By Michael Doyle, McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — Go ahead, blame harsh weather or high gas prices for a marked reduction in visits to Yosemite and other national parks so far this year. The summer droves, though, are returning. In other words, the time to really beat the crowds may have passed. At traditionally popular parks […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the June 21, 2011, Reno Gazette-Journal. By now, it has become crystal clear that there is no magic bullet for what ails the American economy. Nowhere is that more true than in Nevada, where the nation-leading unemployment rate fell slightly, to 12.1 percent in April but rose in the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Information about South Lake Tahoe is finally easily accessible. The city replaced its outdated website this month with one that can actually be navigated without needing a doctorate in information technology. Visually, it’s also inviting. It has all the info readers will want, but it is presented in a format with the […]
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By Steve Green, Las Vegas Sun Debt-laden Las Vegas Strip casino giants Caesars Entertainment Corp. and MGM Resorts International could be hurt more than competitors by continued weakness in the U.S. economy, Moody’s Investors Service reported recently. In a special report on concerns the U.S. economic recovery may be slowing, Caesars and MGM Resorts were […]
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By People magazine The memories are vividly clear for Jaycee Dugard. From the day she was kidnapped by Phillip Garrido in June 1991 to her miraculous rescue 18 years later, Dugard’s will to survive never faltered. People has covered her kidnapping, years of captivity in Antioch, Calif., her tearful reunion with her family and the […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee The Humane Society of the United States is offering a $2,500 reward in connection with what is believed to be the intentional poisoning of a dog in the Meyers area near South Lake Tahoe. An Irish Wolfhound named “Bella” was found having a seizure on the deck of its owners’ […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal After a particularly quick-moving wildfire burned more than 17 square miles east of Reno, danger posed by dry grass and brush is abundantly clear, fire officials said Tuesday. While a late-season snowpack continues to dampen fire danger in the high country, heat-cured cheatgrass and drying sagebrush combine to produce a […]
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Allison Steinmetz with Barton Internal Medicine, will talk about women’s health issues Oct. 26 from 6:30-7:30pm at Lake Tahoe Community College, 1 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe. Steinmetz will discuss perimenopause, which is the process of change that leads up to menopause. She also will provide the different remedy options, both natural and hormonal for […]
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Barton Auxiliary blood drive is Oct. 1 from 11am-6pm at the South Lake Tahoe library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd. Call Dan Kerr at (775) 588.2376 for info.
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Capisce in Zephyr Cove is partnering with Dry Creek to host a winemaker’s dinner on Aug. 16 starting with cocktails at 5:30pm, then dinner at 6:30pm. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Barton Foundation’s Community Health Endowment. For more information and reservations, contact Capisce at (775) 580.7500.
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