Lake Tahoe Community College is seeking men and women of various ages, types and ethnicities for its upcoming production of the dark comedy “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot” by Stephen Adly Guirgis. Auditions are Jan. 6 at 7pm in LTCC’s Duke Theatre. Performances will be March 13-22. Set in a time-bending, darkly comic world […]
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The 20th annual Holiday Extravaganza is Dec. 18-19 at MontBleu. The show consists of student choirs as well as a faculty-parent choir. Included is the award-winning Blue Ribbon Classical Choir. The finale includes more than 250 singers. Special guests include a Blue Ribbon reunion of more than 30 alumni singers from all over the country […]
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The Nevada Commission on Tourism has authorized $414,854 in grants for programs and activities designed to deliver more tourists to rural Nevada. The Rural Grants Program funds are disbursed twice a year. This recent distribution is the second in fiscal year 2015; a total of $1.4 million was awarded in fiscal year 2015. Among the […]
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Truckee resident Tom Meadows has flown more than 1,000 Young Eagles, placing him in the top 1 percent of all Experimental Aircraft Association pilots who have flown 100 or more kids. Meadows, a semi-retired flight instructor, regularly has the kids sit in the left seat as pilot, while he explains what’s happening as they actually fly […]
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By Larry Weitzman While the electrified Lexus GS450h hybrid has a bit of a disconnected feel, it doesn’t lack for power. And we are talking more than just horsepower. As Lexus’s refinement of all its hybrids continues, this new GS450h is the best example the Road Beat has tested. While it’s hard to believe Toyota’s […]
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN The longest-running holiday special still has a very shiny nose. “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” premiered on television Dec. 6, 1964, and is now one of the holiday season’s perennial favorites. The story of the reindeer who saves Christmas is beloved among children and adults alike. The Rankin-Bass animated film production […]
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Mr. Boots is a 13-year-old Maine coon cat who has come back to the shelter. He was adopted, but was too rough for the dogs in his new home. He is nice with his people, but he might be best as an only pet. Mr. Boots qualifies for a free adoption to seniors and the […]
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Julia Shipley is the 2014 winner of Bona Fide Books’ Melissa Lanitis Gregory poetry prize. Shipley is the author of three poetry chapbooks. She is a two-time recipient of grants from the Vermont Community Foundation and the Vermont Arts Council and has also received fellowships from the Frost Place in New Hampshire the Center for Books […]
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By Kathryn Reed While the cause of many cancers is unknown, a person’s lifestyle can be a large contributing factor. That was the overriding message delivered by Lynn Norton, a registered dietician with Barton Health, during a Dec. 2 lecture at Lake Tahoe Community College. “The majority of cancer is basically preventable,” Norton said. “There […]
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By Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee What would the holiday season be without trees? Since ancient times, these symbols of abundance, home and eternal life have been part of winter celebrations. Historians trace the use of evergreens as decorations back to the Egyptians, Chinese, early Hebrews and Scandinavians. By the 16th century, old Tannenbaum had become […]
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