By Mandy Kendall Looking back on the holiday weekend, eating seemed to be one common activity shared and enjoyed by most people. Food is an absolute necessity for survival, but can also be wrapped up in so many of our social habits. We are taught from an early age not to waste food and to […]
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• Sunnyside restaurant in Tahoe City turns 25 this year. • El Dorado County is having a budget workshop June 5. Details are online. • The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit via the regional Forest Service office received a $63,500 grant for the Youth Conservation Corps. The money will be spent on hiring 31 students […]
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While no temperature records were broken Thursday in the region, that could change today. The National Weather Service in Reno is calling for a high of 80 in South Lake Tahoe. The record for June 1 was set in 1992 at 79 degrees. Reno on Friday is expected reach 95 (2007 record of 94), Carson […]
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To the community, Two items that might be of interest: First, after I left the City Council, I met with City Manager (Tony) O’Rourke two or three times. At one of the meetings, he told me about the plan to privatize the ice rink. He said the contractor wanted a 10-year contract. I said I […]
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By Claire Veyriras, California News Service WASHINGTON — Visitors to California’s national parks may notice more trash on the trails, longer lines at service booths and fewer rangers this summer as the pinch of the federal government’s budget problems grows increasingly difficult to overlook. Unlike the state’s park system, which is scheduled to close 54 […]
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By Jon Ortiz, Sacramento Bee With California voters poised to vote next week on a tobacco tax hike, a new federal study concludes that the state has used relatively little of the billions of dollars in tobacco money it already takes in to prevent kids from smoking or to help smokers quit. Between 1998 and […]
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By Kathryn Reed It isn’t quite like the Food Network’s “Restaurant Impossible,” but the challenge is probably the most difficult culinary test these budding chefs have had to execute. Students in Steve Fernald’s Food Preparation class at Lake Tahoe Community College are tasked with planning a three-course lunch menu that includes a beverage, make enough […]
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The Renaissance Faire is still looking for volunteers. The event is this weekend and the following in the Camp Richardson area. For more information, email carl@valhallatahoe.com. Volunteers for other Tahoe Tallac Association events are also needed. There will be a volunteer workshop at the Valhalla Grand Hall on June 20 at 10am and June 27 […]
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Tangled Roots Writing is offering a poetry workshop on Saturday at For Goodness Sake in Truckee from 1-4pm. Explore different techniques in writing poetry using prompts that help people discover new material. Even if you’ve never written poetry, or understood poetry, you will learn how poetry communicates and find inspiration to write your own in […]
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Bona Fide HQ is hosting a reception for award-winning pastel artist Bonita Paulis on June 1 from 6-8pm. Her Wild Western Landscapes exhibit will be on display for the month of June. Bona Fide Books is at 1069 Magua St., No. 4, Meyers, behind the Getaway Cafe. The reception is free.
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