Squaw Valley Institute is sponsoring the Great Whitewater Rivers of the World lecture June 29 at 7pm at the Cedar House Sport Hotel in Truckee. Laurence Alvarez Roos, a worldwide river runner and explorer, will talk about his experiences on rivers from Africa to the United States to South America. Tickets are $10 and limited. […]
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As part of the Valhalla Arts, Music, and Theatre Festival, the Tahoe Tallac Association and 5th Age productions present the comedy “The Dixie Swim Club” by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten at the Boathouse Theatre, July 7-9, July 14-16 at 8pm and July 10 and July 17 at 2pm. Five Southern women, whose […]
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World travel photographer and Lake Tahoe resident Chris Talbot has an exhibit at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach through September. To celebrate this exhibit and Lake Tahoe’s special culture, an event on Aug. 11 will have some proceeds going to the North Tahoe Regional Park Friends of the Park Fund. This film […]
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Publisher’s note: This is the second of two stories about the Angora Fire. By Renee Gorevin Fortunately for her, my daughter still had her bags packed, just recently returned from a study abroad program in Paris. Investigating the source of the smoke, my son and his friend had ventured out behind our house, creating a […]
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By Juan Lopez, Reno Gazette-Journal On March 1, 1978, she survived a fiery plane crash in which she was the last person to exit the aircraft before it exploded. On March 1, 2002, she was diagnosed with stage III melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer. On March 1, 2006, she underwent open heart […]
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By Kelsey Kloss, Reno Gazette-Journal One spacious room displaying photography now fully encompasses Erik Lauritzen’s characteristic view of Nevada’s landscape. The exhibit, Stop the Car, Dad!, recently left the Truckee Meadows Community College art gallery and now is on display at Bartley Ranch. “I loved it; it’s quintessential Nevada — that’s what I would call […]
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Publisher’s note: This is the first of two stories about people who lived through the June 24, 2007, Angora Fire. By Susan Baker The North Coast is one of the most beautiful places in California, probably the reason we vacation there every year right after school is out. June 2007 was no different. We packed […]
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Susan Adams, a 60-year-old former South Lake Tahoe resident, passed away in Buffalo, Wyo., June 16. Funeral services will be at Happy Homestead Cemetery in South Lake Tahoe on June 24 at 11am. Susan Elaine Adams was born July 28, 1950, in Fort Collins, Colo., to Ruth and Bill Jordan. She was the third child […]
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A series of writing classes are being offered in Tahoe City through Tangled Roots Writing. Monday Night Writing Workshops Connect with a writing community and improve your writing practice. Generate new material, explore craft and get feedback. Monday nights 6:30-8pm. Cost is $90. The six-week session is July 25-Aug. 29. Creative Writing Workshop for Teens […]
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By Michelle Healy, Reno Gazette-Journal If you’ve heeded the health messages to protect your skin by covering up and slathering on the sunblock, you’re taking important steps to playing it safe in the sun. But you’ll come up short if you don’t also wear sunglasses and a hat to protect your eyes from harmful ultraviolet […]
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