By Jennie Yabroff, Newsweek A writer declares in the New York Times that Americans eat far too many animal products; he advises that if we do as the French do and limit our intake of meat, we will be healthier and spend less money on food. Michael Pollan, in this month’s food issue of the […]
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The Truckee Community Christmas program is asking locals to open their hearts to help make the holidays brighter for several hundred less fortunate local families and individuals. Serving the community in its seventeenth year as an all-volunteer umbrella organization coordinating the efforts of several groups that rally to assist fellow townspeople in need, the Truckee […]
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By Kathryn Reed “There is no alternative for being yourself.” That is the message on the back of South Tahoe High School Ally T-shirts. Ally isn’t an acronym. It means friend or supporter. It is, though, the name of the gay straight alliance at the high school. Bridey Heidel has been the adviser for all […]
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Top luxury real estate professionals from across the U.S. and Canada gathered in Austin late last month to compete for “best in the business” marketing awards. Lake Tahoe-based Susan Lowe and Shari Chase of Chase International came home with two of the five top awards: Best Property Marketing and Best Market Update Report. Best Property […]
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On the occasion of Mark Twain’s 175th birthday, the Mark Twain Cultural Center will host a celebration and the old boy himself (impersonator McAvoy Layne) will hold forth on the balance of the autobiography that Twain asked be withheld for 100 years after his death. The celebration, which honors one of Lake Tahoe’s most well-known […]
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The fourth annual North Face Masters is the largest big mountain snowboarding competition in the country, and it provides a venue for the best snowboarders in the world to compete for a total $45,000 cash prize purse. Competitors will be at Kirkwood March 3-5.
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Ring in the holiday season with the Holiday Jazz Fest at Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa & Casino, Nov. 26-27. This annual two-day celebratory musical event features Peter White, Rick Braun, Mindi Abair, Gerald Albright, Lalah Hathaway and Kirk Whalum. Doors open each evening at 7pm and live entertainment begins at 8pm. Two ticket […]
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South Lake Tahoe’s annual Community Tree and Menorah Lighting is Dec. 3 from 5-7pm at the visitors center on Highway 50 by the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center. Festivities include: · Santa Claus and his elves · Free sleigh/carriage rides from Borges Sleigh and Carriage Rides compliments of Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority · Music by […]
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On Nov. 11 at 8am, Ryder Evans will speak at the Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra meeting about ShelterBox. ShelterBox is an international relief charity that delivers emergency shelter, warmth and dignity to people affected by disaster worldwide. This organization responds instantly to disasters delivering aid as quickly as possible to the people who need […]
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South Lake Tahoe City Councilman-elect Tom Davis and Lake Tahoe News Publisher Kathryn Reed were having a casual conversation last week about the orange fencing around trees at Lakeview Commons — and why it’s there when a chain link fence keeps people out of the dormant construction zone. Shortly thereafter Davis spoke to City Manager […]
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