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Jeremy Renner's foundation holding summer camp for foster youth at Lake Tahoe 4H Camp, counselors needed
Submitted by paula on Wed, 05/29/2024 - 9:37pm
LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - Actor Jeremy Renner, who has a home near Mt. Rose at Lake Tahoe, has created a foundation to support foster youth in the Reno/Northern Nevada area. The RennerVation Foundation is holding a summer camp for those foster youth at the 4H Camp in Stateline from July 1-5, 2024, and camp counselors are still needed.
The biggest need is for male cabin counselors and high-school-age counselors in training. A cabin houses about 10-12 youths.
El Dorado County supervisors declare May through October 2024 as Wildfire Awareness Season
Submitted by paula on Wed, 05/29/2024 - 8:42pm
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - At its regular meeting on May 21, 2024, the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors proclaimed the period of May through October 2024 as Wildfire Awareness Season as a call for residents in El Dorado County to prepare for wildfire.
Although late spring rains delayed the typical onset of dry fire-prone conditions, the weather is changing as evidenced by the increase in vegetation fires in the last few weeks.
Sugar Pine Foundation volunteers plant 16,800 seedlings this spring
Submitted by paula on Wed, 05/29/2024 - 7:50pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There were 16,800 seedlings planted this spring, a lot of little trees including sugar pines, Jeffrey pines, and white pines, according to the Sugar Pine Foundation.
They said there are now a lot of little trees to water this summer!
"Thanks to lucky timing of our planting events, we managed to stay mostly dry even though it rained and snowed quite a bit in April and May," said the Sugar Pine Foundation in a letter to supporters. "Of course, the precipitation was fantastic for watering our newly planted baby seedlings!"
Public invited to "Understanding Teen Substance Use and Tools to Support Their Recovery"
Submitted by paula on Wed, 05/29/2024 - 7:26pm
Event Date:
June 5, 2024 - 5:00pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Learn about teen substance abuse, how to support your teen in recovery, and other important tools as the Tahoe Alliance for Safe Kids (TASK) hosts a guest speaker on Wednesday, June 5 from 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. at the South Tahoe High School Student Union
Tahoe Forest Health's Jonathan Lowe, PMH-APRN, will be giving a presentation on "Understanding Teen Substance Use and Tools to Support their Recovery."
CDFW completes investigation into shooting of bear in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Wed, 05/29/2024 - 2:59pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has completed its investigation into the shooting of a bear inside a South Lake Tahoe home. They said that, after a formal law enforcement investigation into the matter, the homeowner who shot the bear did nothing illegal and would not face any charges.
On Monday, May 27 at approximately 2:30 p.m., wildlife officers were called to a home off of Pioneer Trail in South Lake Tahoe after being notified a bear had been shot and killed by a homeowner.
Recipe Highlight: Celebrate Spring with Morel Mushrooms
Submitted by paula on Wed, 05/29/2024 - 1:59pm
Each spring, mushrooms foragers hit the wilderness to harvest mushrooms. The Lake Tahoe region offers various high-elevation forests perfect for Morel Mushroom growth. Morel mushrooms are a delicacy, and their unique flavor and texture make them highly sought after. If you are lucky enough to find some, you may be wondering how to enjoy their rich, nutty flavor.
Spring is the perfect time to celebrate fresh produce, and combining morel mushrooms with asparagus creates a delightful and flavorful combination that honors the earthiness of both ingredients.
Washoe County DA files complaint aginst U.S. Postal Service on proposed mail center move
Submitted by paula on Wed, 05/29/2024 - 12:57pm
WASHOE COUNTY, Nev. - The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has moved to implement a plan to move the mail processing operations in Reno to West Sacramento, affecting South Lake Tahoe, Carson City, Reno, and the region.
Kudos: Kirkwood Mountain Resort sponsors Bread & Broth Monday Meal
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/28/2024 - 9:06pm
Thanks to Vail’s EpicPromise grant funding of twelve Adopt A Day of Nourishments (AAD) a year at Bread & Broth’s Monday Meal, Heavenly Mountain Resort, and Kirkwood Mountain Resort alternate months sponsoring and sending team members to help the Brad & Broth (B&B) volunteers with their sponsorship meal’s setup, serving, and takedown/cleanup.
