South Tahoe Soccer Association is hosting a Winter Training Program in February and March for children ages 4-11 at all of the elementary schools in Lake Tahoe Unified School District. Flier will be given to students next week to bring home. Sessions will be after school in the multipurpose rooms at the schools. For more […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe Unified School District may have to change how it elects board members because of the growing student Hispanic population – which is 41 percent. The California Voting Rights Act that was enacted in 2002 was implemented to make it easier for racial and ethnic groups to challenge at-large elections instead […]
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By Martha Bellisle, Reno Gazette-Journal The prosecutor in the Jaycee Dugard kidnapping case said in a motion released Wednesday that a February hearing to determine whether Phillip Garrido is competent to stand trial must be kept in El Dorado County. Garrido has been evaluated by three mental health experts, and reports from at least two […]
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By Michael A. Memoli and Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times TUCSON — With a plea to the nation to overcome its divisions, President Obama paid tribute to the victims and heroes of the weekend shooting spree in Arizona and sounded a call for Americans to heal themselves. Obama came to the University of Arizona, where […]
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Lake Tahoe Historical Society will have its Winter Program at Camp Richardson’s rustic lodge on Highway 89 on Jan. 18 at 7pm. Frank Tortorich, Amador County educator, Emigrant Trail researcher and guide, author, and longtime member of Oregon California Trails Association, will portray a young man who joined the Mormon Battalion in the 1840s. The […]
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Illegal. Racist. Immigration. Freedom. Profiling. These words are swirled into the movie “9500 Liberty” that will be shown Jan. 22 at 6pm at Duke Theatre on the Lake Tahoe Community College campus in South Lake Tahoe. The feature-length film was initially shot in segments that were uploaded to YouTube. It’s about a county in Virginia […]
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• Emerald Bay Towing in South Tahoe became a satellite Hertz car rental office last year. • AARP lists Sugar Bowl and Homewood as two of the top 10 resorts for older skiers. • The Thunderbird Lodge Preservation Society in Lake Tahoe is one of 13 nonprofits to receive grants from the Hearst Foundations in […]
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Mostly cloudy skies and a little snow are in the forecast. Most resorts are reporting a minimal amount of fresh snow. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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St. Theresa School’s crab dinner is Feb. 4. The dinner and auction are the South Lake Tahoe school’s major fundraiser. Doors open at 6pm with a cash-only bar. The sit-down dinner is served at 7pm. In addition to crab served two ways, pasta, salad and veggies are on the menu. There will also be silent […]
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By Mark Memmott, NPR Saying that “after this shocking tragedy, I listened at first puzzled, then with concern, and now with sadness, to the irresponsible statements from people attempting to apportion blame for this terrible event,” former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has issued her first lengthy statement about the shootings in Tucson on Saturday and […]
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