By Kimberlie Nitti, Emergency Management A wildfire’s thick black smoke blots out the sun, cloaking the area in a premature dusk. Glowing embers spiral up through the haze. A small camera-equipped aircraft skirts a wall of flames on a dangerous mission to record hot spots and track the fire’s progression. That is, it would be […]
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By Cathie Gandel, AARP Bulletin From age-defying beauty serums to tummy tucks and a penchant for sushi, boomers have made billion-dollar industries out of countless products and services that barely existed when the first of the 78 million-strong generation was born in 1946. Just as they transformed society in the 1960s, creative boomer entrepreneurs and […]
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By Chuck Alvey What are we now and what do we want to become as an economic region? One of those is an important question and the other is a critical answer. I recenty attended DCI Summit 2011 in New York City, a two-day roundtable hosted by Development Counsellors International, the firm that handles national […]
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By Susan Wood With a whale of a fish already caught in Emerald Bay this spring, the 2011 fishing season may turn out to be a memorable one for Lake Tahoe enthusiasts and guides. The little tykes and younger set have received a boost from the state and the El Dorado County community because Sawmill […]
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Author Scott Lankford will present a public lecture from 6-7pm June 1 at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences about what lurks beneath the surface of Lake Tahoe. The event will be in the assembly room 139, 291 Country Club Drive, Incline Village. Tickets are $10 for the general public and no charge for students […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Potential danger to Pyramid Lake from invading mollusks has the attention of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, which is taking steps to avoid a problem that could come with dire environmental and economic damage. The Tribal Council recently approved regulatory changes which, among other things, will begin a boater education […]
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Barton Auxiliary blood drive dates are June 6, Aug. 1, Oct. 3 and Dec. 5. They are at the El Dorado County Library in South Lake Tahoe from 11am-6pm. For more information, contact Dan Kerr at (775) 781.5354.
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Paul Revere & The Raiders at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe on May 28 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $37.50. For more South Shore Room information, call 800.786.8208.
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The Nature Conservancy is welcoming public ideas and feedback about the recreation and access management plan currently under way for Independence Lake located in Northern California in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The Nature Conservancy is offering several ways for the public to provide input. The first method will be two public meetings. * April 18 […]
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The 2011 El Dorado County Fair, themed “Rockin’ & Wranglin’”, will take place June 16 to 19 in Placerville. Exhibitors of livestock and still exhibits may download entry packets from the fair’s website. The website also has details about the four-day fair.
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