Ski report: Expect lots of people
Patience may be required in the lift lines. Storm coming in this afternoon may affect lift access. Here is the Dec. 25 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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Lead paint class for contractors to be taught in Spanish
South Lake Tahoe and Lake Tahoe Community College Connect Community Education are sponsoring the Renovator, Repair, Painter course for local construction workers. This class is going to be conducted in Spanish. The Lead Safe Worker eight-hour training is at LTCC on Jan. 19 from 8am-5pm. The cost is $50. Up to two workers from each […]
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Letter: Thanks to community from TACCD
To the community, I would like to take this opportunity to send my personal thanks out to those wonderful people who supported our Disability Awareness & Employment Month celebrations and fundraisers. Restauranteurs Paul and Judy Bruso from Ernie’s, Dan and Tai from Passaretti’s, Kelly from Steamers, Manuel from Taqueria Jalisco, and George from Jalisco Grill, […]
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Trek through Tahoe history on cross country skis
By Kathryn Reed CAMP RICHARDSON – Apparently for rich San Franciscans, Lake Tahoe’s winters were too harsh. Instead of embracing the elements and the beauty, they boarded up their homes, packed their belongings and went to the flat land for most of the year. Of course, those who summered on the shores of Lake Tahoe […]
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TOCCATA special performances raise money for outreach programs
TOCCATA – Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will have three special “soiree musicale” fundraisers featuring Elizabeth Pitcairn, violinist, as well as vocalists Joy Strotz, Liudmila Mullin, and Irina Kasimova performing Russian arias and Broadway tunes. The soirees will take place in elegant private homes. Proceeds will go to help defer costs for TOCCATA’s 8th winter […]
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Mentors being sought to help area youth
January is National Mentoring Month and Tahoe Youth & Family Services is looking for mentors. TYFS needs mentors for ages 4-17. A Big Brothers/Big Sisters study shows that youth who are mentored by a trusted adult are “more confident in their schoolwork performance, able to get along better with their families, 46 percent less likely […]
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Opinion: Institutional investors may bring gunmakers to their knees
By Ken Silverstein, Forbes The energy and gun worlds are about to collide. Fundamentally, the two have almost nothing in common — except that each has been or is about to be the subject of immense pressures from large institutional investors. Money managers have long exercised their financial muscle. Energy companies, for example, have been […]
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Most of California’s water footprint tied to food production
By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times These days, there’s a lot of discussion of carbon footprints. A new study by the Pacific Institute focuses on another footprint, that of water. The report, released this month by the Oakland-based think tank, takes a look at the amount of water required to produce the goods Californians consume, […]
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Ski report: The gift of sun and powder
Get up and enjoy some of the best holiday conditions offered in years. And stay on the trails. Here is the Dec. 24 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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Changing chip ingredients doesn’t make them a health food
By Susan Carpenter, Los Angeles Times Move over, potato and corn chips. There’s a cornucopia of other vegetables making its way to the grocery store snack aisle. Whether it’s black bean chips or dehydrated cabbage, sprouted sweet potato tortilla crisps or baked and salted peas, the options in the $560-billion global snack food market are […]
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