To the community, The following poem was written in 1971 when I was 19 and in the midst of a quest to see every state, city, national park – all this country had to offer. In every city and town, from New York to Dubuque, and on every highway, there were veterans who served in […]
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Squaw Valley’s 5th annual Kid-O-Rama celebration returns Feb. 15-22 to the Village at Squaw Valley. It includes street parties, kids’ concerts, face painting, balloon art, s’mores, snowtubing and Big Truck Night. The weeklong event caters to families with children and provides an array of kid-friendly activities the whole family can enjoy. Big Truck Night gives […]
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“Vagina Monologues” will be staged in South Lake Tahoe on Feb. 28 and March 1 at 7pm. The Eve Ensler production will be at Blue Angel Café in South Lake Tahoe at 7pm. Cost is $15. Tahoe Youth & Family Services, Live Violence Free, CASA and Zawadisha are the beneficiaries. “The Sex Show”, a Jeopardy-style […]
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By Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee The U.S. Forest Service’s refusal to revise existing restrictions on snowmobile use in the Lake Tahoe Basin is one of a dozen objections filed by groups and individuals against the agency’s proposed updated land-management plan. The objection charges that the current 25-year-old restrictions do not address the effects of […]
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By Eliza Barclay, NPR Remember those ballot initiatives California in Washington and that aimed to get food companies to label products containing genetically modified ingredients? They failed, in 2012 and 2013, respectively, thanks in part to the tens of millions of dollars lavished by the Grocery Manufacturers Association and other food industry groups on campaigns […]
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• South Lake Tahoe pro snowboarder Elena Hight shares these ab workouts with Women’s Health magazine. • Former South Tahoe High grad Chris Grant has been fired as general manger of the Cleveland Cavaliers. • Here is the Sierra roadwork schedule from Caltrans. • South Lake Tahoe Family Resource Center will be hosting a mental health […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee Written notice has been sent to more than 3,000 clients of Easter Seal Society of Superior California after a laptop belonging to one of the charity’s workers was stolen. The employee’s vehicle was broken into on Dec. 10, resulting in the theft of a number of items, including a work-issued […]
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The AARP Tax Aide Program offers free income tax preparation for California and Nevada residents of all ages. Returns are prepared by IRS trained volunteers. Services are offered on Thursdays 1:30-6pm, Fridays 9am-1pm, and Saturdays 10am-2pm through April 12 at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center, 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd. No appointments are necessary. Bring […]
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Chocolate: Heritage of the Americas is the topic of a lecture in Incline on April 10. Louis Grivetti will present the social history of chocolate and its cultural role at various periods in U.S. history, with special attention to California, and a brief overview of chocolate as medicine. No-host bar opens at 5:30pm and the […]
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By AP American Julia Mancuso won a bronze medal in the super combined Monday in Sochi, securing her status as a prime time performer on the slopes. It was Mancuso’s fourth career Olympic medal for Team USA. No other American woman has won more than two. The 29-year-old from Squaw Valley soared to the top […]
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