For as little as $500 (does not include annual membership of $100), a child can go to the Boys & Girls Club in South Lake Tahoe for the entire summer. The club is open Monday-Friday, 8am-6pm. To get started, go online to download the information packet and the 2013-14 membership application. There are discounts if […]
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Four fires on the Tahoe National Forest were burning Monday that were caused by lightning strikes over the weekend. All are contained or controlled. Two are on the east side – small spots – one south of Loyalton on TV Hill and one east of Stampede Reservoir. Two other fires on the west side near […]
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By Howard Mintz, San Jose Mercury News SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court on Monday upheld the right of local governments to ban medical marijuana dispensaries, leaving intact a growing movement by political officials to outlaw the pot businesses despite a 1996 state law that permits the use of weed for medical purposes. In […]
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Krista Lukas of Minden has published her debut poetry collection “Fans of My Unconscious”. She describes the work as putting a microscope’s eye view to the poignancy and absurdity in everyday life by observing the meaning and the meaninglessness in the mundane like the post office, a campfire, and a bulletin board. This poetry collection […]
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• To demonstrate the financial commitment of local businesses and individuals in the community, Lake Tahoe Community College has launched Friends of LTCC Soccer. The goal is to raise $25,000 prior to the June 18 board of trustees meeting to show the desire to create an intercollegiate soccer program. Click here to donate. • Now […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s easy to name athletes who make doing tricks on skis and snowboards seem either like child’s play or death defying feats depending on one’s perspective. But how did the terrain park or half pipe come to be? There’s a good chance Chris Gunnarson had something to do with it. Better known […]
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Bernadette is a nice 9-year-old Husky mix with one blue eye and one brown eye. She is house trained and likes to play with other dogs. Even though she is a little older and very well-behaved, as a Husky mix, she is great at escaping and needs to be on a runner when left outside […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the April 22, 2013, Los Angeles Times. While education reformers in Sacramento continue to obsess about how easy it should be to fire teachers and how important tests should be in evaluating their performance, almost no one is talking about the central issue of what students are supposed to […]
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Everyone of every age is invited to the Spring Fling Dance on May 31 at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center. Music will be provided by the 17-piece Tahoe Dance Band from 7:30-10pm. It is not necessary to come with a partner. Wearing dressy clothing is optional. Admission includes appetizers, desserts, wine, other beverages and […]
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By Cynthia Hubert and Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee LAS VEGAS – In the darkness of early mornings during his graveyard shift at Nevada’s primary state psychiatric hospital, Gilbert Degala regularly walked patients outside and watched them climb into taxis bound for the Greyhound bus station on Main Street. The scene made him uneasy. Many of […]
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