two separate citizen groups that the South Lake Tahoe city attorney has denied their First Amendment rights and twice that he has flaunted the law to exercise […]
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To the community, Saint Joseph Community Land Trust gives thanks to the Knights of Columbus Council 10611 for hosting its annual membership appreciation night with a delicious spaghetti dinner in Grace Hall at St. Theresa Church. More than 80 members and supporters came out on a snowy night to celebrate 11 years of service to […]
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