By Theodore B. Olson, Newsweek Together with my good friend and occasional courtroom adversary David Boies, I am attempting to persuade a federal court to invalidate California’s Proposition 8—the voter-approved measure that overturned California’s constitutional right to marry a person of the same sex. My involvement in this case has generated a certain degree of […]
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By Melissa Larsen, ESPN Action Sports It’s Dec. 10, 2009. Some of the world’s best snowboarders gather atop a 22-foot-tall halfpipe at Copper Mountain, Colo. Each has prepared a diligently practiced contest run to debut in the first of five competitions that will determine the final rosters of the U.S. and Canadian Olympic snowboarding teams. […]
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Geoff Clark, director of Nordic skiing for Alpine Skills International, is hosting a telemarking clinic on Feb. 7. The course will combine a variety of techniques for dynamic skiing, including dynamic parallel, dynamic telemark, ad ungroomed and variable conditions. Skiers need to be comfortable on black-diamond terrain. For information, go to www.alpineskills.com.
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Project WET Workshop is an action-packed, hands-on workshop is for anyone interested in teaching about natural resources, conservation and environmental education. Great hands-on curriculum training for anyone working with K-12 youth. All activities are geared toward teaching about Water Quality issues facing the Lake Tahoe Region. It is Feb. 3 from 10am–4pm at the Tahoe […]
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By Susan Wood As a new year and decade begin, I reflect on a time when South Lake Tahoe had reason to celebrate. If only for a moment, no unfinished projects, crumbling sidewalks, lost tourism promotion opportunities or staggering unemployment figures cloud my mind. One year ago today, the South Shore was placed on the […]
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The South Lake Tahoe Friends of the Library invites current and potential members to its next meeting at noon Jan. 21 at the South Tahoe Branch Library conference room at 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd. Proceeds from book sales and projects support the library year-round with children’s programs, guest speaker programs, book and technology purchases and […]
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The South Lake Tahoe Women’s Center is offering a free self-defense class on Jan. 28 from 6-7pm at Inn by the Lake, 3300 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. Learn several techniques to defend yourself and escape an attacker. No experience needed.
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By Kathryn Reed The thermometer may say 30 something, but don’t be surprised if it feels like it’s in the teens in Lake Tahoe. Such are the hazards of a wind chill. Winds were picking up in the basin late this morning as the next storm is slated to roll in this afternoon. A winter […]
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Letter to the Publisher, On Jan. 8, I met my friend John Wheeler at Santoro Caffe Shop in Cameron Park for a visit. While we were talking over coffee, Bob Luca, a candidate for sheriff of El Dorado County, came in and we invited him over to where we were sitting. He sat and conversed […]
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“Winds definitely affecting the operation of upper mountain lifts at Heavenly, Kirkwood, Alpine, Squaw, Mt. Rose and Sugar Bowl. Call ahead,” says Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe. Here is his ski report for the day.
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