By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Douglas County School District is considering partnering with Western Nevada College in an expanded dual credit program. High school students can take WNC classes now, but it has to be after school or in the evenings. The program the district is looking at would be during the regular school day, […]
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By Carol Chaplin With Tahoe South’s two annual fireworks celebrations meeting all state and federal standards, a recent lawsuit that could threaten the annual July Fourth and Labor Day events is totally unnecessary. Water quality sampling conducted by the state of California’s Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board in Lake Tahoe following the fireworks events […]
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By USSA MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN -– Rookie Taylor Gold (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) punched a ticket to Sochi Friday with his third-place finish at the fourth halfpipe qualifier at the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix. Defending Olympic Champion Shaun White, who rides for Northstar, took the victory, putting him one podium away from clinching a spot on the […]
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South Lake Tahoe Optimist Club is hosting the annual 8th-grade boys basketball tournament at the middle school tonight and then Saturday from 9am-6pm, with the championship games on Sunday at 9am and 11:30am. This year’s honoree is Tom Haen. He became an Optimist member in 1998 and has been active in most fund raisers and […]
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By USSA MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN -– Veteran rider Danny Davis (Truckee) pulled out a clutch victory in the third halfpipe snowboarding Olympic qualifier Friday at the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain. His victory in the progressive, high-scoring qualifier resurrected his Olympic chances and put him in a position to meet qualification criteria with a […]
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By Michaeleen Doucleff, NPR The Dutch are known for their lax drug laws, tall statures and proficient language skills. Perhaps we should add stellar eating habits to that list, as well. The Netherlands ranked as the easiest country in the world to find a balanced, nutritious diet, the advocacy group Oxfam Tuesday. France and Switzerland […]
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By Josh Richman and Mark Emmons, San Jose Mercury News STOCKTON — The graves of the children buried here long ago in the cold January ground are about a mile from Cleveland Elementary School. But except for the passing cars, chirping birds and the occasional freight train rumbling nearby, the resting place is mostly silent. […]
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Vox Musica: Music Worth Sharing will be at Lake Tahoe Community College on Jan. 31. Vox Musica, directed by Daniel Paulson, was founded in 2006 in a niche of untapped potential in Sacramento’s budding classical music scene. This women’s vocal ensemble enjoys the privileged position of nurturing the choral arts by combining outstanding vocal artistry […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one of a series of blurbs about how the lack of winter is impacting businesses in the Lake Tahoe Basin. If you have an idea, please email it to info@LakeTahoeNews.net. Snow conditions have forced Lake Tahoe Community College to cancel 13 wilderness education classes. These classes include: • Nordic Skate Skiing […]
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By Josh Richman and Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News SAN FRANCISCO — Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday officially declared that California is in a drought emergency, as the state struggled with the lowest-levels of rainfall in its 153-year history, reservoirs were at low levels and firefighters remained on high alert. The governor asked Californians […]
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