By Teal Burrell, Outside As tight as they are bright, compression socks, sleeves, shorts, and pants promise to boost performance and recovery. But scientists aren’t entirely sure how — or if — compression gear works as advertised, questioning its usefulness in competition and recovery. We might be better off, they say, lounging around in compression […]
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At the Tahoe Steakery people would select their steak from the refrigerated display. Then it would be cooked to order. Between the Steakery and the state line was a Harrah’s parking lot on the California side. Now the site is Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel — aka the old Embassy Suites. Prior to being razed for redevelopment in […]
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By Kathryn Reed While the cause of many cancers is unknown, a person’s lifestyle can be a large contributing factor. That was the overriding message delivered by Lynn Norton, a registered dietician with Barton Health, during a Dec. 2 lecture at Lake Tahoe Community College. “The majority of cancer is basically preventable,” Norton said. “There […]
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By USSA LAKE LOUISE, Alberta – Lindsey Vonn (Vail) reclaimed her title as Queen of the Downhill at Lake Louise on Saturday, winning her 60th Audi FIS Ski World Cup and capping a first-ever U.S. Ski Team podium sweep. At the World Cup dubbed Lake Lindsey, she regained her crown as she pulled out the win […]
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By Colleen Shaddox, Washington Post A Facebook friend was offended by the presence of an attendant with a tip jar in an airport bathroom. “I felt harassed and examined and judged when I did not leave a tip or make conversation with the attendant,” she wrote, revealing herself to have zero experience being harassed, examined […]
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Lake Tahoe Historical Society’s annual Holiday in History is Dec. 13-14. Santa Claus will arrive by sleigh Dec. 13 at 5pm at the senior center to hear children’s requests, phone calls to the North Pole may be made from the cabin, and the with menorah will be lighted. The decorated museum with a period Christmas tree will open […]
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By USSA COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. – U.S. riders put on an impressive early season showing at the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix on Saturday, clinching five of the six podium spots. Veteran Kelly Clark led an American sweep on the women’s side, with Taylor Gold taking home top honors for the men. This is the first year […]
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By Jane Braxton Little, Sacramento Bee SUSANVILLE — A decadelong legal battle over a controversial four-season resort on Dyer Mountain has ended with a settlement agreement reached between Lassen County, Sierra Pacific Industries and three environmental groups. The county and the timber company, which bought the 7,000-acre property in 2013, agreed to pay $519,000 to Sierra […]
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By Ed Pearce, KOLO-TV INCLINE VILLAGE — Twenty years ago, a retired couple was murdered in their Incline Village home. The crime remains unsolved, one of Washoe County’s “cold cases.” But it and others like it are getting new attention. In a small storage room in the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office are shelves containing the […]
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Douglas County libraries are hosting a winter break Lego building challenge. The challenge is to build an original structure with an animal theme. Bring thecreation to the Minden or Zephyr Cove library between Dec. 15 and noon on Jan. 7. Lego prizes will be awarded to the first and second place winner in each age category. Children […]
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