This month, Kirkwood was the Vail sponsor for the meal on May 20.
Letter: Bear shot by local resident
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/28/2024 - 8:35pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A sad event happened over the recent holiday weekend. A long-time local resident shot a bear in his kitchen, feeling his and his dog's safety was being threatened after the sub-adult bear entered his house through a door to the fenced backyard. Even more sad is the first news of this event that many people saw was a social media post filled with passion and pitchforks, but sans the actual facts of what happened.
Volunteers invited to celebrate National Trails Day in Tahoe City on June 1
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/28/2024 - 8:21pm
Event Date:
June 1, 2024 - 8:30am
LAKE TAHOE, Cal. – It’s time to get summer started. On the morning of Saturday, June 1, volunteers of all ages will gather at the 64 Acres Trailhead in Tahoe City to maintain a local stretch of the Tahoe Rim Trail and clean up litter from local walking paths through Tahoe City to Commons Beach. The event is co-hosted by the Tahoe Rim Trail Association (TRTA) and the League to Save Lake Tahoe (League) in celebration of National Trails Day, an annual opportunity to give back to local trails, protect the environment, and improve access for everyone to enjoy the great outdoors.
11th Annual Keep Tahoe Red, White and Blue Beach Cleanup
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/28/2024 - 4:29pm
Event Date:
July 5, 2024 - 8:00am After Tahoe’s celebrated July 4th festivities, our beaches and surrounding areas can become covered with trash, endangering wildlife and the Lake’s clarity. Each year on July 5th, Tahoe residents and visitors turn out for the largest cleanup of the year to remove litter from Lake Tahoe’s shores. You can help Keep Tahoe Blue by volunteering at a beach cleanup sites around the Lake!
Visit our website for more details and registration.
https://www.keeptahoeblue.org/events-activities-lessons/keep-tahoe-red-white-and-blue-beach-cleanup/
Douglas County Sheriff's deputies arrest four Bay Area men on suspicion of e-bike thefts
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/28/2024 - 3:47pm
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - Four men were arrested by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) on Sunday, May 26 after an investigation into a series of e-bike thefts across the county.
DCSO deputies identified several suspects driving a white Dodge panel van. The four suspects were located at Walmart in Gardnerville, and when DCSO found them four e-bikes were recovered with a value of approximately $5,900.
Deputies arrested:
Victor Anguiano from San Pablo, Calif., age 29, bail was set at $53,149 Emmanuel Villagomez-Morales from San Pablo, Calif., age 31, bail was set at $58,152
A-Rod, Trevor Lawrence, and Albert Pujols join lineup at American Century Championship
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/28/2024 - 10:24am
LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - Megastars Alex Rodriguez, Albert Pujols, and Trevor Lawrence will be joining the field and making their initial appearance at the 35th annual American Century Championship, July 10-14 at Edgewood Tahoe. The celebrity spotlight will be shining even brighter when the threesome enhances an already star-studded field of 82 sports and entertainment personalities at celebrity golf’s leading tournament, airing on NBC Sports.
Eyes on the Lake Training
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/28/2024 - 10:14am
Event Date:
June 6, 2024 - 10:00am June 6, 2024 at 10:00 at the Tahoe Keys Marina.
Learn how to identify Tahoe’s various native and invasive aquatic plants, and how to report observations that allow the League and our partners to control new populations of aquatic invaders before they do lasting damage to Lake Tahoe. We want to be sure that Lake Tahoe remains clear and blue!
Please visit our website to find out more details and register.
https://www.keeptahoeblue.org/events-activities-lessons/eyes-on-the-lake-training-jun-6-2024/
Location
Tahoe Keys Marina
2425 Venice Drive East
United States
See map: Google Maps
Letter: The Bad Doctor
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/28/2024 - 10:06am
Akin to a student who has just taken their first economics class, Councilmember Robbins completely misses the mark in his latest op-ed published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune entitled “Change is needed in Tahoe.” He laments the changes in local demographics, business diversity, and housing affordability in the last 25 years, diagnoses these changes as a "Problem That Must Be Solved," and then goes on to call out the shadowy forces that seek to thwart his heroism.
