Today’s fast-paced lifestyle makes it hard to spend time in the kitchen or sit down as a family for a home-cooked meal. Chef 2 U, a personal chef service serving the Sierra foothills, offers a solution to this problem. Chef David Mori, whose resume includes working as the pastry chef Cal Neva Resort and as […]
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By Stephen Ward Fittingly, the idea that granted five Lake Tahoe Community College students the opportunity to conduct an experiment aboard a zero-gravity plane was created out of thin air. “We came back from winter break and only had a little time,” Andrew Burton, one of the students, said about drafting a proposal to send […]
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By George P. Shultz and Eric Hanushek Do we really need someone in Sacramento writing three paragraphs in the California Education Code containing 1,132 words that lay out the rules for school field trips? How about state approval of lesson plans for farm labor vehicle training? Of course not. And from these, we see an […]
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By Julie Leibach, Audubon Have you planned your summer vacation yet? With recession fallout still falling, and high gas prices still rising, the task may seem daunting. Here’s an easy idea for a mini-vacay: Join nature-lovers across the country on June 25 by participating in the Great American Backyard Campout. Part of the National Wildlife […]
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This is the final ski report of the season — and the final day to ski at many Lake Tahoe area ski reports. Here is the Easter ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Kathryn Reed An obituary writer and social columnist in a small town writing about her experiences might not seem like a book worth reading. Think again. Heather Lende’s “If You Lived Here, I’d Know Your Name” is a delightful and entertaining glimpse into life in Alaska as well as the characters filling the town. […]
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By Leigh Paynter, News 10 OAKDALE — Debi DeShon had been training dogs to sniff out contraband for the last 15 years, but a decline in the economy and a rise of an eco-threatening animal made her swap narcotics for nature. At her new business she’s using some of the same techniques she used to […]
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By Sally Abrahms, AARP Bulletin For years, boomers have denied they are going to get old. Now, with knees that need scoping and birthday cakes with way too many candles, the defiant generation is finally thinking about the future — especially where and how to live. Visits to their parents in sterile, regimented assisted living […]
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By Rex Ghosh As the world closes in on the three-year mark of the beginning of the global financial crisis, I believe it’s not enough to rely on new regulations to prevent future disasters – a fundamental change in mindset is required. The global financial crisis, marked by the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in September […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will continue prescribed fire operations on Kingsbury Grade near North Benjamin through this week if favorable weather conditions persist. Residents and visitors can expect to see smoke from prescribed fire project areas. This and other prescribed fire projects are designed to reduce wildfire risks to communities and critical resources. […]
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