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South Lake Tahoe Mayor Tamara Wallace: Better days ahead
Submitted by paula on Mon, 01/18/2021 - 6:46pm
“You’ve got to count to three.” Those were the words of advice attributed to Norm Woods one of the first five city council members. The Cityhood project in 1965 was spearheaded by the South Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce with all five of that first council members coming from the Chamber Board ranks. Norm served as one of the first rotating Mayors and many times thereafter. His advice was offered to the citizens who were newly elected to subsequent councils.
Father John Grace ~ September 18, 1920 - May 4, 2019
Submitted by paula on Mon, 05/06/2019 - 8:25pm
Father John Grace, former pastor of Saint Theresa Catholic Church in South Lake Tahoe, passed away on May 4, 2019, at the age of 98. Father Grace had injured himself in a fall while on a walk near his Al Tahoe residence a few days before his death.
He was born September 18, 1920, to John and Cecilia Grace in the small coal-mining village of The Commons, County Tipperary, Ireland. He was predeceased by his parents and two sisters, Catherine (“Rena”) and Maureen. At the time of his death, Father Grace was the oldest priest in the Diocese of Sacramento.
Ruth Marie Hanson Woods 1927-2017
Submitted by paula on Wed, 02/15/2017 - 7:42pm
Ruth Marie Hanson Woods, 89, passed away January 16, 2017 at Sunshine Terrace in Logan, Utah. Ruth was born on Labor Day, September 5, 1927 in Santa Rosa, California. Her mother used to say, “What an appropriate day for Ruth to be born, on Labor Day.”
She was an only child, the loving and devoted daughter of Percy Brunell and Helen Patricia LeCornec Hanson. She was raised in Santa Rosa and attended area schools and graduated from Santa Rosa High School in 1945. She married Norman C. Woods on April 13, 1947, at St. Rose Catholic Church, in Santa Rosa.
City of South Lake Tahoe celebrates first 50 years
Submitted by paula on Sun, 11/08/2015 - 1:29pm
"South Lake Tahoe, you should be proud of yourself."
Those words, said by South Lake Tahoe Police Sgt. Brian Williams, were echoed throughout the evening as the City of South Lake Tahoe celebrated its first 50 years with a golden anniversary gala Saturday night.
Almost 300 people were at the Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel to share memories of the past, review of the present, and a look towards the future of a city that was formed because many of the residents were tired of being represented by a government in Placerville.
South Lake Tahoe Celebrates 47th Anniversary
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/30/2012 - 2:17pm
The City of South Lake Tahoe celebrates its 47th Anniversary today. The City was incorporated on November 30, 1965.
“We are very grateful for those who cultivated and formed our City for future generations. We were established to provide core services; snow removal, police and fire; and this is what we’re going back to forty-seven years later,” said Mayor Claire Fortier. “Let’s all celebrate.”
