The Women’s Fund El Dorado is hosting its annual Community Needs Forum on Jan. 24 from 6–8pm at the Cold Springs Country Club, 6500 Clubhouse Drive in Placerville. The topics to be covered include youth development, health and mental health issues and senior support services. This year’s presenters will be: Jeremy Meyers, the deputy superintendent […]
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By Kathryn Reed While SnowGlobe should still be a bass-driven event, the music lineup for the three-day South Lake Tahoe festival has been altered to help appease the neighbors who last year made as much of a ruckus as the musicians. Plus, when the first act takes the stage at 3pm Dec. 29, the direction […]
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Squaw Valley will be showing two showings of Jeremy Jones’ big mountain snowboarding movie “Deeper” on Dec. 27 and “Further” on Dec. 29 to support Protect Our Winters and Girls on the Run. All shows will be attended by athletes Jeremy Jones, Jonny Moseley, Ralph Backstrom, Iris Lazzareschi and JT Holmes. All will be signing […]
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TOCCATA – Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will have three special “soiree musicale” fundraisers featuring Elizabeth Pitcairn, violinist, as well as vocalists Joy Strotz, Liudmila Mullin, and Irina Kasimova performing Russian arias and Broadway tunes. The soirees will take place in elegant private homes. Proceeds will go to help defer costs for TOCCATA’s 8th winter […]
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Chaco is one of two young purebred Labradors at the shelter right now. He is a great chocolate Lab who is about 10 months old. He is a little shy at first, but with a bit of attention and training his confidence will grow quickly. He likes other dogs and didn’t chase the cats that […]
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By Linda Conaboy Maybe you’re among the millions who no longer believe in Santa Claus. But think about those vivid memories of all those years your parents persuaded you to be nice instead of naughty, ensuring a visit from the man in red at Christmastime – and you, being good little girls and boys, did […]
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By Mike Rosenwald, Bloomberg Businessweek In 2008, Gustavo Reveles, a Navy veteran deep into his two-decade career at the U.S. Border Patrol, got an email from a colleague. He shot off a reply that happened to contain the words “kiss” and “ass”- in that order. He was soon fired for sending an “offensive and against […]
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Tahoe Regional Planning Agency along with federal, state and local partners have launched an environmental newspaper entitled Tahoe In Depth, with the inaugural issue being mailed this week to every property owner in the Lake Tahoe Basin. This free publication is designed to keep Lake Tahoe homeowners, residents and visitors abreast of the variety of […]
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By Bill Donahue, Via Black ice, fog, snowbanks, sleet—dangers are ever present on winter roads. So slow down, use extra caution, and keep your car in tip-top shape. AAA tow druck driver John Baker, owner of Emerald Bay Towing in South Lake Tahoe has been rescuing members in the state’s snowiest highlands since he was […]
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By Kathryn Reed Oftentimes the first person anyone sees on a school campus is the person who knows the most, has all the answers and can be guaranteed to have a smile no matter the chaos going on all around her. That is the case with Cindy Farmer. As secretary at Sierra House Elementary School, […]
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