Author Laura Wetherington, part of Sierra Nevada College’s ongoing Writers in the Woods series, will read from “A Map Predetermined by Chance” on Feb. 15. Wetherington grew up in Incline Village. She is the author of a National Poetry Series winner. She works as a professor at Sierra Nevada College in the MFA program. The […]
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Publisher’s note: Soroptimist International South Lake Tahoe on Feb. 13 recognized four Young Women of Distinction from South Tahoe High School. The following are comments Assistant Principal Marilyn Pawling said at the noon lunch at Harveys. By Marilyn Pawling Liana Novak This young woman has had two unique experiences: She went on a Panama mission […]
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Tahoe Arts Project is bringing the Utah Ballroom Dance Company to Stateline on March 1 at 7pm at the MontBleu Theater. This company, which features some of nation’s top ballroom dancers, has performed nationally and internationally receiving numerous accolades and awards such as the coveted U.S. National Formation Championships. Twenty of the best dancers in […]
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Abby is a very playful gray and white medium hair cat who loves to rub up against everyone and everything. She is about a year old, loves dogs and likes to play with other cats. She would be happy in a home with other pets and well behaved children. Abby is spayed, microchipped, and vaccinated. […]
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By Kathryn Reed When Rick Meyer wakes up a week from today he won’t be getting dressed for court, or even the office. And while his days as a criminal defense attorney will not be over, they will be when it comes to working for El Dorado County. On Feb. 15, he retires as chief […]
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By Melinda F. Emerson, New York Times Pretty much out in the middle of nowhere in Nevada, there is a little yarn store with a funny name, Jimmy Beans Wool. Actually, it’s in Reno, but it’s a small shop that sells a big assortment of knitting and crochet supplies and every kind of yarn you […]
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Publisher’s note: This is reprinted with permission from the May 1990 Lake Tahoe Historical Society newsletter. Lake Tahoe first appears as a small opening in the mountains labeled “mountain lake” on the Fremont-Preuss map in the expedition of 1844, only 146 years ago. It took thirty more years for mapmakers to place it accurately in […]
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By Kathryn Reed With raw honesty, Tracy Ross has confronted her demons in a poetic, thoughtful manner that makes listeners want more and yet has them feeling a bit voyeuristic because of that desire. Ross was at Lake Tahoe Community College on Feb. 7 as part of the Writers’ Series. She was reading from “The […]
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By Deidre Wenge, Hotel Magazine The facts are staggering. According to water.org, 780 million people around the world do not have access to clean and safe water; every 20 seconds a child dies from a water-related illness; and water, sanitation, and hygiene-related problems kill more than 3.4 million people each year. But Karena Albers and […]
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Deerfield Lodge in South Lake Tahoe is hosting an apres ski opening party for musician-artist Walter Alan Salas-Humara on Feb. 16 from 6-9pm. His work will be at the lodge on Ski Run Boulevard Feb. 16-March 16. In 1987, Salas-Humara’s rock band, The Silos, was voted Best New American Band in the Rolling Stone Critics […]
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