The UCCE Master Gardeners of Lake Tahoe will host the Tahoe in Bloom Garden Tour on July 25 from 9am-2pm. Six gardens will be featured, each with its own theme. Effective use of native plants, having a garden using less water, attracting wildlife and pollinators to the garden, and how to remove lawn area and […]
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By Lisa Girion, Los Angeles Times Standing in the pulpit above Austin Klimusko’s casket three years ago, his mother used his death to draw the connection between pills from a pharmacy and drugs from the street. “When his prescriptions dried up, he turned to heroin,” Susan Klimusko said in a frank eulogy meant as a […]
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By Russ Parsons, Los Angeles Times Peaches and nectarines are two of the most glorious prizes of summer, but this year you’d better grab them while you can. Blink and you might miss your favorites. Because of the warm winter we experienced — the winter that wasn’t — harvests are much smaller than usual and […]
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By Ryan Canaday, KTVN-TV On Sunday in Lake Tahoe, a double amputee swam across the lake while towing his son in a kayak. The 12 mile trek across the lake began at Sand Harbor and finished near Tahoe City. Leading the swim was Harry Boucher, a 44-year-old double amputee. Read the whole story
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The fourth year of drought has finally caught up to Donner Lake. This body of water that is fed by snowmelt is nearly 3 feet below average for this time of year. There is no way it will reach its maximum capacity. This hasn’t happened in 20 years. The lake is at 5,932.57 feet; where […]
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Maple is a very sweet Boston Terrier/Chihuahua mix who just arrived at the Tahoe shelter from Placerville along with three other little dogs. She is 3-years-old and seems to get along with everyone. There is also a cute 10-week-old cocker spaniel/Jack russell terrier puppy at the shelter, named Hans Solo. Maple is spayed, microchipped, tested […]
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By Terra Breeden STATELINE – It was all fun and fiddles Saturday at the inaugural Bluegrass Festival on the South Shore, part of the Hard Rock’s summer concert series. Thousands of people came to enjoy the all-day event and dance to the twanging tunes of an all-star lineup of bluegrass bands, which included New Monsoon, […]
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By Philip Hoy In every classroom, there is a kind of tipping point when the unmotivated students either get pulled along by the high achievers, or the unmotivated students hold the high achievers back. I see this all the time teaching English at Coachella Valley High School in Southern California’s Inland Empire. Most of my […]
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By Leigh Weingus, Huffington Post Seventy percent of the world’s population is expected to live in a city by 2050, according to a University Of Minnesota study. But with urbanization comes the spread of the Western diet — and that’s not a good thing. Developing countries have generally relied on vegetables, fruits and legumes as their main […]
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By Melinda Myers Spots on tomatoes, holes in hosta leaves and wilting stems mean insects and diseases have moved into the garden. Don’t let these intruders reduce the beauty and productivity of your landscape. Work in concert with nature to prevent and control these pests and you will be rewarded with a bountiful harvest and […]
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