By Kathryn Reed Laughter and silliness are often cures for sadness. Author Jennifer Kelman proves this with her book “Mrs. Pinkelmeyer and Moopus McGlinden Burn the Rrrrump Rrrroast”. It’s billed as a book for children for them to feel safe and loved, especially when separated from their parents. After reading it, I think it would […]
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To the community, Give your pets the protection they need. Every dog or cat can “host” parasites and you may not even know about it. Even indoor pets can be exposed. Regular examinations and preventive medications can help protect your pets from fleas, ticks, heartworms, and intestinal parasites like roundworms and hookworms. Don’t leave your […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal The National Geothermal Academy hads inaugural summer session at UNR this year. It is the first of its kind in the United States. Forty students from around the country will have an intensive eight-week geothermal energy education program. The goal of the academy is to educate and train the next generation of […]
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By Pip Taylor, Competitor Network Many athletes choose to live and train at high altitude with the particular goal of increasing endurance performance. While the merits of altitude training and the best methods and timing of implementation can be debated, let’s focus on changes in nutritional demands at higher elevations. It is clear that any […]
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Earth Day Tahoe is scheduled for April 16 at Bijou Community Park on Al Tahoe Boulevard. Hours are set from 10am to 5pm. The event designed to raise environmental awareness for our planet will feature music by the Bison Bluegrass Band and Bandit, a circus, children’s parade, along with booths, refreshments, a raffle and a zero-waste […]
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By Susan Wood INCLINE VILLAGE — A critical step in the Nevada Stateline-to-Stateline bikeway project was accepted Friday by the Tahoe Transportation District, an arm of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency tasked with such issues. The public comment period ended for the environmental assessment. Now, the U.S. Forest Service and TRPA need to approve it. […]
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• The Lake Valley Fire Department recently hosted the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Officiers de Sapeurs-Pompiers, as in the National Academy of French Fire Officers, for a presentation on the Angora Fire by Chief Jeff Michael. • Lake Valley would like to remind residents to remove snow from gas meters and ensure they’re working properly […]
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By David Lightman, William Douglas, McClatchy Newspapers Congress and the White House late Friday barely beat the clock and averted a partial government shutdown, agreeing to a last-minute deal to cut at least $38.5 billion from federal spending. Congress will not vote on the deal, which would fund the government for the last six months […]
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El Dorado County will host a public meeting to receive input on a proposed bike trail alongside Lake Tahoe Boulevard southwest of the “Y.” The forum starts at 6pm on April 29 at the South Lake Tahoe City Council Chambers, 1901 Airport Road. For more information, visit www.edcgov.us/DOT/.
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A Stateline man was transported Thursday night to Renown Medical Center in Reno via CalStar helicopter at about 11 after he was shot in the upper part of his right leg, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department reported Friday. He ended up having surgery on the injured right femur. Deputies responded to a call of a gunshot […]
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