Public invited to Tahoe El Dorado Area Plan workshops
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/28/2024 - 9:51am
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - El Dorado County is hosting a series of four in-person community workshops for its Tahoe El Dorado Area Plan (TED) effort June 3-6, 2024. The TED is a long-term planning document that will update and incorporate the Meyers Area Plan and other unincorporated communities in the Tahoe Basin area of the County.
Head-on collision between motorcycles leaves one man dead, other injured near Red Lake
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/28/2024 - 9:40am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A head-on collision between two motorcycles has resulted in the death of a 50-year-old man from Hayward, Calif.
On Monday, May 27 at approximately 5 p.m., Marcus Canizales was riding his 2007 Harley Davidson V-Rod west on SR-88, near Red Lake, at approximately 65-70 MPH. Heading east was a 2007 BMW K1200 GT motorcycle driven by a 52-year-old Gardnerville, Nev. man, also at 65-70 mph.
Rhythm of India
Submitted by paula on Mon, 05/27/2024 - 7:22pm
Event Date:
June 21, 2024 - 6:00pm
India Arts & Cultural Center of Northern Nevada presents Rhythm of India, a free event on June 21 at Lakeview Commons and El Dorado Beach at 6 p.m. Reno's eminent dance group will be dancing to the rhythms of India with the crystal clear water of Lake Tahoe as a backdrop.
Contact them at 775-379-8166 or 775-846-4390
Western Days in South Lake Tahoe the kickoff to 75th annual Wagon Train
Submitted by paula on Mon, 05/27/2024 - 6:51pm
Event Date:
June 1, 2024 - 10:00am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Join the Lake Tahoe Historical Society for the 3rd annual Western Days on Saturday, June 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the museum complex. Entry and activities are free.
There will be free tours of the museum, the 1930s log cabin, a peek into the 1860s Toll House, children's hands-on activities, horse-drawn carriage rides, craft vendors, music by the Cash Only Band and Whiskey Wolves, and western entertainment and storytelling by David and Gayle Woodruff.
Highs in the 70s all week long in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Mon, 05/27/2024 - 6:31pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The spring rollercoaster on weather at Lake Tahoe is over, for the time being, as the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno is calling for a calm and sunny week ahead.
Warm and generally dry weather prevails through the week. Above-average temperatures continue, except during mid-week. There are low chances for isolated showers Tuesday for the Sierra, northeast California and far western Nevada.
The South Lake Tahoe forecast from NWS Reno:
Tuesday - Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind, becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Letter: No more backroom deals in Douglas County, vote McKalip
Submitted by paula on Mon, 05/27/2024 - 5:10pm
I have been watching the District 1 Commissioner race with interest and just read Commissioner Tarkanian’s latest newsletter. He mentions that numerous county leaders are against him because he is not part of the “good old boys” club. In other newsletters, he has stated that he does not do “backroom” deals and he is transparent. Not true!
Richard "Rick" Mapes ~ 1956 - 2024
Submitted by paula on Mon, 05/27/2024 - 3:23pm
Richard Alan Mapes was born in Chico, Calif. on August 13, 1956, to parents, Harold S. Mapes and Barbara J. Mapes (née Moore). The long-time resident passed away in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. on May 18, 2024, at the age of 67.
Letter: Vacancy tax doesn't go far enough!
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/27/2024 - 2:07pm
If the purported goal of the Vacancy Tax initiative is in fact to honestly increase the number of affordable housing units in the City of South Lake Tahoe, a noble goal indeed, and one that I do not believe anyone finds objectionable, I cannot help but see a potential issue with that expectation.
Memorial Day ceremony in South Lake Tahoe draws big crowd
Submitted by paula on Mon, 05/27/2024 - 1:58pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The true meaning of Memorial Day was on display in South Lake Tahoe Monday, showing it is much more than a kickoff to summer, a day for barbeques or a long weekend.
The Stella Van Dyke Johnson American Legion Post 795 of South Lake Tahoe hosted a ceremony at Happy Homestead Cemetery, with songs performed by Davin Kangas and Jill Scharlow, and Amazing Grace by bagpiper Maria Delallo.
