By Nancy Lindahl, Enterprise Record Hanna and I got to witness the birth of a new business Sunday as Oliver Wong rolled his pristine blue and white cart out of its trailer, installed light posts and hung out a ladder of flavor signs for his new ice cream business, Spoons. The cart is small, but […]
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El Dorado County Animal Services is looking for caring local residents who can help provide temporary foster homes for new mother cats and their baby kittens over the next several weeks. “Currently, we have three mother cats and their kittens at the shelter in Placerville who could benefit from temporary placement in a loving residential […]
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Meyers is hosting a Summer Solstice Celebration on June 23 from 2-6pm. This family-centered event is designed to bring together the healing, artistic and recreational cultures of the Lake Tahoe Basin in a community street fair. Activities will include a parade, live music, art cars, food, children’s recreation and booths featuring local artists and healers. […]
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By Steve Kubby Two weeks ago, I suffered a mysterious and traumatic onset of violent vomiting. The attack lasted for four days and left me with severe ribcage pains and an inability to take more than a half breath. Apparently, the cartilage in my rib cage had been badly stretched by all the vomiting, creating […]
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By ScienceDaily Results of a new U.S. Geological Survey study conclude that faults west of Lake Tahoe, referred to as the Tahoe-Sierra frontal fault zone, pose a substantial increase in the seismic hazard assessment for the Lake Tahoe region of California and Nevada, and could potentially generate earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 6.3 to 6.9. […]
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A U.S. Forest Service “Greatest Good” film will be shown at Explore Tahoe on May 29 for 2-3pm. This is part of Wildfire Awareness Week. Smokey Bear will arrive at 1:30. The movie is free. Explore Tahoe is in the Heavenly Village near Embassy Suites.
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee Raley’s declared an impasse in its labor negotiations Friday, ratcheting up tensions with its unionized workforce. The move could push the West Sacramento supermarket chain to its first-ever strike. But employees will continue to work under terms of their current contract at least through June 6, when the contract expires. […]
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Meyers residents and community leaders are invited to attend a “Community Identity” session on May 30 to help guide and enhance the Meyers Community Identity as a framework for the next steps in land use planning including establishing community design standards. The session will be informal. The term “community identity” means different things to different […]
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By Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee One week after Gov. Jerry Brown proposed slicing state workers’ pay by 5 percent, the Democratic governor and legislators find themselves targeted for a “share the pain” salary cut. Members of California’s Citizens Compensation Commission said Monday that a pay-cut proposal for statewide officeholders will be on the table when […]
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Cooler weather helped fire crews completely contain the Topaz Ranch Estates Fire, that consumed 7,500 acres south of Gardnerville. The fire will be monitored over the next few days to ensure that the fire perimeter remains extinguished. Smoke may be visible from the fire area, as islands of green fuels may continue to burn out. […]
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