By Richard Scheinin, Mercury News CARMEL — The minute Diane Flynn leaves her Menlo Park driveway, the vacation begins. She listens to TED Talks and music, calls her daughters, and arrives in about two hours at Santa Lucia Preserve, driving up, up and up the twisting roadway, passing through stands of valley oak and coastal […]
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A 17-year-old was seriously injured this morning in a single-vehicle accident on Mount Rose Highway. According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, the teen’s pickup was airborne for about 100 feet before hitting a tree. He was taken to Renown Medical Center in Reno with serious injuries. The accident occurred about 8:40am April 4 near Joy Lake Road. […]
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Lake Tahoe Presbyterian Church is hosting an end of life matters seminar. It will be April 30 from 9am-1:30pm in the family room of the South Lake Tahoe church. This seminar focuses on the preparation and resources available to create a satisfying final chapter in one’s life. Topics will include: Facing mortality with courage and hope. Distinguishing […]
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The Western Governors’ Association is sponsoring the Celebrate the West regional art competition for high school students. Entrants must create original two-dimensional artwork inspired by their state or informed by living in the West. Students may draw ideas from a variety of sources, including state history, landmarks, natural resources, national parks and monuments, people, communities, and culture. Winning artists will receive […]
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· The May issue of Bike magazine has a multi-page story about mountain biking in the Carson City area. · Grand Sierra in Reno is the first casino in Northern Nevada to debut the “House of Cards” slot machines. · Nevada Department of Wildlife officials at the end of March stocked the Truckee River with […]
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Don Henley will be returning to Lake Tahoe this summer — this time as a solo act. Known mostly as one of the lead singers for the Eagles as well as the drummer for the band, Henley has been on his own for years. The band has sporadically gotten back together, with the last stop in […]
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Spike and Trinity are 7-year-old siblings who are looking for a new home together. Both have declawed front paws, and they have lived with dogs. They are both friendly cats with beautiful fur. Their adoption fee has been paid by a kind donor. Spike and Trinity are spayed/neutered, microchipped, tested for FIV, and vaccinated. They […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau Skiing isn’t necessarily for the young, just the young at heart. And at 90 years old, South Lake Tahoe resident Ken Myron still qualifies. Though we had never met in person, when I saw the small-framed man at the bottom of Heavenly’s tram with bright orange skis and a patch on his […]
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By Larry Weitzman County government is not on sale like a gallon of milk at the local grocery, although many residents think if you have enough money, then maybe it is. In the past few years’ things haven’t been going well in El Dorado County government. Our county has had many problems, especially in the […]
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By Brandon Bailey, AP SAN FRANCISCO — The FBI’s victory in breaking into a San Bernardino killer’s iPhone without Apple’s help merely prolongs a battle over how far the government can go to examine private messages, photos and other files. “There’s a clash of values and interests that I think will continue,” said Ed Black, […]
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