Town Hall meeting by local organizers on stopping South Lake Tahoe vacancy tax
Submitted by paula on Mon, 05/27/2024 - 9:03am
Event Date:
May 30, 2024 - 6:00pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A coalition of South Lake Tahoe chambers, realtors, lodging and restaurant groups, small business owners, and residents are holding an anti-vacancy tax campaign kick-off on Thursday, May 30 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
There is a measure on the November ballot that would, if approved, tax homes vacant more than one-half year or more up to $6,000 per year in the city limits. The Tahoe Chamber and South Tahoe Chamber, along with the rest of their "Keep Community First" coalition.
Column:Helping Children and Teens Manage their Feelings
Submitted by paula on Sun, 05/26/2024 - 7:16pm
At the core of strong mental health is one's ability to manage and tolerate emotions in a healthy manner. Emotional literacy, or emotional intelligence, is having self-awareness to recognize feelings and know how to manage them. The ability to stay calm when you feel angry or to reassure yourself when in doubt are both examples of emotional literacy.
A Community invited to celebrate 50 years of California State Parks Foundation
Submitted by paula on Sun, 05/26/2024 - 6:55pm
Event Date:
June 26, 2024 - 6:00pm
TAHOMA, Calif. – For the past five decades, the Sierra State Parks Foundation has demonstrated unwavering commitment by partnering with California State Parks to address critical needs and projects through private philanthropy, volunteerism, and strong partnerships. This ongoing collaboration ensures that the local California Lake Tahoe – Donner Lake parks continue to benefit the community and visitors not only today but also for generations to come.
Work resumes Tuesday on Gas Line Replacement Project on SR28 between Kings Beach and Tahoe City
Submitted by paula on Sun, 05/26/2024 - 2:25pm
TAHOE CITY, Calif. – Caltrans is advising motorists of traffic-interfering work continuing on State Route 28 (SR-28) along the north shore of Lake Tahoe next week.
Southwest Gas and its contractor, Q&D Construction, continue work on a gas line replacement project on SR-28 between Tahoe City and Kings Beach.
One-way traffic control is scheduled between Mackinaw Road and Rocky Ridge Road from Tuesday, May 28 at 10 p.m. until Friday, May 31 at noon.
South Lake Tahoe sales tax collection down in 4th quarter
Submitted by paula on Sat, 05/25/2024 - 9:48pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe’s taxable receipts from October through December 2023 were six percent below the fourth sales period of 2022. Excluding reporting aberrations, actual sales were down 4.8 percent.
Tahoe Bike Month full of competition, events, tracking of miles biked
Submitted by paula on Sat, 05/25/2024 - 7:54pm
June is just around the corner, meaning it's time for Tahoe Bike Month. Organizers are going for a record number of registrations of those pledging to ride their bikes during the month. Will you help them reach their goal?
Gather your friends, family, and coworkers for a month-long celebration of biking in Tahoe. The Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition is celebrating 19 years of Bike Month starting June 1. Ride your bike to work, to school, around town, or just for fun.
Column: Don’t Be Sidelined by Pickleball Injuries
Submitted by paula on Sat, 05/25/2024 - 3:54pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the United States. It’s a fun, social way for people of all ages to be active. But the recent boom in popularity has brought a rise in pickleball-related injuries. Here’s how to stay safe while enjoying yourself on the pickleball court.
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Letter: Tarkanian is disingenuous
Submitted by paula on Sat, 05/25/2024 - 3:20pm
Editor: First off, I am a supporter of Nathan Tolbert for District 5 on the Douglas County Commission. He supports my values of honesty and transparency.
On May 8th, I attended a candidate forum sponsored by Elevate Douglas County at the Genoa Town Hall. Nathan Tolbert was one of three candidates for the Board of County Commissioners who spoke. The forum was well attended.
Letter: Vacancy Tax Must Include Exemptions
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/25/2024 - 9:41am
Now that the vacancy tax has been qualified for the November ballot, the City council is faced with the arduous task of trying to figure out how to make it all work. A difficult task at best and no doubt met with different opinions on what is a fair balance. A blanket policy is certainly not the answer, and I would suggest that there must be certain exemptions allowed if this initiative does indeed pass. I would like to suggest for consideration the following. Others may have additional issues to declare.
