4-Wheel Bob to cross Sierra via wheelchair
Bob “4-Wheel Bob” Coomber has climbed some of California’s tallest peaks, not on foot, but in his wheelchair. The legendary hiker, now 58, has new plans. He’s training for a 30-mile Sierra Nevada crossing later this summer. Coomber took a few minutes …
Read More »Chicks Climbing reaches Tahoe women
Suspended over an 80-foot granite face with her hand touching the metal anchor, Andréia Christenson let out a victory shout and pumped her fist in the air Wednesday. She’d just completed her first climb as fellow members of the local Chicks Climbing …
Read More »Lake Tahoe boating season about to shove off
Around the South Shore hulls are being scrubbed, drain plugs are being screwed in tight, crew members are being interviewed and boats are being plunked in the water. Once again, it’s boating season at Lake Tahoe. “A lot of what we’re doing right now …
Read More »Wet weather can’t stop bike parade
Despite wet and gray weather, hundreds turned out for the third annual Slow Rollers Bicycle Club’s Spirit Parade in South Lake Tahoe. Colorful costumes and bikes of all different shapes and sizes rolled slowly down U.S. Highway 50 Thursday afternoon. …
Read More »Whittell instructor named Teacher of the Year
Whittell High School English teacher Catherine Scully strives to take students’ learning beyond the classroom and into the community. And it’s her drive to go beyond the expected that earned Scully the Douglas County School District Teacher of the …
Read More »Physical therapist offers tips for painless biking
For South Lake Tahoe physical therapist Chris Kozlowski, it’s not “just like riding a bike.” The phrase used to describe returning to an activity with ease diminishes the techniques necessary for the most effective pedaling, Kozlowski told about a tw …
Read More »Skier visits increase 11 percent
The National Ski Areas Association reported an 11 percent rise in skier and snowboarder visits from last season, the largest gain posted by the industry in 30 years. Vail Resorts doesn’t report visits by ski area, according to Heavenly Mountain Reso …
Read More »Committee planning for restoration of children’s memorial
A local committee is working to replace the 19-year-old Children’s Memorial Tree by Aug. 9. The memorial, originally dedicated in 1994 to honor young people from the community who had died, is rotting and the committee has started raising money to s …
Read More »Lake Tahoe’s short garden season gets going
The Lake Tahoe Basin planting season has arrived, but whether it sticks around through May is all part of the spring “roller coaster” gardeners face when it comes to backyard farming at elevation. While the weather forecast looks ideal for producing …
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