Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News is withholding the letter writer’s name to try to protect her identity. To the community, My story was recently published in your newspaper and I’d like to write this for two reasons. Primarily, to say a special thank you to all the people who helped me, but also to bring light […]
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Jennifer Quashnick, local author, will talk about her first novel “Sierra Nevada Trail of Murder” from her Mountaingirl Mysteries series on Nov. 18 at 6pm. The premise: Chased by a killer, Rachel Winters, her dog Bella, and private investigator Luke Reed must uncover a deep-rooted environmental conspiracy stretching across multiple state lines. Quashnick will sell and sign […]
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By Jacqui Grandfield A couple of decades ago resort developers began their invasion of the Tahoe area. They bought homes in our communities, enrolled their kids in local schools and almost immediately became active locally by joining committees and doing volunteer work. Then they started offering “donations” to our local, struggling nonprofits. Some far-sighted people, […]
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Ranching used to be a big part of Lake Tahoe. But cows are no longer allowed in the basin for environmental reasons and only a few horses remain. However, the history of the area is still visible. And names like Van Sickle have been immortalized through the bi-state park at the state line on the […]
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By Kathryn Reed HOMEWOOD – Variety is what the trail to Twin Peaks is all about. The terrain and views seem to change around each bend. Rugged at times, lush at others. Granite and volcanic rock. A few remaining wildflowers and a field of brittle dry mule’s ear. Wide-open expanses, closed-in by towering pines. Lake […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Oct. 20, 2014, Los Angeles Times. Texas university refuses to accept students from Nigeria, where there were a couple dozen Ebola cases before the disease was quickly stopped. Louisiana refuses to allow incinerated trash from the treatment of Texas’ first Ebola victim, Thomas Eric Duncan, into its landfills, […]
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High Altitude Fitness in Incline Village is hosting a Winter Warm Up on Nov. 6. There will be fitness classes, personal training assessments, chair massage, climbing demonstrations, nutrition, wellness talks, and more from 4:30-8pm. Classes will range from TRX, Pilates, cycling, winter sports conditioning to training for rock climbing. Information about voice print nutrition analysis, essential oils, […]
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El Dorado County’s Cultural and Community Development Grant Program is intended to encourage tourism, agriculture, and economic development by supporting promotional, cultural, and community activities. It is meant to facilitate smaller, discrete community projects and events rather than sustained marketing of the county. The maximum individual funding award is $5,000 per cycle per applicant. Applications are […]
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By Tim Hearden, Capital Press DAIRYVILLE — Despite some weather issues, olive oil producers in California hope to at least match last year’s mark of 3.5 million gallons, an industry expert says. As the harvest of oil olives started about two weeks earlier than normal, growers anticipate “excellent” quality, said Patty Darragh, executive director of the […]
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By Kimberly Pierceall, AP Of the 2,344 couples who lined up at marriage license bureaus across Nevada in the seven days after courts put an end to the state’s gay marriage ban, about 255 were same-sex couples. The figures were based on polling by the Associated Press of each county clerk. The numbers don’t signal a […]
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