By Yahoo Studios Mark Bingham died Sept. 11, 2001, while saving countless lives. Just how many will never be known. The openly gay rugby player was one of the heroic passengers who led a revolt against the terrorists on United Airlines Flight 93. The hijackers planned to slam the plane into the White House or […]
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As part of its Chamber EDucation program, the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Sierra Economic Development Corporation is hosting a “Thinking of Selling Your Business” workshop Sept. 14, noon to 1:30pm, at the Tahoe City Public Utility District Boardroom, 221 Fairway Drive, Tahoe City. Deadline to register is Sept. 9. […]
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By Jackie Green, Reno Gazette-Journal Newmont Mining donated a giant tire. NV Energy offered up the technology for the green energy room. Norm Dianda and Q&D Construction worked on the building, donated tools and outfitted the entire exhibit workshop, among other things. Teachers, biologists, lawyers, university professors and others have contributed curriculum, exhibits, ideas and […]
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Bona Fide Books’ fall line-up includes writing classes for newbies, craft classes for the experienced, and art and music for all. On Sept. 14 at 6:30pm, Bona Fide Books Publisher Kim Wyatt will speak at the South Lake Tahoe Branch Library about starting her small press and publishing today. This talk is for writers, book […]
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While the three-day weekend continues, most of the festivities in the Lake Tahoe Basin are wrapped up. That means instead of the manufactured fun, it’s all about enjoying the beaches, hiking trails, mountain bike routes and golf courses in the area. With temperatures expected to be in the high 70s and low 80s all week, […]
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Evon Yakar will be installed as rabbi of Temple Bat Yam in South Lake Tahoe in a two-day ceremony Sept. 16-17. The weekend will include two of Yakar’s colleagues and friends, Rabbi Bonnie Koppell on Friday night and Rabbi Ken Kanter on Saturday night. Koppell serves the U.S. Army as chaplain colonel in addition to […]
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Daisy is a very nice silver and white shorthaired cat who needs to live indoors. She has never been around dogs, but she has lived happily with small children and other cats. She came to the shelter with Lily when their owner couldn’t look after them any more. Daisy is spayed, microchipped, and vaccinated. She […]
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The first observance of Labor Day is believed to have been a parade of 10,000 workers on Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, organized by Peter J. McGuire, a Carpenters and Joiners Union secretary. By 1893, more than half the states were observing “Labor Day” on one day or another, and Congress passed a […]
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By Adam Rasmussen, Channel 2 News The Thunderbird Lodge and yacht in Lake Tahoe first opened in the early 1930s, and over the years have become one of northern Nevada’s biggest cultural tourist attractions. But the lodge is struggling, and now the Thunderbird Preservation Society is raising money to keep the famous yacht at Lake […]
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Health Talks, a free community health education series offered by Tahoe Forest Health System, will feature Jeffrey Dodd talking about a safer, less invasive approach to hip replacement, using the most advanced equipment. Specializing in orthopedic surgery, Dodd is one of few orthopedic surgeons who have performed anterior hip surgery, an advanced approach to total […]
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