UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center is hosting a family science day on Dec. 29 from 2-5pm. Families are invited to explore the mysteries of snow and ice. Conduct scientific experiments, discover what snowflakes look like under microscopes. Learn about wind chill and why some animals hibernate, among many other activities. It will be in […]
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By Mark Glover and Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee Friends and relatives may be urging you to drive on down for the holidays, but prices at the gas pumps are definitely arguing for the joys of gathering around the home fires. Regular gas in California is at $3.26 a gallon and rising. An unprecedented – for […]
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By Martha Bellisle, Reno Gazette-Journal Battling fierce winds, stinging rain, sleet and snow, about 30 skiers competed Sunday in the Sierra Nordic duathlon, skiing first around a 5-kilometer course on classic skis, and then switching to skate skis and repeating the track. Alex Hamilton was the first man to complete the two laps, finishing in […]
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More snow, more wind. One day the news might change. Enjoy the last day of fall. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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Hilda is a spectacular gray Himalayan cat with beautiful blue eyes. She is an older girl who is declawed on all four paws. She is sweet and loves attention. She was found as a stray and nobody claimed her, but she must have been well loved by someone as she is groomed nicely and well-socialized. […]
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By Elizabeth Karam, U.S. Ski Team VAL d’ISERE, France -– Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn of Vail regained the overall lead over German Maria Riesch, winning the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup super combined to sweep the weekend in Val d’Isere. Sunday marked the second day this year for a USA double victory with Olympic […]
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By Kathryn Reed With all the moisture South Lake Tahoe is getting this season, the erosion control test project on Pasadena Avenue should provide plenty of data. During the past construction season three types of erosion treatments were installed to find out which works the best. Part of the street in the Al Tahoe neighborhood […]
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Lake Tahoe News is free. It intends to stay that way for the foreseeable future. Like all businesses, it takes money to put out a product. LTN makes it money from advertisers and donations. Without them, there would be no Lake Tahoe News. When people have sent a donation, often times they say it’s their […]
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By Kathryn Reed Am I experiencing any pain? Well, technically no – especially when they are hunger pangs and not hunger pain. And the gagging had stopped. And the baby wipes, as suggested, were not needed. Oh, the joys of having a colonoscopy. As Dr. Dan Norman said to me when he walked into the […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Dec. 12, 2010, Fresno Bee. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is expected to soon decide whether to enact a draconian policy of tree cutting along river levees nationwide. The policy is a misdirected reaction to the Hurricane Katrina flooding of New Orleans, which exposed federal government to […]
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