Improving bike and pedestrian facilities around South Tahoe Middle School is going to the focus of several meetings this month. Lake Tahoe Unified School District, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, South Lake Tahoe and Lake Tahoe Sustainability Collaborative community mobility group will conduct a series of public outreach opportunities for community members, parents and students to […]
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By Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post Just days after a teenager unfurled a Confederate flag at a high school football game in Howard County, Md., teachers began reworking lesson plans to discuss the student’s display and the school’s decision to discipline him. Their talking points: What is free speech? How is the action different from the […]
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Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce in partnership with South Lake Tahoe is offering a Create Your Business Plan workshop. It will be Oct. 22 and Oct. 29, 9:30am-noon. By the end of the two sessions participants should have a completed draft of a business plan. The cost is $25 for both sessions for chamber […]
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To the community, My wife and I bought a retirement home in Tahoe in 2002, in part because there was a college in South Lake Tahoe. I have been on the LTCC Foundation Board since 2009. I am writing to urge everyone to support Measure F to modernize Lake Tahoe Community College and increase the […]
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There will be a California avalanche workshop Oct. 18 at Lake Tahoe Community College. This day long workshop is intended for all backcountry snow enthusiasts who spend time in or around avalanche terrain, whether just beginning or seasoned veterans. The presentations and panel topics will include recent updates to avalanche forecasting and communication. Cost is […]
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By Parimal M. Rohit, The Log A recently approved law in California aims to finally address the state’s loose governance of recreational boaters navigating its many waterways. Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a boater safety bill requiring all boaters in California to be in possession of a vessel operator card and pass a safety […]
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Tahoe Regional Young Professionals’ 4th annual Winter White Holiday Party is Nov. 22 at 6:30pm at Riva Grill. This annual holiday party will raise money for the Sierra and Child Family Services’ Project 44, and raise awareness of the changes being made by TRYP in our community. Project 44 seeks to connect caring people with vulnerable children […]
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Firefighters are still working to completely contain the King Fire that is burning east of Pollock Pines in the Eldorado and Tahoe national forests. It remains at 98 percent contained, with 97,717 acres burned. The estimated containment date has been pushed back to Oct. 8. Extreme terrain is slowing containment, specifically in the Rubicon River […]
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Sometimes it’s the small things that can brighten your day. The original Red Hut Waffle Shop and the Lake Tahoe Community Presbyterian Church are neighbors on Highway 50 with a common driveway between their parking areas, as seen in this snapshot taken 20 years ago. Then the church posted this cute sign, below right. Today, […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News convened an editorial panel of seven community members to come up with this endorsement. An elected board, while comprised of individuals, ultimately is a team. They don’t have to agree – in fact 5-0 votes are not necessarily a sign of a healthy board – but they do need to […]
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