· Barton Hospice’s Light Up a Life Ceremony is Dec. 13 from 6-7:30pm at Edgewood Tahoe’s north room. This is an opportunity to celebrate the memory of loved ones. This nondenominational event is intended for anyone feeling the loss of a loved one, not just those served by hospice. For further information or to share […]
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Tahoe Institute for Natural Science we will be hosting another birding big year in 2018. Registration opens Dec. 1. Participating birders, local and visiting, will attempt to find as many bird species as they can within the set boundaries (essentially the Lake Tahoe Basin and north to include the remainder of the California side of […]
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With the rainy-snowy season here, South Lake Tahoe is reminding residents that sand bags are available at no cost year round. Sand and sand bags are available at the city’s public works yard located at 1160 Rufus Allen Blvd. as well as South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue Station No. 3 at 2101 Lake Tahoe Blvd. […]
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By Kathryn Reed “I think the military is one of the proudest things this nation has. It did more for me than I did for it.” Those are the words of Ray Goodenough. He is one of six veterans living at Barton’s Skilled Nursing Facility who was honored Nov. 10 – an early Veterans Day […]
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To the community, The next election is around the corner and civic life in America is as fragile as our generation has ever seen it. Let’s decide now to rally around leaders who prioritize care for others above personal gain or party lines. Let’s rally around caring for our earth, for people, for communities. This […]
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By Christopher Mims, Wall Street Journal If you have ever ordered a burrito or a Hawaiian poke bowl through a food-delivery app, you may have been the patron of a virtual restaurant. No, you don’t need to put on a VR headset to experience one, and the food is quite real. What makes these […]
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By Marissa Payne, Washington Post One small step for man, one giant quad cork 1800 for mankind. While Team USA’s Olympic snowboarders will only need to travel to PyeongChang, South Korea, to compete in next year’s Games, they’ll look ready to go to the moon thanks to Burton’s astronaut-inspired uniforms. Unveiled Thursday, the uniforms appear […]
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By Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle As Hollywood rolls out a blockbuster drama about the 19 firefighters killed after crawling inside their protective emergency shelters during a raging 2013 wildfire, the federal government is wrapping up a real-life bid to improve the nation’s standard-issue fire shelter — by going space-age. Much of the redesign […]
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All lanes are open on a section of Highway 50 that suffered significant damage last winter. The roadway near Bridal Veil Falls, about seven miles east of Pollock Pines, was damaged in February. The two westbound lanes had to be closed after the slope failed. A 600-foot retaining wall has been built to stabilize the […]
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The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and the Eldorado National Forest will begin the sale of Christmas tree permits on Nov. 13. Permit holders may choose from a variety of pine, fir or cedar trees up to 6 inches in diameter at the base in designated cutting areas. Trees must be cut on the forest […]
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