By Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times What is the financial toll of having a kid with a food allergy? The answer may depend on how much money you have. A study published last month in Pediatrics found that food-allergic children from households that earn less than $50,000 a year incur 2.5 times the cost of emergency […]
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· Cat Fuller is now the community health nurse-advanced practice registered nurse at the Douglas County Community Health Clinic. · Californians may register to vote when renewing or applying for a driver’s license or identification card either in person or online. · Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team is hosting a free workshop for local defensible […]
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Longtime South Lake Tahoe chiropractor Howard Bittner died April 17, 2016. He was 66. Mr. Bittner had been struggling with Pemphigus Vulgaris, an autoimmune disease, for the last 18 months. Howard Henry Bittner was born March 7, 1950, in Akron, Ohio. He spent his childhood in Arizona and California. He attended Santa Barbara Community […]
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The exit ramp from eastbound Interstate 80 at Emigrant Gap will be closed Monday through Thursday from 6am to dusk, May 16-26 for emergency repairs to a failed culvert and down drain adjacent to the freeway. The exit ramp’s fill slope is eroded so rock slope protection will be installed to prevent further damage. Eastbound motorists […]
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The Business Case for Succession Planning and Talent Development is the subject of a workshop on May 11 from 8:30-11am at Truckee Tahoe Airport Community Room, 10356 Truckee Airport Road in Truckee. Leaving talent and leadership development to chance and hoping that qualified successors can be found inside or outside the organization on short notice […]
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By Lindzi Wessel, San Jose Mercury News The ferocious wildfires incinerating parts of Western Canada this week feel eerily familiar for Californians whose wildfire season has become a yearlong affair in many parts of the parched state. But after the rainiest winter in five years, the Golden State is greener than gold this May, and the […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College’s annual Student Art Exhibition opening reception is May 22 from 2-5pm in the Commons. An awards ceremony honoring the winners starts at 3:30pm. There will be approximately 400 works of student art on display, ranging from digital art to printmaking and sculpture. All of the artwork displayed represents student production over […]
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By Melinda Myers Don’t be afraid to add a little spicy heat to your meals this season by growing a few hot peppers in the garden or containers. It’s easier than you think and many of the hot pepper myths floating around the garden are simply not true. Don’t worry about your hot peppers heating […]
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By Case Keefer, Las Vegas Sun Sports bettors galloped over sports books in last year’s Kentucky Derby with longtime favorite American Pharoah prevailing to pay out a multitude of tickets. Gamblers are positioned to kick dirt in the faces of bookmakers again this year in the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby, with post time […]
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By Kathryn Reed GARDNERVILLE – The sun danced in between the clouds, casting shadows across the land. At times it was like being in a bowl, with snowcapped mountains in nearly every direction. While the weather was gloomy, the scenery was spectacular on this last Saturday of April. Wildflowers are already out in the Pine […]
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