There are several programs coming up at the Tahoe Tallac Site. Afternoon with Anita – Aug. 19, 1pm — Meet Anita Baldwin for some light refreshments while she tells you stories of the Tallac Casino and Resort. She recounts her adventures as the daughter of the infamous Lucky Baldwin. Cost — $10. Kitchen Kids – Aug. […]
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By Sarah Anderson, Deseret News With millennials coming to dominate the workforce and baby boomers refusing to retire, crossing the generational divide at work becomes ever more of an issue. The term “generational gap” was first used in the 1960s to express the belief that the old and the young had substantial differences in thought, AARP […]
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By Denise Haerr When one walks into the lobby of the South Lake Tahoe Library, one sees something unexpected in the display case — underwear. The Friends of the Library in partnership with the Lake Tahoe Historical Society are hosting a presentation titled A Brief History of Underwear. Diane Johnson, president of the LTHS, has […]
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By Larry Weitzman With a starting price of less than $13,000, almost anyone can afford a new car, especially one that gets over 40 mpg and comes with a standard powertrain warranty of 10 years and/or 100,000 miles. Considering just that info, the Mitsubishi Mirage is a great deal. And the price has not increased […]
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One of the advantages to being a volunteer at the Olympics is getting an inside view of the country. Louise Feller of Stateline is in Rio helping out. Besides being featured on Lake Tahoe News before she left, she is also reporting back from the Games. From Feller: “Very busy at the sport center, but still […]
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Mandy is one of several Pug-Schnauzer mixes who came to Tahoe from a hoarding situation. Two of them have found their new homes, but Mandy and Phoebe are still waiting. Mandy is 20 months old, very cute, and is working hard at house training. She is a snorty, playful girl and would like a home […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal Burning Man was born 30 years ago as a bonfire beach party in San Francisco. An 8-foot-tall wooden stick figure planted in the sand of Baker Beach, and the Golden Gate Bridge loomed in the background. Three dozen avant-garde souls surrounded the recycled lumber effigy as it burned, the attendees summoned by two vagabond comrades, Jerry James and Larry Harvey. “It was […]
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By Nicholas Bakalar, New York Times Reading books is tied to a longer life, according to a report. Researchers used data on 3,635 people over 50 participating in a larger health study who had answered questions about reading. The scientists divided the sample into three groups: those who read no books, those who read books […]
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Performing the best of Cole Porter to Stevie Wonder, the Reno Jazz Orchestra’s 17-piece jazz band will present Music of the Masters — performance of blues, swing, and soul in Incline Village. Award winning vocalists Jamie Davis and Clairdee will be with the orchestra. There will be two performances — Sept. 2 at the Robert […]
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Louise Feller from Stateline is in Rio volunteering at the Olympics. She was featured in a recent story on Lake Tahoe News. This is a dispatch from her at the Games: “Had a great day but raining. The pictures are from inside the village. So many buildings, but USA doesn’t have any signs on their […]
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