Author Mojie Crigler will read from “Get Me Through Tomorrow: A Sister’s Memoir of Brain Injury and Revival” at Bona Fide HQ in Meyers on Aug. 13. In intimate and unflinching prose, Crigler chronicles her brother’s medical saga while drawing on memories of their unusual childhood. “Get Me Through Tomorrow” is much more than the […]
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Suzanne Roberts, an award-winning memoirist and travel writer, and Kim Wyatt, the founding editor and publisher of Bona Fide Books based in Meyers, are putting on a three-day writing seminar next month in Virginia City. Writing and Publishing Your memoir — A Women’s Retreat is Sept. 11-13. Have you always wanted to tell your story? […]
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The Lake Tahoe Dance Connection is bringing professional dancers and choreographers from Broadway, Los Angeles, and the Joffrey Ballet to South Lake Tahoe for a weekend of dance, professional instruction, and fun. This is a unique opportunity for dancers in and around the Tahoe basin to learn from elite dancer. The Aug. 12-16 classes are through Lake […]
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Chautauqua performer MacAvoy Layne will perform An Evening with Mark Twain at Taylor Creek Visitor Center on Aug. 7 at 7pm. Samuel Clemens came to the shores of Lake Tahoe in 1861 to stake a timber claim and returned less than two years later as Mark Twain, reporter and columnist for Virginia City newspaper Territorial […]
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By Megan Messerly, Las Vegas Sun Despite the proliferation of credit cards, Apple Pay and Square readers, Nevada’s gaming business has remained largely cash-based. Though the days of players carting around buckets of quarters are, for the most part, long gone, “the gaming business will remain a cash-heavy business,” said Douglas Florence Sr., vice president of […]
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By Lake Tahoe News staff Mental health, substance abuse and access to healthcare services are the main concerns of people on the South Shore, according to Barton Health’s 2015 Community Health Needs Assessment. Other issues to be addressed include: Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, heart disease and stroke, infant health, injury and violence, nutrition and weight, oral health, and tobacco […]
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El Dorado County Mental Health has opened a transitional housing unit in South Lake Tahoe to better meet local mental health needs. The transitional housing site (also known as a T-house) provides a supportive living environment and services for mental health clients who need help transitioning to stable, independent living. Up to six people at […]
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K-Lou is a 15 month old Shih Tzu girl who likes to play with other gentle dogs. She is very sweet, but has a few challenges — she is not yet house trained, and she needs to learn manners and gain some confidence. She is also a little shy of new people to start with, […]
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By Kathryn Reed EMERALD BAY STATE PARK – An iconic gem of Lake Tahoe describes Vikingsholm as well as Helen Smith. Smith spent her first 14 summers staying at what is now a castle within the California State Parks system. At the time, it was the private summer residence of Lora Knight. Smith’s mother was […]
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By John Charles Lewis In 1970, a young and talented piano player from England found himself as the opening act for a band that, according to ThreeDogNight.com “from 1969 through 1974 achieved more top 10 hits, moved more records and sold more concert tickets than any other band”, including the Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who […]
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