Paisley is a 1-year-old female kitty who is a great mouser. She is quite playful, and is OK with well-mannered dogs. Paisley loves to be around people, and can get a little over excited at times and play rough, so she would probably do best in a home without really small children. She was adopted […]
Read more
By Kathryn Reed It’s quiet except for the sounds of birds. To the untrained ear the songs they sing all sound the same. For birders it’s like they can communicate with these feathered friends. Even without seeing the animal, experienced birders know what lurks above or is hiding in the brush. It’s not uncommon that […]
Read more
By Joe Mathews “Is this the line for the U2 tickets?” a neighbor asked me. Nope. The line extending down the block was just another group of California parents forced to prove that we actually live where we’re trying to send our kids to school. With a new school year comes another fraught season of […]
Read more
By Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times As lawmakers consider new measures to combat climate change, researchers at UC Berkeley released a study saying stronger renewable energy requirements would lead to new jobs. California law requires the state to get 33 percent of its electricity from renewable sources, such as solar and wind, by 2020. A […]
Read more
By Katharine Q. Seelye, New York Times MOUNT KATAHDIN, Maine — The storied Appalachian Trail, which begins 2,190 miles away in Georgia, ends here, with a final scramble up Maine’s highest peak — some of it nearly vertical, much of it blocked by boulders. For those who have trekked five or six months, Katahdin’s iconic […]
Read more
By Nick Heil, Outside Last February, 59-year-old Ned Overend, aka “The Lung,” aka “Deadly Nedly,” won the first National Fatbike Championships, held in Ogden, Utah. Fat Bike Nats isn’t exactly the Tour de France, but it’s no charity ride, either. Overend had to compete against a field of much younger pros, including former national mountain […]
Read more
By Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times California taxpayers have never paid more for public worker pensions, but it’s still not enough to cover the rising number of retirement checks written by the state’s largest pension plan. Even before the stock market’s recent fall, staffers at the California Public Employees’ Retirement System were worried about what […]
Read more
· The Tahoe Institute for Natural Science, Lahontan Audubon Society and Tahoe Rim Trail Association are co-sponsoring an easy stroll to search for migrant birds heading south for the winter at Spooner Lake on Sept. 12. For more info, go online. · Thrifty ice cream is returning to South Lake Tahoe. It will open later […]
Read more
The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors last week unanimously voted to implement an assisted outpatient pilot program, also known as Laura’s Law. This will help give those who are mentally ill an avenue to get help. It gives county mentally health officials, as well as courts, family members and probation officers the right to […]
Read more
To the community, As we quickly approach the start of the new school year, there is great excitement and anticipation for the developing Career Technical Education (CTE) Pathways throughout the Lake Tahoe Unified School District for all students designed to lead to rewarding careers. As an alternative choice school in the district, Mt. Tallac High […]
Read more