Lake Tahoe Community College

LTUSD, LTCC candidate has multiple run-ins

By Kathryn Reed. Michael Bischoff, candidate for Lake Tahoe Unified School District and Lake Tahoe Community College boards of education, was back in court last week. This time is was for violating hi...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bischoff is right choice for both school boards

Michael Bischoff should be elected to the South Lake Tahoe Unified School District and the Lake Tahoe Community College.In so getting him into both of these positions will allow an emissary / ambas...

Snippets about Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe Community College's DVD borrowing program has more than 1000 discs – to view – for free. • There will be a Veterans' Day observance at the ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets...

College photography student hosts art show

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The black-and-white photography exhibit in the Lake Tahoe Community College Theatre Foyer is titled "The Neglected and Forgotten" and are by photographer and student Carl...

Spring art show winners on display at college

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - "The Winners Art Show" is on display at Lake Tahoe Community College.The Student Art Show spring quarter winners have on display their winning pieces plus three most rece...

Perimenopause subject of health talk

The free event is at Lake Tahoe Community College's board room, 1 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe. The doctor will discusses perimenopause, which is the process of change that leads up to menopaus...

Snippets about Lake Tahoe

Mark Williams, music department chairman at Lake Tahoe Community College, will be staring in Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company's production of ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets-about...

Skiing the High Sierra Route - A Talk with David Reichel

David Reichel, Wilderness Education Coordinator of the Wilderness Education Department at Lake Tahoe Community College, will give a presentation on Skiing the High Sierra Route at the South Lake Tahoe Branch Library, Tuesday, October 18, at 6:30PM.
He will also discuss the Wilderness Education Program at the College. For additional information, please call (530)573-3185.

Remembering Fallen Soldier U.S. Army Spc. Garrett Fant

Garrett Fant, the 21-year-old U.S. Army soldier who died Sept. 26, 2011 in Afghanistan, left a legacy South Lake Tahoe can be proud of, friends and family say.  The young man, who attended South Tahoe High School and considered South Lake Tahoe his home, will be remembered for his personable nature and affable character. For as young as he was, he was a gentlemen and treated everyone around him with dignity and respect, including those he didn’t personally know. 

Career counseling at LTCC not just for students

On Wednesdays from 1-3pm at the Lake Tahoe Community College library is a drop-in career clinic with consultant Michael Donahoe. The clinic is available to ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../career-counseli...

Fallen soldier U.S. Army Spc. Garrett Fant returns home

A procession made up of several law enforcement agencies passed through South Lake Tahoe late Wednesday night to deliver the body of fallen soldier U.S. Army Spc. Garrett Fant, who was killed on Sept. 26 in Afghanistan.

Clubs provide safe place for South Shore's LGBT students

Last year, Friends of ALLY, a LGBT club at Lake Tahoe Community College in South Lake Tahoe, awarded $750 worth of scholarships to students based on ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../clubs-provide-safe-pla...

Poet Jason Schossler at Lake Tahoe Community College

Philadelphia poet and writer Jason Schossler, winner of the first annual Melissa Lanitis Gregory Poetry Prize, will read from his collection Mud Cakes, as part of the Lake Tahoe Community College Writers' Series. This reading is appropriate for all ages - bring the kids! The event begins at 7 p.m. Go to www.BonaFideBooks.com for more information.

Student artists reception Monday at LTCC

"The Winners Art Show" at Lake Tahoe Community College will hold a reception for the public, Monday, Oct. 3, from 6 to 8 p.m. Refreshments will be served in The Commons, D Wing of the Main Building...

Award-winning poet to launch book at reading

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lake Tahoe Community College will host a reading by Jason Schossler, winner of the 2010 Melissa Lanitis Gregory Poetry Prize at 7 p.m. Oct. 7. The reading will launch ...

Philanthropist gives from heart

Philanthropist Jessica Ledbetter continues to support Lake Tahoe Community College programs and students with her recent gift of scholarships. In 2008, Jessica gave a major gift to create the Ledbe...

Poet to launch book, read his works at LTCC

On Oct. 7 at 7 pm Lake Tahoe Community College will host a reading by Jason Schossler, winner of the 2010 Melissa Lanitis Gregory Poetry Prize. The reading will launch the release of “Mud Cakes,” Scho...

Iron Girl Triathlon brings economic boost to Lake Tahoe region

The Athleta Iron Girl Triathlon at Tahoe South, Sept. 18, attracted an estimated 1,000 participants, visitors, families and fans from California, Nevada, and 14 other states, local tourism officials report.

Controversial challenger in school board elections

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In both the Lake Tahoe Community College board of trustees and the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board Nov. 8 elections, only one person has filed a bid to challenge...

