In 1963, there was this new tram base plus a double-chair lift at the lodge (left of bottom photo) at the Heavenly Valley parking lot. In 2012, Heavenly Mountain Resort now has 30 lifts in two states with 97 runs covering 4,800 acres. — Bill Kingman
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Lake Tahoe Boys and Girls Club is in need of interns. Interns would be working through Lake Tahoe Community College. Positions are: homework assistant, art program, sport and nutrition program, and marketing-public relations. For more information, contact Tracy Owen Chapman at owenchapman@ltcc.edu or (530) 541.4660, ext. 294.
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There will be a candlelight vigil Dec. 15 at 5pm at Heavenly Village in South Lake Tahoe (near the base of the gondola) to mourn for the lives lost in Connecticut, and to stand for a peaceful world free of violence for all children. The event is being hosted by Small World. […]
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• Wendy David will serve as president of Lake Tahoe Unified School District’s board for another year. Barbara Bannar is the clerk of the board for the next year. • South Lake Tahoe branch library (1000 Rufus Allen Blvd.) is having a family game event from Jan. 4 from 2-4pm. Just show up. • Royal […]
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In an effort to identify impaired drivers who may get behind the wheel after consuming too much alcohol, additional Nevada Highway Patrol troopers, as well as a multi-agency DUI checkpoint, are being scheduled this month. With a federally funded Joining Forces grant secured by the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety, NHP will schedule and staff […]
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• The Fields Committee of the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Powers Authority will meet Dec. 17 from 4–6pm at Lake Tahoe Airport. • The work of Tahoe City architecture and engineering firm Gary Davis Group was recently featured as the cover story in Residential Design + Build magazine. • Passage of Proposition 30 […]
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Douglas County library is having a Winter Lego Building Challenge. Use Legos to create a winter themed work of art. Bring the creation to the Minden or Zephyr Cove library between Dec. 15 and noon Jan. 3. Lego prizes will be awarded to the first and second place winner in each age category. Children and […]
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Friends of the California State Fair is offering scholarships for the 2013-14 academic year to California college students and graduating high school students. Applications, which are online, are due March 8. This year, 27 scholarships will be awarded in the following areas: agriculture, animal science, arts, business, culinary, education, enology, event planning, fair industry, international […]
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South Lake Tahoe therapist Ray Goodenough on Dec. 13 at 4pm will sign the book he co-authored with his daughter. Goodenough and Kathy Rem just published “Parallel Journeys”. After 33 years of separation, the two were reunited. In this book they compare stories and parallel journey. The signing is at the Center for Higher Learning […]
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Sierra-at-Tahoe is collecting canned food to the Food Bank of El Dorado County. Titled CANucopia, Sierra is encouraging guests to bring canned non-perishable foods such as soup, pasta, crackers, and pasta sauce to the collection bin located at the base of the mountain next to the season pass office until Jan. 12. Sierra will motivate […]
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