Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (Toccata) commemorates the 10th anniversary of the 9-11 tragedy with a concert series that features famed violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn performing Mozart’s Concerto for Violin No. 3 in G Major on the legendary Red Stradivarius Violin. The program concludes with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. Performances are: Sept. 11 at 3:30pm at […]
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By Rick Daysog, Sacramento Bee The search for 2-year-old Madeline Samaan-Fay ended tragically Saturday night after FBI agents found the toddler’s remains in a remote area of El Dorado County. Federal officials issued an Amber Alert on Friday after the curly-haired child was abducted by her father, 49-year-old Mourad “Moni” Samaan. FBI agents discovered Samaan’s […]
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By Val Schmidt We arrived in Cumberland Sound on the evening of July 25 and the ship immediately commenced an SX90 sonar acoustic fisheries survey for Arctic Cod that they hoped to find in this area. This was not part of our own effort, but rather that of the chief scientist for this leg, Louis […]
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• Celebration of Education by the Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation is Aug. 26 from 5-7pm at South Tahoe High School. Tours of the Theater Arts & Design Academy will be given. This event is free and open to the public. • Employees from the San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices of California Technologies took a […]
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Barton Foundation’s annual Signature Cocktail Contest is Sept. 8 from 5:30-8pm at Riva Grill in South Lake Tahoe. Must be at least 21 to attend. The contest is the kick off to the Festival of Trees and Lights which is the first weekend in December at MontBleu in Stateline. Both events benefit the expansion and […]
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By Kathryn Reed Pretty face, cow parsnips, California valerian, forget-me-nots, lupine, columbine, Indian paintbrush, larkspur, groundsel – these are just some of the flowers flourishing in a kaleidoscope of color along the trail to Dardanelles Lake. It’s helpful to have someone on the trail telling you what you’re looking at instead of just saying – […]
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By Jane Honeck The recent budget crisis catapulted us into this week’s stock market turmoil and reaffirms the consequences of ignoring Sir Francis Bacon’s 400 year old words, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Those sage words were echoed during FDR’s inaugural speech and still ring true today. We clearly see […]
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By Claudia Buck, Sacramento Bee The IRS may have “missing money” waiting for you. Millions of dollars in refunds owed to thousands of California taxpayers haven’t been claimed, says the IRS. There are two kinds of refund monies: undelivered and unclaimed. If your paper refund check was returned to the IRS as “undeliverable” by the […]
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Joan Bamberger, who taught at South Tahoe High School from 1967-2003, died Aug. 12 in Desert Hot Springs after a lengthy illness. She was 68. She taught business and typing to thousands of students and took great interest in their future accomplishments. She coached the high school girls’ vollyball team during the 1970s. Ms. Bamberger […]
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By Marek Warszawski, McClatchy-Tribune There was no time to react. One instant, Marcia Rasmussen was walking on snow. The next, she was engulfed by icy water and being swept downstream. “There was no way,” says Rasmussen, the tone of disbelief in her voice still fresh. “I didn’t hear the ice crack or groan. No way. […]
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