Ski report: It’s a powder day
All resorts around Lake Tahoe are reporting several inches of fresh powder. At lake level on the South Shore about 3 inches of snow fell overnight. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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Balanced meals for seniors in El Dorado County
Looking for something different for lunch, something homemade, fresh and affordable? Look no further than the casual and friendly dining centers of the El Dorado County Senior Nutrition Program. Adults 60 years or older will find fresh homemade entrees that change daily Monday through Friday, and served between noon–12:30pm for the suggested donation of $3 […]
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Windshield cameras spur privacy, safety debate
By Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee Smile at the windshield – and say cheese? California is giving the green light to allowing video cameras to be mounted onto vehicle windshields in an attempt to improve road safety. The goal is to make participants aware of bad habits by recording their behavior seconds before and after a […]
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Education’s case of senioritis
By Jonathan Alter, Newsweek Bill Gates is raising his arm, bent at the elbow, in the direction of the ceiling. The point he’s making is so important that he wants me and the pair of Gates Foundation staffers sitting in the hotel conference room in Louisville, Ky., to recognize the space between this thought and […]
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What fat animals say about human obesity
By Sharon Begley, Newsweek If it were just kids, we could blame obesity on the cutbacks in phys-ed classes, school vending machines that sell high-calorie junk, and the substitution of videogames for kickball. If it were just adults, we could blame obesity on supersizing, fast-food meals, and pedestrian-unfriendly towns that force everyone into a car. […]
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Ski wax exposes users to dangerous chemicals
By Cheryl Katz, Environmental Health News In a cluttered workroom at the back of the Berkeley shop, technician Bobby Panighetti readies a pair of skis for their first tracks, infusing the bottoms with hot wax. This essential ritual is being performed at winter sports centers around the world as the ski season gets under way. […]
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Opinion: California at pivotal point regarding water
By Ken Salazar and David J. Hayes California’s water hub – the San Francisco Bay-Delta – can no longer do it all. Years of drought, worsening water pollution, rising water demands and the disappearance of wildlife and habitat have left the Bay-Delta in a state of environmental collapse. As a result, a multibillion-dollar agricultural economy, […]
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Skiers unwrap gifts at Sierra — short lines, plenty of snow
By Kathryn Reed TWIN BRIDGES — Sometimes the best celebrations are spent with thousands of other people. Such was the case for the skiers and boarders schussing down the slopes of Sierra-at-Tahoe on Christmas. One rider started taking her clothes off in the early afternoon at West Bowl saying how hot she was after starting […]
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First tracks at Squaw offered for $49
Dawn Patrol, Squaw Valley’s newest program, allows skiers and riders to experience the mountain in an entirely new way Dec. 26-31 and weekends throughout the season. Dawn Patrol is an exclusive early morning mountain experience that includes a five-star breakfast buffet at High Camp and exclusive access to the 200 acres of tree runs, untouched […]
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Lawsuit filed in 2009 plane crash in Truckee
By Mike Danko, Aviation Law Monitor We’ve filed suit against Los Gatos real estate broker Karen Trolan, her husband Steve Trolan, and their company, Trolan Enterprises, as a result of the September 2009 plane crash that left the Trolans’ passenger, 14 year-old Marilyn Mitchell, seriously injured. The Trolans were headed from Truckee Tahoe airport to […]
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