TOCCATA – Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus continues its winter season with a series that features guest cellist Jeffrey Lastrapes in works by J.S. Bach, Vivaldi, Teleman, and Buxtehude. Performances are Feb. 9 at 3pm at St. Patrick’s Church in Incline Village; Feb. 10 at 3pm at St. Theresa Church in South Lake Tahoe; and […]
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Pluto is a very sweet little Schnauzer mix, about 12 pounds and 2 years old. He has wiry fur and he loves to be held. He also loves to play with other small dogs. Pluto is neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated. He is at the El Dorado County Animal Services shelter in Meyers, along with many […]
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By Susan Wood The day after President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, South Lake Tahoe made a major move to heal its community, decrease fatalities and provide well-rounded care to its local citizenry and visitors. Barton Memorial Hospital opened about a half century ago on Nov. 23, 1963, with 38 licensed […]
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Applications for the 2013-14 California Senate Fellows Program and Assembly Fellowship Program are available to interested college graduates. The programs provide college graduates an opportunity to become full-time Senate or Assembly staff members at the State Capitol in Sacramento for 11 months beginning in October. Fellows are assigned to the personal or committee staff of […]
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Chris Field, a 2007 Nobel Prize team winner and lead author of the study on the effects of global climate change, is the keynote speaker at Operation Sierra Storm Meteorologist Conference in Stateline on Jan. 10. Field, was the co-chair for Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that shared the 2007 […]
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By Mel Shields, Sacramento Bee In July 1971, huge letters atop the Sahara Tahoe (now the Horizon) announced Elvis Presley’s first Northern Nevada engagement. It cost $15 plus tax to see the show. He would play the High Sierra Theater at the hotel several more times until his last date in May 1976, each visit […]
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Tahoe Writers Works, a local writing group, will be hosting workshops throughout 2013. This month’s workshops will Jan. 8 and Jan. 22, both at 6:30pm at Bona Fide Books, 1069 Magua St., No. 4 in Meyers. Beginning and established writers are welcome. There is no obligation other than an exceptional love of the written word. […]
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By Kathryn Reed For now, 2-year-old Oumy N’Doye must call her baby sister just that – baby sister. This is because in her parents’ native country of Senegal the naming of a newborn occurs one week after the birth and with a big family celebration. With modern technology, the ceremony will be via Skype. This […]
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By Mandy Kendall So, another year has come and gone and it’s time to look forward to this New Year. Resolutions have a reputation for being goals that people set for themselves but then never follow through on. However, studies have found that people who set resolutions or goals are 10 times more likely to […]
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The fourth annual Lake Tahoe Festival of Trees and Lights is growing in multiple ways. During its inaugural year in 2009, the festival saw about 1,800 attendees and raised more than $45,000 for the expansion and renovation of Barton’s Community Clinic. This year, the festival was host to nearly 4,000 attendees, raising more than $55,000 […]
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