By Kathryn Reed TAHOE CITY – Rooms are simple, efficient, clean and have what you need. It’s a bit minimalist without lacking anything. Refreshing, unique beers are on tap – perfect after a day exploring Lake Tahoe. Sit inside on a couch or at one of the outside areas, even by a fire pit. Basecamp […]
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Sue Bartholomew died Aug. 15, 2016, traveling home from a weekend reunion with her college roommates. She was 76. Sue was born on Sept. 10, 1939, in Santa Monica. She grew up in Bellflower and then went on to Whittier College. She graduated in 1961. There she met her seven roommates who remain some of […]
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Scooby is a huge Great Dane mix who is just a year old and very willing to please. He is house trained and has good manners, and walks nicely on the leash. He was found tied up and abandoned and is a little shy of new people and things, but he is very affectionate once […]
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Sierra Nevada College’s Tahoe’s Writers in the Woods program starts with Luis Alberto Urrea on Sept. 9. The series brings well known poets and writers from all over the country to the Incline Village campus for intimate readings and workshops, where audience members can meet and exchange ideas with the guest writers. Urrea is the acclaimed author […]
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Being a volunteer at the Olympics is a balance between working, and seeing the sights and experiencing new things. Louise Feller of Stateline is at her sixth Olympics. Here are some of her thoughts: “Well, today you will see some pictures of my area that I’m volunteering in. “The practice area after one wins a […]
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By Susan Wood STATELINE – Seeing Michael Franti perform is a workout for the body and the brain. The singer-musician, who can cross genres as wide-ranging as reggae and soul to rap and alternative, provided a personable, press-the-flesh concert for hundreds at MontBleu’s showroom Aug. 19. What the crowd received was a feast for the […]
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Volunteering at the Olympics comes with being able to enjoy some of the surroundings and seeing the competition. Louise Feller of Stateline, who was featured this month on Lake Tahoe News before heading to Rio, is reporting back on her experiences. From Feller: “Had a day off before I started volunteering in Taekwondo venue. Beach […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one of several stories about mental health issues in the Lake Tahoe Basin that will be running through October. The other stories may be accessed from the Home page under Special Projects, then click on Mental Health. By Susan Wood El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Suzanne Kingsbury has learned personally […]
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South Tahoe High School graduate Kyle Hauss is in the process of becoming a naval pilot. Ensign Kyle Hauss is a student pilot with the Rangers Training Squadron (VT-28) based in Corpus Christi, Texas. “Being a pilot is something that is like nothing else,” the 2007 grad said in a statement. “I enjoy being able […]
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By Sam Taggart, Powder In the 1980s, Tamara McKinney skied fast down icy race courses across the globe, setting records and accumulating podium appearances in every event possible on the international circuit. She was the first American woman to win the overall World Cup title, and many of her records held strong until Lindsey Vonn […]
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