By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee El Dorado Hills-based Vicom Wireless said Tuesday that it has deployed its first fire-detection system for the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Over two years, Vicom Wireless designed and built a forest fire surveillance...

The Women’s Opportunity Awards program aids women seeking to improve their economic status by gaining additional skills, training and education. The program helps women who, as the primary wage earners for their families, must improve their employment status by entering or returning to the work force. Women’s...

Douglas County’s 2010 State of the County presentation will revisit the county’s history, celebrate a decade of success and chart the course for the future. The event begins with a social at 6pm on March 15 at the CVIC Hall, 1602 Esmeralda, Minden. The presentation starts at 6:30pm featuring Guy...

By Brenda Knox On a sunny bluebird ski day we gathered around my iPhone at the top of Grandview to check out where we wanted to ski after lunch. My iPhone had a good connection and it was fun to peruse the Sierra-at-Tahoe map from the iTrail application. I’m finding that my iPhone applications work...

By Susan Wood When South Shore actor Rhonda Keen considers the “Laramie Project” opening next weekend at Lake Tahoe Community College, the local production hits home on many fronts. The stirring docu-drama to be performed at Duke Theatre from March 12-14 and March 18-21 was introduced by the New...

On March 20, hundreds of brave souls with warm hearts will be taking the Plunge for Special Olympics. Join Area Director Jody Filgo and others to help raise funds for the Special Olympics South Lake Tahoe athletes. It is easy to participate and there is still time to join. Register online and then email...

By Siobhan McAndrew, Reno Gazette-Journal It turns out that Duct Tape makes a good bathing suit when you’re swimming in 39-degree water. That was Jeff Hartman’s strategy during the 20th annual Gar Woods Polar Bear Swim in Lake Tahoe on Saturday in Carnelian Bay. While some cold water swimmers...

By Kathryn Reed It’s not quite the same as giving birth at home, but the improvements to the birthing center at Barton Memorial Hospital make it seem less sterile and more comforting. A $200,000 donation by Ethelmae Haldan and matching funds from the South Lake Tahoe hospital transformed the eight-room...

By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — Halfway into the four-hour annual Business Expo, it was hard to get around. Organizers thought this was a good thing. Friday night was a time for members of Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce to show off what they are all about. Bistro Danielle caters to vegetarians...

Classic rock superstars Chicago and The Doobie Brothers take the stage at the 2010 Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series at Harveys Outdoor Arena on June 19. Tickets go on sale via Ticketmaster at 10am March 29. Chicago first burst on the American music scene as The Chicago Transit Authority in 1968 with...