By Katie Arnold, Outside The other morning after breakfast, my 5-year-old daughter whined, “I’m bored!” Few words have the power to rankle parents more than these two (except maybe “When are we gonna be there?”). It was Saturday and the whole day stretched luxuriously before us. We didn’t have to hustle off to school or […]
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To the community, Bread & Broth’s Friday night Second Serving celebrated its seven-year anniversary on May 13. Second Serving serves weekly free-of-charge meals to the community at Lake Tahoe Community Presbyterian Church. Second Serving is an expansion of Bread & Broth’s Monday evening food service at Grace Hall of Saint Theresa’s Catholic Church in South […]
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By Ken Ritter, AP If there’s ever a radiological catastrophe in the U.S. like the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan, the stewards of the former national nuclear weapons proving ground in Nevada expect to be ready to deploy remote-controlled drones to check for contamination. Nevada National Security Site officials have purchased two unmanned aerial vehicles […]
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A chemical discovered in a UC Davis lab may be a new, innovative tool to control depression. Studies involve an enzyme (soluble epoxide hydrolase or sEH) which is found in many species from bugs to humans. Karen Wagner, a researcher in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will be talking June 30 at […]
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By Jason Hidalgo, Reno Gazette-Journal On May 20, 2015, an exasperated Nevada Legislature washed its hands of the net metering debate, punting its resolution to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada. Exactly one year later, the issue surrounding rates for rooftop solar is poised to come full circle as a state task force mulls sending […]
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Nevada Department of Transportation officials are warning some motorists that their vehicle may not make it through Cave Rock tunnel during construction. Work started earlier this month to secure the rock so it doesn’t keep falling on the highway. The tunnel is be lengthened and other work done to solve the problem. Traffic is being […]
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Publisher’s note: This letter was sent to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and is reprinted with permission. I am writing to oppose the hearing and potential approval of the subject proposed project as the impacts analysis are inadequate and improper notice of the project to neighboring uses. Unfortunately, I cannot make the meeting on May […]
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Chico is an 8-year-old rat terrier who likes other dogs. He is friendly and active. For little dogs, 8 years old is not even middle age. Rat terriers are great little dogs with lots of personality – they are smart and very trainable, and loyal to their families. They do best when they get lots […]
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By Kathryn Reed Meyers is about to be home to the Tahoe Hockey Academy. The year-round facility for boys and girls in middle or high school is expected to break ground this summer. The building permits from El Dorado County are in hand. The project is on the consent agenda of the May 25 Tahoe […]
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To the community, It is with the greatest regret that I must inform the public what the current contested judicial election between Judge Nelson Brooks and Roland Tiemann is really all about. Obviously, there are two people who desire to be judge and the voters must choose. But behind all that is a power struggle […]
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