Small bear cub abandoned at Bear League offices at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Fri, 05/24/2024 - 9:04pm
LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - On Mother's Day weekend, someone left a bear cub in a pet crate in the driveway of the Bear League office in Homewood. A note was attached, asking the Bear League to "please help Moses he doesn't have a mother."
The cub was about seven pounds, and almost three months old.
With similarities to the biblical Moses who was placed in a basket and floated down the Nile River to escape death, the bear Moses would have certainly faced death if it was left in the wild alone, without its mother.
Forest Service tips for Memorial Day weekend at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Fri, 05/24/2024 - 5:39pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Memorial Day weekend, honoring the heroes who gave their lives in military service to this nation, also marks the kickoff of summer for many visitors to national forests. The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) has provided helpful links and safety tips to ensure a safe Memorial Day weekend at Lake Tahoe.
Car fails to yield, hits Lake Tahoe Unified School District bus, injuring two
Submitted by paula on Fri, 05/24/2024 - 11:21am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There was a collision between a bus from the Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) and a Toyota Rav 4 on Friday morning, just before 8 a.m.
According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the bus was traveling on Sacramento Avenue when the Toyota pulled out from Merced Avenue where there was a stop sign, failing to yield to the bus which had the right of way. The vehicle then hit the bus.
Soroptimist of Tahoe Sierra draw lucky winners of two trips; Auction closes at 5 p.m.
Submitted by paula on Fri, 05/24/2024 - 10:34am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Two lucky people are celebrating today after having their raffle tickets drawn for the Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra (SITS) trip giveaway. The club also has its online auction open just a few more hours - until 5 p.m.
Letter: Vacancy Tax - a more tailored solution
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/24/2024 - 7:21am
My father-in-law began working on the docks of Camp Richardson over 70 years ago in the 1950s. His family purchased a small lot with the intention of building a house on it. At that time, many of the homes in the neighborhood had not yet been constructed. Finally, in 1973, construction began, and he hired someone to frame the house before building the rest with his own two hands.
Letters: Open letter to DCSD board trustee Englekirk
Submitted by paula on Fri, 05/24/2024 - 6:48am
Trustee Englekirk, after watching the town hall held on 5/22, it's very clear that you do not have the time required to fulfill your commitment to your constituents, teachers, administrators, and most importantly, kids, as a Douglas County school board trustee.
Washoe County Sheriff's Office investigation leads to arrest of Incline Village murder suspect
Submitted by paula on Fri, 05/24/2024 - 5:10am
WASHOE COUNTY, Nev. - A suspect in the murder of 54-year-old Jeffrey McCunn on June 23, 2023, in Incline Village, Nev. has been arrested.
A continuing investigation by Washoe County Sheriff’s Office detectives led to the arrest of 30-year-old Alec Flores on May 23, 2024.
Common Ground -- Free Movie Night at the South Lake Tahoe Library
Submitted by paula on Fri, 05/24/2024 - 5:01am
Event Date:
May 29, 2024 - 4:30pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A Lake Tahoe Master Gardeners and Grow Your Own High Elevation Gardening Event - showing of Common Ground at the South Lake Tahoe Library.
Common Ground is an environmental documentary that was a favorite at last year's 9th annual Tahoe Film Fest. Organizers are excited to screen this movie to kick off the start of the popular Grow Your Own High Elevation Gardening Festival in partnership with the Lake Tahoe Master Gardeners and our Grow Your Own partners.
Final steel beam in place for dormitory at Lake Tahoe Community College
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/23/2024 - 9:27pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It seems like yesterday when the Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) trustees and leadership team joined the community in turning over the first shovels of dirt at the site of the college's dream of 50 years, an on-campus dormitory.
The date was August 9, 2023, when the college kicked off the building of a 32,000 square foot, 33-room, 100-bed dormitory between the library and the gym, overlooking Trout Creek.
Community invited to celebration of Momentum PBS premier
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/23/2024 - 8:21pm
Event Date:
June 11, 2024 - 5:30pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Tahoe Association of Realtors welcomes the community to a celebration of Momentum Film on PBS and Momentum Mentors on June 11 at 5:30 p.m. The movie made by and about South Lake Tahoe locals premiers on PBS, and join in the fun!
There will be food, drinks, and a silent auction, with all proceeds going to bring Momentum Mentors to more schools in our community and beyond!
