BloodSource is having a blood drive in South Lake Tahoe on Oct. 6 form noon-6pm. Walk-ins are welcome. Blood drive participants will receive a parking validation for Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel at the blood drive check in. Donating blood takes about an hour. Donors must weigh at least 110 pounds, be 17 years old (16 year […]
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By Skiing While on a ski tour with a group of friends late last spring, I asked one of the old-timers, who has skied in the Sierra since 1967, if he’d ever seen a pair of consecutive below-average seasons stretch into a third year as the winter of 2013-14 had done. Without hesitation he replied, […]
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The League to Save Lake Tahoe needs volunteers to help stabilize stream banks, pull invasive plants and restore trails during the 17th annual Tahoe Forest Stewardship Day on Sept. 27 at Tahoe Paradise Park in Meyers. The park lies along the Upper Truckee River, Lake Tahoe’s largest tributary. This is the League’s third year hosting the event […]
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Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has announced the recipients of the Best in the Basin awards. The winners are: Building/General Fall Home Green Building Project, Incline Village Tahoe Mountain Boathouse Scenic Improvement Project, Tahoma Chinquapin Home Owners’ Association Lighting Replacement Scenic Improvement Project, Carnelian Bay. Water Quality/Restoration Tahoe House Best Management Practices Retrofit, Tahoe City Southwood […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked both candidates running to the South Tahoe Public Utility District seat being vacated by Eric Schafer the same questions. Duane Wallace’s opponent did not answer the questions. Name: Duane Wallace Profession/work experience: I’m a businessman. At age 21 I opened the Happy Steak Restaurant at the Y. I opened […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Sept. 18, 2014, Sacramento Bee. Fire has a tipping point in hot, dry weather. As the relative humidity drops – 22 percent is the magic number, according to fire officials – benign situations can morph into catastrophes. A car with a hot engine parked near some dead brush, […]
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By Veronica Rocha, Los Angeles Times California’s prolonged drought is believed to have caused a massive mudslide on Mt. Shasta over the weekend after meltwater from a glacier sent torrents of debris and mud down the mountain, officials said. Experts believe glacial melting, accelerated by the drought, may have released “pockets of water” that destabilized […]
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By Kathryn Reed TAHOE CITY – You know it’s going to be a messy meal when there is a roll of paper towels on the table. And that’s a good thing at a barbecue joint. Anyone who has been to the South knows what you get out West often isn’t authentic barbecue. It’s like it’s […]
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Cecil’s Market was a local’s favorite, offering everything, including groceries, a delicatessen, novelties, liquor, some clothing, and it featured a huge magazine selection. Cecil’s survived the arrival of the big Raley’s store located directly behind it in 1963 for another 50 years. It survived big winters (1952) and little winters (2014). But finally is time […]
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By CBS News It looks like any other high-intensity fitness class, but this one elevates exercise to a whole new level. Once you step inside the AirFit studio at the Quad in the San Francisco Bay Area, you’re suddenly transported to somewhere like Denver, Half Dome or Lake Tahoe — the altitude many pro-athletes successfully […]
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