By NOAA How are snowflakes formed? A snowflake begins to form when an extremely cold water droplet freezes onto a pollen or dust particle in the sky. This creates an ice crystal. As the ice crystal falls to the ground, water vapor freezes onto the primary crystal, building new crystals – the six arms of […]
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Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is hosting a radon educational event on Jan. 23 at 6pm at its Stateline office. Free test kits will be available for Nevada residents at the presentation. Test kits can also be purchased at low-cost for out-of-state residents. For those who cannot attend a presentation, free radon test kits are also […]
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Comments are being taken until Feb. 20 on the for the Martis Valley Trail right-of-way. A meeting Feb. 1 from 5-7pm at the Truckee Tahoe Airport about the plans.. The report addresses environmental impacts and recommends mitigation measures in regard to t This is a proposed 10-foot-wide paved, 2-foot-wide unpaved multiple-use trail.
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St. Theresa’s annual crab feed is Feb. 11 from 6-9pm. Cost is $45 in advance, $50 at the door. Doors open at 6pm, the dessert auction starts at 7:45pm. The event is at Grace Hall in South Lake Tahoe. This is a fundraiser for the religious education programs and parish building maintenance. For more info, […]
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Publisher’s note: From Lance Orr, Barton Health medical director of the Emergency Department, “We have seen patients that match the flu-like illness described in this article. Medically speaking, this is referred to as ‘cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome.’ Symptoms include abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting and are related to heavy or long term marijuana use. If the patient continues to […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee Brian Santos felt conflicting currents of emotion Saturday after historic winter storms dumped a bounty of snow on the northern Sierra Nevada – a region dependent on winter tourism and also vulnerable to the heartache such storms can bring. At the Truckee Donner Lodge, where Santos was working as day […]
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By USSA ALTENMARKT-ZAUCHENSEE, Austria – Jackie Wiles (Aurora, Ore.) skied to her first career Audi FIS Ski World Cup podium, finishing third, in Sunday’s much anticipated downhill. After three days of weather delays, the women ran an early morning downhill training run Sunday, and then headed back to the start for the real deal. In […]
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Strawberry Lodge along Highway 50 has power after being without it for five days. It came back on about 9:30pm Jan. 14. Despite the cold, many people stayed at the resort through the darkness. Three woodstoves helped take off the chill. Extra blankets were provided. The annex, the rooms on the other side of the […]
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By Terra Breeden The California Tahoe Conservancy’s special meeting on Jan. 13 was primarily to discuss the conflict of interest that has arisen within its regime. The conflict has specifically targeted board members Tom Davis of South Lake Tahoe and Sue Novasel of El Dorado County, who had been on the CTC board as elected […]
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