Dudley is only 12 weeks old, and he is very sweet. This dog is very special, as he is deaf, so he will need a very patient owner who is willing to teach him sign language. He needs to have a well-fenced yard at his new home and needs to be an on leash only due […]
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By Luther Mack How soon we forget. Those who are complaining about the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority are not remembering the past. Thirteen years ago, I was the airport chairman during a turbulent time. In 1998, Airport Director Bob White and his management team were plagued by lawsuits, charges of a hostile work environment, poor planning […]
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By Stephanie Pappas, Live Science Marijuana users sometimes report that pot enhances their desire for sex. But a new review of research on marijuana and sexual health suggests that male smokers could be courting sexual dysfunction. Research on the topic is contradictory and few studies are high-quality, said study researcher Rany Shamloul, a physician with […]
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El Dorado County Animal Services fees are going up beginning April 1. The fee to adopt a small animal (such as a rabbit) remains the same at $15, cat adoption fees go from $75 to $80, and dog adoption fees increase $s0 to $120. The Board of Supervisors approved the increases in February. To license […]
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The North Lake Tahoe Resort Association in collaboration with the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for the second cycle of its 2010-11 Community Marketing Grant Program. The deadline to apply is April 11 at 5pm. The NLTRA awarded nearly $50,000 in grants last fall, and currently has approximately $11,000 available in […]
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By Nancy Oliver Hayden STATELINE — The room was so quiet one could have heard a pin drop when Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto started talking about the myriad issues in the Silver State. “The first of many issues in Nevada is the methamphetamine problem,” she said. “Very few people knew it was a […]
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A 22-year-old San Jose snowboarder was found dead Sunday at 11:50am in a tree well covered in several inches of snow off a perimeter run at Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department reported that afternoon. The county Search and Rescue team went searching for the snowboarder Saturday evening and through the night […]
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U.S. Ski Team Joe Discoe (Telluride, CO) bested teammate Jeremy Cota (Carrabassett Valley, ME) Sunday, to win the Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championship dual moguls event. Eliza Outtrim (Steamboat Springs, CO) topped the women’s standings beating Heather McPhie (Bozeman, MT). Sunny skies marked the final day of competition at Stratton Mountain. The men’s side saw Cota […]
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U.S. Ski Team Cross country World Cup sprint powerhouse Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) added another U.S. Championship to her belt Sunday winning the U.S. SuperTour Finals 30k classic technique race in Sun Valley. It marks Randall’s 16th U.S. Championship. A hard, fast track coupled with rays of sun shining down on the course made for a […]
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Local author and youth advocate Kim Gayner will be discussing her new young adult book “Reality 101: A Must Have Guide to Life & Life Skills Survival Manual” a the South Lake Tahoe library. The free event is April 13 at 6:30pm. The library is at 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. For more […]
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