By Kathryn Reed Casson Scowcroft is on a quest to have South Tahoe High School have a unique melody for its school song by June’s graduation. The music teacher brought the idea to the school board Feb. 8 in hopes of having the blessing of the five members at a future meeting. Besides doing away […]
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By Mickey Meece, New York Times Given the widespread adoption of smartphones, text messaging, video calling and social media, today’s professionals mean it when they brag about staying connected to work 24/7. Technology allowed Karen Riley-Grant, a manager at Levi Strauss in San Francisco, to take care of some business with her New York publicist […]
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By Norine Dworkin-McDaniel, That’s Fit You’ve been dieting and dieting for what feels like forever. So why isn’t the weight coming off faster? You may be getting tripped up by one of these all-too-common diet pitfalls. “Sometimes people think they’re doing everything right, but they’re actually doing something wrong,” said Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of […]
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Publisher’s note: This is reprinted from the November 1973 Lake Tahoe Historical Society newsletter. Gardner Mountain was named after Matthew Culbertson Gardner, an early day lumberman of the Tahoe area. In 1872 Gardner acquired a large timber holding at the south end of Tahoe. His initial operations consisted of felling and splitting fir and cedar […]
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Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe handed out a slew of money Wednesday. The service organization’s annual fall wine tasting is its biggest fundraiser. The group takes the cash and returns it to the community. On Feb. 9, $28,000 was given out. The recipients are: • South Lake Tahoe Police Department and El Dorado County […]
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Tahoe Rim Trail Association has received an $8,000 grant from REI to support volunteerism within the organization. The TRTA depends on volunteer support to meet the ever increasing demand for sustainable outdoor recreational opportunities in the Lake Tahoe Basin. To meet these demands, the organization recruits, trains and supervises more than 1,000 volunteers each year […]
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By Cyndia Zwahlen, Los Angeles Times Organic, raw and even gluten-free food choices aren’t just for people anymore. These options are showing up at local pet shops that are looking to distinguish themselves from big-box competitors. After a slowdown in sales of premium-priced food during the recession, independent pet shops said the sector was recovering. […]
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Lake Tahoe fine artist Reds Regan will be performing a live painting production and displaying his primitive contemporary artwork at m2 Winery during the Wine and Chocolate Weekend in Lodi. Regan is exhibiting his internationally recognized acrylic paintings at the winery and will be undertaking a live painting production demonstrating his ambidextrous painting style throughout […]
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By Kathryn Reed I never doubted Martin Hollay’s life would be worthy of a book. From the little I know about him, he is someone I could sit with for hours. He is captivating and engaging every time I’m around him. I wasn’t able to make it to his 90th birthday party last fall, where […]
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Publisher’s note: This is reprinted from the October 1973 Lake Tahoe Historical Society newsletter. The following letter was read by Vera Broder Silberstein at the September meeting. This letter is a composite of three letters written to Vera from Anna Celio, daughter-in-law of Carlo Celio and wife of George Celio. Thank you for picking me […]
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