Valhalla Tahoe releases summer arts and entertainment schedule
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/23/2024 - 7:40pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Valhalla Tahoe has announced the 2024 Music, Theatre, and Art Festival lineup. This year’s festival is especially significant as it marks the centennial anniversary of the Heller Estate, fondly known as "Valhalla."
Set against the stunning backdrop of Lake Tahoe, the festival promises an unforgettable celebration of the arts, history, and community.
MUSIC
Boathouse Concerts:
6/5/2024 – The Coffis Brothers
6/12/2024 – Wolf Jett
7/16/2024 – Kimmi Bitter
7/17/2024 – The Novelists Reunion Tour
Forest Health Community Working Group holding speaker event on Tamarack Fire
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/23/2024 - 1:17pm
Event Date:
June 5, 2024 - 6:00pm
ALPINE COUNTY, Calif. - The public is invited to the Forest Health Community
Working Group presentation on the Tamarack Fire - Fuel treatment effectiveness, early data on regeneration and Recovery, and future monitoring plans. This will be held on June 5 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Turtle Rock Park Community Center, 17300 State Route 89, Markleeville, Calif.
Join the group and Ali Paulson, PhD, as she shares recent data collected from
the Tamarack Fire burn scar and how it will inform future monitoring. Paulson is the forest ecologist with Humboldt-Toiyable National Forest.
Public invited to lecture, The Promise of Chemical Ecology, at UNR Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/23/2024 - 1:00pm
Event Date:
May 30, 2024 - 5:30pm
INCLINE VILLAGE, The second annual Hitchcock Center for Chemical Ecology Symposium invites the community to Incline Village, Nevada for its keynote lecture by Paul Alan Cox on Thursday, May 30 at 5:30 p.m. Cox will present his lecture titled “The Promise of Chemical Ecology” at the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe, where the symposium is being held.
Beverly Etter, long-time teacher, dies at 85
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/23/2024 - 12:26pm
Long-time South Lake Tahoe resident Beverly Helen Etter went home to be with Jesus peacefully with her family by her side on March 10, 2024, in Chico, California. She was 85.
Beverly, “Bev”, was born to Everett and Helen Milne, the second daughter of four girls. She is survived by two of her sisters, Margie Dunham of Redding, CA and Darlene Rumboltz (Matt) of Round Mountain, CA, and preceded in death by her sister, Marilyn Coffman.
Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation celebrates honorees at Celebration of Education
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/23/2024 - 12:17pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation’s (LTEF) Celebration of Education was held on May 16 at the Lake Tahoe Golf Course. Over 150 people enjoyed the event which featured creations by the South Tahoe High School (STHS) culinary students, led by teacher David Jones. Guests enjoyed prosciutto and salami, focaccia, olive tapenade, orzo salad, chicken skewers, fresh fruit, and grilled vegetables. As guests ate, STHS music teacher Jordan Bagheri’s Jazz Band played on the scenic patio overlooking the golf course.
Tipsy Putt celebrates 3rd anniversary in South Lake Tahoe with new name, discounts, and "par-tee"
Submitted by paula on Wed, 05/22/2024 - 9:03pm
Event Date:
Repeats every day until Sat Jun 15 2024 .
June 14, 2024 (All day)
June 15, 2024 (All day)
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Tipsy Putt celebrates three years in South Lake Tahoe with a new name, a new local discount, and a weekend celebration. The popular mini-golf bar and restaurant in the Stateline area recently changed its name from Flatstick Pub to Tipsy Putt.
Tipsy Putt is a hyper-local mini golf experience featuring craft beer and casual Mexican fare. Designed with adults in mind, Tipsy Putt welcomes all ages until the evening hours. In addition to interactive games, the pub caters to team-building events, birthday parties, or friendly gatherings.
Mental Health Grant Awarded for Tahoe Teens and Preteens
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/22/2024 - 8:38pm
A Balanced Life: Individual, Family and Child Therapy, Inc. (ABL) is excited to announce that we are a recipient of the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI) Round 2: Trauma-Informed Programs & Practices Grant through the DHCS. This funding will allow for free access to both individual and family therapy and group skills classes that will equip youths 11-19 with valuable, concrete skills to manage stress, emotions, thoughts, communication, and relationships in healthier ways.
