By Shanna McCord, Santa Cruz Sentinel SANTA CRUZ — Deja vu might best describe Henry Brzezinski’s career in protecting animals. Brzezinski, head of the county’s Animal Services Authority, is moving back to El Dorado County to take the same position he held there for nearly six years before landing the Santa Cruz job in June […]
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By Jonathan Wright, Reno Gazette-Journal There is the regular way to make a recipe, proceeding by ingredient and method, and then there is the television way. Nancy and Joe Horn, the owners of DISH Café, learned that in January when a Food Network crew occupied their restaurant. The crew was shooting an episode of “Diners, […]
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It’s a gorgeous day in Lake Tahoe. Head for the slopes. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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During the Olympic Games last month, Procter & Gamble presented a $10,000 check to Squaw Valley native Julia Mancuso, who was fresh from winning a silver medal in women’s downhill and another in the women’s Olympic combined. Procter and Gamble, Crest & Oral-B recognized Mancuso as one of five Team USA Olympians for the “Smile […]
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By Kathryn Reed One month ago today, Marty and Leslie DeTarr’s vacation plans got shaken up a bit in a way that could never have been predicted. The South Lake Tahoe couple was in Chile when the deadly and devastating 8.8 earthquake struck the South American country. They were supposed to fly back to the […]
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Squaw Valley is hosting the first U.S. Professional Ski Patrol Olympics April 16-18. While several regions have hosted patrol contests in previous years, never before have ski patrollers from across the continent united for one epic competition. In honor of the 50th anniversary of the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympic Winter Games, Squaw Valley has invited […]
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By Ed Vogel, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Mrs. Joe Leavy was sitting on the bed in her home up the road from the Hoover Dam construction site when a mammoth wind on July 24, 1931, shook the house and carried her out of a window and into the sky. Leavy was spirited away […]
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By Frank X. Mullen Jr., Reno Gazette-Journal The more horses that are removed from the range, the higher federal care and feeding costs soar. They are about to go a lot higher. President Barack Obama’s 2011 budget proposal calls for a $12 million increase in the Bureau of Land Management’s $64 million wild horse and […]
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To the community, If a fire broke out tonight while you were sleeping, would you and your family get out alive? Today is a great time to develop a home fire escape plan. Teach it to and practice it with your family on a regular basis. Check your smoke detector and replace the battery at […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will conduct prescribed fire operations in the Mt. Rose area, off Highway 431, beginning March 27. Operations are expected to continue through the weekend and the following week as weather and staffing allow. Residents and travelers can expect to see smoke from prescribed fire project areas. Be aware that […]
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