U.S. high school students and their teachers may participate in the Bill of Rights Institute’s sixth annual Being an American Essay Contest. The Being an American Essay Contest explores the founding principles outlined in the Constitution. The contest is administered by the Bill of Rights Institute, a nonprofit educational organization in the Washington, D.C. area […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News is profiling the six candidates who will be on the Nov. 8 ballot for the South Tahoe Public Utility District board. They are being published in the order they were submitted. Randy Vogelgesang is running for the seat vacated by Marylou Mosbacher. Name: Randy Vogelgesang Age: 54 How long have […]
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Beginning next year, Americans will see acclaimed musicians, sports stars, writers, artists and other nationally-known figures on U.S. postage stamps — while they are still alive. The Postal Service is inviting the public to use social media to submit their ideas for individuals to honor. The Postal Service is dropping a rule that currently requires […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee After dark, on a moonless Wednesday last week, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office received three 911 hang-up calls from within Desolation Wilderness, near Eagle Lake. Uncertain of exactly where the caller was, the Sheriff’s Office did what it has done many times before: It radioed Calstar 6 – the […]
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Publisher’s note: This is reprinted with permission from the August 1976 Lake Tahoe Historical Society newsletter. Several months ago, our newsletter carried a report of Linda Mendizabal’s interview with Mrs. Meliba Vallet Meier, whose father was chef at Tallac House some 65 years ago and whose playmate at the time was Gladys Comstock. Since that […]
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Tahoe Forest Health System celebrates National Breast Health Awareness Month by giving first-time mammogram patients a free gift. By spreading the word about the importance of scheduling an annual mammogram, patients who bring in another first-timer will both walk away with a free gift. First time mammograms must be scheduled in October 2011 and completed […]
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On Oct. 5 from 5:30-6:30pm, Ahrin Koppel, a doctor at Tahoe Forest Cancer Center, will talk about how “Breast Health, Knowledge is Power”. The free health talk is at the Tahoe Center for Health and Sports Performance building located at 10710 Donner Pass Road, Truckee. Koppel will discuss the importance of knowing your family breast […]
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Saturday Mornings, the award-winning morning discussion and lecture series collaboration of Sierra Nevada College and Incline Village Parks & Recreation Senior Programs continue this fall. College faculty and other knowledgeable locals present bite-size offerings of intellectually stimulating material to pique people’s interest and challenge their sensibilities. An optional continental breakfast will be provided for $3. […]
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The El Dorado County Health Services Department, Public Health Division is offering a series of low-cost community flu clinics in South Lake Tahoe. The vaccine to protect against seasonal influenza will be offered at the flu clinics. The clinics will be at the senior center at 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd., 9am-1pm Sept. 29, Oct. 6, […]
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Tahoe Arts Project kicks off its 25th season with the a cappella quintet The Standards on Oct. 7 at 7pm at MontBleu Theater in Stateline. The human voice, that’s how it all started for five brothers who shared a passion for music. Singing together at an early age, they began the makings of this one […]
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