Students at the magnet school excelled at the El Dorado County Spelling Bee. The fifth-grade team of Sophie Aronoff, Marley Befu, Kiara Furrer, Alexa Hall, Khushi Panchal and Katie Riffel placed first. Taking second was the first- and second-grade team comprised of Tyler Dore, Tiffany Cutting, Ryder Preston, Ava Selger, Ella Schweitzer and Scott Yamaoka. […]
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· There will be a disc golf tournament May 23 to raise money for the Tahoe Vista Animal Shelter. It is at the North Tahoe Regional Park in Tahoe Vista from 10am-4pm. Registration is at 9am, cost $25. Bring a dog on leash to get $5 discount. · The Good News Club will have an […]
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El Dorado County Commission on Aging is planning a three-part series of classes on retirement to help Boomers transition from full-time employment to retirement. All classes will be at the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Center, 1800 Rufus Allen Blvd., from 5:30-6:30pm. Classes are: June 3: Social Security benefits. June 10: Health insurance during retirement. June 17: Living […]
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Washoe Lake State Park is putting on drought-related program Memorial Day weekend. Participants will be taught the reason Washoe Lake is dry. Discussion will include the dynamics of Washoe Lake, the rain shadow effect and the water cycle. There will be a short 15-minute walk out onto the dry lakebed, and children may participate in […]
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Sierra Nevada College historian and Sierra Nevada native Gary Noy on May 27 will present an illustrated lecture on unusual and lesser-known stories of Sierra Nevada history, with a special focus on the Lake Tahoe region. The presentation is based upon material from his book “Sierra Stories: Tales of Dreamers, Schemers, Bigots and Rogues”, which […]
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· Comments on the draft environmental impact report for the Squaw Valley Specific Plan are being taken until July 17. The document is available online. · The Douglas County Public Library in Minden will be closed May 25 for Memorial Day. · Big Brothers Big Sisters of El Dorado County has entered into a contract […]
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Constructed in the 1930s as the Bal Bijou cornering Highway 50, this building featured a dance hall. It hosted many prominent dance bands and performers into the 1950s. The photo above is from 1965 in a later incarnation as Nay’s Bijou Center Market. By the 1970s, it had become one of the three local Inks Markets. […]
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Every Hero Has a Story is the theme of the summer reading program for kids at the Douglas County Public Library. Unmask is the theme for the teen summer reading program for ages 12-18. Registration starts June 1 at the Minden and Zephyr Cove libraries. The program continues through July 31. Go to the library’s […]
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Jeff Marsolais, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit forest supervisor, will be speaking at the May 28 Tahoe Area Sierra Club meeting. He will be speaking on a variety of issues, including recreation sustainability and landscape collaboration. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and comment in an open forum after the talk. The free […]
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· John Simons will be taking over for Beth Delacour as principal of South Tahoe Middle. He comes from Oakdale Junior High School. · The fifth annual Aquatic Invasive Species Public Forum is May 21 from 5-7:30pm at the Lake Tahoe Golf Course in Meyers. · The El Dorado County Grand Jury is accepting applications […]
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