By Susan Wood When John Winkelman wakes up Christmas morning, the 1977 South Tahoe High School graduate and his class buddies will have the comfort of knowing they share the greatest gift of all – an everlasting friendship that long sustains the presence of the person. Two years into it, Winkelman is dying of Amyotrophic […]
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The historic David Walley’s Resort in Genoa is getting a much needed face lift, according to the new owners. Summerwinds Resorts Services, based in Branson, Mo., has recently purchased the time share-hot springs and is renovating the resort. The founders of Summerwinds Resorts, Joseph and Dawn Joyce are no strangers to the resort industry. Joined […]
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Allison Steinmetz joins Barton Internal Medicine after 10 years of medical practice in Santa Cruz with Dominican Hospital. Prior to practicing in Santa Cruz, Steinmetz spent three years as a physician in Houston. She serves as a primary care physician for all ages with a specific talent for treating menopausal issues, teenagers and women’s health. […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College Theatre Arts Department will present the wildly successful off-Broadway hit “Almost, Maine” as the winter producation. On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky […]
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By Sharon Harvey-Rosenberg, McClatchy Newspapers Scissors and clear tape transformed a store bag into festive wrapping paper for a gift. That green use of an old bag solved an annual challenge of finding affordable wrapping paper. The sale of traditional gift paper is a profitable business, creating annual revenues of $2.6 billion dollars, according to […]
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By Guy Clifton, Reno Gazette-Journal Mark Lundahl, managing editor at the Reno Gazette-Journal and veteran newspaperman, died Tuesday after a brief illness. He was 57. Lundahl joined the Gazette-Journal as a news reporter in March 1987 and held numerous titles during his 23 years at the paper, including assistant city editor, city editor, assistant managing […]
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On Dec. 20, 40 local residents had their Christmas brightened as a vanload of presents was delivered by South Tahoe Public Utility District employees to the El Dorado County mental health program. Specifically to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of South Lake Tahoe, an alliance of individuals and families who have banded together […]
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By Susan Wood Think globally, act locally. Weather historian Mark McLaughlin is expected to bring this mantra to life when he addresses an extremely topical topic on Thursday at the Explore Tahoe in South Lake Tahoe. McLaughlin has the spotlight for the center’s second annual winter speaker series with his talk called “Reign of the […]
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UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center is hosting a family science day on Dec. 29 from 2-5pm. Families are invited to explore the mysteries of snow and ice. Conduct scientific experiments, discover what snowflakes look like under microscopes. Learn about wind chill and why some animals hibernate, among many other activities. It will be in […]
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Hilda is a spectacular gray Himalayan cat with beautiful blue eyes. She is an older girl who is declawed on all four paws. She is sweet and loves attention. She was found as a stray and nobody claimed her, but she must have been well loved by someone as she is groomed nicely and well-socialized. […]
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