sierra nevada
Upper Truckee Marsh closed to dogs to protect mating endangered species
Submitted by paula on Wed, 05/04/2016 - 7:51pm
It's time again for the Upper Truckee Marsh to be closed to dogs in order to protect the critical breeding habitat for special, threatened and endangered species such as the Willow Flycatcher.
The marsh area will be closed through July 31, 2016. Leashed dogs may once again travel through the the Upper Truckee Marsh starting August 1.
The California Tahoe Conservancy-owned Cove East property, west of the river and marsh, remains open for year-round, leashed dog access.
The El Dorado County Sheriff enforces county and city ordinances and Conservancy staff monitors for compliance.
Consequences of Lake Tahoe Basin tree mortality
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/03/2016 - 7:47am
Event Date:
May 10, 2016 - 5:30pm
Prolonged drought periods often result in forest tree mortality, but this death varies across the Lake Tahoe Basin. The causes of tree mortality range from native bark beetles, forest pathogens (both native and invasive), stressors such as drought and salt stress, as well as historical land-use.
Six area meadows tapped to be restored by Forest Service
Submitted by paula on Mon, 05/02/2016 - 11:46pm
Six meadows in the southern portion of the Lake Tahoe Basin will be restored using a combination of tree removal, prescribed fire, stream channel repair, planting vegetation and rerouting trails starting in Spring 2017.
The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) made the announcement today of what is being called the Restoration of Fire Adapted Ecosystems Project.
SNC Tahoe and other Nevada colleges win grant for STEM and health research
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/29/2016 - 5:01pm
Sierra Nevada College on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe has been awarded a five year grant to develop infrastructure for health-related research and STEM education in the state of Nevada. The National Institutes of Health program grant was given jointly also to the University of Nevada, Reno; UNLV, College of Southern Nevada; Great Basin College; Nevada State College; University of Nevada School of Medicine; Western Nevada College; and Truckee Meadows Community College.
Special Mother's Day rides on the historic V & T Railroad
Submitted by paula on Sat, 04/23/2016 - 8:38pm
Mom, long stemmed roses and the Virginia & Truckee Railroad. The annual Mother’s Day weekend rides on the V&T Railroad are set for Saturday and Sunday, May 7-8. The first excursion of the season is also one of the most popular as families spend the day together celebrating mom.
This special edition diesel train ride from Carson City to the 1860s boom-era mining town of Virginia City provides mom with a long stem rose, quality time with family, animated Old West history storytelling, and shopping and dining to go along with the spectacular scenery.
Disasterous Deepwater Horizon Oil spill topic at next UC Davis talk
Submitted by paula on Wed, 04/20/2016 - 7:26pm
Event Date:
May 19, 2016 - 5:30pm
It has been six years since BP's offshore oil drilling disaster. On April 20, 2010 one of the largest accidental marine oil spills in the history of petroleum industry occurred, the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill which discharged an estimated 210 million gallons of oile were discharged into the ocean, and multiple efforts to contain the flow failed.
Sierra snowpack ends season at 97% of average
Submitted by paula on Wed, 03/30/2016 - 5:04pm
A "Miracle March" never materialized in the Sierra Nevada in 2016 and current snowpack shows that it would have been necessary to get totals above average, something needed to combat the drought in California.
In the last official snow survey of the year at Phillips Station near Sierra-at-Tahoe, the snow was 58.4 inches deep with a water content of 26 inches, just 97 percent of the long-term average in that location.
“While for many parts of the state there will be both significant gains in both reservoir storage and stream flow, the effects of previous dry years will
Barton Memorial Hospital receives Four Stars for patient satisfaction
Submitted by paula on Mon, 03/28/2016 - 6:29pm
Barton Memorial Hospital was recently awarded a four star rating from The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Each Medicare certified acute care hospital across the nation receives a patient perception rating between one and five stars based on patient satisfaction surveys. Of the 298 California hospitals assessed, Barton Hospital ranked in the top 14 percent.
Preger to Speak About Photographing Burning Man April 5
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/28/2016 - 5:10pm
Event Date:
April 5, 2016 - 6:00pm "From the Lens of Eleanor Preger," is an exhibition at Sierra Nevada College that includes images from Burning Man 2011-15, and the photographer will talk about her art during the closing reception for the show on April 5. Crimson Rose, Burning Man co-founder, and Maria Partridge, Artist Advocate for the Burning Man Foundation, are both expected to make comments during the evening.
