Placer County this week took action that will help the Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail through Donner Memorial State Park become a reality. Placer County will be the lead when it comes to planning and designing the trail. Money will in part come from hotel taxes. California Department of Parks and Recreation will oversee permitting and […]
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By Terra Breeden The only thing artificial about soccer at Lake Tahoe Community College is the field on which the players smack that white and black ball. The men and women’s teams have been practicing for weeks in anticipation of the season opener Aug. 22, with both squads hoping to improve upon last year’s results. […]
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By Joe Mathews If the apocalypse comes to California, I’ll be ready. After all, I’ve been to San Juan Bautista. This summer I visited the San Benito County town, which has centuries of experience with the ending of worlds, as Armageddon drew closer than ever. North Korean missiles can reach California. The American president has […]
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By Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle A wildlife detective saga in Northern California ended with the conviction last month of an out-of-state deer poacher — with a twist from a law that just took effect: The same poacher, caught now, would have faced fines of $80,000 instead of the $1,500 he was assessed in Superior […]
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By Kathryn Reed The predictability of “Belgravia” had my book club giving it mediocre scores when it came to whether we liked it and would we recommend it. My ratings were lower than the group average. The Julian Fellowes (Grand Central Publishing, 2016) novel is mostly set in London in the mid-1800s. While it is […]
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The Moving Wall, a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., is coming to the Carson Valley in 2018. It will be at Eastside Memorial Park in Minden from May 31 to June 6. It will be erected on the back lawn. People will be able to view the wall 24 […]
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By Jim Miller, Sacramento Bee For the second year in a row, California saw an increase in violent crimes, according to new state figures, which also include the first detailed look at peace officers’ use of force. The Department of Justice’s inaugural use of force report, required by recent state legislation, covers incidents that caused […]
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· South Lake Tahoe wants people to take this one-question survey about dogs in the city’s parks. · Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce is hosting a workshop Sept. 20 from noon-1pm about marijuana in the workplace. It will be at the Stateline office. Go online to register. · Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District […]
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Liberty Utilities is encouraging customers to conserve energy during the solar eclipse on Aug. 21. While the eclipse will last for less than three minutes on Monday morning, California is asking residents to conserve from 9am-10:30am. The state’s “Do Your Thing for the Sun” campaign is designed to reduce energy demand on the electrical grid […]
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Three horses in Northern Nevada have tested positive for West Nile virus in the last two weeks. Not one was vaccinated. Two horses were in Lyon County — one in Yerington and one in Dayton — and one horse was in Washoe County. Nevada Department of Agriculture veterinarians say the best protection horse owners have […]
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