Rehearsals for the 5th annual Dancing with the Tahoe Stars started this week. The event is March 4 at 6:30pm at MontBleu. Similar to the popular TV show, rookies will learn a choreographed dance routine complete with costumes. They will be paired with real dancers. Local contestants and their partners are: · Betsy Belotti and […]
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The first show of the 2017 Harveys Summer Outdoor Concert Series has been announced. Third Eye Blind will take to the stage on July 16 at 7:30pm. This coincides with the final day of the annual celebrity golf tournament. Tickets go on sale next month. The last time the band was in Lake Tahoe was […]
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Political Polarization and Policymaking after the 2016 Election will be the subject of a Feb. 2 talk at Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village. Just how divided are we? And what are the nature of those divides? Political science research indicates that a diverse set of conflicts-differences in issue attitudes, policy priorities, race and ethnicity, […]
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By Maria Zamudio, AP Newly widowed, Kay McCowen quit her job, sold her house, applied for Social Security and retired to Mexico. It was a move she and her husband, Mel, had discussed before he passed away in 2012. “I wanted to find a place where I could afford to live off my Social Security,” […]
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Applications for the 2017-18 California Senate Fellows Program and Assembly Fellowship Program are available. The programs provide college graduates an opportunity to become full-time Senate or Assembly staff members at the State Capitol for 11 months beginning in the fall. Fellows are assigned to the personal or committee staff of a senator or assembly member, […]
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By Larry Weitzman For 2016, Mazda reintroduced a new CX-9 crossover utility vehicle, a brand-new vehicle, although it uses the nomenclature from the prior CX-9 which was a superb CUV in its own right. Mazda’s new tag line “driving matters,” is an obvious part of the CX-9’s DNA as it is a pleasure to drive […]
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By Kathryn Reed Tradition is in large part what the fire service was built upon. It is those rituals that help bind the men and women who put the uniform on each day. Lake Valley Fire Protection District, though, has been lacking those ceremonial rites. That’s all about to change. Tim Alameda, who became chief […]
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Even though Hal Cole Sr. brought in the New Year dancing with family and friends, he died of a short illness two weeks later. He was 94. Harold Cole Sr. died Jan. 14, 2017, in Reno. Mr. Cole was born in St. Louis, Mo., on July 24, 1922. He overcame a rough start in life […]
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Chris Proctor of Barton Health on Jan. 25 will talk about how the Robert Maloff Center of Excellence is changing the face of healthcare locally by moving from a reactive healthcare model based on treating illness/injury, to a proactive model using prevention and education. The Robert Maloff Center of Excellence will house orthopedics, rehabilitation, sports performance […]
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Conrado is a cute 5-year-old Pomeranian mixed with Chihuahua or maybe Papillon — who knows! He was brought to Tahoe by a rescue group along with several other nice dogs to find their forever homes. Conrado is sweet and gentle, loves to wag his tail, and likes other dogs. He has beautiful long white and […]
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