Lake Tahoe Community College Writers’ Series is hosting a celebration for the publication of the college’s literary journal “The Kokanee” on May 15 at 8pm at the college library. The event will feature short readings from student and faculty authors. Authors reading from their work include Frank Riley, Cece Cummins, Harper Dial, Bonnie Turnbull, Marcela […]
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By Ted Long I think it is safe to say this week’s session, session seven of the citizens’ academy, on gangs made the whole program worthwhile. This session was led by Deputy Carol Edwards. She has been doing the job for over 20 years. Not only did she bring a professional touch to the issues, […]
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By Ky Plaskon, Capitol Public Radio A South Lake Tahoe woman has beaten out nearly 600,000 other contestants from around the world to become a finalist for a dream job. Victoria Ortiz, who works for the California Tahoe Conservancy, makes her pitch for what some have called the best job in the world with a […]
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By Rod Block Pet owners’ vet bills are growing, which may explain why fewer are taking their dogs and cats to the animal doctor although more Americans than ever have pets. To make matters worse, a 2.3 percent tax on medical devices that kicked in Jan. 1 includes equipment that’s used for animals as well […]
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By Ginger Nicolay-Davis Two years ago, my mother-in-law, Joanne, called me from the East Coast to tell me about a new play that had just debuted in Hartford, Conn., called “Motherhood Out Loud”. She told me that I really needed to read it and that I would love it. Like all difficult daughter-in-laws, I had […]
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Krista Lukas of Minden has published her debut poetry collection “Fans of My Unconscious”. She describes the work as putting a microscope’s eye view to the poignancy and absurdity in everyday life by observing the meaning and the meaninglessness in the mundane like the post office, a campfire, and a bulletin board. This poetry collection […]
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Bernadette is a nice 9-year-old Husky mix with one blue eye and one brown eye. She is house trained and likes to play with other dogs. Even though she is a little older and very well-behaved, as a Husky mix, she is great at escaping and needs to be on a runner when left outside […]
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By Kathryn Reed VINA – Wine and religion have long been partners. One only needs to think of the Last Supper or today’s communion. Franciscan monks have been cultivating grapes in California since the 1800s. But it’s the Trappist monks who are the newcomers to the wine business – at least in California. New Clairvaux […]
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Each year at this time the Lake Tahoe Community College Art Department comes out of its studios and permeates the college with a cornucopia of visual delights. In other words, it is time for the Annual Student Art Exhibition. The opening reception for this year’s exhibition will be on May 19 from 2-5pm, with an […]
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The Lake Tahoe Community College Theater Department’s Random Acts of Improv group is bringing in television performers Rick and Laura Hall for a musical improvisational workshop and live performance May 18 in the Duke Theatre. Laura Hall (musical director for TV’s “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”) and her actor-musician husband, Rick (HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm”), […]
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