Dear Friend of Valhalla, It’s been a blur since the first June event of the 2009 Valhalla Arts, Music, and Theatre Festival. It was a great Thirtieth Anniversary season, but we’re already looking to the future. Visit our website at www.valhallatahoe.com to learn more about our festive Holiday Faire November 20-22 and the elegant Holiday […]
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By Kathryn Reed After proponents and opponents verbally attacked each other, the South Lake Tahoe City Council voted 5-0 in favor of endorsing Measure B. The Nov. 3 ballot measure is a revision of Measure S, which was passed in 2000 by voters in El Dorado County living at the lake. What is dividing the […]
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Squaw Valley Freestyle Team is a nonprofit foundation whose main objective is to provide kids with support systems. There are eight scholarships available for local athletes who are looking to advance their skiing knowledge and abilities. What: Eight Local Skiing Scholarships for Squaw Valley Freestyle/Freeride Team Who: Lake Tahoe Basin or Truckee student-athletes 7th-12th grades. […]
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A series of classes is designed to provide instruction and support for caregivers who are or plan to care for a family member or friend 60 years of age or greater. Classes will be from 1-3pm at Embassy Suites 4130 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. All classes and materials are offered for free, donations […]
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Hear Kim Wyatt, publisher of Bona Fide Books based in Meyers, talk with Lake Tahoe News Publisher Kathryn Reed about the state of publishing and what her company is doing to keep the written word alive. She will be on KTHO-AM 590 on Saturday at 10am and Monday at 6pm. Or listen online at www.kthoradio.com.
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Annual winter concert and art show at Zephyr Cove Elementary School, Dec. 15 at 9:45am
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Publisher’s Note: Horizon and MontBleu casinos at Stateline are no longer operated by the same parent companies. William Yung’s Tropicana company owned Horizon and MontBleu before the parent company filed for bankruptcy. Splitting ownership of the two Lake Tahoe properties is one of the outcomes of the bankruptcy. By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun […]
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By Soroptimist International Tahoe Sierra An passionate and articulate view of Mt. Tallac High School was presented by Susan Baker to the Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra Thursday morning. “This club has been there for us since its inception 11 years ago, and I’m here to thank you,” Baker said. Their financial commitment has included […]
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Los Angeles Times Communing with nature not only lifts spirits, it helps people behave better, according to a study published this month. Psychologists at the University of Rochester conducted four experiments with 370 people who were shown computer images of either natural settings, such as landscapes and lakes, or man-made settings, such as buildings and […]
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By Gus Thomson, Auburn Journal Is the price to keep Tahoe blue too high? A $1.2-billion estimate for getting Lake Tahoe closer to its original blue is being met with little enthusiasm by Placer County government. With no end to tight budgets in sight, County Executive Officer Tom Miller and Granite Bay-area Supervisor Kirk Uhler […]
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