By Kathryn Reed Vacation rentals aren’t going anywhere, so El Dorado County officials want to find a way for neighbors to get along with these temporary guests. C.L. Raffety, the county treasurer-tax collector, hosted a meeting in South Lake Tahoe on Oct. 23 for people who manage vacation rentals or own them. Her department oversees […]
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To the community, On Oct. 13, the South Lake Tahoe Yacht Club sponsored a Bread & Broth Adopt A Day Nourishment. With the $250 donation from the club and the help of club members Nick and Margo Carrell, Ruth Goshorn, Jerry Kahler and Barbara Marsden, the dinner guests enjoyed Lake Tahoe trout and baked salmon, […]
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By Cliff Weathers, AlterNet You’d be hard pressed to find an article — outside one written by a CrossFit enthusiast — that reviews this exercise phenomenon without asking some real tough questions about its safety, effectiveness, cost, and even the philosophy behind it. Shouldn’t all products, whether good or bad, be held up to such […]
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By Terence Chea, AP California’s deepening drought is shrinking its rice harvest, and that’s bad news for farmers, migratory birds and sushi lovers. The $5 billion industry exports rice to more than 100 countries and specializes in premium grains used in risotto, paella and sushi. Nearly all U.S. sushi restaurants use medium-grain rice grown in […]
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• Young the Giant will headline the Winter Ignite concert in Heavenly Village on Dec. 13 at 7pm. Heavenly’s Winter Ignite event series spans two weekends, Dec. 5-6 and Dec. 12-13. It includes on-mountain activities such as pop-up DJ Cat and Unbuckle après parties, as well as off-mountain events like the “Pretty Faces” movie premier […]
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By Jeremy B. White, Sacramento Bee The clash over California’s newly passed ban on single-use plastic bags has moved from the Legislature to the streets as the national plastics industry has donated more than $1 million for a campaign to undo or delay the law. Moments after Gov. Jerry Brown announced signing Senate Bill 270 […]
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Jesse Livezey, a UC Berkeley doctoral student, will talk about brain physics next week at Lake Tahoe Community College. The free lecture is Oct. 27, 6-7:30pm in the board room; it is part of the Lake Tahoe Community College Foundation’s Speaker Spotlight Series. Livezey’s presentation, Brain Physics: Using Mathematical Models to Understand the Brain, will […]
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Squaw Valley began a monthlong forest thinning project this week. More than 5,000 dead or diseased trees will be removed from the Red Dog region of the lower mountain in an effort to improve the natural habitat, reduce the risk of wildfire, and provide better access to tree skiing and riding in that area. When the project […]
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Austin’s House is celebrating seven years of providing compassionate care for children in crisis by launching its third annual giving campaign, the 2014 Appeal for Kids. The 10-bedroom facility opened in September 2007 and was built entirely with donations. Austin’s House cared for a record number of children over the past 12 months. The children […]
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By Tom Millham Briefly we were 12. Last Friday, California Department of Fish and Wildlife brought us the Gardner Mountain bear cub we assisted in trapping on Oct. 9. Yes, we still have Cinder (more on her later) and we still have the cubs in the bear cage (also later), but, now, we have Gardner (as we […]
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