By Garry Bowen We have now commemorated the Angora Fire of June 24, 2007, rightly honoring those who both endured and suffered through the destruction and aftermath of the trauma. Many have written about their thoughts, along with the anguish at determining whose fault it was, revealing what they thought was problematic with various municipal […]
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By CNN How your spuds are cooked is key to your health. People who eat fried potatoes two or more times a week double their risk of an early death compared to those who avoid them, a recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found. Eating potatoes that have not been fried […]
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By Nathan Bomey, USA Today Americans won’t just celebrate the Fourth of July this week, but cheap gas too. Some 37.5 million motorists will hit the road, up 2.9 percent from last year, in a driving marathon that should make it the most traveled Fourth of July holiday weekend ever, AAA says. It helps that […]
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By Amy Graff, San Francisco Chronicle California’s reservoirs are brimming after a winter of relentless storms and a late-spring heatwave that thawed the a big chunk of the snowpack. The Golden State’s system of 154 major reservoirs is holding 34,464,000 acre-feet according to the most recent June 12 state report with data pulled from an […]
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· It is illegal to possess or use fireworks and/or pyrotechnics within the Truckee Meadows and North Lake Tahoe Fire Districts, which includes the unincorporated areas of Washoe County. · Participants in the annual Wildfire Awareness Multi-hour Trail Event in Washoe County raised more than $4,000 for the Wildland Firefighter Foundation. · NAMI El Dorado […]
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To the community, Shane and Diondra Colquhoun, Tahoe Tastings’ owners, brought their wine cruise adventure hosting skills to their Bread & Broth Adopt A Day dinner on June 19. This dynamic couple normally is providing afternoon and sunset cruises and wine tasting on the Golden Rose, but at their Monday dinner, they and their energetic […]
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Updated July 3, 2:08pm: Patty Olson’s attorneys are doing what they can to allow one of South Lake Tahoe’s pioneers to hang onto her property in the Bijou area. Last week documents were filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Reno asking for the stay to be extended until her appeal is decided. Olson owns […]
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Placer County and North Lake Tahoe Resort Association extended their contract one month to allow the two entities to continue discussing how their partnership goes forward. The county this spring proposed a drastically different arrangement than the tourist agency wanted. Continuing its investment in the infrastructure and marketing of eastern Placer County and North Lake […]
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By Amy Graff, San Francisco Chronicle Even packed on a Monday: The beach at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park, is packed on June 19. In the summer, even Mondays are busy at this popular beach. The parking lot at Sand Harbor, the most popular beach on Lake Tahoe, filled up every day […]
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Due to the risk of wildfires, the Carson Ranger District is banning all shooting until Sept. 30 or conditions change. The Carson Ranger District encompasses more than 400,000 acres on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada (136,232 acres) and California (270,208 acres). The extremely wet winter led to higher-than-normal grass growth. In addition, the current […]
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