By Jon Ralston, Las Vegas Sun So when a creepy congressman who has a sexting disorder becomes a distraction and liability, fretting Democrats line up to defenestrate him. But when an even creepier senator has an affair with a staffer, reveals himself to be a world-class hypocrite and importunes supplicants to hire the cuckold, Republicans […]
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By Lance Williams, California Watch Mono Lake is the second-largest lake in California – a gorgeous, otherworldly expanse of aquamarine saltwater in the high desert east of Yosemite National Park. Its very existence is a modern environmental success story. As late as 1984, the lake was condemned to become a 65-square-mile salt flat, as the […]
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More than 100 students, including six from Whittell High School, participated in a five-day Rotary Youth Leadership Awards leadership camp to focus on developing interpersonal skills, leadership, team-building, and ethics in a fun and supportive environment. The Whittell students were sponsored by the Tahoe Douglas Rotary Club to participate in one of two camps organized […]
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Incline Village takes things to the next level with their traditional Red, White & Tahoe Blue festivities scheduled for July 1-4, which includes patriotic chalk drawing contest, opening ceremonies with a tribute to veterans, doggie dress-up contest, beer tasting and brats, brunch with Shakespeare, firecracker trail trek and free fireworks July 4 at 9:30pm off […]
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To the community, There is an important meeting about bike paths coming up June 30 at 9am at the South Lake Tahoe library. If you support bike paths, you should attend and make yourself heard. Remember Measure S? Money from it was designated to go to bike paths, ball fields, the ice rink and Tahoe […]
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By Jim Carlton and David Ferry, Wall Street Journal TAHOE CITY — One of the heaviest winter snow seasons in years is putting a chill on the Sierra Nevada’s summer tourism, with lingering drifts forcing camping trips, rafting excursions and horseback rides to be canceled or postponed. Although the snow has mostly melted in this […]
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Squaw Valley Institute is sponsoring the Great Whitewater Rivers of the World lecture June 29 at 7pm at the Cedar House Sport Hotel in Truckee. Laurence Alvarez Roos, a worldwide river runner and explorer, will talk about his experiences on rivers from Africa to the United States to South America. Tickets are $10 and limited. […]
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The 2011 Garden Tour put on by the Lake Tahoe Historical Society is July 31 from 10am-4pm. The theme will be “Learning More About Gardening.” Music and refreshments will be at the Ledbetter Terrace at Lake Tahoe Community College in South Lake Tahoe. Four of the gardens on the tour belong to current or former […]
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Ball handling and basketball shooting camps will be at Kahle Community Center in Stateline June 27-July 1 from 9am-4pm. This is for boys and girls in grades K-10. Cost ranges between $125 and $265. For more information, call Gil Llewellyn at (310) 903.6473 or email coachgil@advantagebasketball.com.
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The Washoe Tribe’s 21st annual Wa She Shu It Deh Native American Arts Festival is July 23-24 at the Tallac Historic Site on the South Shore The festival features a basket weaving competition, native dancers, music, and arts and crafts. Admission is free. For more information, call 800.792.2746.
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