By Kyler Crouse Don’t have time to exercise? According to recent research, a four-minute workout might be better than 30 minutes on the treadmill. Sounds almost too good to be true, but according to fitness researchers, it’s not. Regular exercise improves your physical and mental health. Unfortunately, many adults do not make time for their […]
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The Nevada Department of Transportation is advising motorists to anticipate travel delays as Highway 28 will be restriped April 24-27. Reduced speed limits and travel delays of up to 30 minutes should be anticipated between 8:30am and 2:30pm daily. The mobile road striping operation is scheduled to begin at the Highway 28/Spooner junction on Monday […]
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By Paul Singer, USA Today ELKRIDGE, Md. — If you are recycling at home, you are probably doing it wrong. That is why a worker lunged to grab a garden hose off the conveyor belt at a Waste Management recycling facility here Wednesday before it got caught in a giant sorting machine. Such tangles frequently require the plant […]
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South Lake Tahoe Yacht Club members are hosting a night of chili and bingo on April 28. The event will be at the SLTYC’s Clubhouse located in the Tahoe Keys Marina at 2435 Venice Drive, South Lake Tahoe. It’s on the second floor above the harbor master’s office. The no host bar with appetizers opens […]
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With late spring and early summer being the peak time for wildlife to bear their young, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is issuing this reminder: If you find a seemingly abandoned young wild animal, leave it alone. Even though it may be hard to resist picking up a young wild animal that appears […]
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By Larry Weitzman Prius Hybrid has been around the United States since 1999 and as complex a vehicle as it is, it is one of the most reliable and fail-safe vehicles ever sold in the United States. Even the batteries are almost bullet-proof, with failures even after 10 years being an extremely rare occurrence. Part […]
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By Joann Eisenbrandt The anti-Dollar General store advocates in El Dorado County won in court. El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Warren Curt Stracener on April 14 ruled in favor of the Georgetown Preservation Society to stop construction of a 9,100-square-foot Dollar General store on Main Street in the historic mining town of Georgetown. Stracener’s […]
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By Joanne Marchetta As we celebrate Earth Day this April, let’s remember how important environmental stewardship is to the health of Lake Tahoe, and how important our individual actions are. Over the last two decades, public, private, and nonprofit partners have made significant progress conserving and restoring Lake Tahoe’s environment through the Environmental Improvement Program. […]
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By Rob Gillies, AP Foreign nationals who don’t live in Toronto and its surrounding communities will pay an additional 15 percent tax on homes under legislation proposed by the Ontario government. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne made the announcement Thursday in an effort to cool a hot housing market in Canada’s largest city. It matches the […]
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By Bonnie Turnbull As you read this on an electronic device, think of it this way. Every fourth word you read, is powered by solar energy. On Tuesday, our community pledged to 100 percent clean energy. On Wednesday, Liberty Utilities celebrated the completion of the 50 MW Luning Solar Energy Center. Twenty-five percent of Liberty […]
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