California State Parks is launching the annual Park Pass Program, bringing back the popular Golden Poppy and introducing a Tahoe area regional pass. The program consists of four passes with a variety of admissions to parks statewide. The passes are: · Tahoe Regional Annual Pass ($75): The pass includes admission to D.L. Bliss State Park, […]
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By Associated Press The prizes will no doubt be plenty but so will the competition when the 46th annual World Series of Poker returns for 49 days next year. The premier poker tournament with more than 60 separate events produced by Caesars Entertainment is returning May 27 to July 14 to the Rio All-Suite Hotel […]
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• Lake Tahoe is considered one of the 17 most beautiful travel destinations of 2014. Check this out to see the other 16. • Jenni Charles and Jesse Dunn of the Dead Winter Carpenters are playing for free Dec. 27 at 9pm at Moe’s BBQ in Tahoe City. • South Lake Tahoe Police Canine Association, […]
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By Mary Clare Jalonick, AP WASHINGTON — Don’t want to be confronted with the number of calories in that margarita or craft beer? Then avoid the menu and order at the bar. New menu labeling rules from the Food and Drug Administration will require chain restaurants with 20 or more outlets to list the number […]
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Updated 9:30am: Five condominium units in Kings Beach were damaged Dec. 24 by fire, smoke or water. “The fire went through the attic. We’re not sure how it started,” Dave Zaski with North Tahoe Fire Protection District told Lake Tahoe News. “It took us a while to chase the fire around.” The blaze at 9200 […]
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By Kathryn Reed I have struggled with Christmas for a number of years. This is the first year I’ve chosen not to celebrate it. Leading up to this day has been liberating, we’ll see if I feel the same way when the day is over. It’s been liberating because there are no decorations, no year-end […]
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Brian Turner, celebrated author and director of Sierra Nevada College’s MFA program in creative writing, will read from his latest book, “My Life as a Foreign Country: A Memoir”, on Jan. 8 in Prim Library. Turner has enjoyed tremendous national attention and accolades for his writing about his experiences of war). Turner, who enlisted in […]
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The application deadline for the 2015-16 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad scholarship program is Jan. 7. The program provides full scholarships to U.S. high school students to experience overseas communities and cultures, preparing students to collaborate on today’s global challenges such as human rights, community development, workforce development, climate change, and global health. Sponsored […]
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The University of California Cooperative Extension is training people to become a master food preserver volunteer. People will be taught university-based, scientific information and then be able to share that knowledge to others in El Dorado County through free public classes, newsletters, farm day, farmers markets, kids expo, the county fair, and other educational events. There […]
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