By Anita Creamer, Sacramento Bee The ceremony in February seemed like a traditional celebration. One of Charlotte Benedict’s sons walked her down the aisle in the Eskaton Village Carmichael auditorium, while two of Jim Jordan’s sons stood up with him. A minister blessed their union. “We had 150 people there,” said Jordan, 85, a retired […]
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Tahoe Writers Works will host the third annual Celebration of Writers Around the Lake on Sept. 16 at 7pm at the Valhalla Grand Hall. It’s an evening of literature at the lake with eight writers who call Tahoe home or find their inspiration here. The $10 admission includes a wine reception featuring the Après Wine […]
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By Anita Creamer, Sacramento Bee When Roberta Battle and her 10 siblings gathered in Washington, D.C., twice each year for their parents’ birthdays, her mother, Helen Harper White, always initiated a family business meeting. The agenda included her and her husband’s wills, their health care wishes, their financial situation – the entire spectrum of issues […]
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As local young professionals sang karaoke and danced at Murphy’s Irish Pub, attendees filled buckets with cash and food donations for South Lake Tahoe’s Christmas Cheer All Year. “We were able to deliver $542.60 and two large boxes of canned food and toys to Christmas Cheer,” Rebecca Wass, co-founder and president of Tahoe Regional Young […]
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By Mary Fenton, ESPN Among the ranks of professional snowboarders, relatively few riders earn pro models. Factor in the female component, and for this year’s crop of boards, that number dwindles to precisely six: 2010 Olympians Torah Bright and Gretchen Bleiler, Dutch slopestyle sensation Cheryl Maas, Anne-Flore Marxer, Lisa Filzmoser, and the lady with the […]
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South Lake Tahoe Women’s Center’s 12th annual Sunset Gala Bali Bash fundraiser on Sept. 17 from 5-8pm at the Bali inspired home of Sean Degnan. This year the women’s center will be using the home’s Bali design as a central theme for the gala. In addition to fine wines, hors d’oeuvres and desserts, classical guitar, […]
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The Great Reno Balloon Race board of trustees, together with officials from Nevada, Reno, Sparks and Washoe County will honor the heroes and remember the lives lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the last day of the Great Reno Balloon Race — Sept. 11. The official ceremony, which will take place at […]
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Kim Wyatt from Bona Fide Books is hosting a meet and greet for the North and South Shore writing groups at Bona Fide Books in Meyers. This will be an opportunity to network with writers from around the lake. Bring a dish to share and something to drink. Pass this invitation along to people in […]
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Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (Toccata) commemorates the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy with a concert series that features famed violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn performing Mozart’s Concerto for Violin No. 3 in G Major on the legendary Red Stradivarius Violin. The program concludes with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. Performances are: Sept. 11 at 3:30pm at […]
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By Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee Starting a business in a recession is tough. Keeping it on course in a rough economy is even more of a challenge. Volunteer business counselors from the nonprofit organization SCORE see the challenges Sacramento-area business owners face as they reach the two-year mark. Seven of 10 new firms survive at […]
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