By Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee Construction of a new museum at Donner Memorial State Park in Truckee is shocking many residents and visitors despite years of warnings that the project would disturb the site. “Since last week, I’ve been getting calls and hearing it every day on the bus,” bus driver Rick Stafford, a […]
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By Kathryn Reed The last class of preschoolers may have graduated from Kindertown. Kindertown Preschool and Daycare is being forced to lock its doors at the end of the day June 24. While most of Friday morning was about proud parents taking pictures of their little ones dressed in pink and blue caps and gowns, […]
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Summer Jazz in the Park with longtime local musician Bart Libby on June 19 from 11am-2pm on the Valhalla Grand Lawn on the South Shore. Bring a picnic basket, lawn chairs and sunscreen and relax near the shore of Lake Tahoe. Cost – free, but donations accepted. Log on for directions.
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The Pacific Crest Trail Association and the Tahoe Rim Trail Association are presenting the National Geographic Film “America’s Wild Spaces: The Pacific Crest Trail” on June 28 at 6:30pm. There is no charge. This hour-long film chronicles the peaks and valleys of this epic 2,650 mile long trail that stretches from Mexico to Canada, cutting […]
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Outdoor quilt show on July 16 frm 10am-5pm at Fabrics Unlimited, 155 Shady Lane, Stateline. For more information, call (775.) 588.3211.
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Riva Grill’s 6th Annual Pray for Sun and Deck Opening Party is June 22 from 5-7pm. An $18 donation benefits El Dorado County Volunteer Search and Rescue. Participants get an all you can eat buffet and live music. Plus, Wet Woody Wednesday — so the drinks are $5.25. Riva Grill is in the Ski Run […]
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Riva Grill’s 6th Annual Pray for Sun and Deck Opening Party is June 22 from 5-7pm. An $18 donation benefits El Dorado County Volunteer Search and Rescue. Participants get an all you can eat buffet and live music. Plus, Wet Woody Wednesday — so the drinks are $5.25. Riva Grill is in the Ski Run […]
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By Kate Galbraith, New York Times AUSTIN — At a botanical research center here, slender-bladed grasses that are soft on bare feet fill a round patch of lawn, which has held up despite getting trampled by hordes of visitors all spring. This is a demonstration plot showcasing a mix of native grass species, and it […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the June 17, 2011, Reno Gazette-Journal. By this time next year, an ambitious program to inspect boats statewide to protect Nevada’s lakes and streams, rivers and reservoir from aquatic invaders is expected to be underway. Some boaters undoubtedly will find the inspections an added hassle that they’d rather avoid. […]
Read moreSquaw 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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