Local author John Hindmarsh will launch his new thriller “Mark Two” on Oct. 21 at the South Lake Tahoe Library. Hindmarch’s second book will be released in November. It continues where “Mark One” left off. He will give a free talk starting at 6pm about the art of writing and self-publishing. His book will be […]
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By Paul Hagey, Inman News New technology is taking virtual tours a step further by letting buyers drive cameras mounted on remote-controlled vehicles through distant homes, venturing from room to room, peeking around corners and taking in near-360-degree views from multiple vantage points. San Francisco-based luxury real estate developer JMA Ventures — which also owns […]
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Bandit is a beautiful purebred St. Bernard. She is so youthful in appearance and behavior that it is hard to believe she is 8 years old. She is tall, and seems to be at her ideal weight. Bandit has a beautiful coat and is very well behaved. She jumps tall fences and she will chase […]
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By Alicia Rancilio, AP NEW YORK — The ice bucket challenge’s phenomenal success is making other charitable organizations rethink how they connect with a younger generation of potential donors. Since the ALS Association began tracking the campaign’s progress on July 29, it has raised more than $53.3 million from 1.1 million new donors in what […]
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By Susan Wood ALPINE MEADOWS – There’s something about running water when it’s time to chill and go with the flow of life. And that flow may involve a cold drink on a warm summer day with picturesque surroundings. That’s a key reward involved in a stay at the River Ranch Lodge on Highway 89 […]
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The Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival will be a weekend of adventure, activism and community in Truckee on Sept 26-27. On that Friday there will be a special screening of the Patagonia sponsored film, “DamNation” at 6pm. The Wild & Scenic Film Festival is a collection of films from the annual festival in January […]
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Rayona Sharpnack will be the keynote speaker at the inaugural Women as Change Makers: Leading and Thriving in the 21st Century conference in October. Zawadisha, a Tahoe-based global women’s empowerment organization, is putting on the Oct. 3 event. Sharpnack is the CEO of the Institute for Women’s Leadership. She has facilitated women’s leadership trainings for […]
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Writers in the Woods brings acclaimed authors, poets and screenwriters to Incline Village’s four-year, private university for readings and workshops throughout the academic year. The college also annually adopts a book for its Common Read, which is read, discussed and interpreted throughout the curriculum. This year’s book is “Being Flynn” by Nick Flynn. Flynn will […]
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By Kathryn Reed For 30 years a treasure trove of Lake Tahoe area history sat in a closet unbeknownst to the owners. The white wooden chest was in Mary K. Sonntag’s home in New Castle, Pa. Her mother, Myrtle McConahy Keefer, had sent it to her in 1962. In 1992, Sonntag’s daughter, Mary Jo Sonntag, […]
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TOCCATA – Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus — presents a soiree musicale to support its 9/11 Memorial Concert Series. Elizabeth Pitcairn, violinist, will be featured along with accompanist Donna Axton, Ann LaRose, piano soloist, and vocalists Anna Helwing and Joy Strotz, sopranos; Liudmila Mullin, Mezzo soprano; and Mark Williams, tenor. The event takes place in […]
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