The U.S. Forest Service on Wednesday honored staff from the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit with the 2010 National Forest System Invasive Species Program Award in recognition of their work with more than 50 external partners as part of the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Working Group to prevent and control aquatic invasive species. Forest […]
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UC Davis’s Tahoe Environmental Research Center in partnership with the Tahoe Expedition Academy will host the sixth annual Science Expo. The Science Expo features interactive experiments and demonstrations for children grades 3–6 (ages 8–12) and their families. The Science Expo is open to the general public on the evening of March 16 from 4–6pm at […]
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Publisher’s note: This is reprinted from the January 1974 Lake Tahoe Historical Society newsletter. By Nancy Felling Lake Tahoe will soon be in the movies again, according to Lake Tahoe historical Society president Bill Craven. The history of the Tahoe Basin is being filmed as a joint project of the society and David Phillips, a […]
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National Women’s History Month dates back to March 8, 1857, when women from New York City factories staged a protest over working conditions. International Women’s Day was first observed in 1909, but it wasn’t until 1981 Congress established National Women’s History Week to be commemorated the second week of March. In 1987, Congress expanded the […]
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Publisher’s note: On Feb. 23 Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe honored four students from Whittell High School as Young Women of Distinction. Bernadette Esquivel spoke about each woman. Here is what she had to say. By Bernadette Esquivel STATELINE — I have had the pleasure of knowing Karin Sharon and her family for well […]
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Following its successful U.S. debut, “Mount St. Elias” returns for another special engagement. For one night only, moviegoers will get the chance to witness the harrowing documentary “Mount St. Elias” in theaters, and get a big screen glimpse into one of the greatest feats in mountaineering and skiing history on March 3. The film, which […]
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Sam is a really nice, loving, cuddly lap cat, who loves to be brushed. He is an older gentleman who would like a quiet home. Sam is scared at the shelter and spends his time hiding in a box so he never gets snatched up. He is happy to live with other well mannered pets […]
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More than 250 local business and community members attended the 57th Annual Community Service Awards presented by the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce this month at the Resort at Squaw Creek in Olympic Valley to recognize the outstanding achievements of residents. Emilio Vaca, executive director of the North Tahoe Family Resource Center, received the […]
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Barton Health’s Hospice is offering a nine-session grief class starting March 9. Every other Wednesday through June 29 the “Understanding Your Grief” support group will combine education in the support group facilitated by a trained grief facilitator. The sessions are from 5–6:30pm every other week. During each session, stories will be shared and attendees will […]
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By Howie Nave Hello, movie fans everywhere. Well, this is it. For those of us who love the movies, our Super Bowl has finally arrived. It’s our big escape from everything going on in the world and a chance to see if our favorites will take home the statue. There’s no participation trophy in the […]
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