The El Dorado County Area Agency on Aging has a limited supply of senior farmers’ market check booklets available for qualified El Dorado County seniors. Each eligible senior will receive one booklet that includes 10 checks redeemable for $2 each to be used at certified farmers’ markets for the purchase of fresh, unprepared, locally grown […]
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By Sabrina Tavernise, New York Times WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday gave the food industry three years to eliminate artery-clogging, artificial trans fats from the food supply, a step that health experts said would save thousands of lives a year. Trans fats — a major contributor to heart disease in the […]
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The El Dorado County’s Mental Health Division wants public input on the 2015-16 Mental Health Services Act Plan update. The draft plan update provides information on current and new MHSA programs and budgets for three fiscal years (FY 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18). MHSA components in the plan update include: prevention and early intervention; community services and support; workforce […]
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South Lake Tahoe Recreation Department is offering a South Tahoe Adventure Camp for area youth. The camps are now through Aug. 21, Monday-Friday from 8:30am to 5:30pm The goal is to provide an active, healthy, and safe environment for youth to learn and play. The emphasis is on inspiring a love for the outdoors through exposure to […]
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Updated June 17 11:10pm: Jim Morris, owner of Lake Tahoe Accommodations, is suing the city of South Lake Tahoe in regards to the existing vacation home rental ordinance. “We are fairly sure they violated the law in how they passed the ordinance,” Morris told Lake Tahoe News. “And they didn’t justify the money and how […]
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By Larry Weitzman 2015 marks the sixth year for this third generation Lexus RX350. Why fix what isn’t broken? And it’s not me, the public knows, too, as the RX remains the best selling of all Lexus models. And it seems that Lexus hasn’t rested with continually refining this ride. It has been nearly six […]
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By Kathryn Reed With two-thirds of the vacation rentals in South Lake Tahoe being in residential neighborhoods, it is big business. It also means non-traditional neighborhoods are being created. Those are the overriding issues when it comes to vacation home rentals – economics vs. locals not wanting residences used as a business. Since the City […]
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To the community, A very lively and spirited group of Heavenly Mountain Resort sponsor volunteers showed up June 6 to help the Bread & Broth volunteers feed the 95 folks who attended the evening’s dinner. As with every Monday dinner, B&B welcomes all who come to St. Theresa Church’s Grace Hall with a full-course dinner, […]
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By Lane Anderson, Deseret News As baby boomers roll toward retirement, half of them don’t have retirement savings, according to a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Fifty-two percent of households 55 and older haven’t saved a dollar for retirement, according to the study, although half of those do have a pension. Among the […]
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Fourth of July revelers will have the opportunity to start celebrating the holiday a day early in Kings Beach. This year the festivities will include activities for attendees to enjoy and participate in during the late afternoon of July 3 and into the evening in celebration of Independence Day. On July 3 from 4-10pm the […]
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