By Kathryn Reed New trainees throughout the season are par for the course at a ski resort. So when the “older” ski dude with what he describes as a blonde mullet and matching Fu Manchu beard showed up, it wasn’t any big deal. At least not at that moment. The new kid, though, was actually […]
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By Jane Braxton Little, Sacramento Bee WESTWOOD – Steven Earl Robinson grew up in San Diego, but he lost his heart to the mountains and meadows of Lassen County’s Westwood on his very first visit. An avid surfer from the time he could pick up a long board, Mr. Robinson pursued the sport until he […]
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Alpenglow Sports presents the fifth and final installment of the 2012-13 Winter Film Series featuring Donny Roth on March 14 at Olympic Valley Lodge. Roth has spent nine years searching remote corners of Chile looking for the perfect Southern Hemisphere backcountry skiing location. 2012 brought below average snowfall that created a last-second change of plans […]
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Publisher’s note: This is first of a few articles about the Drug Store Project. This marks the 10-year anniversary of the program. This year’s event will be April 2 at Lake Tahoe Community College. For more info about volunteering, donating or if you have questions, email Lisa Huard at lhuard@ymail.com. By Lisa Huard The Drug […]
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By Robert Schimmel I’ve been involved with and in the arts for too many years to put up with the complaints regarding “there’s nothing to do in Tahoe”. Sure, this isn’t New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Santa Fe, Jackson Hole or even Vegas, which may just be why you are here. This is beautifully and […]
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Wormie is an affectionate, super high energy Jack Russell mixed with poodle. At least that’s our best guess. He weighs about 20 pounds and he likes well behaved children. He is crate trained, and would like a very active owner. He would probably do very well at agility or flyball. And he is looking forward […]
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South Lake Tahoe has launched the Tahoe Heritage Program in honor of the city’s 50th anniversary on Nov. 30, 2015. This program is being organized to record the oral history of Lake Tahoe’s early history by some of the original families which settled in the South Shore. The city envisions the creation of partnerships to […]
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Through fun writing prompts, lively discussions, and in-depth readings Creative Writing: Exploring the Creative Process is designed to be a playful and productive class to open your mind to new approaches to your own creative process. Experiment with catalysts for inspiration from the Surrealists and Oulipo to art and cross-genre works. This class is for […]
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The Yosemite Twin Valleys Waterfall Workshops on May 3-6 offers unique opportunities for photographers and outdoor enthusiasts to compare and contrast natural and geological features of Yosemite and Hetch Hetchy landscapes. Activities will include photography field sessions and a two-day plein air painting workshop. Other highlights include interpretive natural history hikes and birding walks throughout […]
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By Bonnie Rochman, Time One recent evening in West Caldwell, N.J., a library hosted a pajama party. Twenty little kids in princess nightgowns and football flannels counted out glittery animal stickers and pasted them onto homemade dominoes. Then they raced a stuffed pink frog on a carabiner up and down a zipline, raising and lowering […]
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