Children's book
Two local Soroptimist clubs donate books to Camp Fire victims
Submitted by paula on Thu, 02/07/2019 - 12:20am
The Soroptimist Club of South Lake Tahoe and Soroptimist Club of Tahoe Sierra joined together in gathering books to donate to young Camp Fire victims.
Club members donated dozens of books which were sent to the Colusa County Farm Bureau who held a children's book drive to benefit elementary schools and families in the Paradise area.
The Camp Fire in Butte County is the deadliest and most destructive fire in California history. Tens of thousands of people remain displaced after the November 8, 2018 fire destroyed 153,336 acres, 18,804 buildings and killed 86 civilians.
Lake Tahoe athletes on U.S. Ski and Snowboard teams
Submitted by paula on Wed, 11/21/2018 - 12:16pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The United States Ski and Snowboard teams have been announced for this season and several local faces once again, including South Lake Tahoe Olympians Maddie Bowman and Jamie Anderson, are on that list.
Maddie Bowman, a South Tahoe High grad, has won an Olympic gold medal and seven X Games medals. She burst onto the ski halfpipe scene in 2012, and into the history books two years later by winning the first Olympic gold medal in women’s halfpipe skiing. She has now been on the Pro Halfpipe-Freeskiing team for seven years.
Olympian David Wise joins in on inaugural Gift of Literacy event in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sat, 05/26/2018 - 8:17am
"Choose joy, even in hard times," two-time Olympic gold medal winner David Wise told students form the Lake Tahoe Environmental Magnet School on May 25.
Wise had just shared his children's book "Very Bear and The Butterfly" with kindergarten and first grade students from the school who were on the Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) campus for a day of literacy.
Noted author Loren Spivack to speak at monthly meeting
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/04/2018 - 12:34pm
Event Date:
May 8, 2018 - 11:30am The So. Lake Tahoe Republican Women Federated are pleased to welcome Mr. Loren Spivack as their guest speaker for the Tuesday May 8th luncheon meeting.
Loren Spivack “The Free Market Warrior” was born and raised in Massachusetts and spent most of his adult life in New York City. Before becoming active in politics, Spivack worked for several non-profits and as a management consultant for both profit and non-profit companies.
Spivack founded “Free Market Warrior” in 2009 in an effort to make a positive difference in American politics and economics.
Location
Cantina Bar and Grill
765 Emerald Bay Rd.
So. Lake Tahoe, CA
United States
38° 55' 8.5332" N, 120° 0' 43.6464" W
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Dual enrollment, calendar changes and free tuition focus of LTCC-LTUSD meeitng
Submitted by paula on Wed, 04/25/2018 - 1:00pm
The annual joint board meeting with the Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) and Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) to discuss common goal strategies was held Tuesday, will innovative programs and successes highlighted.
South Lake Tahoe art gallery has international and local impact
Submitted by paula on Sun, 12/11/2016 - 11:20am
Most people who drive through South Lake Tahoe know Marcus Ashley Gallery by the large wind sculptures outside their Village Center location near Stateline, but a step inside shows so much more.
Museum quality, limited editions, world famous artists, and "wow" are just a few words that come to mind as one enters the doors at the gallery. Each turn treats the eye with beauty and wonder, and anticipation what is around the next bend.
South Tahoe High Grad Jory John releases new book
Submitted by paula on Mon, 08/03/2015 - 10:52pm
STOP RIGHT THERE. Don’t move a muscle, buster. Stay out of this book or I WILL CHOMP YOU!
Meet Bear. He's exhausted. All he wants is to go to sleep. Meet Duck, Bear's persistent next-door neighbor. All he wants is to hang out . . . with Bear
If you're a dinosaur, all of your friends are dead. If you're a pirate, all of your friends have scurvy. If you're a tree, all of your friends are end tables.
These are just a few lines out of books written by South Tahoe High School graduate Jory John who's ninth book, "I Will Chomp You," is being released on Tuesday.
New Children's Book Explains Tahoe's Geology- Author to Speak at SLT Library
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/21/2014 - 1:14pm
Event Date:
December 20, 2014 - 10:30am Friends of the library are excited to present, "Gertrude’s Tahoe Adventures in Time", a children’s book about the natural history of Lake Tahoe. With colorful and dramatic illustrations the book tells the story of Gertrude, a Tahoe girl who meets a magic maiden who takes her on a fast motion adventure through the history of Lake Tahoe. They watch glaciers march, volcanoes erupt and exotic animals graze while becoming forever friends.
Location
South Lake Tahoe Library
1000 Rufus Allen
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
United States
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Local drummer stirring up a beat in national competition
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 5:00amIt would be silly to say Liz Broscoe steps to the beat of a different drum. In reality, she steps to the beat of a lot of different drums.
The lifelong percussionist and South Lake Tahoe resident has been practicing rhythms for more than 30 years. She's practiced on a variety of types of the instrument, developed her own show, and even created a children's book about drumming.
Leadership Lake Tahoe project to collect books for Tahoe kids
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 5:00amThe South Lake Tahoe Children's Book Drive, a group project through the Leadership Lake Tahoe Program, continues through April 1. The book drive is being conducted in conjunction with the National ...
Leadership Lake Tahoe project to collect books for Tahoe kids
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 5:00amThe South Lake Tahoe Children's Book Drive, a group project through the Leadership Lake Tahoe Program, continues through April 1. The book drive is being conducted in conjunction with the National ...
Movie Review: Spielberg's 'War Horse' is a warm and bitter tale
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 6:54amDirector-producer Steven Spielberg's film "War Horse," currently showing at Heavenly Village Cinema in South Lake Tahoe and elsewhere, is fine movie making, with a splendid cast. If it sinks into sentimentality at times, bear with it because the story, from a British children's book of 1982.
