By Ed Koch, Las Vegas Sun While driving home to California following his less-than-triumphant two weeks at the Last Frontier in Las Vegas in February 1954, song-and-dance man Ronald Reagan, then at the lowest point in life, shared his sorrows with Nancy Reagan. “I hope I never have to sink this low again,” said Ron […]
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By Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times Visitors to Colorado might want to think twice before lighting a joint or biting into a pot brownie, even if it is legal in the Centennial State. A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that out-of-state tourists in Colorado are more likely to end up in the emergency room with symptoms […]
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The annual Kings Beach Snowfest Parade will be March 12 from 11:30am-12:30pm along Highway 28 starting at Secline Street and ending at the Coon Street roundabout. It will feature creative entries from 29 community nonprofit organizations, government agencies, service groups and local businesses. The announcer’s stand will be in front of the King Building on Highway 28 […]
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The South Lake Tahoe Library is inviting teens and young adults to meet up with fellow writers for an afternoon of socializing, discussion, and writing. Bring whatever you happen to be working on, whether it is a book, poem or short story. Some laptops will available for use in the library. The Young Adult Writers […]
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Lake Tahoe Dance Collective opens its 2016 season March 18-20 with the 8th annual Winter Repertory at the Tahoe Art Haus in Tahoe City. The performance celebrates diversity in dance with three new creations, while honoring the classicism of yesterday. This year’s program includes the classic Paquita featuring guest Jakob Pringle (Ballet West), and new […]
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High school artists have the opportunity to leave their mark on Nevada by redesigning the state’s welcome signs. The Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs in partnership with the Department of Education and the Department of Transportation is coordinating the contest that runs throughApril 25. The contest will be conducted within Nevada’s high schools and […]
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Longtime South Lake Tahoe resident and business owner Alexander Osti died of heart failure Feb. 21, 2016. He was 85. Born in Santa Monica to immigrant parents, Alexander was a first-generation Californian. His first job at age 13 was in a slaughterhouse. He retired as a journeyman butcher in 2006. During his career he worked in numerous slaughterhouses in Southern […]
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By Robert Salonga, Mercury News Jaycee Lee Dugard, who miraculously resurfaced in 2009 after 18 years of captivity in an Antioch back yard during which her kidnapper fathered two daughters with her, will release a second memoir chronicling her life since being freed, her publisher announced Tuesday. “Freedom: My Book of Firsts,” is set for […]
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By Trevor Hughes, USA Today BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — Chicago-based travel agent and mother-of-four Lynn Farrell represents a kind of worst-case scenario for Colorado’s ski towns and resorts. “Who really wants to ski where everybody’s stoned?,” asks Farrell, president of Windy City Travel. “It is a concern.” It’s the second full ski season since Colorado legalized recreational […]
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By Kathryn Reed TWIN BRIDGES – Controlled chaos. That’s what the rental shop at Sierra-at-Tahoe looks like on a busy Saturday. Workers stand out because of their royal blue shirt or jacket. They are surrounded by a sea of people trying on boots, having bindings worked on and getting sized for skis and poles. And […]
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