June 13 marks the start of the next series of positive focus dog training classes designed to promote bonding, dependable good behavior, and fun activities with your dog. This series includes Puppy Kindergarten, Adolescent Dog Obedience, and Brilliant Buddy Advanced Obedience. To assure individual attention, class size is imited to 10 participants. Preregistration is required. […]
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The 3rd Annual Tahoe Douglas Rotary “Great Lake Tahoe Chili CookOff is June 12 from 11am to 2pm in the MontBleu parking lot in Stateline.
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The Douglas County Public Library Lake Tahoe branch celebrates the Summer Reading Program with stories and crafts on June 18 at 1:30pm. Miss Carol will read stories about sunshine and Father’s Day. Children ages 3 and up will make a craft; young children should be accompanied by an adult. Sign up by June 17. The […]
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By Freeskier Magazine Freeskier has learned of an immeasurable loss to the skiing community. We have confirmed that Arne Backstrom, perennial freeskiing pro, 29, has passed after a big mountain fall. Although details are still unconfirmed, the accident is reported to have occurred on Pisco Mountain (5757m), in the Cordillera Blanca region of Peru, South […]
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Publisher’s note as of June 4 at 2:30pm: The stakeholders and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency officials met today. Seaplanes will not be banned from Lake Tahoe. By EAA Long a premier destination for seaplanes in the Western United States, local governing bodies threaten to severely restrict seaplane access to Lake Tahoe, the largest alpine lake […]
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The Nevada Commission on Tourism awarded 111 grants worth more than $662,000 to help rural communities promote attractions that draw visitors and generate revenue for local economies, Lt. Gov. Brian K. Krolicki announced Thursday. NCOT awards grants twice a year to public entities such as visitors authorities, cities and chambers of commerce, and each grant […]
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By U.S. Ski Team A U.S. and French proposal to submit ski halfpipe to the International Olympic Committee for consideration as early as 2014 was approved without dissent as the International Ski Federation concluded its biennial FIS Congress Friday in Antalya, Turkey. The Congress also unanimously passed proposals from the USA and other nations to […]
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By Roman Stubbs, Reno Gazette-Journal Terry Sullivan will compete in his third consecutive Reno-Tahoe Odyssey this weekend. But unlike in his first two races, the Reno native will run from another country. Some might say another world. He’ll run his portions of the race in Afghanistan, outside a NATO base in Kabul, chasing the feeling […]
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The South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena is offering a curling orientation and clinic June 12 from 1-3pm. Curling is a great sport similar to shuffleboard played on ice. Although it is often played with significant strategy and skill, it can be enjoyed by all ages after a short lesson. The intent is to develop enough […]
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Bands on the Run — June 17 from 3pm to June 18 at 1:30am along Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe and nearby venues. Music by Rob Armenti and filsm for the Go Big Project and Keep Tahoe Real at Wilman from 4-7pm. (outside patio seating on the marina) Come out and see local […]
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