NewLife Nutrition is the Tahoe-Reno area’s newest solution to living a healthy lifestyle. The business is all about helping residents of all shapes and sizes improve overall health via tasty food and simple lifestyle changes. Amber Wilson, a registered dietitian, observes that many diet and weight loss programs are a quick fix that causes unwanted […]
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By Joann Eisenbrandt “Keep Tahoe Blue.” Locals and tourists see it everywhere — attached to the wrinkled bumpers of aging Subarus and the shiny chrome of sleek BMWs. Even on poster-pocked telephone poles. It’s a call to environmental action, a bumper sticker, a domain name, and the registered trademark of the League to Save Lake […]
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Tahoe Douglas Rotarians were visited recently by Rep. Dean Heller, R-Carson City, at their weekly meeting. Heller provided his thoughts on the current political environment in Washington, shared an explanation of his average day, and expressed his viewpoints on some Nevada-specific issues. Heller was raised in Carson City and serves on the House Ways and […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College’s garden continues to grow. Local philanthropist Jessica Ledbetter chose the college’s garden as a way to memorialize her parents, Bev and Bill Ledbetter. Her generous donation created the Ledbetter Terrace, an outdoor performance and classroom space that was opened in September 2009. Ledbetter has continued her support and the LTCC Foundation […]
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Updated Sept. 3 12:30am: • The Sept. 9 South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission has been canceled. An ordinance concerning medical marijuana dispensaries in the city was supposed to be on the agenda. • Plumas-Eureka State Park is open again after being closed because a dead ground squirrel tested positive for plague. • Sand Harbor boat […]
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The Tahoe Rim Trail Association’s Annual Meeting & Volunteer Appreciation Celebration is Sept. 25 at Northstar-at-Tahoe at the Mid-Mountain Lodge. The evening will include a silent auction, buffet-style dinner, meeting, presentation of volunteer awards and keynote speaker Adam Bradley, avid long-distance hiker/fast packer. The meeting begins at 5pm with a silent auction and cocktail hour. […]
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Squaw Valley is paying tribute to man’s and woman’s best friend when it hosts the inaugural Peaks and Paws event Sept. 18 from 11am to 5pm. It’s a opportunity to sip wine or beer while playing with your pets and socializing with other dog owners. Peaks and Paws will feature a dog training seminar, adopt-a-dog […]
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The El Dorado County Environmental Management and Health Services departments received confirmation Sept. 1 that a bird found in the South Lake Tahoe area tested positive for West Nile virus, the first for 2010. The bird, a Western Scrub-Jay, was found Aug. 24. A second positive bird, a Swainson’s hawk, was also reported for El […]
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The Truckee Police Department in conjunction with the California Highway Patrol, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office, and the Grass Valley Police Department, we will be conducting a DUI/driver’s license checkpoint Sept. 3. The Police Department’s goal for 2010 is to significantly reduce the rates of DUI-involved injury collisions in Truckee. Collisions involving impaired drivers have […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee Officials from the California Department of Fish and Game and USDA Wildlife Services showed up at dawn at Lake Tahoe’s Fallen Leaf Campground early this week, looking for a bear sow and cub with a reputation for nonchalant visits to the tents. The same bear had been trapped, tagged and […]
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