Sections of Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe will be repaired with overnight work beginning Sept. 9. The work will take place on sections between the Trout Creek Bridge and the Y, and also in spots from Wildwood Avenue to Stateline. These are in areas of the highway that haven’t yet been repaved during Caltrans […]
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By Paloma Esquivel and Sandra Poindexter, Los Angeles Times California parents are deciding against vaccinating their kindergarten-age children at twice the rate they did seven years ago, a fact public health experts said is contributing to the reemergence of measles across the state and may lead to outbreaks of other serious diseases. The percentage of […]
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Unity at the Lake will celebrate the 21st annual World Day of Prayer on Sept. 11. The theme this year is We Are the Light of the World: Let Your Light Shine. The Rev. Hillary Bittman said in a press release, “World Day of Prayer gives us an opportunity to come together in celebration of […]
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Carl Thomas Strickland was a fun-loving child who always loved anything with wheels and speed. As an adult he moved from Big Wheels to real wheels. Mr. Strickland died Aug. 22 in a boating accident in Incline village. He was 40. Mr. Strickland was born Jan. 11, 1974, in Kansas City, Mo. His outgoing, charismatic […]
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By Kathryn Reed Part of the U.S. Forest Service’s nearly $5 million restoration of its section of the Upper Truckee River includes relocating 12,000 Western pearlshell mussels. This summer 10 percent of the mollusks are being plucked from the river’s bottom, weighed, measured and tagged, then put in coolers before being relocated to other sections […]
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By Roger Patching You are about to be ripped-off big time by your local electric company, Liberty Utilities (LU). But, if you act now, we might be able to stop it. We’re going to try to simplify what LU wants to hide in technical smoke and mirrors. The rip-off amounts to more than $50 million […]
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A rock climber had to be plucked from Lovers Leap after having fallen about 20 feet. The Aug. 31 incident occurred about 12:15pm. Lake Valley fire, El Dorado County search and rescue, CalFire, CHP and CalSTAR assisted in the rescue. The man, whose name-age-hometown have not been provided, was stabilized by a rope rescue team. […]
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By Brian Nordli, Las Vegas Sun A study released Tuesday found that missing even a handful of days of school can cripple student achievement in the classroom. Researchers from Attendance Works, a national advocacy group, found that students who miss three days or more in the month before taking National Assessment for Educational Progress tests […]
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There will be a free slideshow at Lake Tahoe Community College on Sept. 12 from 7-8pm by wildflower enthusiast Lisa Berry. Berry is an adjunct faculty member in the English Department and a fan of photography and flowers. The slideshow will feature photos of the best specimens of the season. The talk will be in […]
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By Kathryn Reed On a 3-2 vote Thursday afternoon, the South Tahoe Public Utility District board approved a three-year contract for employees that calls for raises of at least 6 percent and up to 9 percent in that time period. Voting no were Chris Cefalu and Randy Vogelgesang. “I can do the 2 percent cost […]
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