By Kathryn Reed Am I experiencing any pain? Well, technically no – especially when they are hunger pangs and not hunger pain. And the gagging had stopped. And the baby wipes, as suggested, were not needed. Oh, the joys of having a colonoscopy. As Dr. Dan Norman said to me when he walked into the […]
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“Race to Nowhere” will be shown at Lake Tahoe Community College in South Lake Tahoe on Jan. 7-8 at 6:30pm. The film focuses on the saturation point many students, teachers, and parents have reached in the high-stakes, high pressure culture of the current educational system. It highlights the mounting pressures and stresses children experience — […]
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Publisher’s note: This is reprinted from the July 1973 Lake Tahoe Historical Society newsletter. By Marie Walsh I doubt that I’ll ever forget the overwhelming feeling of awe and inspiration that was mine to experience this morning. The moment I stepped from the car, I was immediately caught up in the beauty and serenity of […]
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By Mel Shields, Sacramento Bee The images are as famous as they are fine and feathery: the flamingo with its neck stretching nearly to the ground, the bald (“white-headed”) eagle in a pose that instantly calls the nation to mind, the white and brown pelicans, and the birds with their prey – both the great […]
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By Howie Nave Sometimes a season can be defined not just by the weather and the color of the leaves, but by the movies shown during that time. I have to admit Halloween is one of my favorite times what with the changing of the landscape and the scary movies, but Christmas-time offers up the […]
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By Gina Kim, Sacramento Bee Death may be the impartial friend – who treats the soiled and pure, rich and poor, loved and unloved equally – but Mark Twain transcends the grave with his autobiography, which has become the sought-after holiday gift of the year. Published the stipulated 100 years after his no-longer-an-exaggeration of a […]
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Squaw Valley Ski Patrol is hosting the 19th annual Snow Gods Ball on Dec. 18. Proceeds from the Snow Gods Ball allow Squaw Valley Ski Patrol to grant full scholarships to community members for Avalanche Level 1 education courses. Open to the public, the Snow Gods Ball is set to take place at the all […]
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For the 13th consecutive year, the 160-plus retail and rental shops of Specialty Sports Venture (SSV) located throughout Lake Tahoe, the Bay Area, and Colorado will rally customers making purchases in their stores to share the holiday spirit by contributing to a vital cause in the local communities where the shops operate. Through Vail Resorts […]
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The Red Hut Lake Tahoe will host a Burger Night fundraiser to benefit the Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation on Dec. 15 from 5-7:30pm at the Ski Run Boulevard location. Open exclusively for this event, the Red Hut will be serving up combos that include a burger, homemade chips and a fountain soda for a […]
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The Truckee Noon Rotary Club is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations through the end of 2010 to host the live auction at the club’s 2011 Crab & Pasta Feed. Each year a local nonprofit group runs the live auction at the Rotary Club’s Crab & Pasta Feed. The organization selected to operate the live auction […]
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