By Kathryn Reed Kindertown is open. El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Steven Bailey issued a stay on Wednesday morning for the South Lake Tahoe day care-preschool. This means Kindertown can keep operating until a final decision is made. Maria Barrows-Crist is eager to welcome back the parents who have left while uncertainty hung over […]
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By Kathryn Reed A distinct hierarchy now exists in the South Lake Tahoe city attorneys office. Patrick Enright is Jacqueline Mittelstadt’s boss. On a 5-0 decision Tuesday, the City Council chose to stop the dismissal process against Mittelstadt and instead demoted her and elevated Enright. His contract will be before the council Nov. 17. Mittelstadt […]
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By Kathryn Reed Roll up your sleeve fast, El Dorado County is just about out of flu vaccine — the regular flu shot, not the H1N1 concoction. “We’re hoping we’ll get more vaccine, but all counties are in the same boat. There was a larger turnout than last year,” said Cathy Dunbar, immunization coordinator with […]
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By Susan Wood Turkey at Thanksgiving may be considered the ultimate as a food for gatherings. But no other dish is more popular as a communal meal than pizza. That’s why it made for an ideal culinary class at Lake Tahoe Community College this fall. It comes with a warning though. Go to class with […]
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By Kathryn Reed People who own cabins on U.S. Forest Service land are getting a notice in the mail telling them to pay the government more money. The use fee is going up based on appraisals of the property, which is done every 10 years. The fee is 5 percent of the appraised value of […]
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Halloween isn’t just for little kids who like candy. Big kids like to dress up, too — and eat candy. Businesses and houses throughout the South Shore of Lake Tahoe are decorated for the holiday. Ghosts and witches are in abundance. Spiders and their webs are woven around doors. Plenty of activities are planned throughout […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe’s first city attorney, Melvin Beverly, died Oct. 29. He was 84. Flags are being flown at half-staff in his honor. Mr. Beverly’s roots on the South Shore run deep, as do his family’s. His grandfather, John E. Dunlap, was a rancher in South Lake Tahoe. Some of the Dunlap […]
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By Kathryn Reed Eleven Lake Tahoe Community College students may be evicted from the Alder Inn because the man who for several years represented himself as the owner of the Ski Run Boulevard property has allegedly absconded with their money and that of the real owner’s. No one is sure where Joseph Balius is — […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe Police Officer Johnny Poland is returning to the streets. The judge issued his ruling late Wednesday afternoon in Poland’s favor. After Poland was fired in June 2007, the 10-year veteran fought the dismissal. A three-person arbitration panel ruled in his favor in January 2009. The city fought that ruling. […]
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By Kathryn Reed For the first time in nine years, the 953 Lukins Brothers Water District customers are about to open bills that reflect a general rate hike. Annual water bills for the small water company that serves customers near the Y along Emerald Bay Road in South Lake Tahoe will go from $294.84 to […]
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