Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Fe.b 6, 2015, Deseret News. The humorist Josh Billings, who lived and wrote about the same time as Mark Twain, once said, “To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while.” This wisdom applies today, even in the […]
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By USSA BEAVER CREEK — It was another day full of action on Monday at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Beaver Creek for the women’s alpine combined. Slovenia’s Tina Maze displayed speed in the morning’s downhill and technical prowess in the afternoon’s slalom to win her ninth career World Championship medal. Rounding out […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College is having auditions for the Tony Award-winning musical “Pippin”, on Feb. 17 at 7pm in the Duke Theater. Callbacks will be Feb. 21 at noon. LTCC is looking for actors, singers and dancers of various ages and types, including one boy to play a 9 to 11 year old. Strong dancers […]
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By Fenit Nirappil, AP SACRAMENTO — The federal government is making available up to $50 million in drought-relief funds for western states, with the largest portion earmarked for parched California, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Gov. Jerry Brown announced Friday. The additional funding includes about $20 million for the Central Valley Water […]
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By Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee As debate simmers nationwide about whether parents should be forced to vaccinate their children, Elk Grove residents have made their choice: Only 80 of the suburb’s 4,500 kindergartners opted out of vaccinations last year, state data show. Despite those precautions, whooping cough ripped through Elk Grove’s classrooms and cul-de-sacs in […]
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A routine traffic stop ended with two arrests, and firearms, drugs and stolen property being confiscated by El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies. Deputy Jeff Tucker stopped a Nissan Maxima on Feb. 4 at 4:20pm on the West Slope for a possible code infraction. Tucker knew one of the occupants is a member of the Sureno […]
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By Kelly Zhou, Orange County Register Tennis rackets hang from the wall alongside Babolat bags, rows of string and colored grips. The other side of the shop features Bodyglide balm for chafing, Asics shoes and energy gel blocks for long-distance runs. In the difficult world of small business, Tony Krogius and Aaron Faygenov are taking […]
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By John Spinola So you want to get married? And you want to get married in Lake Tahoe. Aaand you’re on a budget. Well, let me just mention that in 15 years of me being a wedding officiant in Lake Tahoe I have never come across a couple that said, “We aren’t on a budget […]
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After 34 years, Paul and Judy Bruso are selling Ernie’s. The South Lake Tahoe restaurant on Emerald Bay Road has long been a favorite for locals and tourists. Ernie’s first opened in 1968. It had a few owners until the 30-year-old Paul Bruso bought it in 1980. One of the biggest changes occurred in 2003 when the […]
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Truckee River Winery is hosting its fourth annual Ice Carving Competition, as part of SnowFest, on March 4 from 1-7pm. Watch talented local professionals transform large blocks of ice into works of art while listening to DJ Chango. Cost is $10, which includes souvenir wine glass, mardi gras beads, as well as a donation to High Fives […]
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