In honor of Wimbledon, which runs June 23-July 6, Zephyr Cove Tennis Club going all white for a day. The Breakfast at Wimbledon Doubles Tournament on June 29 is for adult players of all abilities. No need to bring a partner because the draw will be randomly selected. Participants are asked to wear all white, […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee As California slips into summer amid the worst drought in a generation, state residents, as a whole, have done relatively little to cut their water use, falling well short of the 20 percent target set in Gov. Jerry Brown’s emergency drought declaration in January. Between January and May of this […]
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Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company is looking for actors to perform “My Fair Lady” this November at the Carson City Community Center. Auditions will be the second week of August. Specific times, location and information on what to prepare for auditions will be emailed to those who sign up for auditions. Casting calls for several […]
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By Jane Ann Morrison, Las Vegas Review-Journal Gary Fisher made a choice not to respond to anonymous and apparently illegal mailers and phone calls that resurrected his past battling drugs and alcohol. In the four-way Democratic primary in Assembly District 34, he lost by a mere 22 votes to Meghan Smith. He violated one basic […]
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By Sam Stein and Jason Cherkis, Huffington Post WASHINGTON — The aftermath of school shootings is now all too familiar. The shock of the breaking news, the scenes of school evacuations, the ensuing political debate and the inevitable inaction. And for Ed Burke, the wave of new customers. As CEO of the Massachusetts-based company Bullet […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News Time is running out on a deal to secure the largest expansion of Yosemite National Park since 1939, and one man appears to be standing in the way: local congressman Tom McClintock. Declaring his distrust in the National Park Service, the tea party Republican from Granite Bay is […]
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Aktion Club will be having a rummage sale June 21 from 8am-2pm at TJ Maxx parking lot in South Lake Tahoe. Aktion Club is a community service group sponsored by Kiwanis of Tahoe Sierra for adults with disabilities. Members raise money to support various projects such as Project 44 for local foster children and, the […]
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Ten cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, have been reported in El Dorado County this year. That is more than twice the number reported last year. Six cases were reported in South Lake Tahoe and four cases were reported on the West Slope. No deaths have been reported in El Dorado County. As of June […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – “Climate change is going to affect the whole world in a variety of fashions and most are negative.” That was the message Charles Goldman delivered to nearly 100 people on Tuesday night at the Tahoe Environmental Research Center. Goldman is a renowned limnologist who has been studying Lake Tahoe […]
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To the community, The article in Lake Tahoe New on June 18 is, as usual, misleading to put it mildly and I would like the public to hear the truth. Health insurance Retirees who turn 65 do and always were required to join and personally pay for Medicare Parts A and B. The city’s plan […]
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