Eleanor Preger's talk will take place in the Ron and Maureen Ashley Community Gallery at the Holman Arts & Media Center on campus from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Location
Sierra Nevada College
999 Tahoe Blvd.
Incline Village, NV
United States
39° 14' 42.4176" N, 119° 56' 14.802" W
See map: Google Maps
Co-Founder of Elevate Blue to Speak at SNC Tahoe March 30
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/28/2016 - 5:08pm
Event Date:
March 30, 2016 - 11:45am Jameson Stafford, the co-founder of Elevate Blue, will be the next US Bank Speaker this week, on Wednesday, March 30, from 11:45am-12:45pm in TCES Room 139/14 on the Sierra Nevada College campus in Incline Village. Stafford plans to speak about the variety of paths entrepreneurs can follow, and how his own path has brought him to Lake Tahoe.
The Rocky Road of Entrepreneurship
Location
Sierra Nevada College
999 Tahoe Blvd.
Incline Village, NV
United States
39° 14' 42.4176" N, 119° 56' 14.802" W
See map: Google Maps
Reno getting brunt of storm moving through the Sierra Nevada
Submitted by paula on Mon, 03/28/2016 - 9:22am
The "Spring Slider" moving across the Sierra Nevada this week has brought heavy snow to the Reno, Nev., area and widespread chain controls. South Lake Tahoe is currently seeing the sun and clear roads.
As of 9:00 a.m. Monday, March 28, there are chains controls up on several area roads.
HWY 50: CHAINS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT 4-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES WITH SNOW TIRES ON ALL 4 WHEELS FROM TWIN BRIDGES TO MEYERS
17th annual Heavenly Ski Patrol Fundraiser Party April 2
Submitted by paula on Sun, 03/27/2016 - 12:00pm
Event Date:
April 2, 2016 - 7:00pm
Don’t miss one of most talked-about community events of the year on Saturday, April 2 at the Hard Rock Casino & Hotel from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. The annual Heavenly Ski Patrol Fundraiser Party is a local favorite, combining activities, entertainment and food all in an effort to give back to local organizations that make our community a better place to live and play.
Lake Tahoe lecture: Garden Planting for Native Bees & Butterflies
Submitted by paula on Sun, 03/27/2016 - 11:30am
Event Date:
April 7, 2016 - 5:30pm
Enlightened gardeners realize that it is not enough for a garden to be just beautiful. Gardens must also attract crucial pollinators and conserve water. Gone are the days of lush, green, thirsty lawns. We can replace turf with species that are well adapted to the local climate, save water, reduce runoff, and support wild creatures in the face of habitat loss and climate change. Learn how to support the local ecosystem and insect pollinators like native bees and butterflies, too, at the next UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) lecture on April 7, 2016.
Tahoe Chamber moves Sample the Sierra event to September 17
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/22/2016 - 3:03pm
Event Date:
September 17, 2016 (All day) Sample the Sierra, the annual event in South Lake Tahoe that highlights the talent of the Sierra Nevada via food, wine, beer, spirits, produce and art has moved from their normal Labor Day weekend date.
This year, the Tahoe Chamber sponsored event has moved to Saturday, September 17 at Bijou Community Park from noon to 5:00 p.m.
Location
Bijou Community Park
1201 Al Tahoe Blvd.
South Lake Tahoe, CA
United States
38° 55' 55.362" N, 119° 58' 6.204" W
See map: Google Maps
Mountain Resort Television daily segment
Submitted by paula on Thu, 03/10/2016 - 7:23pmMountain Resort Television reporter Nicole Marsel talks to the coach of the South Tahoe High School Nordic Ski Team, Congratulates Sierra Nevada College on a great finish at USCSA Nationals, and fills you in on an awesome short film you need check out playing tonight at the Beach Retreat and Lodge in South Lake Tahoe.
Sierra snowpack falls to 83% of average; State looking at continued drought
Submitted by paula on Tue, 03/01/2016 - 6:37pm
“Mother Nature is not living up to predictions by some that a ‘Godzilla’ El Niño would produce much more precipitation than usual this winter,” said California Department of Water Resources (DWR) Director Mark Cowin. “We need conservation as much as ever.”
Burning Man photography of Eleanor Preger at SNC
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/01/2016 - 1:23pm
Event Date:
March 9, 2016 (All day) An exhibition of the Burning Man photography of Eleanor Preger sponsored by the SNC Tahoe Eagle Club and the Arts Advisory Council.
