The Tahoe Regional Young Professionals’ annual Winter White FUNdraiser returns Nov. 23. The white-themed holiday party supports TRYP’s professional development programs like workshops and scholarships, while also raising funds for the Boys & Girls Club of South Lake Tahoe. Appetizers, festive drink specials including Riva Grill’s infamous Wet Woody, dancing, silent auction and raffle prizes […]
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Today’s Zephyr Cove Resort has roots dating back 150 years to the 1860s. E.B. Scott described the first building (in his book “The Saga of Lake Tahoe”) as “…an ostentatious T-shaped hotel.” It became popular with travelers heading to Virginia City. The early 1930s photo shows the later Zephyr Cove Store and gas pump. That […]
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The next two Tech Tuesday courses will focus on tips and tricks for using Microsoft Office suites. These workshops are suitable for all levels of computer skills, particularly businesses and individuals already using Microsoft products who would like to learn to use them more effectively. In November, Sanne Steele, the software consultant and Microsoft certified […]
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More than 45 California Conservation Corps members bucked and split wood on California Tahoe Conservancy property this month that will be distributed by Kiwanis to seniors and disabled in the basin. Corps members participated in service projects around the state on this Volunteer Day. The wood was generated by the U.S. Forest Service Upper Truckee […]
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The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is taking nominations for the Lake Spirit Awards. The public is encouraged to nominate members of community who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to protect the beauty and clarity of the Lake. A North Shore and South Shore winner will be selected in each category. Nominations […]
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• Do you want to be as fit as Olympian Julia Mancuso? Shape magazine has the Squaw Valley skier’s secrets. • There will be a job and resource fair Nov. 7 from 10am-3pm for veterans, National Guard and reservists returning from active duty. The location will be the McClellan Conference Center, 5411 Luce Ave., McClellan. […]
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Do you remember Oliver’s casino or the tree in the middle of Highway 50 or the first high school at South Shore? Several long-time residents will be looking back on local history Nov. 12 at 7pm in the lodge of Camp Richardson. The Lake Tahoe Historical Society is putting on the event. Cost is $3 […]
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Additional Nevada Highway Patrol troopers will be on duty the three-day Nevada Day holiday weekend, as well as next Friday and Saturday evening in the greater Reno-Sparks area, in an effort to identify any motorists who may be impaired. With federal funding secured by the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety’s Joining Forces grant program, this […]
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Audio 101 is a three-day workshop with six-hour sessions that will cover topics such as how the ear perceives sound, acoustics, and sound travel. There will be hands-on learning of setting up a sound system with speakers, basic connections, equalization, mixing and routing of signals, as well as power management. The workshop is Nov. 4-6 […]
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• The American Planning Association recently honored the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. The Regional Plan won the Western Planner Sheldon D. Gerber Award for Excellence in Environmental Planning as well as the Nevada APA award for Outstanding Environmental Plan. Senior planner Theresa Avance received the Professional Planner of the Year from the Nevada APA. • […]
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