By Jessie Marchesseau Hockey isn’t about slamming people into walls, starting fights or broken teeth. It’s not even about scoring goals, blocking the puck or being able to move around on a 3mm wide slice of metal. For South Lake Tahoe’s junior hockey players, the sport is really about hard work, dedication, teamwork and friendship. […]
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By John Friedrich I became a father eight years ago on the eve of Father’s Day. The love that filled me when I first gazed into my daughter’s eyes was immense. I thought then of how universal that experience is, and how the depth of love of our children is surely greater than all that […]
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• Discounted tickets to the 25th American Century Championship on July 15-20 at Edgewood Tahoe are on sale at Raley’s, Nob Hill and Bel Air locations throughout Northern California and Nevada. • Little Philly Cheesesteaks recently opened next to Sushi Pier in Stateline. • Angela and Brian Luke are opening their second Artemis Mediterranean Grill […]
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There will be a laser-guided tour of starry wonders with professional stargazer and astronomy instructor Gigi Giles at Spooner Lake State Park on June 20. People will have a chance to peer through high-powered telescopes and astronomical binoculars at an elevation of 7,000 feet and learn various aspects of astronomy and space science. The event […]
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McP’s Pub no longer exists in South Lake Tahoe — at least for now. Pete Joseph’s place closed for business last month in anticipation of the building being razed. This took place on June 14. Next up will be the grand opening this summer of the much larger McP’s at the corner of Highway 50 […]
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An El Dorado County teenager drowned in the American River on Friday. Ronald Stewart, 15, of Garden Valley was pulled from the Middle Fork of the river near Cherokee Bar about 11am June 13. He was not about to be resuscitated. He had been swimming in that area earlier. An autopsy is pending. — Lake […]
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By Lauren Weber and Joann S. Lublin, Wall Street Journal Can working fathers have it all? Some of them are giving it a shot. A new generation of fathers with corporate jobs is joining the debate about balancing work and family, a conversation long driven by working women. As the number of dual-earner couples grows […]
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TOCCATA — Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus — kicks off its 9th Summer MusicFest with the Summer Solstice Serenade concert series June 19-24. The program opens with Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Flutes in C major, RV 533, with Josue Casillas and Carmella Cao as soloists, and continues with Mr. Casillas performing Vivaldi’s Concerto for Piccolo […]
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Lake Tahoe residents who would like to help people learn about the region’s environmental assets and challenges are needed to serve as volunteer docents at the UC Davis Tahoe Science Center in Incline Village and the Eriksson Education Center in Tahoe City. Docent training will take place June 17, 19, and 21. Attendance at all […]
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By Lauri Kemper The Lahontan Water Board is considering closing a groundwater pollution cleanup case at the USA gas station in South Lake Tahoe after years of cleanup work following fuel spills and leaks at the site. The site is now considered a low threat to the environment and drinking water supplies. The USA gas […]
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