By Martha Bellisle, Reno Gazette-Journal Drivers traveling this holiday weekend be warned: Nevada is tied for second in the nation most likely to issue a speeding ticket. That’s according to the National Motorists Association, a “drivers’ rights” group that helps people fight traffic charges. Florida tops the list for speeding tickets, with Nevada and Georgia […]
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By Sharon L. Peters, USA Today Summer camp is veering in a new direction — toward grown-ups and their dogs. Nature walks, swimming and memory-making campfires (all dog-focused) are being augmented with agility training, cooking-for-canines instruction, bury-the-bone competitions and dozens of other activities for pooch-loving participants. “It’s a great way to have 100% together time […]
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By Reuters Lock your feet onto a snowboard, and you can expect to fall. But whether or not a fall results in a broken wrist or separated shoulder depends on a lot of factors — including just how you go down. Based on information from nearly 2,000 upper extremity fractures and dislocations, researchers in Japan […]
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From Aug. 6-20, five teachers will bring The Missing Teachings of Yoga to the Echo Creek Ranch in South Lake Tahoe. The intensive two-week training is led by renowned American Buddhist Monk Venerable Sumati Marut, whose popular Dharma teachings and Thanksgiving retreats have invigorated the South Lake Tahoe spiritual community for more than five years. […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE — Sometimes a hike becomes all about the journey and not the destination. This happens when the trail is no longer visible and bushwhacking seems like a better option than going up over the rocky terrain to avoid the thicket. Hiking Mount Rose seemed like a good idea when we […]
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Publisher’s note: This is the July 4, 2010, editorial from the Reno Gazette-Journal. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness “‘ That to secure these Rights, Governments […]
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Explore Tahoe An Urban Trailhead presents “Forests with a Future” on July 7 at 2pm. This is a U.S. Forest Service film featuring protecting old-growth trees, wildlife and communities in the Sierra Nevada. It is free. Explore Tahoe is located at 4114 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. For more information, call (530) 542.4637.
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By Cynthia Hubert, Sacramento Bee The emergency room of a Placerville hospital from which a mentally ill woman escaped in March had problems so severe that they represented “an immediate and serious threat” to the safety of all psychiatric patients treated there, a state investigation found. The California Department of Public Health investigated Marshall Medical […]
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Tahoe Arts Project is hosting its 9th annual Art Festival July 10-11 at South Tahoe Middle School. Admission is free. The festival will feature more than 40 local and visiting artists, food booths, children’s art projects, entertainment, raffle prizes and fun for the entire family. This is not your typical “craft fair” and features a […]
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Today is the last day to eat at Chevys Restaurant in South Lake Tahoe where a part of your bill benefits Taste of Tahoe. Taste of Tahoe is a fundraiser for the South Shore’s Relay for Life event. Relay begins Aug. 7 at Kahle Community Park in Stateline. The event raises money for the American […]
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