By John O’Neil, New York Times The first time Jillian Serpa tried to learn to drive, the family car wound up straddling a creek next to her home in Ringwood, N.J. Serpa, then 16, had gotten flustered trying to sort out a rapid string of directions from her father while preparing to back out of […]
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Legends of American skiing, including Olympians Julia Mancuso, Jonny Moseley, Shannon Bahrke, Marco Sullivan, and Tamara McKinney, will hit the slopes at Squaw Valley on April 7 for the first Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows U.S. Ski Team Day. Olympic champion Aksel Lund Svindal will also appear as a special guest. Supporters of the event, […]
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The North Shore is receiving $8.3 million from the California Transportation Commission for work on Highway 89. This is part of a statewide $271 million allocation from Proposition 1B funds. It will pay for 73 projects. The Placer County project on Highway 89 goes from the Nevada County line to Squaw Valley Road to rehabilitate […]
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The Tahoe Choir presents three days of music of the ’40s. Dates are May 4 at 8pm, May 5 8pm, and May 6 2pm. All concerts are at the Duke Theatre at the Lake Tahoe Community College in South Lake Tahoe. Tickets are adults $10; seniors $8.
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Caltrans is seeking local individuals, businesses and organizations to participate in its Adopt-a-Highway program. The Caltrans Adopt-A-Highway Program provides an avenue for the community to help maintain sections of roadside within California’s state highway system. Groups have the option to participate as volunteers or to hire a maintenance service provider to perform the work on […]
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The Wild & Scenic Film Festival will be part of the Tahoe Truckee Earth Day Festival on April 19-20 at the Olympic Village Lodge at Squaw Valley. Screenings on both nights will begin at 7. The Wild & Scenic Film Festival focuses on films which speak to the environmental concerns and celebrations of our planet. […]
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Is your child a bully or being bullied? There will be a training class April 16 from 5:30-8:30pm at Lake Tahoe Community College in the board room to help stop bullying. Techniques will be provided to empower youth with methods to deal with put downs and bullying, diffuse conflicts with their peers, along with preventative […]
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• Is Tahoe the ultimate fishing area? World Fishing Network wants to know. The network is accepting nominations online from U.S. anglers. • South Tahoe High grad Shane Butler will be going to Indonesia this month as a Peace Corps volunteer. He will be teaching English. • Scott Koski is now superintendent of the Northstar […]
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By Kathryn Reed A 50 percent increase in rent is forcing Wolfgang Puck Express in the Heavenly Village to close. When the center opened about a decade ago it was the second store to open. Many have come and gone since then. Rents have always been a complaint from store operators. “The landlord wants more […]
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Jackie Russow describes herself simply as “someone who cares”. She is also a person with a passion for making cloth tote bags. Russow recently donated 15 of her handmade totes to Washoe County sheriff’s victim advocate Kasey La Foon to use as emergency toiletry kits for victims of crimes such as domestic violence, dating violence, […]
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