By Kathryn Reed Mark Twain and Lake Tahoe; I never thought those two subjects put into one book could bore me. I like Twain, Tahoe and history, but “Fairest Picture: Mark Twain at Lake Tahoe” by David Antonucci was painful to get through. Part of the problem is I don’t think it was edited well. […]
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To the community, As we dance for snow, there are people in our community who can’t get enough food to eat. So Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows are engaging in a friendly little competition to raise money for Project MANA, Truckee/North Lake Tahoe’s hunger relief organization. To kick things off I will donate $1,000 – […]
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By Mike TeSelle, KCRA-TV The importance of online social media is as important as the basic necessities of life for the millennial generation, according to a new survey by Cisco. “One in three said the Internet was as important as air, water, food and shelter,” Cisco Senior Vice President Carlos Dominguez said. Dominguez also said […]
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By Peter Lattman, New York Times Warren Hellman, a Wall Street investor who was president of Lehman Brothers and whose passion for bluegrass inspired him to create a San Francisco music festival that draws hundreds of thousands of people a year, died on Sunday in San Francisco. He was 77. The cause was complications of […]
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Glenn Gibb passed away on Dec. 14, 2011, after a six-month illness. Glenn was born May 30, 1947, in Boise, Idaho. The first 12 years of his life were spent in Idaho where he learned to fish, hunt and golf. During his high school and college years, Glenn resided in the Bay Area where he […]
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Patricia Noble Whitely died peacefully on Dec. 12, 2011, at the age of 85. She was born in Oakland on Aug. 15, 1926, to Lois and Kendall Noble. She attended San Francisco State University during World War II and completed her education at Lake Tahoe Community College. In 1953, Pat married a medical student, Jim […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee Placerville lives on its Gold Rush history and can’t escape the past, including a famous public hanging in the 1840s. As a result, Main Street today is dotted with businesses bearing names with historic allusions such as Prospector’s Cafe and Hangtown Hot Dogs. Residents are once again struggling with that […]
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By Kathryn Reed The list of Christmas movies I regularly enjoy runs the gamut from “Frosty the Snowman” to “It’s a Wonderful Life”. It decided it might be time to branch out a bit so into my Netflix’s queue went two films I had not seen before that came recommended from friends. The first was […]
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By Kathryn Reed Putting children first. Ensuring their needs are met. Taking a pledge to do so. Helping shape policy. Those are the goals of Small World, an organization launched Dec. 1 in South Lake Tahoe. But it’s not just about Tahoe – it’s about children throughout the country, throughout the world. And it’s not […]
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By Brian Nordli, Reno Gazette-Journal For each day of Hanukkah, Judy Schumer of southwest Reno gathers with her family and passes out a gift to each of her grandchildren. The family will feast on traditional latkes (fried potato pancakes); light a candle on the Chanukiah, which many call a menorah; and play Dreidel. Many other […]
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