By Kathryn Reed Consultants with ties to a slew of El Dorado County officials, including a Superior Court judge, face civil complaints stemming from a contract with the Pioneer Fire Protection District. Dan Dellinger and Cris Alarcon, who operate Dellinger Consulting, are the target of El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson’s complaint that was […]
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Bona Fide Books is hosting an art reception for Jared Manninen and his collection “Based on a Dream” on Aug. 1 from 6:30-8:30pm. Manninen began his art career in 1997 working with oils on canvas, and later worked with other two-dimensional media such as pastel, watercolor, and acrylic. In 2010, he began to work strictly […]
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Lake Tahoe SummerFest three-weekend classical music concert series ion the campus of Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village opens Aug. 3 with Dvorak’s Romance Opus 11, and Vivaldi’s Concerto for Violin and Cello. An evening of Beethoven is on Aug. 10. The Aug. 17 concert is a “Summer in Italy” program, featuring a series from Rossini beginning […]
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By Theresa Harrington, Contra Costa Times California has the largest child population, but the state ranks near the bottom — 41st in the nation — when it comes to children’s well-being, according to a report released Wednesday. In fact, California is failing in three of four measures that gauge health and well-being, says a report […]
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By Gary Stoller, USA Today Overall satisfaction with check-in and check-out, food and other hotel services and facilities, such as pools and business centers, has dropped to its lowest level in seven years of surveys, J.D. Power and Associates’ annual survey of North American hotel guests says. The survey — based on online responses from […]
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The Incline Village and Crystal Bay Community Trail Plan Committee and IVGID Parks and Recreation are hosting a workshop to help plan the future of the trails in Incline. The goal is to gather community ideas and feedback on the draft plan map. The plan will address the needs for trails to be interconnected and […]
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Lake Tahoe mystery author Todd Borg will talk about his latest book “Tahoe Trap” on Aug. 1 at 6:30pm. The event is at the South Lake Tahoe branch library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. Bring your books for him to sign.
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The Tallac Historic Site’s 27th annual Great Gatsby Festival is Aug. 11-12. The weekend is a celebration of the Roaring 20s, honoring the heyday of the three restored estates on the site. Weekend activities will include Pope House tours, the annual Great Gatsby Tea, vintage children’s games, vintage automobiles on display, a speakeasy, old-time movies, […]
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By Anita Creamer, Sacramento Bee She wore a brown floral dress for the ceremony. He wore his U.S. Army uniform, and after all this time, he still worries that it looked too rumpled to pass muster. When Flo Swanson married Herm Dorion at Fort Lewis, Wash., in July 1942, the future of the world was […]
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By Susan Wood AMESBURY, England – A flicker of flame carried by four-time gold medalist track star Michael Johnson emerged through a rare, cloudless sunrise at Stonehenge, setting a dramatic stage for the planet’s touchstone for goodwill and humanity – the Olympic Games. With his signature smile and svelte physique, the 44-year-old American athlete brought […]
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