Award-winning poet and editor Ravi Shankar will be in Meyers on March 31 to give a poetry workshop from 3-6pm at Bona Fide HQ. The cost is $25. Interested participants should bring 10 copies of a poem to the workshop. Advance reservation is necessary, as space is limited. To sign up, call or email Suzanne […]
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By Jon Ortiz, Sacramento Bee The debate over whether government runs best with civil service workers or privately contracted help is re-igniting in the Capitol over legislation that, among other things, would give state workers first dibs whenever the state has work to do. Assemblyman Roger Dickinson, D-Sacramento, contends the civil service-first provision in his […]
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Rick Kushman, wine and food writer and educator, will teach a Wine 101 class called “Why Wine is More Fun Than People Make it Seem” on May 12 from 1:30-3pm at Lava Cap Winery. Kushman will cover how to get more out of a wine country experience and drinking wine. Learn tips on tasting — […]
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Aimee Rebmann, artist at Creative Juices Events, is offering two guided painting sessions — “Glass of Red” from 11am-1pm and “Whimsical Picnic” from 2-4pm — at Lava Cap Winery in Placerville on March 24. Cost is $45 per session. This includes all art materials (16×20 canvas and acrylic paints), wine tasting, and a spread of […]
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Tickets are on sale for the annual Passport wine event in El Dorado County. The event often sells out. This year the dates are April 14-15 and April 21-22 from 11am until 5pm. Wine lovers can enjoy 32 award-winning wineries. New to the event this year are Synapse, Shadow Ranch, Nello Olivo, Cielo Estates, Skinner […]
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Stateline casinos helped the state top the $1 billion mark in gaming revenues for the first time since September 2008. South Shore’s win in January was 2 percent higher than in 2011 at $17 million. Overall, Nevada saw gaming revenue increase by 18.4 percent from one January to the next, with a total of $1.038 […]
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Alex Boyar, a 2008 graduate of South Tahoe High School, was in Sacramento this week making some noise about students’ rights along with hundreds of other college students. Boyar is president of Associated Students Inc. at Sonoma State. He is politically active, which includes being an advocate for students’ and gay rights. At STHS he […]
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By Kathryn Reed Before the book drive officially started, the initial goal of 250 books was met. Now organizers want to double or triple that number by the end of the month. With April being National School Library Month, one of the six Leadership Lake Tahoe groups decided to focus on literacy on the South […]
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By Dick Penniman For some people, the idea of “safe skiing” is an oxymoron. Isn’t skiing all about pitting your wits and skill against the raw mountain wilderness? Certainly that was true when skiing was first invented. And, it’s still the case for the backcountry, but not at today’s mountain resorts. Modern mountain resorts are […]
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By Andy Vuong, Denver Post Elliott Anderson loves his Xbox and Nintendo, though it’s not all fun and games. Navigating a Professor Layton adventure on his Nintendo DSi recently helped the Denver sixth-grader breeze through a math problem in class. In the game, Anderson had to divide a circle filled with numbers into three pieces […]
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