Two river otters were spotted Jan. 24 playing on the ice at Tahoe Keys in South Lake Tahoe. “Two otters put on a show for about an hour and a half, diving, resurfacing and climbing up on the ice to peacefully eat their prize,” Bob Sweatt told Lake Tahoe News. “Each otter ate at least […]
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By Maria Godoy, NPR We all could probably eat more fruits and vegetables. But if forced to choose between whole fruit or a glass of juice, which one seems more healthful? The general advice is to opt for the fruit, since juicing can destroy some of the beneficial compounds fruit contains and strip it of […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee In 1865, an immigrant from Goteberg, Sweden, with a grand vision for music opened a modest cabinet-making shop at 24th and Mission streets in San Francisco. John Bergstrom wouldn’t be long known for cabinets. He became renowned as a designer and manufacturer of exquisite pipe organs. They were towering creations […]
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By Jason Blevins, Denver Post ASPEN — David Wise of Reno battles gravity as an Olympic and X Games gold medal halfpipe skier. Now he’s battling an equally stubborn force: the International Ski Federation, or FIS. Widely embraced as the world’s best pipe skier, Wise lost his world champion title last week when he, like most […]
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• South Tahoe Public Utility District is having a workshop Feb. 5 from 9am-1pm to review the 10-, 20-, and 30-year capital improvement plans. The district is at 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe. • Here are the Caltrans roadwork schedules for Sierra and El Dorado-Tahoe for the week. • If you have old prescription glasses, […]
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By USSA ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Lindsey Vonn (Vail) will wing her way home to Beaver Creek with a 64th career victory, taking a strong win Sunday over Austria’s Anna Fenninger in an Audi FIS Ski World Cup super G in St. Moritz. Vonn posted a 0.24 second margin for the win, coming just eight […]
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Highway 50 near Third Street in 1960s South Lake Tahoe had a gaggle of buildings and businesses shown on the left in the photo above. This included Bob Bellemore’s used car dirt lot on the corner at Third Street. They’re gone now, all replaced by the Bank of the West. Third Street was only three […]
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By Kathryn Reed CARSON CITY – Despite a more than 20-foot waterfall tumbling down less than a half mile from the trailhead, the Kings Canyon area is so dry it looks more like summer than winter. Dry sage and anemic manzanita dot the landscape early on. Ironically, it’s this dryness that has driven us east, […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Jan. 22, 2015, Chico Enterprise Record. It’s hard to know what voters expected to happen when they approved the $7.5 billion water bond in November. We do know our north state legislators thought the $2.7 billion included for increased water storage would result in pretty quick movement toward […]
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Jim Gallanty, a physical therapist for 20 years and certified Feldenkrais practitioner, is putting on a two-day workshop. Friends of the Library is hosting the Feb. 21 and Feb. 28 classes. Both are from 10:30am-noon. Balance Class: Enhance your functioning; Rollback your age, Reduce your fall risk is the title. For optimal benefit, attend both sessions. Wear […]
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