In 2009, 7.8 million children lived with at least one grandparent, a 64 percent increase since 1991 when 4.7 million children lived with a grandparent, according to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau. Among children living with a grandparent, 76 percent also were living with at least one parent in 2009, not statistically different […]
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By Kathryn Reed CUSTER STATE PARK, S.D. – Where the buffalo roam, granite presidents dominate, Indians try to assimilate and families reunite. South Dakota. It’s my home and I’ve never lived there. That’s what happens when your parents are high school sweethearts, your three sisters are born there and family reunions are scheduled every five […]
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Jon Foley, director of the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota, will present “Solutions for a Cultivated Planet: Learning to Feed 9 Billion People While Sustaining the Global Environment” on July 28 from 6:30-8pm at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach. The world population is growing by 75 million people […]
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Children are invited to spend Aug. 13 with scientists learning about the unique ecology, function, restoration and preservation of Lake Tahoe. The 12th annual Children’s Environmental Science Day is a free event sponsored by the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center. More than 20 interactive science activities hosted by organizations around the region will be […]
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The Squaw Valley Community of Writers brings an Extraordinary Evening of Poetry to Squaw Valley on July 21. The night will consist of a poetry reading by the five award-winning staff poets: Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Hass, Brenda Hillman, Cathy Park Hong, Major Jackson and Sharon Olds. The Squaw Valley Community of Writers has been […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – It doesn’t matter that Jack Yoder wasn’t alive when Mike Eruzione was making a name for himself as captain of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team. Getting the player’s autograph – again – was a dream as good as gold for the Sacramento youth. Yoder ran under the rope as […]
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Tahoe Arts Project is having auditions for Missoula Children’s Theater production of “King Arthur’s Quest” on July 18 on the lawn at Valhalla at the Tallac Historic Site from 10am-noon. Approximately 50 roles are available for children 5 to 17. Auditions are free, and no advance preparation is necessary. If cast, there will be a […]
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By Kathryn Reed Super-sized golf balls are cropping up around the South Shore. The first two went in Tuesday at Edgewood Tahoe and Zephyr Cove Resort, with a third to be installed late Thursday afternoon at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe. Two more will appear this weekend – one at Lake Tahoe Golf Course and the other […]
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By Whitney Mountain, Sacramento Bee Tucked away near Lake Tahoe, a small town with a big history holds one of this country’s worst-kept literary secrets: the Squaw Valley Community of Writers. Since 1969, the Community of Writers has been considered among the country’s most renowned literary conferences, along with the Sewanee and the Bread Loaf […]
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Scott Lankford, author of “Tahoe Beneath the Surface”, presents an illustrated talk on the stories of some of Tahoe’s most notable residents and visitors over the years. The event takes place on the lawn at Regan Beach in South Lake Tahoe on July 15 at 7:30pm. Bring a blanket, lawn chair, and picnic dinner or […]
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