California Department of Fish and Wildlife and California Wildlife Officer Foundation are co-sponsoring the annual Passing on the Tradition essay contest for young hunters. The winner will receive a lifetime California hunting license valued at more than $600. Junior hunting license holders or youths under 16 who earned a hunter education certificate in 2014 are eligible. […]
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Meyers resident Jamie Anderson began her work with the Sugar Pine Foundation before her Olympic medal success, helping to plant sugar pine seedlings. Earlier this year she reconnected with the group. The Sugar Pine Foundation is a small organization trying to make big changes. The group is dedicated to saving Tahoe’s sugar pines and other […]
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By Kathryn Reed “When victims and families have a really bad day, that is when our good work starts. That is one of the things that is odd about our career – some of the most challenging and interesting cases are some of the most horrific.” Chris Campion, retired FBI agent Jaycee Lee Dugard […]
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By Diane Lewis It took the considerable effort of a number of community members, educators and parents to bring Lake Tahoe Community College to life back in 1974. But from the college’s very beginnings to its present-day campus on Al Tahoe, no single person has contributed more to the creation, success and growth of LTCC […]
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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Money You’re still a ratings success, Charlie Brown! The Halloween mainstay “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!” may be old, but it’s still a ratings treat for ABC. When the 1966 Halloween special was shown in early October this year it brought in 6.28 million viewers for the network. It’s not […]
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The 16th annual Mountain Magic Dance Convention is Oc.t 30-Nov. 2 at MontBleu in Stateline. There will be a mini intensive workshop with dance champion Melissa Rutz, as well as a dance party on Friday and Saturday nights. West Coast Swing, Hustle, Nightclub Two Step and Country Two Step are some of the dances. For […]
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By Anne Knowles CARSON CITY – Nevada’s statehood, celebrated this sesquicentennial year, came on the heels of a boundary dispute with California that left one person dead and the border that split Lake Tahoe still undefined. “The battle took place in February 1863 and lasted just four hours,” Jeff Kintop, Nevada state archivist in Carson […]
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South Lake Tahoe Wedding & Honeymoon Association’s bi-annual Something Blue Wedding Expo is Nov. 16 at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe. This showcases some of the areas top professionals in this business sector. “You don’t have to be getting married to attend the expo either; it’s a showcase of a wide variety of services available in our community and […]
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Alpenglow Sports presents a unique evening with Dave Miller, technical director and senior guide at Shasta Mountain Guides. Miller is also the owner of California Alpine Guides and one of only a few Americans to have the coveted international UIAGM/IFMGA mountain guide status. Miller has been climbing and exploring the mountains of California for more […]
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The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office will offer free Halloween candy X-ray screening at the Washoe County Courthouse on the day after Halloween. Court security staff will screen candy inside the Court Street entrance to the courthouse in Reno from 9am-6:30pm Nov. 1. The X-ray machine will detect metal objects only. Parents who feel candy has […]
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