· Kiwanis Club of Lake Tahoe’s annual Crab feed is Jan. 29 at 6pm at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe. For tickets, call 530. 541.5900. · Homegrown Cali Style Reggae Party featuring Mystic Roots from Chico, Thrive from Santa Cruz and Taking Root from South Lake Tahoe is Jan. 30 at 9pm Whiskey Dicks Saloon […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College will host a free talk focusing on what science has revealed about what kind of exercise is needed to achieve and maintain optimal health. Walter Morris’ talk Exercise: A Potent Medicine? will be on Jan. 27 at 6pm in the board room at the college. Morris will explore the evidence from […]
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El Dorado County Teen Court in South Lake Tahoe is recruiting student participants for the spring program. There will be a volunteer training on Jan. 21 for interested students in grades 8-12. It will be from 5-6:30pm at the El Dorado County Superior Court, Department 4, located at 1354 Johnson Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe. After completing […]
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The Tahoe Rim Trail Association is putting on a presentation about how to recreate in a snowy backcountry. Guest speaker and TRTA guide Jordan Summers will inform trail users with helpful tips about what gear to carry, how to navigate and what safety precautions you need to take before heading out. The free talk will […]
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Historically, the ground floor of this landmark building was the large Camp Richardson Dining Room for the summertime guests of the resort. Dinner was served from a fresh menu typed daily. Or, a fisherman could leave his catch at the kitchen to be enjoyed that evening as prepared by staff and served to his table. […]
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UC Berkeley Professor Ian Haney-Lopez will give a talk Feb. 8 at Lake Tahoe Community College titled Trumpeting Racism: Race, Politics, and Economic Jeopardy for All. The free event will be in the Duke Theatre starting at 6:30pm. Haney-Lopez will also be signing his book and answering questions. Haney-Lopez is one of the nation’s leading thinkers […]
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Carl Rubino, the Winslow professor of Classics at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., will discuss the ancient mythological roots of the perennial Star Wars films in this free lecture on Feb. 6 at 7pm at Sierra Nevada College. Rubino’s teaching and research interests include ancient Greek and Roman literature, comparative literature and literary theory. In […]
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· Here is a video of Caltrans blowing up the boulder that blocked Highway 50 earlier this week. · A whimsical float called Sweet Shenanigans won the Lathrop K. Leishman Trophy for the most beautiful non-commercial entry at the 127 Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day. It was constructed by students from Cal […]
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· The Beacon’s first snowshoe cocktail race of the season is Jan. 16 at 7pm. Signups are from 5-7pm at the Camp Rich restaurant. For more info, call 530.541.0630. · Eli Ilano, former deputy forest supervisor of Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, who left for the same job at the Tahoe National Forest in Tahoe City […]
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CalFire and California ReLeaf are sponsoring the annual statewide Arbor Week poster contest for students in 3-5. Rules and details can be found online. In addition, this year the organizations are also having a new video contest for students in grades 6-8. For each contest, students are asked to create original artwork or video based on the theme […]
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