Eagle Scout
Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe awards 19 scholarships
Submitted by paula on Tue, 08/25/2020 - 12:18am
Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe (SISLT) awarded scholarships to a group of local students from South Tahoe High, George Whittell High, the Lake Tahoe Basin Fire Academy and Lake Tahoe Community College. The club, serving the community since 1959, has given out over one-million dollars to local graduates over the years.
Four local boys earn Eagle Scout award
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/03/2016 - 7:32am
Four local boys from Troop 468 recently received their Eagle Scout Awards; Hilton Atherton, III, Christopher Evans, Aubrey Felton and Quinn Kixmiller. All of them are recent George Whittell High School graduates who reached this lifetime goal with nearly 50 years of combined scouting experience.
Winners announced for Lake Spirit Awards
Submitted by paula on Fri, 04/29/2016 - 6:22pm
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency presented Lake Spirit Awards to four people who possess a strong personal commitment to preserving Lake Tahoe at today’s Governing Board meeting.
The Lake Spirit Awards honor people making real progress at restoring Lake Tahoe. Created in 2011, the awards are a way to recognize those individuals whose passion for Tahoe results in progress and environmental improvements.
Local scouts hold Burger Night fundraiser for Thailand Eagle Scout project
Submitted by paula on Sun, 05/03/2015 - 10:09pm
Event Date:
May 6, 2015 - 4:00pm
Two Whittell High School juniors, Chris Evans and Aubrey Felton, are working on their Eagle Scout rank. The young men aren't doing any textbook effort and have set their goals very high with taking on a hands-on project at a school in Thailand.
To raise the funds needed to complete the project, Evans and Felton have joined forces with the Tahoe Douglas Rotary Club in putting on Burger Night at the Red Hut Cafe Ski Run location on Wednesday, May 6 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Friends of El Dorado County Veterans Monument host Veterans Day ceremony
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 10/28/2012 - 9:52amEvent Date:
November 11, 2012 - 11:00am
The Friends of the Veterans Monument will hold its annual El Dorado County Veterans Day Ceremony on November 11th at the El Dorado County Veterans Monument, 360 Fair Lane, Placerville.
The ceremony commences precisely at 11 a.m. with the call to order and present colors. The singing of our National Anthem follows, during which the distant rumbling of vintage radial engines will be heard as a flight of WWII-era war birds approaches the monument.
