“Foreigners in Their Own Land” will be show at Lake Tahoe Community College on Oct. 12 at 7pm. Lake Tahoe Historical Society is bringing the film to South Lake Tahoe. It will be shown at 7pm in the board room. It is free. Albert Ponce, LTCC professor of history, political science, and ethnic studies, will lead […]
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The North America premier of “Passenger” will be shown at Homewood Mountain Resort on Oct. 8. “Passenger” was filmed with several goals in mind, to push the boundaries of riding, explore artistic cinematography and formulate creative storytelling. The film includes destinations such as Revelstoke, Queenstown, Hokkaido, Edmonton and more. The riders are 15 world-class skiers […]
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By Kathryn Reed For decades it has been the go-to store on the South Shore for a great bottle wine, unique presents, holiday items, gift baskets and specialty foods. At the end of the month the doors to the Cork & More will close for the last time. Owners Kim and Jim Warlow are retiring […]
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The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office will host its annual Community Picnic at Incline Village on Oct. 4 from 10am-2pm. The picnic is free and all residents of Washoe County are invited. It will be at the Aspen Grove/Village Center picnic area on Lakeshore Boulevard. Highlights will include: Washoe County Sheriff’s Office RAVEN helicopter and Marine 9 […]
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By Kathryn Reed ZEPHYR COVE – Cubby is going into hibernation indefinitely. The man who has been Zephyr Cove Elementary School’s mascot for the last 16 years is turning in his bear suit uniform. Pedro Kinner never expected to have this “job” for so long. Nor is it one he every applied for. It all […]
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About 100 years ago Nevada was rocked by the largest earthquake in its history, the Oct. 2, 1915, magnitude 7.3 Pleasant Valley earthquake south of Winnemucca. Only a few large earthquakes since then have rumbled the state, but nothing near the surface scar – with a vertical offset as high as 19 feet – that […]
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By Larry Weitzman Introduced as a 2015 model in the summer of 2014, the new Sonata Eco differs from the standard Sonata in two basic ways. First, instead of the 2.4L normally aspirated Theta four-cylinder 185 hp engine it receives a small turbocharged 1.6L Gamma four-cylinder engine making 177 hp. Secondly, the ECO gets a […]
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By Joshua Brustein, BloombergBusiness The website Intrade gained almost mythical status in certain circles during the 2012 presidential election by letting users bet on how the elections would turn out. Gamblers thought it was fun, and economists marveled at how well the prediction market produced accurate forecasts. Intrade users traded contracts that paid out if […]
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Lake Tahoe Hard Rock’s inaugural Halloween bash starts at 10pm Oct. 31 at Vinyl. The Rocking Dead Halloween Bash & Costume Contest will include party band Cover Me Badd. The best costume will win $250, $100 in free slot play for second place and $50 in free slot play for third place. Entry into Vinyl is free for […]
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Skipper is a really nice tiny Poodle-Havanese mix. He’s 4 years old and seems to get along with everyone. When he arrived at the shelter he was severely matted. Some people prefer non-shedding breeds, but they don’t realize that, since they don’t shed, they must be groomed every six weeks. He was lucky enough to […]
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