Saturday Mornings, the award-winning morning discussion and lecture series collaboration of Sierra Nevada College and Incline Village Parks & Recreation Senior Programs, continue this fall. College faculty and other knowledgeable locals present bite-size offerings of intellectually stimulating material to pique people’s interest and challenge their sensibilities. An optional continental breakfast will be provided for $3. […]
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Homewood Mountain Resort officials will give a presentation on the proposed project Aug. 11 from 6-8pm in the Tahoe City Public Utility District board room. (221 Fairway Drive, Tahoe City) This is an opportunity to learn more about the project and make your opinions known. Additionally, there will also be some discussion during the meeting […]
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Northstar-at-Tahoe is hosting a North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce and Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce joint Chamber Business Mixer Aug. 9, 5-7pm in the Village at Northstar, 5001 Northstar Drive in Truckee. Gypsy is the theme and attendees are encouraged to sign in at the Season Pass & Tickets Office to receive a map […]
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As part of the Chamber EDucation program, the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Sierra Economic Development Corporation to host a Business Identity Theft Compliance Workshop on Aug. 10 from noon to 1:30pm at the Mark Twain Cultural Center, 760 Mays Blvd., Ste. 10, Incline Village. Attendees will learn about identity […]
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With contaminated soil and groundwater found at the site of the fuel leak at Zephyr Cove Resort, more testing has been ordered. More than 3 cubic yards of contaminated soil constitutes a reportable quantity, explained Cheva Heck with the U.S. Forest Service. The Forest Service owns the land on the South Shore where the leak […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee Just north of Highway 180 in Fresno County, a wildfire in mid-June ate through thick grass, burning into oak woodlands and roaring up steep hills. For firefighters, it appeared to be a routine event. Six engine teams, including five from CalFire and one from Fresno County, attacked from two sides. […]
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Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care’s open house is Aug. 7 from 10am-4pm. This is the one time of the year the public is permitted on the grounds where the wild birds and animals are rehabilitated before being released back to the wild. Various species to be seen include three bear cubs, five red-tailed hawks, seven barn […]
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Mose Roenberg of UC Davis will dissect cheese making’s more than 9,000-year evolution to become a unique and complex technology enabling more than 2,000 different cheeses. The event is Aug. 11, with a 5:30pm no -host bar and the program at 6pm. Cost is $10, which includes cheese tasting. It is at the Tahoe Center […]
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Caregiving is a difficult and often challenging role that one can undertake, and taking the opportunity to share information and feel connected to others who are providing care is a vital step to perform this task to the best of your ability. Take the opportunity Aug. 11 from 5:30-7:30pm, South Lake Tahoe Senior Center at […]
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Publisher’s note: This is reprinted with permission from the February 1976 Lake Tahoe Historical Society newsletter. On January 29, members had the pleasure of meeting Betty Yohalem who is collecting oral histories from pioneer families to be published as the El Dorado County Bicentennial book entitled I Remember … Upon their retirement from their motion […]
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