Publisher’s note: This is reprinted from the August 1988 Lake Tahoe Historical Society newsletter. It is a relic, a commemoration of life lived in an earlier time. It sits today, unused, too old to fulfill its original purpose yet admired by all. It is weathered and broken but it has survived, a descendant of centuries […]
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Lake Tahoe authors Jeremy Evans and Scott Lankford are next up in Lake Tahoe Community College’s Writers Series. The two will talk about their recent books on Jan. 25 at 8pm in the LTCC library. This event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase. Evans will talk about “In […]
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Publisher’s note: This is reprinted from the July 1988 Lake Tahoe Historical Society newsletter. No one has recorded the first appearance of a camera at Lake Tahoe but human beings have been attempting to capture its spectacular beauty for almost a century and a half. By the time tourists arrived at the lake to experience […]
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By Mel Shields, Sacramento Bee A celebration next weekend of Elvis Presley’s birthday allows a few lucky and select people to recall when the King performed in northern Nevada. His live appearances at the Las Vegas International (now the Las Vegas Hilton) are the most famous, but his concerts at Del Webb’s Sahara Tahoe (now […]
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Apparently Laird Lopaka McDaniel doesn’t like to wait and likes to do things his own way. The newest South Lake Tahoe resident was born New Year’s Day at 8:02pm – two weeks sooner than doctors had expected. The little one weighs in at 6.9 ounces and is 18.5-inches long. Andie McDaniel went into labor about […]
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By Kathryn Reed “Voting with your fork” is a phrase author Jasia Steinmetz uses that resonated with me over and over again as I read “Eat Local: Simple Steps to Enjoy Real, Healthy & Affordable Food”. How we spend money on food does make a difference in what stores carry and restaurants serve. We have […]
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Beau is a one-of-a-kind pup. We call him a Bassador because he’s a Basset hound/Labrador mix. Beau is 1 year old, his birthday was Nov. 11, 2010, and he is a sweetheart. He loves to play with toys and other dogs, and he hasn’t chased the cats that he has met at the shelter. He […]
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By Richard Knox, GPB News Debra Meyerson was hiking near Lake Tahoe 15 months ago when a stroke destroyed part of the left side of her brain, leaving her literally speechless. It happens to more than 150,000 Americans a year. But now Meyerson is learning to talk again through an approach that trains the undamaged […]
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Scott Valentine, Earth science instructor at Lake Tahoe Community College, will talk about “Geology of the Tahoe Basin” a story of earthquakes, glaciers, volcanism and how Lake Tahoe was created on Feb. 29 from 6-7pm. This is part of the Explore Tahoe Winter Lecture Series. The event is at Explore Tahoe: An Urban Trailhead, 4114 […]
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Join author David Antonucci on Jan 12 from 5-7:30pm for a talk on exactly which parts of the Lake Tahoe Basin Mark Twain saw and walked. Antonucci’s talk will focus on the results of his research for his book “Fairest Picture: Mark Twain at Lake Tahoe”. After the talk, there will be a meet-and-great session […]
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