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Posted March 30, 2012 -

Elvin Bishop

Elvin Bishop plays at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe South Shore Room on May 26 at 7:30pm. Ticket are $27.50. Call 800.786.8208.

Posted March 30, 2012 -

Harrah’s, Harveys to participate in Earth Hour

On Saturday night between 8:30 and 9:30pm, Harrah’s and Harveys Lake Tahoe, along with sister property Harrah’s Reno, will darken all non-essential lighting in support of the World Wildlife Fund’s annual Earth Hour events. More than 5,200 cities and towns in 135 countries worldwide are expected to switch off their lights for Earth Hour to […]

Posted March 30, 2012 -

California creeks, levees may be next battleground for public access

By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee It was January 2010 when Shawn O’Brien visited her favorite paddling spot on Cache Creek, in Yolo County’s scenic Capay Valley, and noticed something wasn’t right. The path to the water alongside Rumsey Bridge, which she had used for a decade to launch her canoe, was obstructed. Tree limbs, stumps […]

Posted March 30, 2012 -

Mancuso wins 14th national super G title

By USSA WINTER PARK, Colo. — Julia Mancuso of Squaw Valley landed a massive 1.2 second super G victory at the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships Friday to extend her national title record to 14 in spring-like Winter Park. Leanne Smith of North Conway, N.H., nabbed silver with Laurenne Ross of Bend, Ore., bronze. It […]

Posted March 30, 2012 -

Opinion: Government has a role in industry and innovation

By Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger In the early days of the Solyndra debacle, as the reality dawned on the White House that its half-billion-dollar investment was about to go belly-up, former Obama economic adviser Larry Summers famously observed that, “Government is a lousy venture capitalist.” The quip, discovered after House Republicans subpoenaed White House […]

Posted March 30, 2012 -

Birder to give 2 lessons along Carson River

Discover dabblers, divers, and other feathered friends on an early morning walk with Jim Woods, local birder and member of the Lahontan Audubon Society. See what species are coming and going during the annual spring migration, and what birds will stick around all year. In May, the males will be singing their territorial and nesting […]

Posted March 30, 2012 -

Internet gambling prompts rare meeting of Gaming Policy Committee

By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun Gov. Brian Sandoval will solicit all viewpoints on Internet gambling — including those of Las Vegas Sands Chairman Sheldon Adelson and other critics — to develop policies to manage and regulate the rapidly changing industry that could be headed to the United States someday. Sandoval, presiding over the […]

Posted March 30, 2012 -

Eleanor Cavitt, matriarch of pioneer ranching family dies

By Robert D. Dávila, Sacramento Bee Eleanor M. Cavitt, matriarch of a historic Northern California ranching family, died March 22 in Sacramento. She was 103. Mrs. Cavitt was the widow of James Henry Cavitt, whose family traveled by wagon from Iowa to Truckee during the 1840s and later homesteaded 10,000 acres in Placer and Sacramento […]

Posted March 30, 2012 -

Triathlon for kids

Tahoe Tri Club is putting a triathlon on July 1 starting at 11am for ages 4-14. Cost is $35. It will be at Lake Baron in Tahoe Paradise. For more information, go online.

Posted March 30, 2012 -

Don’t make exercise more painful than it has to be

By Mandy Kendall As the days get longer, thoughts might be turning toward coming out of hibernation and getting out and about for a bit more exercise. I think most of us know why we should be exercising. We know it’s good for us: it builds muscle and reduces fat, it strengthens bones, it boosts […]