This summer, the Bill of Rights Institute is partnering with the Foundation for Economic Education will host the Founders Fellowship: Civil Liberty, Commerce, and the Constitution. American history and civics teachers from across the country are invited to apply. Selected fellows will participate in a professional development program aimed at deepening their understanding and appreciation […]
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Mother Goose on the Loose Storytime is every Thursday through April 26 at the South Lake Tahoe library. The 11am and 3:30pm lap sit storytime is for ages up to 2. Mother Goose on the Loose is an award winning program that combines music, movement, visual literacy and language development to help children get ready […]
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South Lake Tahoe has grant funding to make local homes healthier by reducing lead paint hazards from the federal government. Was your home built before 1978? Did you know the city has federal grant funding to test homes built before 1978 for potential lead-based paint hazards? The grant covers 100 percent of the costs of […]
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This is the “information age” and “everything is on line” but what, why, how, and where does the small business professional begin? Find out the answers March 30 from 2-4pm in a seminar called Finding the Easy in E-commerce at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe. Gene Romagna, business consultant for the Northeastern California SBDC, and Anthony Howard, […]
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Pints for Paws is a beer tasting featuring beers from Bison Brewery with proceeds benefiting South Lake Tahoe Canine Association. The event is March 15 at 5pm at Cork and More, 1032 Al Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. Cost is $15. Tickets are limited and may be purchased before that night at the store. For […]
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Richard Bales, director of the Sierra Nevada Research Institute at U.C. Merced, will present new research on the beneficial impacts to water resources from sound forest management. In a recently published paper, Bales makes the case that the Sierra Nevada Watershed Ecosystem Enhancement Project could increase water yield from forests and extend the retention of […]
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Lynn Gillette, president of Sierra Nevada College, talks about what’s new, changing and the future of the college as the guest at the Fireside Chat in the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences room 139/141 on March 20 from 7-9pm. Gillette is well versed in the growth and changes at the Incline Village college having served […]
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Caltrans announce today that Highway 50 from Strawberry to Cedar Street in El Dorado County will be subject to one-way traffic controls. The controls will be effect March 12 until 11am while a crew does roadway grinding.
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Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care’s 32nd annual two-day training seminar is May 19-20. For $60 people will learn how to be a wildlife volunteer. The lectures cover diets, feeding techniques, housing and first aid, capture and transportation, and anatomy and examination. The deadline to register is May 13. The Saturday session is from 8:30am-4m and Sunday […]
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The Douglas County Public Library in Zephyr Cove is displaying several quilts with the theme “My Favorite Things”. Created by members of the Carson Valley Quilt Guild, the display of “Challenge Quilts” was created by quilters who purchased fabric from other members of the Carson Valley Quilt Guild. The fabrics were then made into quilts […]
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