Jodi is a 3-year-old Husky mixed with a cattle dog — is the best guess. She shows many of the characteristics of both dogs — she is very energetic, smart, and generally well-mannered. But as is typical of both breeds, she has a strong prey drive and can play a bit rough, and will be […]
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By Kathryn Reed More than 270,000-square-feet of grass have been eliminated in the six years since South Tahoe Public Utility District has had the turf buyback program. This equates to a savings of approximately 3.5 million gallons of water. Last week the board agreed to put in $300,000 of district money into the program to […]
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By Betsy Glass According to California’s Mental Health Movement and the Centers for Disease Control, half of us will experience a mental health concern in our lifetime. It is important to learn how to cope with these challenges. Wellness can be achieved when we implement activities to improve our mental and physical health. When we […]
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The Tahoe Paradise Park is trying to reinvent itself and be more of a destination. The district’s board last week agreed to have OnCourse Events produce two music events this summer. The park at the base of Echo Summit is going to have what’s called Music in the Park on Aug. 23 and Sept. 13 from […]
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Liberty Utilities is looking for permission from the California Public Utilities Commission to build two solar projects in Nevada; one in Minden, the other in Mineral County. The renewable energy would be transmitted to Liberty’s California customers, which includes the Lake Tahoe Basin and Truckee, via NV Energy’s transmission lines. Liberty buys most of its energy […]
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The overall race leader changed three times Sunday, with Velocio-SRAM’s Trixi Worrack’s winning the inaugural three-day, three-stage Amgen Tour of California women’s race. Sixty-five cyclists battled in Sacramento in a 17 lap all-out race totaling 34 miles. Worrack, the 2013 German National Road Race Champion who placed third Saturday in South Lake Tahoe, swept the first three of […]
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By Rory Carroll, Reuters California environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday that seeks to halt oil industry injections of drilling wastewater into nearly 500 wells, a practice they say threatens fresh water supplies and is particularly critical in light of a prolonged drought. The lawsuit was filed in state court against California’s oil drilling […]
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By Bradley Stulberg, Outside In an until-recently classified report funded by the UK’s Ministry of Defence, researchers revealed something remarkable: you can reap enormous performance gains by altering your perception of effort—and anyone can do it. Historically, scientists and athletes have thought of the stress that leads to fitness gains as being physical—training longer, running […]
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Nearly a year after Douglas County Sheriff’s Department’s patrol boat sank at Lake Tahoe, the new one will be plying the waters. It should be in service by Memorial Day weekend. The old boat sank in June 2014 when a weld failed on the hull. This was attributed to normal wear and tear. The $245,000 boat […]
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By Nigel Duara, Los Angeles Times American Lands Council promises cash-strapped Western communities a chance to win back federal acreage Utah has passed legislation demanding return of all federal land; experts say it will never happen Proponent sums up Western land transfer movement: ‘It’s the principle’ Spread over 6,500 miles of sparse scrub and alkaline […]
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