Nevada Division of State Parks is accepting applications for the 2012 round of the Recreation Trails Program. Nevada’s apportionment is approximately $589,488, but more funding may become available. Federal, state, city and county governments, special governmental districts, trail organizations and private individuals are potentially eligible for the grants. Eligible projects include motorized and non-motorized trail […]
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The annual Ryan Shreve Memorial Ski Race is March 29 at Sierra-at-Tahoe. The categories include skiing, snowboarding and the 3-inch hose relay. It’s open to firefighters, paramedics and their families. And the racers must be wearing their firefighter turnouts. The fundraiser is at Sierra because this is where Shreve grew up skiing. He was on […]
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By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times Vitamin D may be helpful in protecting highly active pre-teen and teen girls, such as those who play sports, from stress fractures, researchers reported this month. The study was surprising because calcium has long been considered the nutrient most vital to bone health in children. But, in developing children, […]
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By Kathryn Reed While spring is a week away based on the calendar, one can never really depend on that to know what the weather will be like in Lake Tahoe. That’s also why it seems like hot drinks are something that can be enjoyed about 10 months out of the year here. I spent […]
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By Kathryn Reed Baseball is a pretty simple sport – throw, catch, hit. The business of baseball is a bit more complex as spelled out in “Moneyball”, the book by Michael Lewis. But it was also clearly pointed out if baseball were run more like a business than an old boys’ club, some teams would […]
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By Kevin McCarthy, Devin Nunes and Jeff Denham The man-made drought in California is no secret. Burdensome environmental regulations restricting water pumping in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta have contributed to hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile farmland going fallow in recent years. During California’s 2007-2009 drought, the Democratic majority and the Obama administration […]
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This summer, the Bill of Rights Institute is partnering with the Foundation for Economic Education will host the Founders Fellowship: Civil Liberty, Commerce, and the Constitution. American history and civics teachers from across the country are invited to apply. Selected fellows will participate in a professional development program aimed at deepening their understanding and appreciation […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau William Cottrell, a physician at Barton Osteoporosis & Bone Health, is partnering with the pharmaceutical company Amgen to host an observational study for the osteoporosis drug Prolia. The drug was approved by the FDA and released to pharmacies in 2010. So this is not a trial to see if the drug works […]
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South Lake Tahoe web developer Hanna Bernard created BeDrugSafe.com to help educate local parents and teens about the imminent threat of drugs in the area.. After hearing a presentation by Officer Rebecca Inman about drug use among Lake Tahoe teens, Bernard was inspired to create the site. “The presentation was such an eye-opener that I […]
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