The winter holiday anti-DUI crackdown and special Avoid the 6 DUI deployments have been out the past several days in El Dorado County. From 12:01am Dec. 12 through midnight Dec. 20, officers representing six county law enforcement agencies arrested one person on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. (These numbers are preliminary.) Last year there […]
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• Olympic gold medalist Jonny Moseley will be on hand to ski with the public Dec. 26-31. Meet him at Squaw Valley’s Gold Coast Demo Center at 2pm. • Zephyr Cove attorney Carolyn Wright is featured in this article about copyrights and photographs. • Here are the El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra roadwork schedules from Caltrans for the […]
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Arco is one of just two dogs at the shelter right now. It would be great to send both of them to new homes for the holidays. Arco is a nice 4-year-old beagle-Chihuahua mix, maybe 20 pounds, who is one of the many dogs who have come to us from the Central Valley. He is […]
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By Kathryn Reed Painting within the lines is not required. Colors – it’s OK to be bold and original. Having fun – that’s the ultimate goal. “My favorite part is there is so much creativity,” Shalynn Swails tells Lake Tahoe News. She gives the same direction to everyone, but no two paintings are alike. On […]
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By John D’Agostoni Another year has passed and another holiday season is upon us. This is a time of year to reflect on the year that was and the year that soon will be. From a personal standpoint, it’s a time to reflect on the priorities in life; faith, family, friendship, health and happiness. From […]
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By Barbara Damrosch, Washington Post Kale might be called the new spinach, but behind the current crispy-kale-chip fetish I can see a competitor sneaking up. I’ll bet chard will be the new kale. You might know it as Swiss chard, but the Swiss have little to do with this ancient Mediterranean plant. Botanically, it’s a […]
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By Ellen Byron, Wall Street Journal Since Neil, a 5½-inch-long tortoise, already donned a Santa hat and an elf cap for past holiday celebrations, this year Cindy Breninger, a legal secretary who lives in West Sacramento, made a 4½-inch-tall Christmas tree for him to wear over his shell on Christmas morning. Neil — wearing his […]
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By Ray Hagar, Reno Gazette-Journal Even though the growing and selling of medical marijuana was approved by the 2013 Legislature, the cannabis plant will remain a point of contention and debate at the 2015 Nevada Legislature, lawmakers said. “I personally think it will (be a big issue),” said state Sen Richard “Tick” Segerblom, D-Las Vegas. […]
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• Hard Rock Lake Tahoe is making Stateline look a bit more contemporary — the signs are one step forward. The hotel-casino-music venue will open at the end of January. • The Nativity story and Christmas carols will be presented by St. Theresa Church and Saint Theresa School Alumni on Dec. 23 at 6pm at […]
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By Gary S. Miliefsky We’ve all lost our identity at least three times, with more than 930 million records breached, lost or stolen to hackers and cyber criminals, says consumer advocacy non-profit Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. Why don’t we do all we can to stay safer online? According to StaySafeOnline.org, more than a quarter of Americans […]
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