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Opinion: Schoolchildren showing importance of state parks
Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 11:12amStudy: Millennials find Internet a basic necessity in life
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/26/2011 - 12:52amBy Mike TeSelle, KCRA-TV. The importance of online social media is as important as the basic necessities of life for the millennial generation, according to a ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../study-millen...
Tahoe Orthopedics and Sports Medicine implements computerized concussion testing in area high schools
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 11:40amApproximately 2 to 3.5 million sports-related concussions occur annually in the United States, of which 60,000 are sustained by high school athletes. Orthopedic physicians and the athletic training staff from Tahoe Orthopedics & Sports Medicine are working to combat the impact of concussions affecting young athletes in the region through a computerized test called ImPACT (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment Testing).
Nevada Improves Data Collection To Measure Student Achievement, Still Faces Access Challenges
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/01/2011 - 5:33pmBy Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – Nevada has made significant progress in the collection of the data needed to measure and help improve student achievement, but still has work to do in putting the information to work for parents, educators and policy makers, a national report released today says.
Wonders of Water Week Returns to Tahoe Schools
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 11/03/2011 - 5:49pmTahoe Resource Conservation District and South Tahoe Environmental Education Coalition (STEEC) environmental educators have been busy bringing water-based interdisciplinary activities to students at Lake Tahoe elementary school classrooms through Wonders of Water curriculum that began Oct. 24 and continues through Nov. 10.
Jessica Richitelli named Squaw Valley terrain park manager
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 8:56amSquaw Valley welcomes Jessica Richitelli as the resort’s new terrain park manager. Richitelli joins the Squaw Valley team with more than nine years of terrain park experience, including a background in park construction and maintenance, event execution, sponsorship relations, hiring, training and marketing. Most recently Richitelli served as the terrain park manager at Cranmore Mountain in North Conway, NH.
Anonymous donor gives $25K to Thunderbird Preservation Society, seeks match
Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 5:34pm
An anonymous donor who presented $25,000 to the Thunderbird Preservation Society has offered a second donation for the same amount on the condition the public can match it by Thanksgiving, according to a news release.
New report pushes the importance of conservation industry
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 10:27amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - As the Obama administration seeks to spur job growth across the country, a new report urges the president to consider creating jobs by conserving public lands.Published b...
Pilot Hero 'Sully' Sullenberger to Discuss Thunderbird Preservation; tickets now available
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 3:49am
Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the pilot who calmly and heroically landed his jetliner on New York’s Hudson River saving all 155 passengers and crew on board, will speak in Incline Village at a benefit for the Thunderbird Preservation Society on Saturday, Sept. 3.
The man who redefined “hero” on January 15, 2009, will discuss the importance of core values, including the preservation of vintage Americana – specifically Lake Tahoe’s historic Thunderbird Lodge and Yacht.
