By Janet Goodall Your skin has many important jobs, such as protecting your body, helping to maintain your temperature, and generating vitamin D. Yet sometimes your skin doesn’t get the care and protection it needs. While some sun exposure helps the body make vitamin D and improve your mood, more than a small amount […]
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The night of June 18 was a busy one for the North Tahoe Public Utility District as contractor RDC installed bypass valves for the sewer system.e Installation of these 24-inches valves at the Carnelian Bay Sewer Pump Station will allow for full rehabilitation of the pump station as well as providing additional and easier bypass […]
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By Mick Akers, Las Vegas Sun Nevada displayed its dedication to refining autonomous vehicles, with the passage of and signing of Assembly Bill 69, industry officials said. AB69 strengthens the state’s efforts in policy, as well as the research and development of fully autonomous vehicles. Gov. Brian Sandoval signed the bill into law on Friday, […]
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More than 200 competitors are expected at the four-day Tahoe Tennis Classic in July. Now in its 34th year, the July 27-30 all-doubles tournament is introducing a 6.0 category for men and women. The 14 divisions are mostly are based on ability level, with two related to the combined age of players. The tournament consists […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee A California Highway Patrol officer came to the aid of a fawn who was trapped in the rushing water in the Sierra. Sgt. Randy Fisher was on duty Monday morning when he saw a fawn along westbound Interstate 80 near Truckee. The deer was in a drainage ditch, a leg […]
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· The Bicycle Advisory Committee of the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Powers Authority will meet July 12 from 9-11am at City Hall. · Coffee with a Cop is June 30 form 9-11am at Alps Haus Cafe in Markleeville. · The longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world, the Texas 4000 team, will […]
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By Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle Winter is horning in on summer in the California mountains, where a stubborn blanket of snow is preventing several high-country camps from opening just as swarms of seasonal sojourners are itching to head for the hills. Summer officially begins Wednesday, but the historic storms that rolled through this winter […]
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LUMA: Art in Darkness will be at MontBleu from July 13-Aug. 13. This is a three-dimensional illuminated illusions telling the story of people’s fixation with light and fear of the dark. LUMA was the first show of its kind; taking place in a darkened theater and using cutting edge technologies to create kinetic tapestries of […]
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At the annual Barton Auxiliary lunch this month 13 students from South Tahoe and Carson Valley were awarded $19,000 in scholarships and Barton Family Birthing Center received $57,500. Scholarship recipients were selected based on their academic excellence and interest in pursuing a career in medicine or science. The following students received scholarships: Wesley Alexander (Douglas […]
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The annual Art, Wine and Music Festival returns to Squaw Valley on July 8-9. The festival shows of the talents of artists, crafts makers, performers and musicians, and features wine tasting from California wineries, live musical performances across three stages and walkways lined with more than 30 local and regional fine artisans. All proceeds from […]
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