By Kathryn Reed Condensing any man’s life and his legacy to 72 minutes would be difficult. Doing that for Aldo Leopold was even more challenging because of the significant contributions he made to conservation efforts in the United States. In his lifetime that spanned from 1887 to 1948 Leopold became known as the father of […]
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By Eric Guevin We Participate in National Poison Prevention Week so we can celebrate the lives saved by prevention. In just the past year, America’s 57 poison control centers fielded 4 million calls, treating 2.4 million human poison exposures and handling 1.6 million information calls. Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District hopes to bring people together […]
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The annual Fair Play Wine Festival is the weekend of June 2-3, 11am-5pm each day. Sixteen wineries are participating. Tickets are $20. Go online for more information.
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The largest eco-event in the North Lake Tahoe-Truckee area — the Tahoe Truckee Earth Day Festival — is April 21 from 11am to 5pm at the Village at Squaw Valley. This all-ages, community sponsored event gives participants an opportunity to learn about recycling and composting, alternative energy, sustainability, watershed and forest health, and reducing ecological […]
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Sen. Ted Gaines, R-Rocklin, and Assemblywoman Beth Gaines, R-Rocklin, along with local chambers of commerce, California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse, and Lawyers Against Lawsuit Abuse, have teamed up to host a series of workshops for small businesses focused on Americans with Disability Act issues. These events are in response to the alarming number of lawsuits […]
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A search of an Incline Village residence resulted in the recovery of belongings from 11 burglaries that dated back to 2007, according to Washoe County sheriff’s deputies. Washoe County detectives worked a collaborative investigation with Placer County Sheriff’s Office and Truckee Police Department that ended March 21 with a search warrant executed at a residence […]
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The Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board anticipates considering waste discharge requirements for the U.S. Forest Service, LTBMU South Shore Fuel Reduction and Healthy Forest Restoration Project at the April 11-12 meeting in South Lake Tahoe. The Forest Service wants to start working on the project this summer. Written comments are being accepted until noon […]
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Alpenglow Sports is partnering with Tahoe Institute for Natural Science to bring a unique type of guided snowshoe to the North Shore. The tour will last approximately three hours and will focus on winter survival strategies of the flora and fauna found throughout Page Meadows. Meet at Alpenglow in Tahoe City on March 31 at […]
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By Lynn Hicks, Des Moines Register Quick, picture a startup sensation. Did you see 27-year-old Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg? Or maybe Ben Milne, who created two successful companies in his 20s, including the mobile payment darling Dwolla? Or Ben Silbermann, who 10 years after graduating from Des Moines’ Roosevelt High School helped launch one of […]
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By Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee A majority of small-business executives remain pessimistic about California’s prospects, weighed down by concern about the economy, education and health care, a new survey found. Nearly two-thirds of executives surveyed by Small Business California, a San Francisco advocacy group, said the state is headed in the wrong direction. Fifty-six percent […]
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