By Denise Rury It’s November, which for my family means its Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, a time of remembrance, not just awareness. It was 2½ years ago that my mother, Jeanette Criner, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The gravity of this announcement was even more devastating because her father was also diagnosed with pancreatic cancer […]
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The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office will be participating in the fall 2011 Click It or Ticket mobilization period Nov. 14-22. This enforcement detail is partially paid for by a grant from the state Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety. National traffic studies have shown regular seat belt use is the single most effective […]
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By Kathryn Reed With more than a foot of snow on the ground before this weekend’s storm arrived, Kirkwood is eager to power up the chairlifts to get people to all that powder. “We haven’t announced an early opening. We don’t intend to do so until after this weekend and we see what kind of […]
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In a rematch from a year ago, Whittell High was hoping for a different outcome. Instead, Yerington is the repeat state volleyball champs for Division 2A, with the Warriors again second best in the state. Yerington won the competition Saturday in Las Vegas in three straight games, 25-19, 25-13, 25-17. Whittell has a rich volleyball […]
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State champions. That’s what the South Tahoe High School girls’ soccer team is for the second consecutive year. With a 3-0 win over Elko on Saturday, the Vikings conquered the 3A Division. The girls reached the final round by beating Boulder City 2-0 Friday afternoon. On the boys’ side, Truckee High lost 1-0 to Sparks […]
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• South Lake Tahoe had the highest gas price in California, at $3.99 per gallon, according to AAA’s monthly review of prices throughout the state. • The 25th annual Santa Paws Benefit is Dec. 3 from 11am-4pm. The website has more info. • Barton Auxiliary blood drive is Dec. 5 from 11am-6pm at the South […]
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To help the Lake Tahoe community stay healthy this season, Barton Health is providing free seasonal flu vaccines to children ages three to 18 residing in South Lake Tahoe on Nov. 19 from 1-5pm at Barton Family Medicine, 1090 Third St., South Lake Tahoe. Anyone 19 and older may receive the flu vaccine for $20 […]
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By Brian Duggan, Reno Gazette-Journal After selling out of tickets for the first time in its 26-year history this year, Burning Man organizers have decided to start a lottery system instead of selling tickets on a first-come, first-serve basis. The news was announced Friday in the organization’s newsletter, known as the Jack Rabbit Speaks. Black […]
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The Lake Tahoe Historical Society will host the third annual Holiday in History on Dec. 2-4 at the Lake Tahoe Museum (3058 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe). On that Friday the museum will be open from noon-8pm with activities all afternoon, holiday music, take pictures in front of the Victorian tree, tour the 1930s […]
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The National Weather Service is hosting a Weather Spotter training course at the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District on Nov. 30 from 6-7:30pm. The training will highlight how spotters help the National Weather Service issue life saving weather warnings and includes topics such as severe thunderstorms, flash floods, winter storms, and other extreme weather. […]
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