Blood drive
Embassy Suites in South Lake Tahoe is the place to donate blood Feb. 6 from noon-6pm. For more information, contact Dan Kerr at (775) 781.5343.
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Lecture by cardiologist
In honor of National Heart Month and Barton cardiologist David Young’s strong belief in preventative care, he is scheduled to speak at Kahle Community Center on Feb. 1 from 6-7pm. Young will address cardiovascular risk factors and heart health. Kahle is located at 236 Kingsbury Grade, Stateline. For more information on this free lecture, go […]
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‘In Pursuit of a Dream’
Lake Tahoe Historical Society will present the film “In Pursuit of a Dream” on Feb. 7 at 6:30pm at the Lodge at Camp Richardson. The film shows 24 students and three teachers from across the United States in a cross country wagon trek as the “emigrate” from Wyoming to Oregon one recent summer. They dressed […]
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Government gridlock compels Nevadans to pursue progress via initiatives
By David McGrath Schwartz and Michael Squires, Las Vegas Sun Labor is preparing a business-tax ballot initiative. A conservative businessman is threatening initiatives to raise taxes on mining and gaming. A maverick attorney is proposing an initiative calling for sweeping changes to the state tax structure, creating what would be, in effect, a parallel government […]
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A trip through Tahoe history via a horse-drawn sleigh
By Kathryn Reed Something about a sleigh ride creates lasting memories. Stories about those memories are retold throughout “Sleigh Rides in Lake Tahoe: Memoirs of Sam Borges”. But the book is so much more than the history of this iconic South Shore business. It’s about Tahoe, and it is in large part about Sam Borges […]
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Opinion: Brown’s budget ideas decimate child care
By Linda Asato On Jan. 6, 2012, Gov. Brown released his 2012-13 budget proposing severe changes and devastating budget cuts to the systems that support low-income children and families. These proposed cuts destroy the pathway to success for children and families and dismantles decades of investment in California’s long-established system of child-care services that support […]
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LTFAC to meet in Stateline
The Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee will meet Feb. 9 from 9am-noon at the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, 128 Market St., Stateline. LTFAC will address issues related to federal activities at Lake Tahoe. Items on the agenda include reviewing and confirming the LTFAC Vision and Strategic Planning Session outcomes, and public comment. LTFAC consists of […]
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Chefs, farmers join forces
By Jenn Garbee, Los Angeles Times It’s ironic, in a rosemary-infused sort of way, that in today’s farm-to-table restaurant era few chef-and-farmer relationships have evolved into the true collaborations those farm-specific menus often suggest. Their lives tend to exist in parallel worlds, firmly rooted together but never quite merging. Like many farmers, Bill and Barbara […]
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RAOK: Making a meeting not be standing room only
It’s amazing how the simplest of gestures are such Random Acts of Kindness. Joel Dameral getting up to get others a chair from the stack in the back of the room at the Lake Tahoe Unified School District meeting last night didn’t go unnoticed. A fellow district employee nominated him to be a Lake Tahoe […]
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