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South Tahoe Drug Free Coalition Seeks Help to Make Lasting Impact in Community
Submitted by paula on Mon, 02/10/2014 - 1:19am
Melody Easton is here to make a difference. Recently tapped as the coordinator for the South Tahoe Drug Free Coalition, the action oriented Easton has hit the ground running.
Tahoe Youth & Family Services was awarded a Federal Drug Free Communities grant, bringing in $125,000 for each of the next five years to help combat drug and alcohol abuse among the youth of South Lake Tahoe. Once the grant was awarded a coordinator needed to be hired. Easton was hired and the Concordia College graduate and her husband packed up and moved from Portland, Oregon.
Craigslist Scam Pulled on SnowGlobe Attendees
Submitted by paula on Mon, 12/30/2013 - 11:50pmThey knew something was amiss when they couldn't find the home on Saddle Road listed on their vacation rental home contract. A group of 15 college students came to South Lake Tahoe to enjoy the three day SnowGlobe festival, where their time would be spent at the concert, enjoying the town and kicking back in a fully furnished ski cabin. But the lodging situation wasn't as expected since they fell victims to a "craiglist" scam and paid for a rental home that wasn't real.
Sierra at Tahoe Rated Amongst Best Snowboarding Resorts in U.S.
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/14/2013 - 12:59pm
Regarded as one of the top magazines in the industry, TransWorld SNOWboarding has been ranking the best resorts in North America for over a decade. In their poll for the 2014 season, TransWorld SNOWboarding ranked Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort amongst the best mountains in North America.
Try your luck at the Lakeside Inn Poker Run Business After Hours Mixer
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 05/20/2013 - 4:19pmEvent Date:
May 22, 2013 - 5:30pm
TahoeChamber’s next Business After Hours Mixer (BAHM!) will be held this Wednesday, from 5:30-7:30pm at Lakeside Inn & Casino. The Poker Run BAHM will send you on a tour of the casino property and give you a chance to see the newly renovated “Timbers” restaurant. Try out a featured signature cocktail and delicious food, get a Lakeside Inn Player’s Card, check out the guest rooms, and mix and mingle with fellow business professionals.
Sierra-at-Tahoe resort offers $25 customer appreciation day tickets
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 04/11/2013 - 12:57pm
Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort will give skiers and riders one last chance to shred Sierra Resort on April 15 with its Annual Customer Appreciation Day. Customer Appreciation Day is all about celebrating the season with fun stories of a season gone by and smiles.
Skiers and riders of all ages can purchase a lift ticket for only $25 on April 15. All of the proceeds raised from the day’s lift ticket sales will be donated to sponsor youth recreation and education including youth baseball, soccer, swimming, and other youth activities.
Liberty Utilities offers high school, college scholarships
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 04/05/2013 - 2:58pmLiberty Utilities is pleased to announce the establishment of annual academic scholarships for eligible high school and college students within its Lake Tahoe service territory.
The seven schools participating in the new scholarship program are South Tahoe High School, Loyalton High School, Douglas High School (students residing in Alpine County only), Coleville High School, North Tahoe High School and Portola High School, as well as Lake Tahoe Community College.
San Diego State students forego traditional spring break to serve South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/26/2013 - 9:42am
Event Date:
March 31, 2013 (All day) Fifteen students from San Diego State University will forego the typical spring break of beaches and relaxation to teach thousands of children in a small mountain community how to save energy and save the environment.
Members of the student organization CALPIRG Energy Service Corps will travel to South Lake Tahoe, Calif., from March 31 through April 5 to spread the word on energy savings.
Location
South Lake Tahoe, CA
United States
See map: Google Maps
Diploma or dobro? Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys go bluegrass
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/27/2013 - 3:28pmA leisure-time activity for some college students led to a postgraduate profession.The bluegrass band from Michigan State University, the Flatbellys, was destined to break up after its members g...
The Vagina Monologues returns to South Lake Tahoe Feb. 22-23
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 1:00pm
Event Date:
February 22, 2013 - 7:00pm The Vagina Monologues returns for its 11th year here in South Lake Tahoe Feb. 22-23 at 7 p.m.
Come laugh, cry and help to stop violence against women. The Monologues are a fundraiser for CASA, Live Violence Free, Tahoe Youth and Family Services and The Zawadisha Fund. Tickets are $15 and are available through CASA at (530) 573-3072 or at the door.
The event will be at the Blue Angel Cafe, 1132 Ski Run.
Location
Blue Angel Cafe
1132 Ski Run Bl
So lake Tahoe, CA
United States
38° 56' 40.29" N, 119° 57' 18.036" W
See map: Google Maps
California GOP lawmakers call for college tuition freeze
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 01/22/2013 - 6:40amCalifornia Republican lawmakers say more revenue from Proposition 30 should go toward freezing tuition at the state’s colleges and universities. They’ve introduced several bills they say would help college students.
Two Republican backed bills would freeze tuition rates at all of the state's universities and community colleges as long as the Proposition 30 tax measure is in effect.
College students with food allergies make legal gains
Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 7:05pmLetter to the editor: Students for refunding education
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/31/2012 - 6:00amFor the last five years, California college students have been hit with continual and massive budget cuts. Funding for more than 132,000 full-time students was slashed in 2009 and 2010, with studen...
Brown says Prop 30's higher taxes would be minimal
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/18/2012 - 6:21pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown sought to persuade college students on Thursday to support his November tax measure, telling them a quarter-cent increase in the state sales tax and highe...
California to provide some textbooks digitally to college students
Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/01/2012 - 9:00amReport: Calif. faces shortage of schoolteachers
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 09/10/2012 - 10:49amLOS ANGELES - A new report says California faces a dire shortage of schoolteachers as the number of college students in teacher-training programs has dropped by half during the past decade.State Su...
Spring means planting Sugar Pine around Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 3:00am
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not” — Dr. Seuss
As you may know, sugar pines and other white pines are plagued by a non-native invasive pathogen. White pine blister rust kills about 90 percent of sugar pines it infects. Scientists and restoration managers have agreed that the only effective restoration strategy is to identify seed trees resistant to the rust and plant their progeny. That is exactly what the Sugar Pine Foundation does and you can help too. Last fall, a volunteer described planting sugar pines as “creating life in our neck of the woods.”
Pair seeks lowered bail in prostitution allegation
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/28/2012 - 6:00amMINDEN, Nev. - A South Lake Tahoe couple accused of pandering in prostitution sought lower bails Friday, claiming they were unemployed community college students who couldn't afford to hire lawyers...
New laws promote gay history, illegal immigrants
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 10:38amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Laws that promote the historical contributions of gays and lesbians and help illegal immigrant college students gain financial aid will take effect with the new year in...
Scoot over: Zimride announces public route to Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 1:21pm
Zimride, the largest online ride-sharing service in North America, today announced that a new route between San Francisco and Lake Tahoe will open to the public beginning Thanksgiving day, bringing Bay Area residents convenient, inexpensive access to one of the country’s top winter destinations. To celebrate the route’s launch, Zimride is giving away $20,000 worth of free gas to riders on the route.
Nevada Panel Begins Work On Creating Uniform Education Data Reporting System
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 4:56pmBy Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – It’s hard to know how well Nevada’s public school and college students are doing if there is no uniform and reliable data to view their performance over time.
Gov. Brian Sandoval is working to change that.
