• Lake Tahoe Water Trail has a new website. • “Tahoe Blues” will be available June 7. Have you ordered your copy? • AT&T won’t be building a cell phone town at Incline High School after residents voiced their concerns. • According to GFK Mediamark Research and Intelligence, 79.1 million...

Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation’s annual Celebration of Education is May 16 from 4:30-6:30pm at Lakeland Village Lakefront Room. Besides honoring the retirees, there will be a presentations of the 2011-12 enrichment programs sponsored through grants given by the foundation. All schools are represented. Music...

Roger Rosenberger, noted local wildflower enthusiast, will share his photos of wildflowers found in Sierra and provide tips for identification while motivating people to enjoy nature’s little jewels. The free talk is June 20 at 6:30pm at the South Lake Tahoe branch library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd. For...

On June 6 at 6:30pm at the South Lake Tahoe branch library there will be a free Trail Talk with the Tahoe Rim Trail Association. Meet other trail enthusiasts and learn about what the TRTA does from trail building, hiking and youth programs as well as numerous educational opportunities. The library is...

What do editors want? And once you’ve caught their eye with your proposal, what happens then? Former Random House senior editor and co-author of “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Getting Published”, Jennifer Basye Sander pulls back the curtain to reveal what happens inside the publishing...

Now that the snow has melted, it is a good time to take a walk around your house to look for any damage that icicles may have caused. Be sure to check the gas meter and any other utility lines that may have been damaged. It’s time to begin cleaning up any loose debris on your roof, gutters, and around...

South Tahoe High School’s Sober Grad Night is June 8 at 9pm to June 9 at 4am at the California Lodge at Heavenly Mountain Resort. Volunteers are needed for the event. Organizers also say raffle donations and monetary donations are needed. They may be mailed to: Sober Grad Force, P.O. Box 17001,...

“Thin City” is the destination Stella Ortega wanted to reach. And the South Lake Tahoe woman did. The Barton Health employee is one of 10 finalists on the “The Dr. Oz Show” who could win $1 million. The winner will be announced on the TV program May 23. Stella Ortega, left, before the...

• Douglas County School District board of education is having a budget meeting May 17 at 5pm at Douglas High School. • Every Wednesday in May is $3 skating at the South Lake Tahoe ice rink from 1-5:30pm for all Lake Tahoe Unified School District Students. Fee includes skate rentals. • Eric Campbell...

Bert’s Cafe in South Lake Tahoe is having a spaghetti fundraiser for Tahoe Arts Project on May 17 from 5:30-7:30pm. For $10 people get pasta, Caesar salad, garlic bread, soda and coffee. Call TAP for a ticket — (530) 542.3632.