The Burning Man photography 2013 – 2015 will be open at the Sierra Nevada Campus March 9 to April 8, 2016.
Reception: Tues April 5th
VIP Reception: 5 – 6pm (sponsored by SNC’s Eagle Club)
Artist Talk: 6 – 7:30pm (sponsored by SNC President’s Art Advisory Council)
More information available here.
Location
Sierra Nevada College
999 Tahoe Blvd
United States
39° 14' 42.4176" N, 119° 56' 14.802" W
See map: Google Maps
Young entrepreneurs win $6,000 in prize money
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/25/2016 - 10:27am
On Tuesday night at the annual Jalé and Warren Trepp Business Plan Competition, three teams of young entrepreneurs studying at Sierra Nevada College competed for $6,000 in cash prizes.
This event is one of the most exciting celebrations of the academic year at SNC Tahoe. After each team presented twenty-minute oral presentations to a panel of live, external judges and a public audience of more than 100 people, the room waited in anticipation for the announcement of the winners.
Lake Tahoe 'discovered' by John C. Fremont on Valentine's Day, 1844
Submitted by paula on Sat, 02/13/2016 - 10:43pm
It was 174 years ago, on Valentine's Day in 1844, when John C. Frémont and Charles Preuss “discovered” Lake Tahoe as they were making the first crossing across the Sierra Nevada in winter. The pair had been hired by Congress to explore the Colombia River region to the Pacific Ocean with famous scouts Kit Carson and Thomas Fitzpatrick.
University Center at LTCC ready to break ground in Spring of 2017
Submitted by paula on Fri, 02/05/2016 - 10:31pm
Long the dream of many in South Lake Tahoe, a four-year educational opportunity is on target to break ground in the spring of 2017 on the grounds of Lake Tahoe Community College. The Lisa and Robert Maloff University Center will then be built and open in the fall of 2018.
Sierra snowpack holding 130% more water than average
Submitted by paula on Wed, 02/03/2016 - 12:20am
Recent heavy rains and snow have added much needed water to the Sierra Nevada snowpack, bringing the snow water equivalent at Phillips Station to 25.4 inches, 130 percent of the February 1 average.
Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program, led the monthly media-oriented manual snow survey near Sierra-at-Tahoe on Wednesday, leading the group to the measuring location which recorded a snow depth of 76.2 inches.
Tahoe native receives award for investigative journalism
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/02/2016 - 6:04pm
The Society of Professional Journalists has awarded Jason Paladino, Sierra Nevada College Tahoe graduate and native of Truckee, Cal., their NorCal 2016 James Madison Freedom of Information Student Award for his investigation into the Navy’s Sea Dragon program.
Why is snow white? Physics of snow to be discussed at next TERC lecture
Submitted by paula on Sat, 01/30/2016 - 5:48pm
Event Date:
February 18, 2016 - 5:30pm
Do you play in the snow? Dr. Bernhard "Benny: Bach will discuss the physics of snow during the next lecture series hosted by UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) on February 18, 2016.
Entrepreneurs Assembly
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/28/2016 - 1:04pm
Event Date:
February 3, 2016 - 6:00pm EA @ SNC - Entrepreneur's Assembly at Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village holds working sessions on the first Wednesday of every month. Each monthly session provides an opportunity for you to set and accomplish new goals in moving your business forward. During the sessions you receive support from experienced mentors and your peers on your business. Students and community members with business ideas and businesses that need help are welcome to attend. The event is also open to potential mentors.
From 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in TCES139.
Location
Sierra Nevada College
999 Tahoe Blvd
United States
39° 14' 42.4176" N, 119° 56' 14.802" W
See map: Google Maps
11th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival - South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/27/2016 - 12:05pm
Event Date:
March 31, 2016 - 6:00pm The Sierra Nevada Alliance is excited to again join with the South Lake Tahoe Earth Day Committee and Patagonia Lake Tahoe for our 11th Annual Film Festival!
The Wild and Scenic Film Festival combines award winning environmental and adventure films with the energy of local activism. Each year we choose powerful environmental and adventure films so that attendees are inspired to take further action regarding issues that impact our environment, ourselves and our world.
