The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has scheduled a series of public meetings and workshops to gather input on the Regional Plan update draft and environmental documents being released later this month. The plan update includes five draft documents which will be released at TRPA’s Governing Board meetings on April 25 at The Chateau in Incline […]
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Lake Tahoe Unified School District will be conducting the kindergarten “round-up” for the 2012-13 school year from April 30 through May 11. Children must be 5 on or before Nov. 1. For transitional kindergarten, children must turn 5 after Nov. 1 and before Dec. 2. California Law requires: 1. Child’s birth certificate; 2. Proof of […]
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Money paid to the federal government by energy companies drilling for oil and gas on the Outer Continental Shelf is helping Lake Tahoe area entities. It was announced April 6 the national forest system received $41.6 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Regionally the money will go to: • Eldorado Meadows, Eldorado National […]
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By Kyle Wagner, Denver Post Olympic gold medalist and World Cup alpine ski champion Lindsey Vonn said she thinks it’s important for young girls to have “general strength” and be healthy overall, but when it comes to working out and weight-training, moderation is crucial and hard-core weightlifting is unnecessary. “Push-ups, sit-ups, body-weight squats,” Vonn said, […]
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By Mike Rosenberg, San Jose Mercury News Thomas Kinkade, the “Painter of Light” and one of the most popular artists in America, died suddenly Friday at his Los Gatos home. He was 54. His family said in a statement that his death appeared to be from natural causes. “Thom provided a wonderful life for his […]
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By Cheryl and Tom Millham What should you do when a bird hits a window? The first thing to do is to place the bird into a brown paper sack or shoe box and close the container securely. Get the bird in its container to some place warm and dark. If you have a heating […]
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Poetry slam champion Denise Jolly will emcee the April 26 poetry slam at Lake Tahoe Community College. The event will begin at 8pm in the college’s Aspen Room. Jolly is a performer, writer, educator, and community builder, who has served as executive director of Seattle Youth Speaks, and co-host and facilitator of the Seattle Poetry […]
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By Cynthia Hubert, Sacramento Bee In Northern California and across the nation, wealth seems to translate into good health, a comprehensive new report affirms. But the factors behind that trend are complicated, public health experts said following the release of the report Tuesday by the University of Wisconsin and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The […]
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Sugar Pine Foundation is having a fund-raiser event at the Eagles Nest Lounge at the top of Kingsbury Grade on April 19 from 6-10pm. This family event will feature a chili cook off, music, a raffle, and activities for the kids. Proceeds to benefit the Sugar Pine Foundation’s mission to save the sugar pine and […]
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By Kathryn Reed Cancer is still one of those words that people think should be whispered, or that it should not be said outside of a close-knit circle. Even worse, people think the diagnosis is an automatic death sentence. Yes, cancer attacks various parts of the body and to different degrees. Yes, a lot more […]
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