By U.S. Ski Team COURCHEVEL, France – Julia Mancuso of Squaw Valley produced her best Audi FIS Alpine World Cup slalom result since 2008, finishing 21st with teammate Resi Stiegler of Jackson Hole in 23rd. Austrian Marlies Schild captured the victory Tuesday as an extremely tricky first run course set claimed 23 racers including World […]
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• Deb Howard and Co. real estate will celebrate 10 years in business in 2011. • Tahoe Rim Trail Association is offering Snow Camping 101 Feb. 26- 27 and March 12-13. Reserve a spot by calling (775) 298.0012 or by emailing programs@tahoerimtrail.org. • El Dorado County Public Health Division is offering the seasonal flu vaccine […]
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By Buck Wargo, Las Vegas Sun The people who champion low state taxes as a way to recruit businesses to Nevada are undermining the state’s future by not advocating what businesses really need for success: better schools. That is the conclusion reached by 40 community leaders who examined the role of education in diversifying Nevada’s […]
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By Susan Carpenter, Los Angeles Times About 50 percent of the water used inside U.S. homes can be reused to irrigate landscapes and flush toilets, according to a greywater report released by the Oakland-based Pacific Institute last week. The Overview of Greywater Reuse examined the application of greywater systems worldwide to determine how the wastewater […]
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To the community, Reading aloud is one of the most important things we can do to help young children eventually learn to read. Together with community partners, First 5 El Dorado promotes early literacy through reading programs that develop both pre-literacy skills and children’s love for books. These programs have been extremely successful, and have […]
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By Suzanne Bohan, Contra Costa Times CANCUN, Mexico — With Google’s new Earth Engine, anyone will be able to view forest conditions worldwide. When it launches next year, the online tool will provide satellite imagery of forests and will reveal where these woodlands have been razed or degraded by logging. With Earth Engine, small nations, […]
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By Laurel Rosenhall, Sacramento Bee Rocklin’s Victory High School and Truckee’s Sierra High School have been named two of the state’s model continuation schools. The campuses made a list — released Friday by state Superintendent Jack O’Connell — of 27 continuation schools that should serve as models to the rest of the state for their […]
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By Susan Wood Think globally, act locally. Weather historian Mark McLaughlin is expected to bring this mantra to life when he addresses an extremely topical topic on Thursday at the Explore Tahoe in South Lake Tahoe. McLaughlin has the spotlight for the center’s second annual winter speaker series with his talk called “Reign of the […]
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The Friends of the Library South Lake Tahoe Branch wants you to know of another gift under $20 that many, many people will enjoy — adopting a magazine subscription for one year at the county library. The following titles are available for adoption now: Snowboarder, Powder, Cooking Light, Popular Science, Latina, Budget Travel and Mother […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee El Dorado County’s auditor-controller has issued a warning to the Board of Supervisors about unfunded pension liability. According to Joe Harn’s letter to the supervisors last week, the liability has more than doubled from June 2008 to June 2009, the most recent reported. The current liability is $264 million, he […]
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