By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee Alfred Villalobos, the former CalPERS board member accused of bribing pension fund officials, is having trouble collecting some of the fees he earned for his work. Court records show at least one of Villalobos’ clients – Aurora Capital Group, the investment firm headed by Republican power broker Gerald Parsky – […]
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By Kathryn Reed Who the next president of Lake Tahoe Community College will be may not be known for some time, but the board is likely to decide June 8 on a process for finding that person. At a special board meeting Wednesday morning the board accepted the resignation of President Paul Killpatrick. His last […]
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• The American Pyrotechnics Association, a trade association for the fireworks industry, ranks the Lake Tahoe South Shore the fourth best Fourth of July display in the country. New York, Chicago and Washington took the top three spots. • Tahoe’s Robert Frohlich and Darin Talbot this month will receive the 2010 Warren Miller Award from […]
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By Frank X. Mullen, Reno Gazette-Journal Scientists have identified a new type of marine reptile, which 240 million years ago roamed the sea that became the Nevada desert. Judging by the size and sharpness of its teeth, the recently-discovered ichthyosaur was a fierce predator that ate various prey including his fellow fish-lizards, researchers said. When […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal Summertime is the biggest time of year for bands to head out on the road. It’s when the outdoor amphitheaters take on the big shows and the hottest tours take stages of all sizes. Tours big and small will hit Reno and Tahoe this year, from hitmakers such as Elton John, Rascal […]
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The annual Sawmill Pond Kids’ Fishing Derby is June 5 from 8am to noon. All kids under 14 are welcome to participate in the free derby. If you don’t have a fishing pole, the guides from Tahoe Fly Fishing Outfitters will have some loaners. No lures can be used during the derby. In addition to […]
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To the community, The city of South Lake Tahoe has been notified that for the second year in a row, it has been awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers’ Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). This national award ranks the proficiency of the city’s budget document in terms […]
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Blue Angel Cafe on Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe is the featured restaurant this week in Taste of Tahoe. The eatery will be donating a chunk of its profits to the local Relay for Life event through Saturday. Each week a different restaurant on the South Shore is giving a portion of its […]
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The eighth annual Corvettes at Lake Tahoe car show is June 18–19 at MontBleu in Stateline. It is free. Corvettes will be on display from 3–7pm Friday and 8am-5pm Saturday. For more info, call Paul Anthony at (775) 267.1479 or go to www.laketahoecorvetteclub.org.
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June 27 from 12:30-2:30pm Unity at the Lake guest speaker Kathy Zavada and workshop “Awakening to the Self through Love” at the Tahoe Senior Center, 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. This workshop is an invitation to recognize, realize and rest in our true nature as love itself. Through deeply conscious music, meditation, self-reflection […]
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