CalSHRM and SHRA will be presenting California Employment Law Essentials for Business so small business owners, office managers, department managers and supervisors, and human resource practitioners who want to gain essential knowledge in the unique and complex system of California employment laws will have the opportunity to do so locally. In partnership with Truckee Donner […]
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Live at Lakeview returns today with another free concert at Lakeview Commons in South Lake Tahoe starting at 4pm. More boats keep showing up, so organizers have a speaker just for them. While cigarette and marijuana smoke have been problematic, the air was more the traditional mountain freshness last week. Many who were told this […]
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By Susan Wood STATELINE — From the moment she walked onto the stage filled with suspended seagulls and began her concert wearing cowboy boots and a bright, strapless dress, it became clear that Norah Jones would not be pigeonholed as an artist. The singer, musician — who entertained a crowd of more than 4,000 Sunday […]
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TAHOMA — Master the trigger pull and the bullet will pierce whatever I want it to. That’s essentially what Sonny Piazza told me as he gave me a lesson in firearms Aug. 14. Piazza is one of two range instructors certifying El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies. I have a long ways to go before that […]
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By Jennifer Conlin, New York Times Like many affluent parents, Carolyn Everson, an executive at Facebook who lives in Montclair, N.J., with her husband and 9-year-old twins, is committed to raising “socially conscious” children, as she puts it. For that reason she did not hesitate to sign her family up for a trip to Kenya […]
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Native basketweavers from California and Nevada will gather at the Gatekeeper’s Museum in Tahoe City for the 9th annual Basketweavers’ Gathering. This event features Native American weavers and artisans demonstrating the tradition of basket weaving and other traditional arts. Baskets were once critical survival tools and sacred tools of worship found in virtually all North […]
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By Janet Fullwood, Sacramento Bee As Americans set out on their summer getaways, millions grapple with the same question: What to do with the dog? Last fall’s flap over Mitt Romney’s Irish setter traveling in a crate atop the family station wagon raised awareness of how not to travel with a pet, but it also […]
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The start of a new school year can be challenging for children. But thanks to residents at Kelly Ridge, an ABHOW community in South Lake Tahoe, some elementary school students will return to class with backpacks filled with school supplies. This is the third year Kelly Ridge residents have filled about 20 new backpacks with […]
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Dean has been at the shelter for several months, and we can’t figure out why. He is a very good natured Jack Russell/Chihuahua (maybe) mix, 6 years old, who likes other dogs. He came to the shelter because his owner didn’t want him anymore. He’s affectionate and walks nicely on the leash. Dean caught the […]
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For years Valhalla has been hosting artists during the summer months for the Artist in Residence program. This various artists are in the Vikings Room annex located inside the Valhalla Grand Hall. Each featured artist is generally on site from 10am to 4pm. Artists can choose to exhibit their art, sell their work, set up […]
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