By Tony Berendsen On Earth we can look out in the sky and see clouds in our atmosphere. They are mostly made of water molecules in a gaseous state, and can be as large as a continent. They orbit the Earth as we are carried from day to night each day. From them we receive […]
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By Lake Tahoe News In years’ past a March Miracle would mean a deluge of snow to make up for a dry winter. This year, a March Miracle for most people in Northern California would mean more sunny days than ones filled with moisture. While the snowpack measurement on March 1 near the entrance to […]
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Caltrans is doing emergency work on Highway 50 in the American River Canyon that will mean more delays for travelers. The highway in Silver Fork between Weber Mill Road and Wildwood Way will be under daytime one-way reversing traffic controls Monday through Saturday for two weeks or more. Crews will be putting in two culverts […]
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· Republican Rep. Tom McClintock is having a town hall meeting March 4 at 10am at Oak Ridge High School gymnasium, 1120 Harvard Way, El Dorado Hills. · Truckee has revamped its website. · Katchafire plus Inna Vision and Mystic Roots Band will be at Blu Nightclub at MontBleu on April 22. Doors open at […]
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By Mike Dunn, Sacramento Bee My turnaround on Cabernet Sauvignon from the Sierra foothills began one day last fall as I stood at the tasting counter of Hart 2 Hart Vineyards at Pilot Hill in El Dorado County. Dominic Mantei was pouring tastes of wines he makes on the premises, some bottled under the brand […]
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By Adam Ashton, Sacramento Bee With a white helmet and ash-gray beard, Caltrans Superintendent Dave Wood exudes old-fashioned charm from his post at the snowy summit of Donner Pass. But his favored method of communicating with drivers is decidedly modern. He’s the voice behind regular mountain traffic updates dispatched on Twitter by Caltrans, where Wood […]
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More than two dozen law enforcement agencies in Nevada will be joining forces March 1-14 to crack down on drivers exceeding speed limits or driving too fast for road conditions. Speeding is a contributing factor in approximately one-third of fatal crashes on the nation’s roadways. Exceeding the speed limit is considered aggressive driving, just as […]
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Registration is open to the public for Sierra Nevada College’s 33rd annual Summer Visiting Artist Workshops. This is a chance to learn from masters of their craft at the Holman Arts and Media Center in Incline Village. Choose from a variety of disciplines, including: ceramics, painting, drawing, printmaking, digital art, sculpture, glasswork, paper and bookmaking, […]
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By Kathryn Reed TWIN BRIDGES – Straight-lining isn’t an option for newbies learning to ski at Sierra-at-Tahoe. And that’s a good thing because turning is often one of the most difficult things to learn. A serpentine has been built into the slope of Broadway to ease first-timers into turns in a more controlled environment. “Sometimes […]
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By Jay Bouchard, Outside Growing up in Goffstown, N.H., I watched my dad obsess about shoveling. The area gets approximately 70 inches per year, and my dad delights in getting rid of it. He estimates that he moves about 3,600 cubic feet of snow each winter and has hucked roughly 108,000 cubic feet since he […]
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