Adventure park slated for former amusement park site
Everyone will have the opportunity to be a stunt man if one local entrepreneur gets his new business up and running. South Shore photographer Kurtis Rix hopes to transform the site of the former Tahoe Amusement Park, where the Upper Truckee River cro …
Read More »Council approves funds for children’s memorial tree
The Great Ideas for Tahoe, Inc. Board of Directors authorized the replacement of the Children’s Memorial Tree as an approved GIFT project at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. The memorial, originally dedicated in 1994 to honor young people from the co …
Read More »Kingsbury fire burning near highway
A 15-acre wildfire burning above Carson Valley is burning very close to Kingbury Grade, according to Douglas County Sheriff Ron Pierini. The fire is burning in sagebrush, grasses and some pine trees, Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Spokesman Mark S …
Read More »$17.9 million high school expansion OK’d
As the class of 2019 is preparing for middle school, plans for the new Douglas High School got a final green light from school board members. Those new seventh-graders will, in 2015, be the first freshmen at the high school since they left for the mi …
Read More »Local group promotes community activism
Mike Herron wanted to start a community activism group that would prove its worth through deeds rather than words. So on May 25, the South Lake Tahoe native and his friend, Katie Doner, used social media to unite friends and create the South Lake …
Read More »Partial Chateau project approved
Work could resume as soon as next month on the much-maligned “hole in the ground” at the state line following approvals by the South Lake City Council. After hours of discussion Tuesday, the Council unanimously approved construction of a partial Chat …
Read More »Bluethman leaves life-changing legacy
If anyone out there is thinking about crying, don’t. Kathy Bluethman would prefer a smile. “Anyone who is mourning Kathy doesn’t get it,” Bluethman’s longtime friend and local coach Dan McLaughlin said. “Who’d be the most upset? Don’t mourn. Celebra …
Read More »Pope House offers glimpse into Tahoe’s luxurious past
Whether it’s tales of Italian actor Rudolph Valentino screening his latest film or the lengths turn-of-the-century San Francisco bankers went to highlight their wealth, the Pope Estate offers a taste of Lake Tahoe’s colorful history. The nearly 130-y …
Read More »Crews work to make Emerald Bay campground ADA compliant
Work crews felled trees among 100 empty campsites Thursday as construction continues at the Eagle Point Family Campground this season. The Emerald Bay State Park campground will be closed for a second summer in a row as teams implement best managem …
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