By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Veterans on both sides of the South Shore were honored Friday for the time they spent serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans Day tributes started at 11am Nov. 11 in South Lake Tahoe as the American Legion honored those who have served and those who continue to. Patty Smith, […]
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By Kathryn Reed Across the room the trumpets echoed “Taps” – the distinctive military call also known as Last Post. Lauren Tang was on one side of the South Tahoe Middle School auditorium, Christina DeLallo on the other. Their duet of sorts visibly moved the nearly 500 people who turned out Thursday for the fourth […]
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“Distracted” opens this weekend at Lake Tahoe Community College’s Duke Theatre. It’s billed as a hilarious, provocative, and poignant look at a modern family and an epidemic dilemma: Are we so tuned into our 24/7 info-rich world that we’ve tuned out what really matters? What’s wrong with 9-year-old Jesse? He can’t sit still, he curses, […]
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Publisher’s note: Four students from South Tahoe High School were honored as Young Women of Distinction on Nov. 9 by Soroptimist International South Lake Tahoe. Different this year was the maturity shown by all the honorees and the eloquence of their thank yous to the service club, their school and their families. The following is […]
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Barton Foundation and Barton Health’s Community Advisory Committee gave $25,000 to 10 South Lake Tahoe organizations to help fund health-related services and programs. The recipients were honored at Barton’s third annual Philanthropy Day lunch Nov. 4 at Riva Grill. The programs awarded addressed some of the area’s most pressing health needs such as nutrition, physical […]
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The North Lake Tahoe Resort Association in collaboration with the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce has awarded $46,250 in grants to 17 businesses and organizations based in the North Lake Tahoe region. Those receiving funding are the Squaw Valley Institute, Luminaries on the Lake; Big Blue Adventure, Tahoe Trail Running series; Big Blue Adventure, […]
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As the “Official Shipper of the Holidays,” the United States Postal Service this week released the suggested mail-by dates to ensure packages, cards, and letters reach their intended destination before the 2011 celebrations begin. Dates are provided as a guide for dropping holiday wishes into the mail. Postmarking for domestic mail — mailed from and […]
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By Lenita Powers, Reno Gazette-Journal When Lt. Col. Troy Ross returned to Reno last month, he became the last member of the Nevada National Guard to return from Iraq after President Barack Obama declared an end to the war on Oct. 21 and announced the withdrawal of all American military personnel by the end of […]
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Lake Tahoe Unified School District music teachers Casson Scowcroft and Linda Kurek have been honored in recent months by their fellow Northern California music teachers. They were each selected as conductors for regional honor bands, an honor bestowed on only the finest conductors and music educators. Scowcroft was asked to conduct the Region 5 Junior […]
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Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus begins its seventh season with its annual holiday production of Handel’s Messiah. The program includes selections from the Messiah as well as many holiday favorites. Vocal soloists include Tammy Brock, Katharine DeBoer, Joy Strotz, and Anna Helwing, sopranos; and Stuart Duke, baritone. Performances are: Dec. 14 at 7pm at Trinity […]
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