Opinion: Financial acts of kindness help LTCC

Philanthropist Jessica Ledbetter continues to support Lake Tahoe Community College programs and students with her recent gift of scholarships. Un 2008, Jessica gave a major gift to create the Ledbette...

Murillo intends to increase LTCC's presence in

A video showcasing Lake Tahoe Community College from 1974-2011 was part of the Sept. 15 inauguration of the two-year institution's fourth president, Kindred Murillo. LTCC President Kindred Murillo...

Tahoe Conservancy Approves Signature South Lake Projects

By Ray Lacey
The California Tahoe Conservancy today awarded funding for two of South Lake Tahoe's signature environmental and recreational projects: the Bijou Creek Watershed Project and the South Tahoe Greenway bike trail.

November election has 12 candidates, one ballot measure

By Heather Gould
Amid voting for favorite websites, blogs, restaurants, American Idol contestants and more, residents of South Lake Tahoe have the opportunity to vote in an actual public election. Elections for the Lake Tahoe Community College board, the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board, the South Tahoe Public Utility District board and a ballot measure regarding recreation funds will all be decided by voters on Nov. 8.

Power restored to about 3,500 Liberty Energy customers

Liberty Energy reports that power has been restored after a brief outage in South Lake Tahoe this afternoon that affected about 3,500 customers.
Power went out at about 2:30 this afternoon and was fully restored by 3:15 p.m., said Randy Kelly, manager for Liberty Energy. The outage stretched along Pioneer Trail, to Black Bart and included Lake Tahoe Community College and the South Tahoe Public Utility District sewer plant, Kelly said.

Autumn Fest at Lake Tahoe Demonstration Garden Sept. 25

How does your Lake Tahoe garden grow? Count the ways at the fifth annual Autumn Fest on Sunday, Sept. 25, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the beautiful Lake Tahoe Demonstration Garden located at Lake Tahoe Community College. 

Autumn Fest celebrates fall in Lake Tahoe

Tahoe RCD is putting on the free event at the Lake Tahoe Community College Demonstration Garden in South Lake Tahoe on Sept. 25 from 11am-3pm. Autumn ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../autumn-fest-celebrate...

Bijou Bash, free community event

Event Date: 
September 10, 2011 - 11:00am

Annual Bijou Bash at Bijou Park, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Event is free and open to the public. Doggie parade, Tahoe Derby Dames demonstration, 5K fun run, face painting, disc golf, skateboard demo, kids fun zone, food and other vendors. Park at Lake Tahoe Community College.

LTCC's Spanish Institute dominated by out-of-towners

Everything Spanish was the rule of the day this month at Lake Tahoe Community College with 527 students attending the college's 18th Intensive Spanish ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ltccs-spanish-in...

Snippets about Lake Tahoe

7 at Lake Tahoe Community College is designed to talk about the needs of those between the ages of 18 and 26. For more information, contact Vonnie Shane at ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets-a...

Barton Health hosts triathlete workshop

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The first of three Tri Connect Workshops, organized by Barton Health, Lake Tahoe Community College and Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority, was held Saturday at Lakeside Bea...

LTCC grant to help local kids move onward, upward

Lake Tahoe Community College has been awarded a five-year federal grant designed to provide academic support for 500 low-income, first generation college-bound students from South Tahoe Middle School and South Tahoe High. The Department of Education grant will be consist of five annual payments of about $230,000 each, said LTCC spokeswoman Christina Proctor. The college was informed it had been awarded the grant by the offices of California Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer. 

Tennis players being aced out of court availability

Lake Tahoe Community College has offered tennis classes for years, and will again this fall. It used to be taught at Tahoe Paradise Park, then South Tahoe Middle School and now at South Tahoe High Sch...

Summer transitions to fall with Labor Day and beyond

Before summer segues to fall Tahoe South will celebrate a Labor Day last call: an amped-up holiday weekend of non-stop activities on and off the water including a food and wine festival, sternwheeler race, outdoor and showroom concerts and a fireworks extravaganza.

LABOR DAY WEEKEND

South Tahoe giving people a reason to visit New Year's Eve

Lake Tahoe Community College board of trustees on Tuesday unanimously agreed to partner with South Lake Tahoe to bring Snowball Music Fest to the campus as well as the neighboring joint use ball field...

Frank Genaro Benevento — 1923-2011

Frank and Mary Jane resided in South Lake Tahoe from 1970‐88. where Mr. Benevento was a Realtor, business owner, instructor at Lake Tahoe Community College, ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../frank-genaro...

Snippets about Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe Community College is conducting a survey to see what people want in community education. • Ed Gurowitz, a management and organizational ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets-about-la...

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