By David McGrath Schwartz, Las Vegas Sun We’ve been told over and over that there’s no quick fix for Nevada’s grinding unemployment and underwater mortgages. So how about an extra hour of daylight to brighten these dark days? From the Internet comes a provocative idea: Nevada should part ways with the Pacific time zone of […]
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By Kathryn Reed A month after the California State Park and Recreation Commission voted unanimously to move Lake Tahoe Golf Course into Washoe Meadows State Park, a group has filed a lawsuit to prohibit that from happening. “I would like people to know this has consequences for the entire state,” Lynne Paulson, who is part […]
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Markleeville will come alive with all the lights and decorations of Christmas on Dec. 4 from 11am-4pm. There will be handcrafted gift items, jewelry, pottery, wreaths, pillows, coloring books, and much more, available all over town, in businesses, event on a porch or two. There will be carolers gathering around the Christmas Tree at the […]
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Alpenglow Sports’ second installment of its annual Winter Film Series is “Norway’s Wild West” on Dec. 8 at 7pm at the Sawtooth Ridge Café in Tahoe City. Join Salt Lake City ski mountaineering icon Andrew McLean for a three-part trip to Norway’s Spitsbergen archipelago. Situated in the Arctic Circle, the area provides world-class skiing, trekking, […]
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By Gary Hirshberg and Eric Schlosser An unprecedented agricultural experiment is being conducted at America’s dinner tables. While none of the processed food we ate 20 years ago contained genetically engineered ingredients, now 75 percent of it does – even though the long-term human health and environmental impacts are unknown. The Food and Drug Administration […]
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By Gary Stroller, USA Today Frequent business traveler Joyce Gioia forgot more than $20,000 worth of jewelry in her hotel room in Italy last year. Luckily for Gioia, the jewelry was in a room safe, and staff at the Rome Marriott Grand Hotel Flora shipped the items to her home in Austin, Texas. “I had […]
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Select a fresh tree with good color and firm, flexible needles that do not easily pull from the branches. Place the tree in plain water immediately after recutting the trunk at least one-half inch above the old cut. The container you use for your tree should hold 2 to 4 quarts of water. The longer […]
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By Science Daily Sniffer dogs could be used for the early detection of lung cancer, according to new research published in the European Respiratory Journal. The study, carried out by researchers from Schillerhoehe Hospital in Germany, is the first to find that sniffer dogs can reliably detect lung cancer. Lung cancer is the second most […]
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Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra meets every Thursday at 7:30am at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center, 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd. All are invited with breakfast and coffee served. Call (530) 409.2791 for more information. Jonathan Finnoff, director of Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation for Barton Health, will be the speaker Dec. 8.
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By Kathryn Reed FAIRFIELD – Free tour, free candy. Count us in. I don’t know how many times I’ve driven past the Jelly Belly factory in Fairfield off Interstate 80, but it was finally time to stop. I had been there once before, but this was Sue’s first venture into this world that is more […]
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