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The Sierra Nevada, with its beautiful blue lakes, towering granite mountains, forests with trees that appear to touch the clouds, thundering rivers and waterfalls, and hidden valleys has long been the domain of dreams, attracting the good and the bad, the adventurous and the delusional.

The 47th annual South Lake Tahoe community Easter egg hunt will be held at Lake Tahoe Community College on Saturday, April 19 at 10:30 a.m.

The South Tahoe Optimist Club is hosting the event which will hide 2,500 eggs throughout the parking lot near the college gym.

Children will be sorted by age group and an area will also be designated for children with special needs. Prizes will be handed out.

10:30 am Easter Costume Parade
10:45 am Easter Bonnet Contest
11:00 am Egg Hunt by Age Group (Don’t be late and bring a basket or sack to hold your eggs!)

The City Council agenda for Tuesday, April 14th runs the gamut from a presentation on the Tahoe Valley Plan to the Cal Trans Master Agreement to hearing an appeal by Cody Bass of the Tahoe Wellness Cooperative.

Council will meet in closed session at 8 a.m. on anticipated litigation. The regular meeting will be called to order at 9 a.m.

This year, Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) is celebrating its 40th year of serving the Lake Tahoe Basin and surrounding communities. In my three years working at LTCC, it is clear to me that the college is here in this beautiful location because a group of dedicated people had a vision of higher education in Tahoe, and the determination to make sure it happened. We are now at a crossroads due to changes in funding, community college priorities, and statutes.

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A group of volunteers from Lake Tahoe Community College donated their time to Bread and Broth recently, helping to prepare and serve a hot meal to hungry locals as part of the Adopt a Day of Nutrition program. Four LTCC staffers donned aprons and kitchen gloves to help prepare and serve food, and assist with the cleanup.

On March 5, 1974, the voters approved the formation of a college district that would serve students on the south shore of Lake Tahoe. For 40 years the Lake Tahoe Community College has been providing higher education for the community, and its successes and growth were honored in a ceremony Wednesday. Community members joined college staff, board members and students at the original location of the college, 2659 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, which is now the home of the Econo Lodge.

Laugh off the lack of snow with another night of fun and off-the-wall comedy provided by the improvisation group Random Acts of Improv. The group is the resident improvisation company of the Theatre Arts Department at Lake Tahoe Community College. This one-night-only performance will be presented Friday, February 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Duke Theatre. Tickets are just $5 at the door.

The Lake Tahoe Unified School District Board of Education and Lake Tahoe Community College Board of Trustees will hold a joint meeting on Tuesday, February 11 in the LTCC Board Room at 5 p.m.

During the joint portion of the meeting the groups will have three topics of discussion: Trustee boundaries during this fall's elections, seamless pathway from preschool to graduate school, and facilities and technology partnerships.

Selected among several local outstanding youth Josh Kornbeck will compete against other Boys & Girls Club members for the California Youth of the Year title and a $1,000 college scholarship from Tupperware Brands Corporation. As the new Youth of the Year for Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe, 16-year old Josh is a true example of an extraordinary young man recognized by Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) for his sound character, leadership skills and willingness to give back to the community.

As 2013 draws to a close, it provides an opportunity to reflect on the accomplishments of many this year. It was just a few short years ago, in the midst of the Great Recession, both public agencies and private companies throughout the basin were in the middle of layoffs, service reductions and unemployment hovering above 17%. Concerns regarding economic recovery were significant. Rather than buckling under, we buckled down, got things done and prepared for recovery.

The Theatre Department at Lake Tahoe Community College is seeking children and adults to cast in the award-winning play “Still Life With Iris” by Steven Dietz. Auditions will be held Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at 7 p.m. in the Duke Theatre. Performances will be March 14-23, 2014.

Have you ever wondered what anyone would do with all the gifts received in “The Twelve Days of Christmas?” Or why spices and seasonings play such an important role in winter holiday celebrations? Come to the Tahoe Choir and Lake Tahoe Community College Chorus presentation of “For the Love of Music” on December 7 or 8 to find out.

How does a community deal with and recover from a tragedy that shocked the entire world? This November, the Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) Theatre Arts Department will explore that question in its production of “The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later,” by Moisés Kaufman, Stephen Belber, Leigh Fondakowski, and Greg Pierotti. The play seeks to understand a town that is forced to cope with the aftermath of a brutal hate crime, while also facing their own biases and fears under the media spotlight.

