Reprinted with permission from the August 2009 issue of Tahoe Mountain News. By Kathryn Reed When I lived in Las Vegas from 1993-96 I seldom went to the Strip. I’d tell friends where to go, what to see — even loan them my car. I’d go for the occasional show or maybe a meal. Casinos […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe Fire Chief Lorenzo Gigliotti is fueling a fire of discontent as he lobbies to build a firehouse and training center at Lake Tahoe Community College. While Gigliotti addressed the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board this summer, the Lake Tahoe Community College board heard from President Paul Killpatrick on […]
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KTHO AM-590 (www.kthoradio.com) will be simulcast on FM-96.1 beginning this fall. Caught in the banking meltdown is Colonial Bank’s Kingsbury Grade branch – which has new owners. El Dorado County’s Red Hawk Casino is a sponsor of SF Giants. Coffee & Confectionary Shop is open at Camp Richardson. Look for Tahoe Youth & Family Services’ […]
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By Susan Wood LAS VEGAS — She still has it. Most women can only hope to have their act together in their 60s like the graceful, energetic Divine Miss M. “Las Vegas, you look divine,” Bette Midler belts out to another near sold-out show on a hot Vegas night. She could have been looking in […]
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The Bread & Broth Program at St. Theresa’s Church in South Lake Tahoe is observing its 20th anniversary of serving by celebrating its volunteers through the years with a special dinner Oct. 26 from 4-5:30pm in the Church Hall. Every person who has volunteered their time to the program since it started in 1989 is […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s crunch time for three Lake Tahoe residents who are putting their bodies up for judgment Saturday. Everything they eat matters. Everything they do in the next four days is related to this competition. Chris Minnes, Cassandra Chandler and Alex Huxtable are going to Hayward to compete in the NPC San Francisco […]
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By Jeff DeLong, USA TODAY MUSTANG, Nev. — On a desert river east of Reno, experts are laboring to correct well-intended mistakes of the past. The $7.8 million restoration of the Truckee River at Mustang Ranch — the former site of Nevada’s first legal bordello — is one of several projects ongoing nationwide in which […]
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Internationally acclaimed pianist Alpin Hong will delight guests Oct. 11 at 4 pm at the Resort at Squaw Creek in Olympic Valley. Tickets are $38/adult and $20/student.
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Hopefully, you’ll never need to know what to do if you get lost out in a Sierra winter, but it’s better to know what to do just in case. Members of the nonprofit, all-volunteer Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue Team (TNSRT) will lead an easy snowshoe and cross-country ski trek to cover planning and preparation, […]
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Whip up your own architectural masterpiece this holiday season. Artist Diane Campbell provides step-by-step instructions on how to bake, build, and decorate your own one-of-a-kind gingerbread house, complete with all the candy trimmings. (Note: this is a two-day workshop; children ages 12 and over welcome with parent or adult supervision). For class sign-ups and lodging, […]
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