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LTUSD seeks community members to help interview superintendent candidates
Submitted by paula on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 3:59pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - An Interview Advisory Panel is being formed to participate in in the process of interviewing Lake Tahoe Unified School District superintendent candidates on February 7, 2020.
If you are interested in serving on the community panel, please email Penny Pyle of Leadership Associates (the district’s search firm) at ppyle@leadershipassociates.org, or drop off your written submission at the District Office, 1021 Al Tahoe Blvd., with your response to the following:
- Why are you a good candidate for the interview advisory panel?
Early Christmas presents for several groups in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 12/05/2019 - 1:13am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The El Dorado Community Foundation played Santa Wednesday night, handing out checks for 29 different projects in the South Lake Tahoe area that help both children, education and adults.
Over $50,000 was distributed to the following groups (with funded projects listed):
Community
Kiwanis Community Organization, Inc. - Coats for Kids
Juvenile Service Council of El Dorado County - Life Skills/Job Readiness program
Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless - Coordinated Entry
Choices for Children - The Healthy Bottom Line Program
9th Annual "A Time For Remembrance"
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/07/2019 - 7:03pm
Event Date:
October 13, 2019 - 1:00pm October is National SIDS, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month and is meant to honor all babies lost too soon; from early pregnancy loss to infant death.
Lake Tahoe Chapter of DAR celebrates its organization
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/08/2019 - 6:26am
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) members from all over California came together on Sunday, May 5, 2019 at the Lake Tahoe Golf Course to celebrate the new DAR Chapter in South Lake Tahoe.
The chapter was officially organized by the National Society on February 5 of this year, and was welcomed to the city with a proclamation at the South Lake Tahoe City Council's April 16 meeting, Sunday's event was the formal recognition of the chapter's status as the newest in California. City Council member Tamara Wallace attended the event and read the proclamation to the attendees.
Kudos: Tacofestivus was a huge success!
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/05/2018 - 1:05pm
Live Violence Free would like to thank everyone who came out and contributed to the Tacofestivus Fundraiser on Tuesday, December 4. We were overwhelmed by the amount of people who come out to celebrate and support our organization.
Each year Azul Latin Kitchen’s staff chooses a community organization as their beneficiary and Live Violence Free was honored to have been chosen for 2018. In addition to their contribution with the Tacofestivas event, they donated $1 for every Blue Burrow drink purchased and were one of the strongest supporters for our Annual Gala Fundraiser.
South Shore non-profits receive $51,000 from American Century Championship
Submitted by paula on Thu, 11/09/2017 - 5:53pm
American Century Championship continues to impact the South Shore of Lake Tahoe, even months after the annual tournament is over. Since its inception in 1990, the tournament has donated more than $4.5 million to local and national non-profits.
On Thursday, the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority and American Century Investments gave 30 local organizations checks in the amount of $500 to $5,000 to help them serve the community.
LTCC issues statement about diversity, immigration and Dream Act
Submitted by paula on Fri, 02/03/2017 - 5:18pm
Lake Tahoe Community College stands with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and its Board of Governors in strongly supporting the values and benefits of diversity and inclusion; not just on college campuses, but in towns and cities large and small across the country. The current White House administration’s recent executive orders regarding immigration, the building of a border wall, and its rhetoric regarding Dream Act students has caused widespread concern among California’s community college students.
American Century Golf hands out over $50,000 to local nonprofits
Submitted by paula on Thu, 11/10/2016 - 10:12pm
It's been four months since the 27th annual celebrity golf tournament at Edgewood Tahoe, but area nonprofits continue to reap financial rewards from the tournament sponsor, American Century.
Soroptimists hand out donations to South Lake Tahoe non-profits
Submitted by paula on Sat, 03/26/2016 - 6:52pm
Members of Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra (SITS) handed out checks to 22 different project that are created by non-profits to serve the women and children of South Lake Tahoe on Thursday.
The awardees:
Kudos: Smiles and thumb's up for Kiwanis Coat's For Kids
Submitted by paula on Mon, 11/23/2015 - 8:25pm
This year more than 500 students in grades K-12 throughout South Lake Tahoe received a brand new, warm winter coat of their very own though the efforts of the Kiwanis Community Organization, Inc. The project ensures that every child in our community who needs one receives a coat at no charge. The Kiwanis Community Organization, Inc., a 501 c3 non-profit, was established as a collaboration in our community for numerous service organizations to work together on projects such as Coats For Kids, that align with their common missions of supporting the youth and families of our community.
American Century donates $55,500 to Lake Tahoe non-profits
Submitted by paula on Thu, 11/12/2015 - 10:56pm
Thirty South Lake Tahoe non-profits were given a share of $55,600 on Thursday, bringing the total the American Century Golf Championships have donated to the community this year to $107,100.
Legal Update for California and Nevada Business Leaders and Managers
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/24/2013 - 3:04pmEvent Date:
February 1, 2013 - 9:00am
The business community is invited to attend a lively employment law update “What’s on Your Mind?” Friday, Feb. 1, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce located at 169 Highway 50 at Stateline.
Sponsored by the Tahoechamber in partnership with the Sierra Human Resources Association, this seminar includes updated information managers and business professionals need to know for 2013. The popular format includes a great presentation followed by plenty of time to ask our pair of attorneys from both California and Nevada anything that’s on your mind.
TRPA and Placer County Sued Over Homewood
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 6:01pmThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency received a notice of intent to file suit on the recent approval of the Homewood Mountain Resort Ski Area Master Plan project, officials said.
EarthJustice, on behalf of the Sierra Club and Friends of the West Shore, lists both TRPA and Placer County as defendants in the lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court of Eastern California. Absent from the suit is the League to Save Lake Tahoe, which implied that it likely wouldn't sue when the project was unanimously approved last month by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's Governing Board.
