What kinds of life inhabit extreme environments? What strategies do they use to survive? What significance does this research have for the history of life on Earth and future studies on other planets? As an overview of Alison Murray’s current research, this program will provide a better understanding of the unseen life forms that dominate […]
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By Kathryn Reed A look of awe comes across people’s faces as they glide across Lake Tahoe for the first time. Seeing why it’s called the Jewel of the Sierra, with it’s various shades of blue. Marveling that snow lingers in September on the higher peaks. Taken in by the other activity on the lake. […]
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Applications are currently available for Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe Foundation’s 2010-2011 community service grants program. Community organizations are encouraged to submit creative grant proposals that will create a lasting benefit for women and/or youth in the community. Deadline for receipt of applications is 5pm Oct. 15. The community service grants program began in […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Sept. 4, 2010, Sacramento Bee. California’s legislators talk a good game about saving taxpayer money. But handed a common-sense chance to do just that, they have completely flubbed it. The secretary of state’s office, the California Association of Counties and county officials could not find a single lawmaker […]
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“180 Degrees South: Conquerors of the Useless”, a true story of exploration and adventure directed by former pro surfer Chris Malloy, follows nomadic wanderer Jeff Johnson and a few of his friends as they attempt to duplicate the 1968 journey undertaken by his heroes Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins from California to Chile’s Patagonia region. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Blue numbers are mysteriously cropping up on trees along Powerline Trail. It’s not just Forest Service land being marked. And it’s not the feds with the spray paint. It’s NV Energy out of Reno numbering the trees. But no one is letting homeowners know what is going on. For Janill Gilbert, whose […]
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South Lake Tahoe AAUW welcomes members, guests, and the public to a potluck brunch on Sept. 11 at 10am at the Aspen Room at Lake Tahoe Community College. The middle school girls AAUW sent to Tech Trek Math and Science Camp at Stanford this summer will share their adventures. For more information and reservations, call […]
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The North Lake Tahoe Resort Association, in collaboration with the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce, is accepting applications for its 2010-11 Community Marketing Grant Program. The deadline to apply is Oct. 8 at 5pm. The majority of grants awarded will be in the $500 to $2,500 range, with possible $5,000 grants going to large-scale […]
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By Adam Himmelsbach, New York Times When Colin Kaepernick interned at a University of Nevada-themed sports apparel store this summer, he sold Wolf Pack clothing to people who often did not know that he plays for the football team. One customer even asked Kaepernick to help her find the jersey of the quarterback, unaware she […]
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By Harold Singer In the late 1960s the average depth of clarity at Lake Tahoe was measured at more than 100 feet. Lake clarity, like a person’s temperature, is a sign of the health of the lake. A change in a person’s temperature signals a health problem, but it does not tell you what is […]
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