• Tiffany Carter came close to swimming the length of Lake Tahoe on Aug. 20. Read more on her blog. • The Sierra Expeditionary Learning School opens Aug. 25. It is a charter school in the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District. • Now you can get deals from Lakeside Inn by text message. To sign-up, […]
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Shannon or “Trucha Califia,” (Spanish for California Trout) will be riding through CalTrout’s Lake Tahoe office in South Lake Tahoe this week. While she is in town there will be a “Spokin for Trout” film series at the Taylor Creek Amphitheatre (on Highway 89 near Taylor Creek Visitor Center) featuring films by local angling advocate […]
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This year’s evening program series at the Lake of the Sky Amphitheater will close out Aug. 26 with “An Evening with Mark Twain.” The program, which begins at 7pm, features local favorite MacAvoy Lane recounting Twain’s significant role in the history of the Lake Tahoe Basin. The local U.S. Forest Service’s nonprofit organization, the Tahoe […]
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Parasol Community Collaboration presents “It’s 2010. Is Your Business Social?” on Oct. 7 from 9am-noon. RSVP: pcc@parasol.org or (775) 298.0119 Description: Learn how to use social media in your marketing mix and how to effectively listen, engage and measure your social media efforts with real-life examples specific to non-profits and small businesses. Topics include: -The […]
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• Suggestions are being sought for next year’s update of the Lake Tahoe Bike Trail Map. Send ideas to Like Tahoe Bicycle Coalition, P.O. Box 1147, Zephyr Cove, NV 89448 or by email to biketahoe@aol.com. • Aramark has launched a new user-friendly website, that takes clients, employees and travelers on a tour of the company’s […]
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A hands-on, drop-in nomination clinic is Aug. 23 for anyone who needs help with the nominating process for geotourism website being created for the region. The clinic will take place from 10am-3pm in the conference room at the Auburn offices of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, 11521 Blocker Drive, Ste. 205, Auburn. Organizers are urging participants […]
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Dale and Donna Rise, long-time locals and owners of Aloha Ice Cream, are having a fund-raising event to honor the memory of Kaleb James Martin Curtzwiler, who passed away recently. Curtzwiler was a U.S. Navy veteran who served in Afghanistan, a South Tahoe native, and son of Ken and Pam Curtzwiler. Donna Rise observed, “Kaleb […]
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Lake Tahoe News and a slew of other local businesses will be at Saturday’s Sample the Sierra event on Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe. The event is about blending regional food, wine and art – which combine to make local news. Come meet some of the people behind Lake Tahoe News – Tahoe’s […]
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A basic life support CPR/AED class is being offered Oct. 11 from 5:30–9pm. Cost is $50 for this one evening class. Fee includes manual. This course is geared for the general public and covers 30:2 CPR for adults, children and infants AED use resuscitation masks. How to help someone choking. Upon successful completion, receive a […]
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On Aug. 19 at 7pm, Barbie and Gabe of Wild Things bring native Sierra Nevada animals on stage at the U.S. Forest Service Taylor Creek Visitor Center. This program gives people the opportunity to learn more about these fascinating animals, which could include a black bear yearling, bald eagle, beaver, great horned owl, turkey vulture […]
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