Teens at the Juvenile Treatment Center in South Lake Tahoe are doing more than sitting around. Lynne Brosch and Rich Fischer of Friends of the South Lake Tahoe Public Library have been doing book groups on Monday nights with incarcerate youth. This program began in September for the girls with the reading of “The House […]
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Rocky and Lola are two very friendly little Chihuahuas who could just about fit in your pocket. They are both about 6-months-old, and will probably put on another pound or two to get to 6 pounds. Both wag their tails and wiggle those huge ears constantly. Lola is in charge of Rocky, but in a […]
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By Teri Mizuhara Carbon monoxide, aka CO, is widely known as the “senseless killer” because you can’t see it, taste it, or smell it. Annually, more than 400 people die and another 20,000 are hospitalized due to CO poisoning. So what exactly is carbon monoxide? CO is the result of burning of a fuel such […]
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In recognition of the Nevada’s sesquicentennial, Changing Faces and Places: Making Nevada is the second in a series of three Special Collections & University Archives exhibits commemorating 150 years of Nevada history at the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center at UNR. In a free presentation related to the exhibit, Holly Walton-Buchanan, author of “Land of the Buckaroo: […]
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Lady Gaga and the Eagles are the latest headliners to be added to the Harveys Outdoor Concert Series lineup. Lady Gaga will be in Stateline Aug. 2 The Eagles will be making a return engagement on Aug. 29-30. Lady Gaga tickets are $89.50 to $225, while Eagles tickets range from $99.50 to $255.50. Tickets for […]
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Tahoe Arts Project is bringing the Celtic trio Golden Bough to St. Theresa Catholic Church on March 27 at 6:30pm. Golden Bough captures the essence of America’s best-loved folk music, with an array of acoustic instruments and pristine three-part harmony. Sing along, clap along, or just sit back and enjoy, as Golden Bough blends Celtic […]
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Robert Ballard is known for his discoveries of the wrecks of the RMS Titanic, the battleship Bismarck, the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown and President John F. Kennedy’s PT-109. The famous ocean explorer is the final speaker in this year’s Discover Science Lecture Series at UNR on April 3. Ballard is a former Navy officer and […]
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By Paul Taylor Whether you’ve filed for an extension on your taxes this year, or have waited until the last minute to complete paperwork, or want a better strategy for the future, chances are you could be doing a better job throughout the year to save on income taxes. Forty-nine percent of Americans think they […]
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By John Rogers, AP LOS ANGELES — During the last years of his life, Ansel Adams pored over the tens of thousands of negatives he’d carefully stored since his teens, setting aside 70 he determined would stand as his greatest works of art. Adams offered to personally print, sign and sell sets of 25 photographs […]
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Sierra Nevada College’s new Poetry Center promotes an appreciation of contemporary poetry among students and community members while providing support for current and emerging poets. At the grand opening March 28-29 the college will be hosting poet laureate of California Juan Felipe Herrera and award-winning poet Jane Hirshfield for public readings and workshops. The Poetry […]
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