By Kathryn Reed Storm chaser Carl Young of South Lake Tahoe is one of several people who died Friday in an Oklahoma tornado. He was 45. Young worked on Discovery Channel’s defunct “Storm Chasers” series. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Tim Samaras (55) his son Paul (24) and their colleague Carl Young,” […]
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Three performing arts students were signaled out at the annual Senior Awards ceremony May 29 at South Tahoe High School. The Carol Joy Pace Harney Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Musical Arts went to Alyssa Ferrer; the June Marie Harney Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Performing Arts to Alec Niven and Outstanding Achievement […]
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By Kathryn Reed EMERALD BAY STATE PARK – It says something about a trail when the camera still comes out and the oohs and ahhs are endless even after being on it so many times. That’s the thing about the Rubicon Trail; it never gets old. It connects Emerald Bay State Park to D.L. Bliss […]
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Music on the Lawn is a series of free concerts throughout the summer on the Valhalla Grand Lawn. All concerts are from noon-2pm. Kicking off the daytime Series for Father’s Day will be the South Tahoe High School Jazz Band on June 16. June 30: Exceeding 55 plays 1960-70s folk rock in three part harmonies. […]
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To the left is a page from the 1954 Pacific Telephone Book for Lake Tahoe (California) when calls still were placed verbally through the operator. (Think of Andy Griffith in Mayberry). Notice the intriguing phone numbers like Homewood 2-Y-5 or Tallac 31. All the phone listings, A-to-Z, occupied only 18 pages. Self-dialed local calling didn’t […]
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To the community, SnowGlobe is stuff and nonsense because it has become a case of extortion. SnowGlobe wants guaranteed money or they threaten to take their icy ball elsewhere. Such behavior points in one direction. They want others to shoulder the risks, which means that the relationship with the city cannot be sustained. SnowGlobe wants […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College Foundation is seeking nominations for the distinguished alumni award. This award is based upon alumni or a former students’ exemplary achievement in his or her life endeavor. Their accumulated academic, business and/or civic activities are also considered. It is expected that nominees attribute their success in life in some way to […]
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Future Major League Baseball hall of famers Chipper Jones and Iván Rodríguez are the latest to join the field of 80 sports legends and entertainment celebrities at the 24th annual American Century Championship. The annual celebrity golf tournament at Edgewood Tahoe is July 16-21. Tournament officials are not following Nike’s lead, which abandoned its affiliation […]
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Barton Hospice encourages people who have experienced the loss of a loved one or have endured a significant, life-altering event to their ongoing bereavement group called Reflections of Life and Loss. They are the first and third Thursday of each month from 5-6pm at 2092 Lake Tahoe Blvd., Ste. 600, South Lake Tahoe. The benefits […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee Climate change may cause the extinction of 82 percent of California’s native fish species, including iconic ones such as Central Valley salmon and Delta smelt, according to a new study. The peer-reviewed study by fishery experts at UC Davis created a framework to measure how vulnerable numerous species are to […]
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