Thursday, March 31, 2016
7:00 - 10:00 pm, Doors open at 6:00
MontBleu Showroom
South Lake Tahoe, CA
Location
MontBleu Showroom
55 Hwy 50 Stateline, NV 89449
https://www.classy.org/stateline/events/11th-annual-wild-scenic-film-festival-south-lake-tahoe/e69411
United States
38° 57' 40.4748" N, 119° 56' 20.5512" W
See map: Google Maps
Find out if Curiosity found life on Mars during next TERC talk
Submitted by paula on Sun, 01/17/2016 - 7:26pm
Event Date:
January 28, 2016 - 5:30pm
Is there life on Mars? The Curiosity rover is currently exploring the Gale Crater on Mars and the NASA Mars Science Laboratory team has discovered lake and river deposits that show that ancient Mars was habitable by Earth-like life.
Dr. Dawn Sumner, from UC Davis and the NASA Mars Science Laboratory team, will be speaking in Incline Village at the next UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) talk held on Thursday, January 28 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Sierra snow conditions create rare avalanche problem
Submitted by paula on Fri, 01/15/2016 - 6:34pm
Unusual snowpack conditions in the Sierra Nevada are contributing to a type of avalanche problem that in the past decade has rarely been widespread in the region.
That’s according to the Sierra Avalanche Center, a non-profit organization that partners with the U.S. Forest Service to observe and analyze snow conditions in the Lake Tahoe area and beyond.
“There could be avalanches in places that have never seen avalanches before,” said Brandon Schwartz, lead forecaster for the center.
Winter Weather Advisory issued for Lake Tahoe Wednesday
Submitted by paula on Tue, 01/12/2016 - 12:39pm
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada starting at 4 a.m. Wednesday, January 13, 2016.
The first storm in potentially a series of them is forecast to impact the area according to NWS in Reno. There is an additional chance for a storm late Thursday and again Saturday, but forecast confidence in these is lower.
Their forecast:
Today - Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight - A 20 percent chance of rain after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Before Hwy 50 it was horses and wagons on the Johnson Cut-Off
Submitted by paula on Sat, 01/09/2016 - 6:43pm
The trip is hot and dry. A layer of several feet of dust lined the route, flying around as the wheels of the wagons and hooves of the horses pass over. The road is steep and over granite along the 130 miles from the Carson Valley to Placerville. When not the middle of summer, the road is muddy or buried by snow. A horse could cover the terrain in 24-hours.
The road is Johnson's Cut-off and the year is 1852. It was built by John Calhoun "Cock-eye" Johnson as a way to cut off 50 miles and 2,000 feet in elevation from the common route people took over Donner Summit as they emigrated West.
El Nino making snow now, but climate change 'loads dice' for warmer future winters
Submitted by paula on Fri, 01/08/2016 - 9:36pm
he El Niño weather pattern that's fueling a snowy start to 2016 for the Lake Tahoe region is among the strongest on record and likely to continue bringing storms to the region.
But the long-term climate prognosis for the Sierra Nevada and the planet as a whole is more troubling with rising global temperatures threatening to make cold, snowy winters less likely in the future.
That was the message two climate scientists delivered Friday to an audience of meteorologists gathered for a conference at Lake Tahoe.
Chains controls around Lake Tahoe as storm passes through
Submitted by paula on Tue, 01/05/2016 - 2:37pm
3:00 p.m. update 1/5/16: Well, the storm had another surge and chain controls are back up over Echo from three miles east of Kyburz to Meyers and on 80 from one mile east of Baxter to the Donner Lake interchange.
220 p.m. update 1/5/16: Chain controls over Echo Summit (Hwy 50) and Donner Pass (I80) have been lifted.
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Chain controls have been up through the Sierra Nevada for most of the day as snows passes over the region.
Storm headed to Lake Tahoe; 4-8" of snow expected at lake level
Submitted by paula on Mon, 01/04/2016 - 8:09am
A winter weather advisory has been issued for Lake Tahoe from 2:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 5, 2016.
The National Weather Service changed the storm from a "winter weather warning" to the advisory. Expect snow accumulations of 4-8" at lake level and 8-15" at the upper elevations. The strongest snow is forecast to begin at 4:00 a.m.
There will be some winds associated with this system with south winds gusting to 25 mph in the valleys and gusts of 80-100 on the ridges.
Thousands of Nevada earthquakes kept seismologists busy in 2015
Submitted by paula on Thu, 12/31/2015 - 6:30pm
If you live in Nevada, chances are you felt an earthquake in 2015. The University of Nevada, Reno's Seismological Laboratory said there were 17,500 earthquakes in the state during the year, 231 of those recently in south Reno.
