El Dorado County Community Emergency Response Team program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can […]
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By Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times Far older than most of the regulars at his weekly South Bay swing-dancing class, the World War II veteran invariably shuffles in, sidles up to his instructor and unwittingly gives voice to a scientific truth: “I’m here for my anti-aging therapy and happiness treatment.” Dancing has long been […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe voters are open to spending money on infrastructure, but they don’t want to foot the entire bill. The city submitted a few questions for a recent survey that Lake Tahoe Community College contracted for in regards to its proposed general obligation bond. The city paid for 25 percent of […]
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By Case Keefer, Las Vegas Sun For most people, Kentucky Derby betting season lasts about three days. It’s much longer in Las Vegas, as the anticipation for the annual Run for the Roses builds over the course of several months from the moment sports books first release future odds on the race. William Hill sports […]
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By Kathryn Reed Winter weather, no matter the month, calls for comfort food. Lasagnas and casseroles fall into that category. And because I have a thing for mushrooms, the recipe below had my taste buds and stomach calling for more – and a little too often. I kept finding myself heating up more in the […]
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Upgrading the trails around Fallen Leaf Lake and creating new ones could take five years, with the first phase beginning next week. This summer a new bike path from Fallen Leaf Campground to the Pope Baldwin Bike Path will be built. (The latter trail is better known as the Camp Rich paved path.) Several trails […]
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By John Breech, CBS Sports If you watched the NFC Championship Game on television back in January, you may have noticed that there weren’t a lot of 49ers fans at the game. One of the reasons for that is that the game was in Seattle. So that makes sense. Another reason 49ers fans weren’t there […]
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All fall sports athletes in the Tahoe area are eligible to receive a free preparticipation physical on May 6 from 5-7pm at Douglas High School and June 2 at 5:30pm in the Blue Gym at South Tahoe High School. The physical includes: vital signs, orthopedic evaluations, and medical screenings. All students must bring completed and […]
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Credit Stateline’s casinos for pushing Nevada’s gaming revenues into the win column for March. The South Shore casino take was up nearly 32 percent in March compared to 2013, with profits of $14.93 million. Statewide gaming revenues were up 7.6 percent compared to the prior year at $982 million. A lot of this had to […]
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By Kathryn Reed Changing the world one bar of soap at a time. That is the goal of four Chapman University students, including 2013 South Tahoe High School graduate John Cefalu. The four (Max Wysong, Ajay Dhameja and Daniel Cruz) have formed the nonprofit Health 2 Humanity to help orphans in Africa. They have created […]
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