The North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce is hosting a computer demonstration as part of their Chamber EDucation series titled “Learn How to Modernize Your Business PCs” Sept. 21 from 8:30-10am at Granlibakken Resort, 725 Granlibakken Road, in Tahoe City. The demonstration is a firsthand look, along with a live demonstration, of Microsoft Office 2010 […]
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Liz Broscoe’s DURGA — a journey on the drum from ancient times to modern day — is Oct. 8 at 7pm at MontBleu in Stateline. It is sponsored by Tahoe Arts Project. Cost is $10 for adults; $5 for children and seniors. For more information, call (530) 542.3632.
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The Nevada Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ Association annual Nevada Carry Concealed Weapon Permit Holders Forum is Sept. 30 from 9am-noon in Carson City. Douglas County Undersheriff Paul Howell, Julie Butler of the Division of Records and Technology, and Frank Adams, executive director of the Nevada Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ Association, will moderate the panel. The meeting will […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee California’s barely visible economic recovery should crawl along for another year or longer, putting off any meaningful gains until sometime in 2012, according to the latest projections from UCLA. The quarterly UCLA Anderson Forecast, to be released today, says statewide unemployment won’t fall below 10 percent until the last three […]
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Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra will host Tony O’Rourke, South Lake Tahoe city manager, on Sept. 16 at 7:30am at the Lake Tahoe Senior Center in South Lake Tahoe. On Sept. 30 Kathy Strain, an instructor at Lake Tahoe Community College and a consultant with the California State Parks, will speak about the issue concerning […]
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By Kathryn Reed Hellen Barclay could be the poster woman for Soroptimist and the American Dream. She survived being born in Kenya in the 1970s when daughters were the less desired gender – and in many ways still are. She survived an abusive marriage – which many women are still trapped in. She survived the […]
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By Kathryn Reed “This is a greater danger to us than the Angora Fire.” Those were South Lake Tahoe City Councilman Bruce Grego’s words as he passionately pleaded for his fellow councilmembers on Tuesday to close down the three medicinal marijuana facilities by the end of October. “How far we going to let this go?” […]
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By Daniel Lowenstein Charles Munger Jr., son of Wall Street player and billionaire Charles Munger Sr., donated $1 million in 2008 to the campaign supporting Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s bizarre legislative redistricting initiative scheme, Proposition 11. Now, Munger Jr. is the major sponsor and so far only contributor (well, others have given $100,000; Munger Jr. has […]
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Greetings from the Food Service Department! Just a quick note to let all of you know that I have purchased some pesticide free and wax free Gala apples and pesticide free petite red seedless grapes from Mt. Moriah Farms in Lodi. The grapes were just picked Sept. 13 at this family run farm. Farm to […]
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Sierra-at-Tahoe is gearing up for the 2010-11 winter season by hosting two hiring fairs to fill a variety of seasonal positions. Nearly every operational department will be hiring at the two on-site job fairs including patrol, lift operations, retail, food and beverage, ski and snowboard school, and more. The first job fair will be at […]
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