For the third consecutive year Artown has earned recognition from the National Endowment for the Arts with a $30,000 Access to Artistic Excellence grant. Artown’s monthlong festival was recognized by the NEA’s grant based on three key areas: preserving diverse cultural heritage; making the arts more widely available in communities; and supporting artistic creativity. The […]
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Mount Shasta keyboardist, harmonica and tabla player Anton Mizerak, singer Laura Berryhill and Nepali maestro flautist Manose will present an afternoon of transformational healing music, Nepali folk tunes and chants from around the world on Dec. 12 at noon at Unity at the Lake in South Lake Tahoe. Mizerak lives in Mount Shasta and writes […]
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Law enforcement personnel from the Reno and Sparks police departments, Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, and the Nevada Highway Patrol are teaming up to conduct a DUI checkpoint this weekend. With grant funding provided by the Northern Nevada DUI Task Force, the administrative roadblock will be taking place Dec. 11 from 5-11pm on Kietzke Lane in […]
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North Lake Tahoe Troop 266 Boy Scouts and Venture Crew is selling Christmas trees this holiday season at Lighthouse Shopping Center in Tahoe City. The naturally grown and hand-harvested Christmas trees are environmentally sound. Purchasing your Christmas tree from Troop 266 is a “green” way to celebrate the holiday season while helping support local youth. […]
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By Gus Thomson, Auburn Journal One of the more respected history experts in the Auburn area has just come out with a new book and “Romantic Tahoe” is a labor of love that should be of particular interest in the Tahoe area. Donna Howell, a former vice president of the Placer County Historical Foundation and […]
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Artist and graphic novelist Jared Manninen will show his work and take orders for his first graphic novel at Bona Fide Books on Dec. 17 from 7-9 pm. An assortment of his original artwork will be available for sale, and the art for his graphic novel will be on display. Bona Fide is located behind […]
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By Kathryn Reed CAMP RICHARDSON — Imagine nearly a hundred people in your house eating dinner and you don’t know most of them. That was the reality Saturday night for Dee Dee and Raymond Goodrich. They used to own the Heller Estate. On Dec. 4 they were special guests for the Tahoe Tallac Association’s annual […]
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By Anita Creamer, Sacramento Bee Through Dec. 15, more than 50 stores, nonprofit businesses and senior facilities in the Sacramento region will collect gifts to help brighten the holiday season for the area’s needy elderly. The program, which is designed to help seniors in Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado and Nevada counties, is called Be a […]
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Cricket is an energetic little black Chihuahua. His tail never stops wagging. He is very sweet, loves to go for walks, and he gets along well with other dogs. He even seems to get along with cats. Cricket is about 2 years old and would love to go home soon. Cricket is at the El […]
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Dec. 6 begins the two weeks during which community members may come into Zephyr Cove Elementary School to choose an ornament off the Giving Tree. The Giving Tree is an annual event that gives the community a chance to support one another. The gifts listed on the ornaments are for children within the community whose […]
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