By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee A portion of Highway 50 near Ponderosa Road in El Dorado County will be renamed to honor the life and service of a California Highway Patrol officer who was run down and killed in the area while trying to stop a fleeing driver. The CHP will hold a memorial freeway […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input as it evaluates a proposal from Black Rock City LLC to renew its special recreation permit to hold the Burning Man festival for the 2011-2015 period. The festival is held annually on public lands in Pershing County, Nev. in the Black Rock Desert […]
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Sustainable Tahoe’s first basinwide green networking event in South Lake Tahoe is Nov. 18 from 5:30-8:30pm at Embassy Suites. Regional leaders, owners, staff and advocates of green technology, conservation, alternative transportation, clean energy and sustainable innovation will unite to network and start the next wave of action toward sustainability. The event will focus on bringing […]
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Who: The Friends of the El Dorado County Veterans Monument will host the 5th annual Veterans’ Day Tribute in celebration of our nation’s veterans. When: Nov. 11, 11am Where: The El Dorado County Veterans Monument, 360 Fair Lane, Placerville. Why: Veterans Day is a time to honor those who have served the cause of freedom. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Plates of food barely leave the cook’s hands before a waitress picks them up. Steam rises from the late morning breakfast order. Hot coffee is being poured to a crowd that doesn’t care it’s almost noon. Money is exchanged. The waitress – Betsy Sommerfeldt; the coffee pourer – Judy Bruso; and the […]
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Barton Foundation and Barton Health’s Community Advisory Committee on Nov. 5 gave more than $26,000 in grants to several South Lake Tahoe groups. The Foundation received 22 proposals and nine were awarded. Lake Tahoe Children’s Dental Coalition received $10,000 – the largest sum. Other recipients include: * We Can! “Funding for the Spanish Language Learning […]
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Tahoe Arts Project presents the Missoula Children’s Theater “Treasure Island”. Auditions are Nov. 15 from 4-6pm at the South Tahoe Middle School multipurpose room. There are roles for approximately 60 children in grades K-12 (must be 5 and in kindergarten to audition). Rehearsals will be Tuesday-Friday from 4-8:30pm depending on the role. Performances will be […]
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By Kathryn Reed Disturbing is the word that resonated with me as I kept flipping the pages of “Out of Mao’s Shadow: The struggle for the soul of a new China.” I have read plenty of news accounts about China and it’s repressive government as well as stories about it being more progressive. But the […]
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Three generations of women explore the far reaching ripples of the Holocaust in Diane Samuels’ play “Kindertransport,” opening at Lake Tahoe Community College’s Duke Theatre Nov. 13. Kindertransport was the name of a rescue effort that brought thousands of Jewish children to Great Britain from Nazi Germany between 1938 and the outbreak of war in […]
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South Lake Tahoe entrepreneurs and small businesses will host the first Massage for the Masses Nov. 12-13, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to support Dolphin Anti-Rape and AIDS Control Outreach, a Kenya-based rape-prevention organization. Elevate Wellness and Biospirit are donating their studio and spa space to host the event, and a dozen local […]
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