By Rachel Feltman, Washington Post Thanksgiving is almost here, and Americans are preparing to knuckle down and stuff their faces, come what may. While the “average” calorie counts of Thanksgiving diners are often overblown, it’s safe to say that most people eat richer food — and more of it — than they would during a typical […]
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By Kathryn Reed Jeremy Meyers, the disgraced former superintendent of El Dorado County Office of Education, is receiving more than seven months worth of severance – aka taxpayer money. The attorney for the district, David Girard, did not return multiple calls or an email asking how this is not a gift of public funds. Lake […]
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Meyers resident Mikey Sheehan died Nov. 21 from injuries he sustained in a vehicle accident the week before. Sheehan was driving by himself Nov. 14 in Truckee on Highway 89 south of Sagehen when his vehicle drifted off the side of the road for unknown reasons. The vehicle rolled and he was ejected, according to the […]
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The 2016 U.S. Alpine Ski team was publicly introduced on Nov. 21 during Nature Valley First Tracks, a public celebration at Copper Mountain, Colo., home of the U.S. Ski Team Speed Center. Olympic medalists Ted Ligety, Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley) and Andrew Weibrecht were among 43 athletes named to the 2015 […]
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The Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce wants help planning for 2016. The chamber is asking people to take a survey. It is available online until Nov. 30. The survey includes opportunities for feedback about how the chamber performs in several areas, as well as opportunities for business owners to request desired programs, workshops and […]
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By Weather Channel Before there were modern weather forecasters, there were persimmons and wooly worms. Old folklore says that the seeds inside of the fruit and the appearance of the worms will tell you what to expect in the winter. As ABC11 explains, when it comes to persimmons, tradition says if you slice the seed […]
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By Brian K. Sullivan, BloombergBusiness The drought relief for California widely expected from El Nino in early 2016 will be far more effective if a chill descends soon — ideally with a bit of snow. “If we can get some snow on the ground and some cold nights, it will set up the snowpack and […]
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Two men accused of staging an armed home invasion on the West Slope have been arrested. Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies arrested Deshawn Stone and Jeremy Ross, both 21, on Nov. 20 at about 6:30pm. Deputies said the men were armed with loaded firearms. They were booked on weapons and drug charges. Some of the property from the Nov. […]
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South Lake Tahoe is reminding business owners of the snow removal ordinance. Business owners are responsible for sidewalks that are on or immediately adjacent to their business or property. It is the responsibility of all businesses to keep their sidewalks and walkways clear of all dirt, ice and snow. The code reads: “It shall be the […]
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Dawn Sumner from UC Davis and the NASA Mars Science Laboratory team will be giving a talk a Sierra Nevada College on Jan. 28. The Curiosity rover is exploring Gale Crater on Mars. The NASA Mars Science Laboratory team has discovered lake and river deposits that show that ancient Mars was habitable by Earth-like life, […]
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