Homewood News

Mount Shasta Ski and Board will open on Thursday, the first in the final series of openings of resorts in the next three days in Central and Northern California.

TAHOE/TRUCKEE - Starting Dec. 17, Truckee and North Lake Tahoe residents and visitors will have a range of ski resort and night shuttle options for getting around the mountains.

Friday, Dec. 4 Tahoe City: Coldwell Banker Toys for Tots Community Event. Stop by from 3-6 p.m. to drop off a new, unwrapped toy to help kick-off their month long toy drive.

Four-fifths of the ski resorts in the Lake Tahoe area rated favorably in a new environmental review of efforts to protect sensitive watersheds and habitats, but several in the Sierra drew criticism for a lack of response to climate change.

Lake Tahoe area ski re sorts did as good, or better, than they did last year on an annual environmental evaluation released by conservation groups this week.

As snow begins to blanket Lake Tahoe, the region finds itself facing a new kind of development battle: green vs.

HOMEWOOD, Calif. - Ironically enough, the owners of Pisano's Pizza were sitting around a campfire when they heard their business had been destroyed by fire.

HOMEWOOD, Calif. - Heavy rain in the Lake Tahoe basin earlier this month provided a test for an anti-erosion project intended to slow the flow of sediment that used to run down the ski slopes at Homewood Mountain Resort and into the lake.

Tahoe resident Jeff Cleeland used his cell phone to take a photo of the blaze Monday night off of W. Lake Blvd.

Thirty-eight artists from California and Nevada will be painting for North Tahoe Plein Air 2009 Sept.

This popular event attracts 50 artists and craftspeople and is the area's oldest show of its kind.

Starts: 10am-5 pm on Friday-Sunday. Homewood Resort , 5145 Westlake BLVD, Homewood CA- Call: 263-7768 for information.

Starts: 10am-5 pm on Friday-Sunday. Homewood Resort , 5145 Westlake BLVD, Homewood CA- Call: 263-7768 for information.

Starts: 10am-5 pm on Friday-Sunday. Homewood Resort , 5145 Westlake BLVD, Homewood CA- Call: 263-7768 for information.

All trailered watercraft launched into Lake Tahoe must be inspected for aquatic invasive species.

Free community kids day event sponsored by the Truckee Donner Horsemen Association at the McIver Arena in Truckee, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, Aug.

Families dot the beaches, and boaters dominate the lake; traffic slows on State 89, and the Truckee River overflows with inner-tubers. Still, from North Lake to Emerald Bay, and South Lake to Incline Village, you'll find plenty of peace, quiet, and to-die-for beauty.

Join us for more exhibits including boat displays, classic wooden boats, activities for children, a guided tour at 2pm and more at the Museum's annual Living History Day in Homewood, CA.

Cyclists slow their pace and take a closer look at the Pope House on the Tallac Historic site.

The antique Tahoe City Volunteer Fire Department patrols the grounds at Pine Lodge on Living History Day 2008.