“Walking the West”, a documentary about the Pacific Crest Trail, will be shown at Lake of the Sky Outfitters in South Lake Tahoe on April 30 at 7pm. “Wallking the West” is an adventure documentary about a New Zealander and an Irishman who quit their jobs and walk 2,626 miles from Mexico to Canada along […]
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South Tahoe High School juniors John Cefalu and Bailey David are two of 36 student-athletes to be chosen among approximately 2,000 applicants to be part of the NFL-Wharton Prep Leadership Program. The program is a three-day workshop in June that provides top-notch high school athletes with leadership training and instruction from Wharton professors and NFL […]
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By Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times They were not even born at the time their city erupted in flames, violence and rage against a system that would not convict Los Angeles police officers of brutally beating a black man. But high school students Jiaya Ingram, Ashley Torres and Jessica Maldonado have been gripped by accounts […]
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By Erica Goode, New York Times WASHINGTON — In a single week last April, three people were killed with guns in Philadelphia, 14 more were shot and wounded, 68 robberies were carried out at gunpoint and a total of 144 crimes involving firearms were reported. During that same week in San Diego, a city of […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee A man with multiple convictions for driving under the influence has been indicted for murder in the September death of a South Lake Tahoe man. An El Dorado County criminal grand jury on Thursday returned an indictment against Larry L. Halverson, 60, charging him with murder and other offenses in […]
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Iron Mountain Secure Shredding will be at St. Theresa School (1041 Lyons Road, South Lake Tahoe) on May 12 from 10am to 1pm to shred people’s old files. Iron Mountain is donating its services in hopes people make a donation to St. Theresa School. Individuals and businesses are welcome.
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Wildlife photographer Jim Stamates will share some of his images set to music to tell the story of the Rhythm of the Sierra. The Tahoe Area Sierra Club is sponsoring the May 9 7pm event at the Unity at the Lake Spiritual Center. An added feature will be “In The Rhythm of Kokanee” filmed at […]
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The second of three sessions designed to help parents whose children are being bullied is May 7 from 5:30-8:30pm. Techniques will be provided to empower youth with methods to deal with put downs and bullying. This series will provide usable responses and tools that empower youth to diffuse conflicts with their peers along with preventative […]
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Lights on the Lakes fireworks show on the South Shore starts about 9:45pm July 4. The fireworks are shot off from a barge in Lake Tahoe. For more information, go online.
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By David Lightman and James Rosen, Sacramento Bee WASHINGTON — Saturday postal delivery could continue for at least two years. And the closing of post offices in smaller communities may not happen as quickly as advertised. The Senate on Wednesday approved legislation that would slow the U.S. Postal Service’s effort to make such changes. By […]
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