By Donna Isbell Walker, Gannett At 64, Gregg Allman is lucky to be alive. For more than three decades, as the face and blues-soaked voice of the Allman Brothers Band, Allman lived as hard and fast as he possibly could. Copious amounts of drugs and alcohol eventually took their toll, and a 1995 intervention by […]
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By Kathryn Reed ZEPHYR COVE – Suddenly the sun is gone. Plants wither. People and animals die. No air to breathe. No water to drink. Briefly, all of this happened at Zephyr Cove Elementary School on Jan. 15. It was all to show the students how important the sun is to the survival of life […]
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Publisher’s note: The following is reprinted with permission from the Lake Tahoe Historical Society’s July 1989 newsletter. There is no doubt that soon after Lake Tahoe was discovered, some adventurer found his way onto its surface in some kind of water craft. Sailboats, steamers, tugs and barges were busily at work on the lake by […]
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Dale Cox and Michael Dettinger with the U.S. Geological Survey will discuss ARkStorm impacts at Lake Tahoe on Jan. 31 at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences in Incline Village. The no-host bar opens at 5:30pm, with the presentation begins 6pm. Cost is $5. The USGS is working with local communities to use the science, […]
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Caesar is a very fun-loving, energetic 7-month-old purebred Akita. He obeys well, plays great with people and other dogs and will do well with a family with teenage children. Caesar knows all his basic commands and even some tricks, including roll over, shake and high five as well as sit, come, stay and down. He […]
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The Lake Tahoe Community College Writers’ Series will celebrate the book launch of “Get Out of My Crotch” on Jan. 25 at 7pm. In this anthology, 21 writers examine reproductive rights, access to health care, violence against women, and the rise of rape apologists in the 21st century in the United States. The book hits […]
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The Wild West returns to Genoa on Feb. 1-3. See the early days of Nevada through the eyes of Eilley Bowers – famous “Queen of the Comstock” and Julia Bulette – Virginia City’s most beloved “working girl”. With their dislike for one another, the comedy and the drama will unfold on the stage of Genoa’s […]
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The El Dorado County Public Health Division in South Lake Tahoe has three walk-in flu vaccination clinics this month. The dates are Jan. 16, Jan. 18 and Jan. 23 from 1:30 to 4pm. The location is 1360 Johnson Blvd., Ste. 103. The cost for the flu vaccine is $10, but no one will be turned […]
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W’intermezzo at Edgewood Tahoe is a classical concert and artists’ reception featuring the internationally acclaimed classical duo of American pianist Deborah Dewey and Icelandic violinist Elfa Run Kristinsdottir. The Jan. 31 event is a fundraiser for Soroptimist International South Lake Tahoe. Tickets are $29 in advance and $35 at the door. They are for sale […]
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California Department of Fish and Game bear biologist Mario Klip is giving a talk Jan. 12 at 10am in the Aspen Room at Lake Tahoe Community College. South Lake Tahoe’s American Association of University Women is putting on the free event. Klip has a background in business and always had a strong affinity for wildlife. […]
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