· The Thunderbird Lodge has a series of fundraising dinners and wine events this summer. For more info, go online. · Barton Health now has a Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine program. Patients age 12 and older with sleep disordered breathing or sleep apnea can seek these services. For more info, call 530.543.5815. · Chevy’s is […]
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By Sammy Caiola, Sacramento Bee A longtime asthma sufferer, Shirley Bittante tries to stay inside when the air district rates conditions outside her Fair Oaks house as “unhealthy.” She may have to spend more time indoors this summer as heat and drought degrade air quality across the state. Bittante, 60, said she’s noticed more […]
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Fireworks of any kind are illegal in El Dorado County. Any person caught possessing, transporting, purchasing, selling, or even storing fireworks could be cited or arrested and booked into the El Dorado County Jail for violating the misdemeanor county ordinance. Illegal fireworks in El Dorado County include sparklers or those sold in neighboring counties as “safe […]
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Updated 8:55pm: All state highways through the Washington Fire area are open to through traffic. This includes Highway 4 over Ebbetts Pass and Highway 89 east over Monitor Pass to Highway 395. The fire near Markleeville is 66 percent contained, with 17,790 acres burned. —– While the Washington Fire continues to burn near the town of […]
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South Lake Tahoe Police Department will be out in full force this week targeting those who drink and drive. DUI saturation patrols/DUI checkpoints will be deployed during the long holiday weekend. The deterrent effect of DUI checkpoints is a proven resource in reducing the number of people killed and injured in alcohol or drug involved crashes, […]
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Mormon Station State Historic Park in Genoa and is hosting the Genoa Americana Celebration on July 4. This event includes a children’s parade, games, live music, food vendors and jam sessions. Bring water and low backed chairs or blankets for listening to music on the grass, under the shade of the big trees. Museum entrance is […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a series of stories Lake Tahoe News will be running leading up to the 50th anniversary of South Lake Tahoe on Nov. 30. They buried Norma Thayer on a Saturday afternoon in May. She died in November 2014. She was interred with 17 friends and relatives remembering her and […]
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By Kathryn Reed Football is king. That’s nothing new. It’s just sad all the lies that go into making it a reality. The latest lie is how Lake Tahoe Unified School District officials profess to care so much about the tennis courts at South Tahoe High School. Ever since those courts were rebuilt a few […]
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By Jane E. Brody, New York Times Pardon the cliché, but it happens to be particularly apt in this case: In trying to tame the nation’s obesity epidemic, an ounce of prevention is decidedly worth a pound of cure — considerably more than a pound, in fact, according to the findings of a five-year collaborative […]
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By Kevin Freking, AP WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is making it easier for some Indian tribes to obtain federal recognition, addressing a longstanding grievance of many Native Americans. The new regulation updates a 37-year-old process that has been roundly criticized as broken because of the many years and mounds of paperwork that typically went […]
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