To help educate Californians on the value trees provide to building successful, healthy cities and neighborhoods, CalFire and California ReLeaf are sponsoring a poster contest for students in grades 3-5. Rules and details are online. In addition, the two groups are having a video contest for students in grades 6-8. Those rules are also online. For each contest, students […]
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By Kathryn Reed A court decision handed down Tuesday in El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson’s favor could have reverberations throughout the state. The 3rd District Court of Appeal, which rarely publishes public opinions, on Jan. 10 said the California Legislature overstepped its bounds when in 2015 it enacted a law prohibiting grand juries […]
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By Joe Mathews I recently learned that, in the second grade, I was part of presidential history. Every morning during the 1980-81 school year, I walked the five blocks between my family’s home in Pasadena and Allendale Elementary School. In the evening, I went back to play Little League at Allendale Park, adjacent to school. […]
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Kenneth Carl Rollston died on Jan. 3, 2017, while on a trip to Monterey. He was 72. Rollston was born on Nov. 14, 1944, in Burbank to Henry and Irene Rollston. Ken graduated from James Monroe High School in North Hills, Calif., in 1962. In 1966 he received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University, where […]
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By Katy Steinmetz, Time Pristine produce will have less photogenic–and also less costly–cousins in the fresh-food aisles. That’s thanks to a growing effort to reduce waste by farmers and grocers, particularly the waste of wholesome, if somewhat unsightly, fruits and vegetables. In the U.S., up to 40 percent of food goes to waste–that amounts to […]
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By Larry Weitzman I have been testing cars for nearly 20 years and about 1,000 different makes and models, from every manufacturer (except for the Yugo). In testing I consider all factors from looks to performance, handling, ride, fuel economy, interior design and comfort, room, overall size, NVH (noise, vibration and harshness), safety, utility, quality, […]
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Rebates are still available in Truckee for the removal of non-compliant solid fuel burning devices, including woodstoves and fireplace inserts. Available rebates are $600 for replacement of a non-compliant solid fuel burning device with a Phase II EPA certified woodstove or pellet stove, and $1,000 for replacement of a non-compliant solid fuel burning device with […]
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El Dorado County Teen Court is recruiting students for the spring Teen Court program. The program operates in Placerville and South Lake Tahoe for grades 8-12. After completing mandatory orientation training, teens serve as personnel in real court cases in which a minor has committed an offense, admitted to that offense and chosen to be […]
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By Tony Berendsen On a dark cloudless night away from artificial light hundreds to thousands of stars are visible in the Earth’s sky. Our atmosphere is mostly transparent to visible light so we see our sun’s distant neighbors sparkling above. For millennia humanity have written stories inspired by their groupings, we have wondered about them […]
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· Diabetes of American Team Tahoe Success is not a typical support group, but rather an energetic success group that meets to share ideas, experiences, and resources. Meetings are the first Tuesday of each month, 5:30-6:30pm in the board room at Barton Memorial. For more info, contact Ryan Papke at ryan@diabetesofamerica.org or 408.775.4945. · Lake Tahoe […]
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