By Kathryn Reed Fighting a wildland fire is nothing like a structure fire. The tools are different, the terrain is not the same and the amount of time it might take to knock down the fire could be the difference between days and hours. It’s a skill unto itself. That is why a component of […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the April 29, 2014, Bakersfield Californian. It’s the classic pay-me-now or pay-me-later situation. A study released this month by the U.S. Forest Service, the Nature Conservancy and the Sierra Nevada Conservancy confirmed that treating fire-prone forests in the Sierra to prevent the increasingly prevalent “megafires” would have benefits worth […]
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Historian, educator, lifelong Sierra Nevada resident and author Gary Noy comes to Lake Tahoe Community College on May 9 at 7pm. He’ll read selections from his latest book “Sierra Stories: Tales of Dreamers, Schemers, Bigots and Rogues”, answer audience questions, and sign copies of his books. The talk will be in the board room. This […]
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• Fourteen Tahoe Douglas firefighters were recently recognized with service awards, with a special note for 20 years of service for Battalion Chief Jim Antti and Capt. Chuck Salerno. • Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet in Meyers has been selected a California Distinguished School. The award highlights exemplary schools that use innovative approaches to improving […]
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To the community, Harrah’s-Harveys HERO members who volunteered at Bread & Broth’s dinner April 28 came prepared to work hard and make sure that the evening’s diners were warmly welcomed, served heaping portions of barbecue roasted chicken and given bags of food and leftovers to go before they left. HERO is an employee-based program at […]
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By Michael R. Blood, AP LOS ANGELES — With a vast swath of the West primed for wildfires, federal foresters are preparing for the worst with a budget that might run dry and a fleet of air tankers that in some cases aren’t ready for takeoff. A combination of extended drought, warming weather and an […]
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Bert’s Café is hosting a spaghetti night fundraiser for Tahoe Arts Project on May 8 from 5:30-7:30pm. For $10, guests may dine on spaghetti, Caesar salad, garlic bread, soda and coffee. Wine will be served by donation. Dessert involves a bake sale. Servers for the evening will be TAP board members and volunteers. Purchase tickets […]
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By Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times Want to get creative? Get up and go for a walk. People generate more creative ideas when they walk than when they sit, according to a study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition. “Everyone always says going on a walk gives you new ideas, […]
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By Kathryn Reed Sewage from an overflow tank at the Fresh Ketch restaurant flowed into Lake Tahoe for at least 24 hours this weekend. People at the restaurant first saw the spill Friday night, but Summit Plumbing of South Lake Tahoe said they didn’t receive a call for service until 6:08pm May 3. Employees with […]
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The Tahoe-Baikal Institute has suspended its operations. Lake Baikal in Russia is said to have more similarities to Lake Tahoe than any other water body. Scientists have often studied both to help the other. The Tahoe-Baikal Institute came about in 1988 by Soviet and American students who attended a bilateral youth conference in Helsinki. “The […]
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