By Thomas Oide, Sacramento Bee After a rock climber fell in the Twin Crags area near Tahoe City on Thursday, the California Highway Patrol used a helicopter to help save the man. The CHP received a call about 11:10am to request help. The victim, a man in his 20s, fell about 20 to 30 feet […]
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By Terra Breeden The C word isn’t just something that afflicts humans. Dogs, too, can get cancer. Victoria Rhodes knows this all too well. Rhodes founded Wild Blue Dogs this year after losing her Welsh terrier Willy to canine cancer. Willy was diagnosed with cancer six years ago and given just six months to live. […]
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To the community, My company has a set of guidelines for both personal and professional standards one can function and operate within life and society. One of those is, “All you have are your own ideas and the confidence to write them down.” So, on June 26, as a private citizen or a “common man […]
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By John Clary Davies, Outside German manufacturer Marker DE has stopped selling the beloved Kingpin ski binding in response to a finding from a patent infringement lawsuit brought forth by G3 Genuine Guide Gear Inc. According to legal documents, Marker stipulated in court in May, agreeing that it had infringed on one of three patent […]
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Common sense has been missing when it comes to fire safety. On July 14 a South Lake Tahoe battalion chief had to inform Southwest Gas employees that parking on grass is not a smart idea. The heat from under a car can spark a fire. The gas company crew was working on equipment along Linear […]
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By Karl Vick, Time It’s not like the jobs aren’t there. The ice cream still needs scooping. A Tilt-a-Whirl doesn’t run itself. And that floppy, weirdly heavy rubber frog that somersaults toward the rotating lily pads? Hit or miss, someone’s got to bring it back to the catapult for the next lucky player. The work […]
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Updated July 15 6pm: The DUI checkpoint will be at Highway 50 east at Apache Drive in Meyers. —- The Meyers office of the California Highway will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint in the east area of El Dorado County on July 15 from 9pm-2am. Officers will be controlling traffic, evaluating driver’s sobriety, and hand […]
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Reigning ACC champion Mark Mulder will go into the final round on Sunday with a three point lead. After two days of play, the former Major League pitcher has 48 points. (The American Century Championship uses the Stableford format for scoring.) Tied for second are Mardy Fish and Derek Lowe. Lowe was atop the leader […]
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More than 120 people representing five countries will be in Tahoe City July 19-23 for the U.S. Laser National Championships. More than 25 local Tahoe Laser sailors will be competing in the event. There are two divisions: the original more powerful standard rig for bigger sailors, and the smaller sail Radial rig for youth and […]
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Telephone scammers are posing as Liberty Utilities’ collections representative and threatening to shut off people’s power if payment is not made within a specified period of time. Sometimes the caller has specific customer information such as last payment amount. Liberty is unaware of how this information has been obtained. Liberty Utilities warns its customers not […]
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