Kindergarten registration for Lake Tahoe Unified School District is May 2-13 at all elementary schools. To be eligible for enrollment, a child must be 5 years of age on or before Dec. 2, 2011. California Law requires: 1. You bring child’s birth certificate. 2. You bring proof of immunizations, which includes the Varicella (Chicken Pox), […]
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One part luxurious luncheon, one part chef-led cooking demonstration, and one part charitable fundraiser — the recipe for the Obesity Prevention Foundation’s “Life Inspired” event brings together some of the top chefs in the region to showcase local food for a good cause. The May 21 fundraiser at Rancharrah, the exclusive and storied Harrah estate, […]
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By Kathryn Reed An industrial facility in a neighborhood on the outskirts of South Lake Tahoe has brought cries of concern from people that are being heard by utility district officials. A last-minute meeting was convened Wednesday night and another one is set for Saturday at 10am at the project site. Residents in the Grizzly […]
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Lynne Bajuk of the Lake Tahoe Historical Society will discuss how the library can help people in their research, and what resources are available online. The talk is May 14 at 2 pm at the South Lake Tahoe branch library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. For more information, call (530) 573.3185.
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit has hired professional trail and bike park designers Hilride to work with trail users to create a plan for improving the Corral Trail. The Corral Trail is a popular multi-use trail on Lake Tahoe’s South Shore that is popular with mountain bikers and open to dirt […]
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Generation HOPE and Friends of Ally clubs at Lake Tahoe Community College are bringing “Bullied, A Student, a School, and a Case that Made History” to the South Lake Tahoe campus. The documentary narrates the story of a student who, because of his sexual orientation, was the subject of unrelenting bullying by his classmates. This […]
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On April 25 and 26, the Tahoe Poetry Posse will bomb the South Shore with poems. Kim Wyatt, publisher of Bona Fide Books, organized the event as part of National Poetry Month, which occurs each April. “We mark the most important times of our lives—graduation, weddings, and funerals—with poems,” Wyatt said in a statement. “They […]
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By Karoun Demirjian, Las Vegas Sun WASHINGTON — Embattled Sen. John Ensign announced this afternoon he will resign from office, effective May 3. The move opens the door for Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval to appoint Rep. Dean Heller to finish out the term. “It is with tremendous sadness that I officially hand over the Senate […]
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By Liz Benston, Las Vegas Sun For decades, researchers have said that alcoholism is more common in the U.S. adult population than compulsive gambling. But last month the University of Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions published a surprising report concluding just the opposite. After age 21, gambling problems are more common than booze dependence, the […]
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By Jane Braxton Little, Sacramento Bee CHESTER – An Indian tribe and a state agency are vying to become long-term stewards of a 2,300-acre area in the Humbug Valley, just east of the Pacific Crest Trail where Plumas and Tehama counties meet. The Maidu Summit Consortium, a group of Maidu Indian tribal, nonprofit and grassroots […]
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