The deepest and most profound loss is that of your child. Our beloved son — Derek Gabriel “Zippy” Penaranda — departed his broken vessel and has set sail on his journey of eternal and everlasting life, where he will remain forever young and beautiful. Born six weeks premature on our ninth anniversary at 4 pounds, […]
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By Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR It’s Tuesday — exactly two weeks out from Nov. 6, Election Day. Why is voting day for American federal elections always a Tuesday? The answer is a bit obscure and has to do with buggies. Let me explain. The story starts all the way back with the Founding Fathers. “The Constitutional […]
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By Douglas Martin, New York Times Émile Allais, a daring champion French skier who helped shape his sport by developing and popularizing a new style of skiing in the 1930s — keeping the skis parallel — as well as by coaching Olympic teams and designing ski equipment, died on Wednesday in Sallanches, in the French […]
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Simba is one of several beautiful, large Maine Coon cats at the shelter. He is 6-years-old and came to the shelter with his equally large friends Elmo and Princess. Their owner is too sick to look after them anymore. Simba likes other cats and has been an indoor-outdoor cat. He is a really sweet boy […]
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The Blue Ribbon Award nominations have been tallied, with more than 150 nominations received. The 5th annual Blue Ribbon Awards Dinner and Ceremony will be Nov. 15 at Embassy Suites in South Lake Tahoe. Tickets are $50 (775.588.1728) and include a cocktail hour. Here are the nominees for the 2012 Blue Ribbon Awards: Tourism – […]
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Publisher’s note: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. People are affected by cancer in all sorts of ways and communities do various things to shine a spotlight on various cancers. This is the last of four stories about cancer. By Kathryn Reed REDDING – Every shade of pink imaginable floods the streets here to show […]
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By Robert Schimmel Have you ever known someone who seemed to naturally and effortlessly bring 100 percent to the table or party at all times? And I don’t mean this in terms of the action hero or person with the massive accumulation of toys, property, etc., but rather that extraordinary individual who consistently leaves you […]
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Publisher’s note: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. People are affected by cancer in all sorts of ways and communities do various things to shine a spotlight on various cancers. This is the third of four stories about cancer. By Kathryn Reed A cancer diagnosis if life changing – no matter the ultimate outcome. Not […]
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Tahoe Arts Project is putting on a Holiday Art Festival on Dec. 8 at St. Theresa’s Grace Hall in South Lake Tahoe. The Festival will take place from noon-4pm. It will include art and craft booths, food, wine, hot chocolate, music, dance and a visit from Santa. This is a family event. Twenty-five 10×10 spaces […]
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South Lake Tahoe wants every business on Highway 50 to be part of Light up South Lake Tahoe. The city wants to partner with businesses located along Highway 50 from Stateline to the Y and provide a “buy one, get one free” on holiday lights. “We are purchasing 50 foot white light strings in bulk […]
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