By Peter Halacsy If you don’t mind a new San Franciscan’s point of view, what I see behind the faltering outcomes of American education is a failure to communicate. American schools are using two-dimensional communication in a 3-D world. All one needs to do is view the YouTube video of a toddler quickly mastering an […]
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Squaw Valley is hosting an Oktoberfest celebration complete with a Bratwurst Toss, authentic German beer and plenty of entertainment. The 9th Annual Squaw Valley Oktoberfest will transform The Village at Squaw Valley into a miniature Bavaria on Oct. 2 from 2-6pm. Modeled after the original Oktoberfest, a 16-day annual festival in Munich, Squaw Valley’s event […]
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Bona Fide Books is having a Book Exchange on Sept. 25 form 10am-2pm. Drop off the books you’ve already enjoyed and leave with the ones you’ll love next. Literary fiction, nonfiction, and curiosities welcome. Coffee cake and serenades are part of the fun. Bona Fide is at 1069 Magua St., No. 4, Meyers — behind […]
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By Kathryn Reed CAMP RICHARDSON — A night of laughter – that’s how the Tahoe Improv Players should promote their shows. The August performance was supposed to be the last of the season; one of the reasons why I made sure it was my first time to ever see the comedic cast. A last-minute benefit […]
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By USA Today Time flies when you’re running one of the world’s most profitable grocery chains. Whole Foods, the organic and natural foods supermarket trendsetter, turns 30 today. The relatively tiny chain, which has 300 units in 38 states, has had a cultural impact more akin to that of Starbucks, which has more than 11,000 […]
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An Evening of Intimate Chamber Music with special guest Maureen Leonard, piano Trio Brio, a group of local professional musicians, will perform at Lake Tahoe Community College’s Duke Theater Sept. 25. Musicians are David Brock, piano, Pat Crane, viola, and Darrell Moore, clarinet compose the chamber group. The concert begins at 8pm and will include […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada will close 2010 with less land burned by wildfire than any other year but one in the past decade, barring any late-season surprises. Only 15 fires larger than 100 acres were recorded over the year across the Silver State as of Friday. They charred 21,688 acres, according to the […]
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By Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times Babies have been hardest hit by whooping cough in California, according to new statistics released by the state Department of Public Health. All nine deaths so far this year have been among infants under 3 months old. Among patients who are critically ill with the disease, babies have […]
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• In the first year of South Tahoe Refuse’s blue bag recycling program more than 10,000 bags have been given out on the South Shore. • This month $8,019,333 in matching funds for the South Tahoe High School ORG (Overcrowded Relief Grant) project and another $105,216 for the California High Performance Schools incentive have been […]
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The Nevada Shade Tree Council, the Nevada Division of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service are sponsoring an arborist training series to improve tree care skills and prepare those interested in taking the International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist Examination. The series is in three eight-hour sessions from Oct. 5-7 at the Nevada Library and […]
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