Employees from Zephyr Cove Resort, Spooner Summit Recreation and Lake Tahoe Cruises are partnering with the Sugar Pine Foundation to replant trees at Spooner Summit. Sugar pine trees, the world’s largest species of pine with the longest cones, are dying from white pine blister rust, a nonnative invasive fungus. Originally they accounted or 25 percent […]
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· Fall Food Fest, a fundraiser for the Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation, is Oct. 10 from 6-9:30pm at Hard Rock Casino. Tickets are $50. For more information, email nrollston@sbcglobal.net or call Nancy Rollston at 530.314.9101. · The Village at Squaw will transform into a Bavarian biergarten on Sept. 26 from 2-6pm. · Sustainable Forestry Initiative with the […]
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· Kahle Community Center has a new yoga class starting on Saturdays at 8:15am. Each student needs to bring a mat to class. Class is open to participants 18 years of age and older. The cost is $5 per class. For more information, call 775.586.7271. · Tahoe City Cross Country’s junior development and competition level Nordic […]
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Opening as Park Tahoe in 1978, Caesars acquired operations the following year, as reflected by the marquee in the 1982 photo above. Although barely legible, the bottom of the marquee reads: “KRLT Presents An Afternoon With Donald Duck.” The radio station’s featured star was Clarence Nash, the man who voiced Donald Duck on all the Walt […]
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· Sierra-at-Tahoe just sent out 330 passes to Lake Tahoe Unified School District straight-A students from the 2014-15 school year. This is the highest number of passes ever given out by the ski resort for this purpose. · When Alex Ramon closed his long-running show Illusion Fusion in Stateline 18 months ago he made a […]
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· The final version of Placer County’s $816 million annual budget was approved Sept. 15 by the Board of Supervisors. · Reno chef and restaurant owner Mark Estee will be the featured chef Jan. 31, Feb 1-2 during the Chefs Holidays at the Ahwahnee at Yosemite National Park. For more info, go online. · From […]
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When classes start next week at Lake Tahoe Community College students will have the opportunity to obtain an associate of arts or certificate in environmental technology and sustainability. The concentrations of study include biological resources, physical resources, and sustainability. The ETS program is designed to offer the skills and knowledge needed to help students make […]
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El Dorado County students in grades 8-12 in South Lake Tahoe are invited to participate in the juvenile justice system through the Teen Court program. Orientation training is Oct. 1 from 5-6:30pm at the Superior Court, Department 4, 1354 Johnson Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe. After completing the mandatory orientation training, teens will serve as court […]
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Balance and Fall Prevention is the topic of a free wellness lecture being put on by Barton Health. What allows us to balance and what prevents us from falling? Learn the answers at the Oct. 8 talk. Physical therapist Juliana Macan will talk about the components that make up balance, and share exercises to improve […]
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· Truckee is having a free paint drop day on Oct. 17 from 9am-1pm at the airport. · Barton Health’s smoking cessation class start date has changed to Oct. 14 and will end a week later. It is from 5-6:30pm at 1111 Emerald Bay Road, South Lake Tahoe. Cost is $30. · The Food Bank of […]
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