With there having been eight traffic deaths and 578 crashes during the past four Halloweens in Nevada, safety officials want people to be smarter. NDOT and NHP say: Pedestrians should cross the street legally, making eye contact with drivers and waiting for drivers to stop before crossing. Pedestrians should also make themselves visible, whether wearing […]
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Longtime South Lake Tahoe resident Wendy Shehadi died Oct 19, 2017. She was 76. She was born March 13, 1941, in Reno. She died in Las Vegas from complications of kidney failure and pneumonia. Wendy was a graduate of Reno High School and the University of Nevada, Reno, majoring in physical education and English. During […]
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By Kathryn Reed My favorite books are ones that educate (in a non-academic way) or entertain. Educate this did. Before going further, let me state that I am not a Hillary Clinton fan, but I did vote for her. For those who sat out the election last year, voted third party or cast a ballot […]
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Alpenglow Sports’ 12th annual Winter Film Series begins Nov. 16 at 7pm at Squaw Valley’s Olympic Village Lodge. The free, five-show series kicks off with Winter Film Series co-founder Dave Nettle’s “Double Trouble: A World Traveler’s Quest for the Vertical World.” Nettle will highlight journeys to Patagonia, Morocco, and the Swiss Alps through a series […]
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Get ready for some of climbing’s greatest stories, stars, and sends in the Reel Rock Film Tour. Short films include Margo Hayes, the first woman to climb 5.15; Brad Gobright, an up-and-coming free soloist with a doughnut addiction; the return of Chris Sharma to the deep water soloing stage, and more. The tour is a […]
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By Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan, Washington Post Richard Dever had swabbed the campground shower stalls and emptied 20 garbage cans, and now he climbed slowly onto a John Deere mower to cut a couple acres of grass. “I’m going to work until I die, if I can, because I need the money,” said Dever, […]
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Artist Malcolm Tibbetts is putting on a free art event at Lake Tahoe Community College on Nov. 3 at 5:30pm. He will talk his artistic pursuits. Tibbetts is a South Lake Tahoe-based artist who primarily works with wood. He started fitting pieces of wood together as a child in his grandfather’s workshop, beginning a lifelong, […]
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Jeremy Benson and his new California backcountry ski and snowboard guidebook will the subject of Alpenglow Sports’ Tailgate Talk No. 5 on Nov. 2. Benson is Tahoe-based pro-skier and backcountry expert. He details 97 of the state’s best routes in “Backcountry Ski and Snowboard Routes: California.” From Mount Shasta to Mount Whitney, this guide gives […]
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By Rick Gross Even people who are financially secure can fall into money traps that put their future at risk, or miss out on opportunities to further strengthen their financial position. Here are several common mistakes made by financially accomplished people — along with a few tips to counteract them. Overspending. You’ve worked hard to […]
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Catastrophic scenes of ice shelves collapsing are powerful evidence of climate change. These ice shelves create epishelf lakes, a rare lake system where freshwater overlies seawater. Assistant Professor Alex Forrest will present on his team’s usage of autonomous robotics to explore an epishelf lake in the remote Canadian Arctic and discuss how these “last of […]
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