Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for ideas for gifts that cost less than $20 to share with readers. Read this for details. Need a present for your holiday party? Want to spread a smile to all the pet lovers you know? Your purchase of a 2011 Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe “Lucky Dogs of […]
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By Anastasiya Bolton Kusa, Reno Gazette-Journal BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — Thanks to some bright minds, technology similar to what powers your computer at home or work is helping people with disabilities ski or snowboard. Several hundred disabled skiers, including more than 150 veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, came from all over the word to take part […]
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By Kathryn Reed Reviewing a Pulitzer Prize-winning piece of literature written by a Nobel Prize-winning author seems a bit unnecessary, but here goes. “The Good Earth” by Pearl S. Buck has stood the test of time. The novel was first published in 1931. It won the Pulitzer. In 1937, it was made into a motion […]
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By Tom Knudson, Sacramento Bee In the soft morning light, the silver-gray mountain of electronic trash did not look especially hazardous. But it was. Inside that massive rubble of technology, with its V-shaped canyons of printers and keyboards and its fin-like ridges of fax machines and coffee makers, was enough toxic material – including lead, […]
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To the community, Select a fresh tree with good color and firm, flexible needles that do not easily pull from the branches. Place the tree in plain water immediately after re-cutting the trunk at least one-half inch above the old cut. The container you use for your tree should hold 2 to 4 quarts of […]
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South Lake Tahoe’s Lakefront Wedding Chapel was recently featured on a special episode of NBC’s “Where are They Now” updating fans on past contestants from “The Biggest Loser” show. Bernie Salazar, the At Home winner in Season 5, was married at the Lakefront Wedding Chapel in August. “This is great publicity for the wedding business […]
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By Allen Pierleoni, Sacramento Bee Snow will be piled up in the Sierra between Christmas and New Year’s Day, making for an abundance outdoors options during the holiday season. There’s a new one that combines a walk in the woods with a learning experience: the Stargazing Snowshoe Tour at Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort. “We had such a […]
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By Lisa Miller, Newsweek For breakfast, I usually have a cappuccino—espresso made in an Alessi pot and mixed with organic milk, which has been gently heated and hand-fluffed by my husband. I eat two slices of imported cheese—Dutch Parrano, the label says, “the hippest cheese in New York” (no joke)—on homemade bread with butter. I […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe Unified School District is bucking the state trend of rising dropout rates. Data released this week for the 2008-09 school year show the South Shore district with a 5.3 percent dropout rate in grades 9-12. This compares to 2007-08 when the district 9-12 dropout rate was 6.5 percent. This compares […]
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Through Dec. 19 Unity at the Lake is having its 17th annual Bear-A-Thon at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center, 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd. from 9-11:30am. All are encouraged to bring a new bear to Sunday service to hug, cuddle and fill with special blessings and healing light. All the bears are donated to the […]
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