The Great Tahoe Flume Race is sanctioned by USA Cycling and is the final race in the Nevada Cup State Championship Series, a four-race points series that will determine the Nevada State Mountain Bike Champion, which carries a $1,000 prize. The Reno Wheelman are putting on the Sept. 12 9am event. The race is 18 […]
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A basic life support CPR/AED class is being offered Oct. 11 from 5:30–9pm. Cost is $50 for this one evening class. Fee includes manual. This course is geared for the general public and covers 30:2 CPR for adults, children and infants AED use resuscitation masks. How to help someone choking. Upon successful completion, receive a […]
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Determine your fitness level on a 23-mile challenge hike with the TRTA. Join experienced volunteer guides for a day of hiking on the longest segment of the Tahoe Rim Trail. The trail from Kingsbury Grade south to Big Meadow maintains a 10 percent or less grade, however there are some steep rocky sections around Monument […]
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Toast the end of the summer season during the 22nd Annual Alpen Wine Festival at The Village at Squaw Valley on Sept. 5. Wine aficionados will sip fine vintages while taking in the mountain scenery and listening to live music, all to help raise money for Can Do Multiple Sclerosis. The Village at Squaw teams […]
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The South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena is offering more curling events to prepare people for our upcoming leagues this fall. These clinics are offered this Saturday and select Saturdays in September and October. Curling is a sport similar to shuffleboard played on ice. Although it is often played with significant strategy and skill, it can […]
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By P.J. Huffstutter and Shan Li, Los Angeles Times In May, days after a group of high school students in the Bay Area nibbled on custard-filled pastries at a catered prom dinner, several of them started to complain about aching stomachs. Around the same time, some college students celebrating their graduation used the same catering […]
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By Kathryn Reed A throng of citizens demonstrated Thursday that getting involved in the government process can bring change. It took most of the morning session and until 3 that afternoon, but in the end the South Lake Tahoe City Council unanimously agreed to form a committee to help create an ordinance regarding marijuana cultivation […]
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This year’s evening program series at the Lake of the Sky Amphitheater will close out Aug. 26 with “An Evening with Mark Twain.” The program, which begins at 7pm, features local favorite MacAvoy Lane recounting Twain’s significant role in the history of the Lake Tahoe Basin. The local U.S. Forest Service’s nonprofit organization, the Tahoe […]
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By Susan Voyles, Reno Gazette-Journal To keep homegrown special events from taking flight, the Reno City Council is on the verge of setting new rules requiring special event producers to promise not to put on a similar event within 45 days before or after their events in Reno. If they break the rule, they’d pay […]
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By Shannon Laney The problem of impaired driving is a serious one. While America witnessed a decline in the number of DUI fatalities in recent years, the numbers are still too high. That’s why the Avoid the 6 DUI Task Force Campaign today announced it will join other law enforcement agencies throughout the country in […]
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