Chili fundraiser for SITS
Chili sales at Coyote Grill in Roundhill on Sept. 29 starting at 5pm will benefit Soroptimist International Tahoe Sierra.
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8th annual Barn Dance and BBQ
The 8th annual Barn Dance and BBQ hosted by Al & Patty Moss in Markleeville is Sept. 10 from 4-9pm. Proceeds benefit the Eastern Alpine County Fire Department (Woodfords and Markleville) and also the South Tahoe High School football team. Al Moss and the Rip Tides will be the entertainment. Tickets are $35 per person […]
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SeptOberfest at MontBleu
Kiwanis Club of Tahoe Sierra’s annual SeptOberfest is Sept. 23 at 6pm at MontBleu in Stateline. Tickets are $35.
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Climbing Festival & Bouldering Competition in Meyers
The inaugural Climbing Festival & Bouldering Competition in Meyers is Sept. 17. Joshua Welch of Safe Haven Chiropractic in Meyers is spearheading the event so people can watch and learn about the beauty and athleticism of playing on granite. He says Lake Tahoe bouldering has exploded in the last few years. The event is free […]
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STHS theater department going big with first production
By Kathryn Reed Easing into her new environment isn’t exactly Liz Niven’s style. Instead of a small production, maybe even one that wouldn’t be well attended, Niven is going all out when it comes to breaking in South Tahoe High School’s new theater. “42nd Street” with all of its music and dancing will be the […]
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Snippets about Lake Tahoe
• AAA has given its five diamond designation to the Ritz-Carlton at Northstar. • A tribute to Olga Hopkins will be Sept. 16. Click on flyer for more details. • Tahoe Keepers is a free training program designed to help non-motorized watercraft operators guard against inadvertently transporting aquatic invasive species. • Kiwanis Club of Lake […]
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Brain’s real super-food may be learning new languages
By Casey Schwartz, Newsweek On a sweltering August morning, in a classroom overlooking New York’s Hudson River, a group of 3-year-olds are rolling sticky rice balls in chocolate sprinkles, as a teacher guides them completely in Mandarin. This is just one toddler learning game at the total–immersion language summer camp run by the primary school […]
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Opinion: Budget is more like Cruise Control Act of 2011
By Tom McClintock Federal spending has ballooned 28 percent during the Obama presidency, while the government has amassed more debt than it acquired from the first day of George Washington’s administration to the last day of George H. W. Bush’s. Our nation is racing toward a fiscal cliff. Yet, as Sen. Jim DeMint noted, instead […]
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DUI crackdown results in 6 arrests in South Lake Tahoe
From 12:01am Aug. 19 through Aug. 25, officers from the South Lake Tahoe Police Department arrested six individuals for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. This is part of the Summer/Labor Day National Anti-DUI crackdown. On Aug. 24, a DUI checkpoint was conducted in South Lake Tahoe with officers from SLTPD, CHP and […]
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Fallen Leaf Lake and its people come to life in book
By Linda Fine Conaboy With each book I read about Lake Tahoe and its early settlers, I am reminded that this lovely region isn’t made up of just a few parts: Lake Tahoe, Fallen Leaf Lake, Desolation Wilderness and all the bodies of water there, Glen Alpine Springs, Mt. Tallac, Homewood, Freel Peak, Emerald Bay […]
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