By Kathryn Reed Sometimes it’s the simplest of suggestions – like a different green salad – that can change a whole meal. My friend Sheri knew I was having some friends over and lasagna was on the menu. She suggested the salad below. It’s good to try new things. Seldom am I adventuresome with salads […]
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By Kathryn Reed It was a night of laughter. It was a night of tears. It was a night of reflection. It was a night of contemplation. It was a night of healing. It was a night about vaginas. Eve Ensler’s play “The Vagina Monologues” came to life Saturday night at the Loft at Blue […]
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By Howard Johnson Time is running out on cheap petroleum fuels. Recent research states that we have little more than 40 years of steadily decreasing supplies of that type of energy while concurrently its price grows prohibitively high. Then it’s no more cheap oil. Then what? We are running out of oil, period. That being […]
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Alpine County is trying to improve radio communication in the Hope Valley area by installing infrastructure on Hawkins Peak. In order to power the remote communications facility on the peak, the solar panel modules, power storage and electrical equipment will be put in about 1,800 feet away down slope. Power is sent from the solar […]
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By Kathryn Reed Cascade Lake looks like it needs a Zamboni machine to clear off the snow to make it a perfect skating rink. Emerald Bay is eerily black, as though perhaps some creature of the lake lurks below. Tahoe Tessie? It’s one of those rare winter opportunities when Highway 89 is closed to vehicles […]
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On March 5 at approximately 7:45pm the South Lake Tahoe police officers responded to a call of a strong-arm robbery at Lake Tahoe Souvenirs at 3477 Lake Tahoe Blvd. The clerk, Keshia Molina of South Lake Tahoe, reported that a male walked into the store, pushed her against a cabinet, and took $826 from the […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal For the first time, revenue has fallen at American Indian gambling casinos nationwide as the recession forces consumers to curtail spending on entertainment. The Indian Gaming Industry Report this week showed total tribal casino revenue was down 1 percent in 2009 from 2008, and in California, where tribal casinos compete with Northern […]
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The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the Lake Tahoe Basin from 10pm Saturday to 10am Sunday above 6,500. The brunt of the storm is expected between 4-10am. Snow will be as low as 6,000 feet Saturday night. Poor visibility is expected over the mountain passes. — Lake Tahoe News staff […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee Northern California avoided a bad wildland fire season last year in part due to a cool, wet spring and fairly mild summer, according to an analysis by the National Weather Service. A total of 35,674 acres burned in Northern California in 2010 — the smallest amount in the last 12 […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada’s waters urgently need protection from invading mollusks, fish and plants, but funding a program to do so could be politically touchy. That fact became clear Thursday during a hearing before a panel of state lawmakers discussing proposed legislation to inspect boats statewide to prevent the spread of quagga and […]
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