South Tahoe High graduate Graham Kent in the director of the Nevada Seismological Lab. "While the Reno shaking is fresh in our minds, what's really bumping the number up from the background rates is the energetic sequence in far northwestern Nevada, the Sheldon sequence," he said.
Sierra snowpack at an encouraging 136% of average
Submitted by paula on Wed, 12/30/2015 - 3:18pm
The first snowpack survey of the season was taken Wednesday in Phillips, showing the snowpack us at 136% of average with a water content of 16.3 inches.
"This is encouraging but not where we'd like to be," said Frank Gehkre, the Chief Snow Surveyor for the California Department of Water Resources. "This is clearly much better than last year at this time."
One year ago the survey showed the snowpack at 47% of average.
Search and Rescue teams kept busy with stranded motorists and snowmobilers
Submitted by paula on Tue, 12/29/2015 - 4:58pm
Heavy snow stranded two snowmobilers and a vehicle in the Sierra Nevada during recent storms, bringing out search and rescue volunteers from both El Dorado and Alpine Counties in the last ten days.
Cold temperatures and some snow in forecast for Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sun, 12/27/2015 - 10:16am
There is a fast moving low pressure system headed to the Sierra Nevada late Sunday. It is a cold system without much moisture. Up to an inch of snow in the lower elevations, though some weather models show 2 to 4 inches with up to 6 inches at the higher elevations.
The forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today - Partly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind around 5 mph.
String of storms heading to Lake Tahoe this week
Submitted by paula on Sun, 12/20/2015 - 4:56pm
A winter storm warning has been issued for the Lake Tahoe basin from 10 a.m. Monday to 10 a.m. Tuesday. Periods of heavy snow will begin Monday morning with accumulations 18"-36" above 7,000 feet. Snow accumulations below 7,000 feet will vary with 4"-12" expected. Snow levels will start at 6,000 feet Monday morning, rising to 7,000 feet by the Tuesday morning. The heavier precipitation is expected Tuesday.
The incoming storm will have winds with it as well, 10-25 mph with gusts to 40 mph in the morning Monday, tapering down by afternoon.
South Lake Tahoe makes Trip Advisor's Top Ten "Destinations on the Rise"
Submitted by paula on Thu, 12/10/2015 - 8:02pm
Those of us who live in South Lake Tahoe, or find ourselves visiting often, already know that the region is experiencing a rebirth, one that makes it exciting times to be there.
Trip Advisor customers feel the same way, voting South Lake Tahoe one of the Top Ten destinations in the country that are "on the rise."
The article:
With storm headed to Lake Tahoe, Caltrans offers tools to help be prepared
Submitted by paula on Wed, 12/09/2015 - 9:59pm
With a forecast for the Sierra of a significant snowfall over both Donner Summit and Echo Summit, Caltrans issued a statement for motorists to take caution and to alert drivers of tools at their disposal to help them on their trip.
High winds are predicted with heavy snow, creating the potential for white-outs and even blizzard conditions on summit passes between Wednesday night and Friday morning.
Significant storm headed to Lake Tahoe; 1-2 ft of snow at lake level
Submitted by paula on Mon, 12/07/2015 - 5:56pm
It is still a few days away, but the warnings are already being issued for a winter storm headed to the Sierra Nevada.
A winter storm warning has been issued for Lake Tahoe, starting late Wednesday day and going until Thursday night. The National Weather Service issued the warning, saying there is a potential for significant snow accumulations that may create hazardous driving conditions.
SnowGlobe 2015 adds more artists to their Lake Tahoe lineup
Submitted by paula on Thu, 11/12/2015 - 1:39pm
The SnowGlobe Music Festival announced Thursday additional artists to the 5th anniversary of the three-day celebration in South Lake Tahoe December 29-31, 2015. Hosted in the heart of California’s breathtaking Sierra Nevada Mountains, the unique outdoor winter festival offers over 50 world-class artists performing multiple stages and culminating in an impressive NYE firework show. By day, time is spent enjoying the many alpine adventures available in the stunning setting of Lake Tahoe.
Local Author Jennifer Quashnick at SLT Library
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/04/2015 - 3:06pm
Event Date:
December 16, 2015 - 6:00pm Join the Friends of the Library as we present local author Jennifer Quashnick and her newest Mountaingirl Mystery- "Sierra Nevada River of Lies". Jennifer will share this exciting tale of a murder, a missing professor and a submerged car, all fictitiously taking place in the Sierras. Come support this South Tahoe local writer and her second novel. Book sale and signing to follow. Free and open to all.
