By Kathryn Reed “There is no alternative for being yourself.” That is the message on the back of South Tahoe High School Ally T-shirts. Ally isn’t an acronym. It means friend or supporter. It is, though, the name of the gay straight alliance at the high school. Bridey Heidel has been the adviser for all […]
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South Lake Tahoe’s annual Community Tree and Menorah Lighting is Dec. 3 from 5-7pm at the visitors center on Highway 50 by the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center. Festivities include: · Santa Claus and his elves · Free sleigh/carriage rides from Borges Sleigh and Carriage Rides compliments of Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority · Music by […]
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On Nov. 11 at 8am, Ryder Evans will speak at the Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra meeting about ShelterBox. ShelterBox is an international relief charity that delivers emergency shelter, warmth and dignity to people affected by disaster worldwide. This organization responds instantly to disasters delivering aid as quickly as possible to the people who need […]
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By Steve Timko, Reno Gazette-Journal About one out of every four children born in Nevada recently were to mothers who were not U.S. citizens, the second-highest rate in the nation, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released Thursday. The data, collected as part of the Census Bureau’s ongoing American Community Survey, did not distinguish […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will host a meeting to update the community on the Meyers Landfill site on Nov. 18 at 6pm at the Forest Supervisor’s office, 35 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe. The meeting will include an update on the status of construction of the landfill cap, details on […]
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Threats. Murder. Revenge. Todd Borg’s eighth novel — “Tahoe Heat” featuring his long-standing protagonist private detective Owen McKenna — involves a fatal fall at Lake Tahoe’s Cave Rock, encoded piano strings, and a wild mustang named Heat. Borg’s series of mystery thrillers set exclusively around Lake Tahoe will be the featured topic of the next […]
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The National Great American Smokeout, which asks smokers to give up tobacco for 24 hours in hopes that they will quit for good, is Nov. 18. Smoking cigarettes remains the No. 1 preventable cause of premature disease and death in the United States, according the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An estimated 21 percent […]
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Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort was honored by Clif Bar and the National Ski Areas Association as the recipient of the 2010 Silver Eagle Award for Environmental Education. This is the second time Sierra has won this award. “Climate change presents a major and imminent challenge to everyone who enjoys the outdoors, especially when snow and winter activities […]
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By Kathryn Reed “Why do you bully each other mentally and verbally if you are telling us not to?” “If you continue bullying, what kind of message will you be sending to the children of the world?” “The commercials you have been making are like cyber bullying.” “Our school is trying really hard to defeat […]
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Poet and professor of English at Sierra Nevada College, Karen Terrey, will share her thoughts on how one lives as a writer and how she works with other writers to inspire and motivate. Since spending the summer of 2009 studying poetry in Prague, she finds inspiration for her efforts to help build literary community in […]
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