To the community, Wearing “Rotarians at Work!” T-shirts, five members of the South Lake Tahoe Rotary Club ladled out heaping servings of the evening’s dinner fare of a “Fanciful Frittata”. The mushroom, onion, bacon and bell pepper frittata was the main course of the “Adopt A Day of Nourishment” dinner that the Rotary Club sponsored […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one of a series of blurbs about how the lack of winter is impacting the Lake Tahoe Basin. If you have an idea, please email it to info@LakeTahoeNews.net. More dry weather is likely to mean more bark beetles destroying pine trees in the Sierra. “There typically is a one- to two-year […]
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If predicted rain and snow arrive this week, U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will resume prescribed fire operations in several locations around the Lake Tahoe Basin beginning Jan. 28. Operations will take place on the South Shore in the Luther Pass Campground off of Highway 89, on the West Shore off of Bunker Drive […]
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By Jim Carlton, Wall Street Journal EL DORADO HILLS — A severe drought plaguing much of the West is also bringing bits of its past back to life, as long-submerged historic artifacts and natural features are exposed by receding lake levels. Near this Sacramento suburb, man-made Folsom Lake has receded to less than one-fifth of […]
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By USSA PARK CITY — The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association has nominated a record 94 athletes to the 2014 U.S. Olympic Team that will compete in Sochi. Fifteen are from the greater Lake Tahoe area, including Mammoth. The team includes eight athletes who have previously won Olympic gold. The team is significantly larger than […]
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By Tamara Jacobi, MindBodyGreen You’ve been training for months, maybe even years, for the big race. Yet, a quick snap, crackle or pop and it’s game over. Instead of heading to the starting line, you’re sitting on the couch. Did you know that sports injuries are often a sign of nutrition imbalance? Many athletes have […]
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The Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety is sponsoring a Zero Teen Fatalities traffic safety message contest for high school students. Nevada students may participate by producing a 30-second video, a 30-second radio announcement or a billboard/bus shelter poster. Winners will receive prizes and the opportunity for their entry to be featured […]
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By Dominique Mosbergen, Huffington Post Russia’s Sochi, Canada’s Vancouver, France’s Chamonix, Japan’s Nagano and California’s Squaw Valley all have one thing in common: These former and future Winter Olympics venues are each known as prime sites for cold-weather sports, and as breathtaking havens for sporting enthusiasts. But according to a new study, these winter wonderlands […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun For years, gaming regulators have created barriers between debit or credit cards and slot machines so that gamblers wouldn’t drain their bank accounts or ruin their credit ratings. While they’ve allowed automated teller machines at casino properties, regulators have never crossed the line of enabling players to put […]
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• Squaw Valley is hosting Winter Games viewing parties Feb. 8-18 and Feb. 21 at Rocker@Squaw. Squaw Valley athletes Julia Mancuso, Travis Ganong and Nate Holland are going to Russia. • Liberty Utilities customers starting April 1 will see a carbon pollution charge and credit on bills. Find out more online. Then click on the […]
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