· The 31st annual Great Gatsby Tea and Fashion Show is Aug. 14 from 2-4pm on the Valhalla Grand Lawn. Tickets are available online. · The 50th Live at Lakeview concert in South Lake Tahoe is Aug. 18. It will feature Diego’s Umbrella (San Francisco’s ambassadors of gypsy rock). The free music goes from 4:30-8:30pm. · The […]
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By Nic Abelow What does financial wellness mean? Financial wellness. On the surface, it sounds like an elusive trend du jour. But when it is considered in relation to the workplace, the idea takes hold. Employees are asked to make important financial decisions about retirement plans and health, life, and other insurance coverages as well […]
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Barton Foundation’s 7th annual Cocktails for a Cause is Sept. 21. This year’s event will benefit the expansion of Barton Health’s Cancer Wellness Program. The expanded program will address the social, emotional, and functional aspects of a patient’s cancer journey through supportive services such as massage, exercise, psychotherapy, and nutrition classes. The program will be […]
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By Jose Olivares, Reno Gazette-Journal While things are looking up for Nevada’s economy, many Nevadans are still reeling from the effects of the recession and Congress must do more to help people get back on their feet, Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., said Tuesday. Heller made the comments at the Nevada Museum of Art during a […]
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By Associated Press Authorities say a Bay Area man has died after collapsing while biking on the Tahoe Rim Trail. Charles Brust, 64, of Pacifica collapsed the morning of Aug. 8. He had started from the Spooner Lake area. Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says a retired paramedic began CPR and continued until Tahoe Douglas firefighters and Douglas County […]
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First Baptist Church of South Lake Tahoe will host international speaker David Courson on Aug. 14. Courson is director of the Island Bible Institute in Hawaii, has directed Christian educational and assistance projects in war zones, refugee camps, and developing nations since 1974 in more than 60 countries. Current speaking topics emphasize the struggle for […]
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The Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe will be hosting a farmers market with the help of the UC Cooperative Extension on Aug. 17 from 10 am-4pm. UCCE started a nutrition program at the club. Each week a different grade learns about the healthy fruits and vegetables that are easily accessible in South Lake Tahoe. There […]
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By Kathryn Reed Planning – it’s what got Hal Cole interested in local politics and it’s the reason he is getting out. The South Lake Tahoe city councilman is not seeking another term. When he leaves at the end of the year he will have been on the council for five four-year terms that started […]
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By Bruce Hoffman Do poverty and a lack of education produce terrorism? That has long been a favored explanation for eruptions of terrorism. Since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, a succession of global leaders—among them Tony Blair, Pope John Paul II, the Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Oscar Arias Sanchez, and Elie Weisel —fastened on poverty, […]
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A South Lake Tahoe man is accused of hitting a pedestrian near Highway 50 and Sierra Boulevard and then fleeing the scene. The victim, whose name has not been released, sustained non-life threatening injuries, and was treated and released from Barton Memorial Hospital after the Aug. 6 incident. Taken into custody was Gary J. Stanton, […]
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