The 44th annual Barton Auxiliary Holiday Faire is Nov. 9. Barton Auxiliary volunteers and employees from the Attic, Barton’s thrift store, have selected their favorite holiday and winter donations to sell. Items available for purchase will include jewelry, crystal, antiques and collectibles, holiday decorations, winter wear, vintage dolls, purses, and other gift items. The faire will take place between […]
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Barry is a sweet Great Dane mix puppy who has fur like a cow — beautiful big black and white spots. Barry has had a rough time of it so far in life, as he was abandoned when his owner moved. He must have had bad experiences with men, too, as he is quite suspicious […]
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By Kathryn Reed Even though MontBleu has been around for more than nine years, remnants of when the hotel-casino was Caesars Tahoe still exist. But those are all about to disappear with a $24 million remodel of the Stateline property. “The rooms have not been touched since the Caesars days. It was the mid- to […]
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By Larry Weitzman This column’s theme for the last several months has been about mismanagement within the Chief Administrator’s Office of El Dorado County, and it goes right to the top. It all started with the climate of fear and the unfounded claims made by Terri Daly, the county’s chief administrative officer. Then it went […]
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CalFire’s Nevada-Yuba-Placer and Amador-El Dorado units have lifted the suspension of residential burning within state responsibility areas effective 8am Nov. 3. While cooler temperatures have helped to diminish the threat of wildfire, residents are asked to use caution while conducting debris burns. Residents must follow burning requirements and maintain control of their fire at all […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College presents the madcap comedy “Leading Ladies” Nov. 14-23 in the Duke Theatre. The leading ladies referenced in the play’s title are two Shakespearean actors who are so down on their luck that they are performing “Scenes from Shakespeare” on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. When they […]
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By Jerry Hirsch, Los Angeles Times If you are going to be killed by a car while riding a bicycle, there’s a good chance you are male, older than 20 and living in California or Florida. That’s the finding of a report issued Monday by the Governors Highway Safety Association that also noted that between […]
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Two Reno residents were arrested Oct. 31 in Truckee on numerous felony charges related breaking into residences. On Halloween officers were notified of two subjects inside a vacant residence for sale. The real estate agent encountered the two subjects exiting the residence. The agent had noticed the two subjects broke into the residence through a back window, […]
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Alpenglow Sports’ first installment of the 2014-15 Winter Film Series is Nov. 13 with local hero Dave Nettle at the Olympic Village Lodge. Now in its ninth year, the series is designed to inspire, motivate and educate. All shows are free and raffle prizes from sponsors are sold to raise funds for local nonprofit organizations. […]
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By Sammy Caiola, Sacramento Bee Just two days after the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended a 21-day isolation period for travelers at the highest risk of Ebola, the California Department of Public Health has issued its own quarantine order, one of a handful of states to do so. The order, released Wednesday […]
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