Location
South Lake Tahoe Library
1000 Rufus Allen Blvd.
South Lake Tahoe, CA
United States
38° 56' 43.5084" N, 119° 58' 22.296" W
See map: Google Maps
Monday morning snow in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Mon, 11/02/2015 - 9:36am
The long awaited first storm of the winter has hit the Sierra Nevada, much to the excitement of ski resorts, skiers and those wanting an end to the drought.
While this weather front isn't supposed to leave much behind at lake level, the upper elevations may see over a foot of snow.
Here is the updated weather forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today - Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 10am. High near 41. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Local author releases new book, holding launch in Meyers
Submitted by paula on Mon, 11/02/2015 - 8:44am
Event Date:
November 7, 2015 - 4:00pm
Lake Tahoe author Jennifer Quashnick will be launching her newest book "Sierra Nevada River of Lies" at Bonafide Books in Meyers on November 7 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Her newest book is the second one in Quashnick's Mountaingirl series which was started off by "Sierra Nevada Trail of Murder."
A description of the newest story: An offer to help someone in need leaves Rachel Winters and her friends in the killer’s sights as they slowly unravel a multi-layered scheme for profit. Meanwhile, a discovery about Luke Reed’s long-lost family threatens them both.
SNAFU Con, anime and gaming convention in Reno this weekend
Submitted by paula on Tue, 10/27/2015 - 8:16am
Event Date:
October 30, 2015 (All day)
Sierra Nevada Anime Fans Unite, also known as SNAFU, will be holding their 6th annual anime and gaming fan convention October 30 through November 1 at the Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks.
Dan Costa headlines US Bank Speakers Series at SNC Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/15/2015 - 2:16pm
Event Date:
October 21, 2015 - 11:30am Dan Costa, entrepreneur and CEO of First Tactical, will headline the first 2015-2016 US Bank Speakers Series event at Sierra Nevada College. This free lunchtime event takes place Oct. 21 at 11:30 a.m. on SNC Tahoe’s Incline Village campus in their Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences. It is open to the public.
Location
Sierra Nevada College TCES
United States
See map: Google Maps
Nevada Arts Council Fellowship work on Display at Sierra Nevada College
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 12:08pm
Event Date:
October 16, 2015 (All day) Sierra Nevada College presents a traveling art show from the Nevada Arts Council October 16 through December 11, 2015 in the school's Prim Library.
“PANORAMA: Selections from the Nevada Arts Council’s Artist Fellowship Program,” the third in a series of traveling exhibits showcasing the recipients of the agency’s Artist Fellowship Award in the visual arts. PANORAMA features twelve exceptional artists and brings Nevada’s statewide artist landscape into view. Each contributing Fellow has demonstrated mastery of process and medium in producing a significant body of work.
Location
Sierra Nevada College Prim Library
United States
See map: Google Maps
2nd annual WinterWonderGrass Tahoe Festival returns to Squaw Valley
Submitted by paula on Tue, 10/13/2015 - 8:43pm
Event Date:
April 1, 2016 (All day)
WinterWonderGrass Tahoe Festival is returning for its second year at Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows in Lake Tahoe, California April 1-3, 2016. Music, Brews and Mountains are the foundation for WinterWonderGrass, a boutique winter music and craft beer festival featuring more than 20 bands and 16 California breweries over three days on three stages. Drawing from Olympic Valley’s natural beauty and mountain lifestyle as inspiration for the event, these fine ingredients of the North Lake Tahoe lifestyle are brought together at WinterWonderGrass Tahoe to create the ultimate community gathering.
Missing Sierra Nevada College student safe and back at school
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/12/2015 - 10:06pm
Update 7 a.m. 10/14/15:
Dianne Thacher is no longer missing and returned to her dorm room at Sierra Nevada College Tuesday afternoon. The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that she is safe, not injured and that there was no foul play associated with her disappearance.
Three men from Sacramento rescued from rocks in Desolation Wilderness
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/12/2015 - 10:05am
A CHP helicopter crew and rescue personnel with mountain climbing experience had to be called upon the get three young people from Sacramento off a rocky Sierra Nevada outcropping.
The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office got a cell phone call for help in the early morning hours Saturday from the three stranded hikers. They were on a ledge in the Desolation Wilderness and could not safely go up or down.
