The U.S. film premiere of “Addicted To Life” is Dec. 26 on the North Shore. The movie will take people on a trip around the world to exotic locations while watching the best of the best wing suit base jumpers, skiers, surfers, BMX athletes, skateboarders, kayakers, and kite boarders on a quest to fulfill their “Addiction […]
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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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The annual seasonal closure of as dirt roads in the Eldorado National Forest takes effect this week. Rainfall, soil moisture, road and trail conditions, and weather forecasts are factors that trigger a seasonal closure earlier than Jan. 1. The roads will remain closed until at least April 1. The seasonal closure is designed to protect roadbeds […]
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By Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee Drought realities haven’t evaporated the holiday spirit on Apple Hill. “Conifers are pretty drought-tolerant trees,” noted Dee Kobervig of the El Dorado County Christmas Tree Growers. “A lot of trees we grow up here don’t need that much water.” That list includes Douglas firs, blue spruces, Scotch pines, Nordmann firs […]
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Lake Tahoe News asked South Lake Tahoe Fire Chief Jeff Meston about staffing issues at station two. Here is his response: “Fire station two has two personnel assigned to it; a shift commander whose role is to provide 24-hour dedicated supervision to the on-duty resources, provide for consistency, safety and accountability for daily crew assignments […]
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Each holiday season, through the Sponsor a Child Program, Sierra Nevada Ballet is able to invite hundreds of at-risk children to attend the school performances “Peanutcracker – The Story in A Nutshell” for free. For most young students this community-sponsored performance is likely to be their first live theater experience. The Sierra Nevada Ballet will present “Peanutcracker – The […]
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By Chris Macias, Sacramento Bee The words were like a corkscrew through the heart of a signature wine grape. “If anyone orders Merlot, I’m leaving. I am not drinking any (bleeping) Merlot!” This seeing-red meltdown might be the second most famous movie line about wine (the top prize has to go to Hannibal Lecter and […]
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The 6-foot, 5-inch Alexander C. Cushing was a Harvard-educated, World War II Navy veteran and Wall Street lawyer. Nov. 28 would have been Cushing’s 101st birthday. He lived to 92. He left his mark on Lake Tahoe when he almost single-handedly brought the 1960 Winter Olympics to Squaw Valley, which at the time was a […]
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By Kathryn Reed Students gently take the special paper and fold it in triangles, then they make precise, delicate cuts like a surgeon. What they create proves no two snowflakes are alike. “Let it Snow” is the theme of the school trees being created for this year’s Festival of Trees and Lights. Now in its […]
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By Cheyanne Lane What are the first thoughts that go through your mind when you see a youth on the streets? How did they get there, where are their parents, and are they safe? It’s disturbing to realize that between 1.6 million and 2.8 million youth run away annually. Most youth who run away do […]
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