The Lake Tahoe Community College's Theater Department presents "Random Acts of Improv" on Friday, October 25 at 7:30 pm in the college's Duke Theater. A fun night of comedy and "off the wall laughter" is on tap for all. Tickets are only $5 and available only at the door.

LTCC is located at One College Drive, South Lake Tahoe.

SnowGlobe returns to South Lake Tahoe for their third year of outdoor concerts at Lake Tahoe Community College from December 29-31, 2013. Early bird tickets for the three day event are already sold out Concert promoters have released their lineup to date(final one will be released November 3):

Tiesto
Kaskade
Snoop Dogg (Snoop Lion)
Zeds Dead
Luck & Lana with DJ Nykon
That Sound
Festiva
LP
Guillaume
Griffin Camper vs David Oehm
Split
Bob Campbell
XFight
Galen
Bells & Whistles
option 4
Ritchie Panic
Sleazemore
Syd Gris
Ex Mag
Steffi Graff
Bixel Boys
Gladkill

Lake Tahoe Community College joins the Lake Valley Fire Protection District in mourning the unexpected loss of firefighter paramedic Brandon “Mitch” Underhill. The 34-year-old, known as Mitch, died Sunday, September 29th.

Underhill has been an instructor at LTCC as part of the Lake Tahoe Basin Fire Academy since 2009. He joined the Lake Valley Fire District in 2005, and served the community for just over 8 years in that capacity. He is survived by his wife, two young children, his parents, and his brother and sister.

With class schedules, books and other supplies in arm, 2,351 students headed back to school today as the Fall Quarter began at Lake Tahoe Community College. Though the numbers are comparable to last year, school officials have seen a shift to more full time students at the college. According to Tom Greene, VP of Academic Affairs and Student Affairs at LTCC, there are seeing more students who are working towards credits to transfer to a four year college.

Lake Tahoe Community College invites community members, college employees, and students to attend a 2020 Vision session on Friday, September 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the college's Board/Aspen Room.

Now in their 39th year, LTCC is taking steps in determining what direction they should head in the future when taking declining enrollment, budget concerns, and other issues into consideration.

The Lake Tahoe Community College Foundation, in cooperation with David Brock Music, announces an afternoon soirée of music, food, drink and good fellowship to benefit the Music Department at LTCC for the purchase of musical instruments. This event will be held Sunday, Sept. 29 at 3 p.m. at a private residence in Stateline, Nev.

Delectable hors d'oeuvres will be prepared and served by members of the Culinary Arts Program at LTCC. Hand-picked wine selections from Amador and Napa vineyards will also be featured.

You've seen it. You've heard about it. Now it's time to participate in it! The Inaugural Tahoe Youth & Family Services Color Blast is coming to Lake Tahoe this September! Get your team together and plan on having the time of your life....it's a real BLAST!

Teams will run around a 5k course at Lake Tahoe Community College. At strategically placed points the runners will be doused with color....it's all safe and non-toxic (color corn starch). There are no race winners, no timed runs..its all about fun. You can even walk if you wish!

South Lake Tahoe poet and LTCC English faculty Janet Smith has won the 2013 Guy Owen Prize for her poem “The Children’s Section.” The poem, for which Smith received $1000, will appear in the fall issue of the “Southern Poetry Review.”

Poet Arthur Smith chose the poem from a short list of finalists.

“The subject matter, the reading experience in childhood, could have been easily sentimentalized, but the poet consistently pulls back from that with an even more powerful detail which sees into the heart of the creation of the imagination,” he said.

It’s official: men’s and women’s intercollegiate soccer is coming to Lake Tahoe Community College.

The LTCC Board of Trustees voted in favor of launching the soccer program at its last meeting on June 25. LTCC’s Physical Education Department is developing the curriculum surrounding the program, and a decision on a new team name and mascot will soon follow.

Job announcements for the related coaching positions will be released in August, with hiring decisions finalized by October. The new men’s and women’s soccer teams will take the field competitively starting in September 2014.

Lake Tahoe Community College’s summer lineup includes many brand-new classes that educate and enlighten while entertaining learners. Students can earn college credits while studying a variety of subjects, from the roots of rock n’ roll to the fundamentals of food and wine pairings. Classes begin July 1, and registering early guarantees students a spot.

Here is a sampling of new summer classes LTCC is offering:

The Lake Tahoe Community College Foundation’s second annual Taste of Gold fundraiser will be Saturday, July 13 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the College’s Ledbetter Terrace and Demonstration Garden.

It’s the biggest fundraiser of the year for the LTCC Foundation, with proceeds going directly to support academic programs and student scholarships and achievement.