Publisher’s note: This is an email sent by Craig Brinkman to Lake Tahoe Community College staff that was given to Lake Tahoe News by a college employee. See the Jan. 22 feature story for more insight about the issue. To the LTCC Classified Staff, This is a note to say, simply, thank you for affording […]
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Jori Turner’s fifth-grade class from Lake Tahoe Environmental Education Magnet School in Meyers had no problem navigating through the unexpected stormy weather during the Winter Trek Environmental Education program earlier this month. Classes from as far away as Grass Valley and Fallon have participated in this great outdoor learning program. The three-hour curriculum based snowshoe […]
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By Kathryn Reed Flu season has officially arrived on the South Shore. The numbers are nothing to be alarmed about, according to Barton Health officials, but it’s also not too late to get a flu shot. It’s also early in the season, with the full onslaught far from being close. One person this month had […]
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By Elizabeth Karam, U.S. Ski Team SALT LAKE CITY – More than 50 U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding athletes have been taking full advantage of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association’s partnership with Westminster College in Salt Lake City. In a snow covered town with the trees and ground glistening with white sparkles as […]
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By Kathryn Reed Unrest is brewing at Lake Tahoe Community College among staff, the board and the president. One classified employee on Jan. 21 told Lake Tahoe News privately, “Morale has always been in the toilet, now it’s in the sewer.” College board member Kerry David isn’t surprised staff would be disgruntled based on continued […]
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By Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee Phillip Garrido’s public defender is seeking a postponement of his scheduled mental competency trial, saying an overwhelming amount of evidence still must be reviewed and that she is still studying whether to ask that the trial be moved out of El Dorado County. A jury trial is set to begin […]
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On Jan. 21 at about 3:50pm, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department received a 911 call from a correctional officer who is employed by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office. The officer, who was off duty and shopping for groceries at Raley’s at the Y was reportedly approached from behind and shoved by a prior […]
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Tahoe Arts Project is hosting international opera singers Annalisa Winberg & Roy Stevens on Feb. 4 at 7pm at Lake Tahoe Community College Duke Theatre. Joining them on stage will be the South Lake Tahoe Children’s Choral Society; Blue Ribbon Choir and Tahoe Belles. This is not your traditional “Opera” performance, but an evening of […]
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By Jason Hildago, Reno Gazette Journal Nevada must improve its struggling education system and develop a skilled workforce if it wants to attract business and create new opportunities for long-term economic growth and diversity, those at an economic forum hosted by UNR on Wednesday said. The forum, held as part of the Reno Gazette-Journal’s Reno […]
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Shortly after the Tucson incident of Jan. 8, Emily Rankin, director of Alumnae Relations at Scripps College in Claremont, was in contact with the congresswoman’s husband, Capt. Mark Kelly. She inquired how the Scripps community could best show its support for Gabby Giffords and the other victims. Kelly replied his wife’s pet project is food […]
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