By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times An updated national report on U.S. emergency medical care has again awarded California an F for lacking access to speedy treatment, noting that the state has the fewest hospital emergency rooms per capita — 6.7 per 1 million people — in the nation. The America’s Emergency Care Environment report […]
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Goofy is one of those true mutts. There are many guesses as to his breed – he could be part Whippet, part Miniature Pinscher – but we do know he is a well-mannered boy who does not live up to his name. He is quiet in the shelter, and gets along well with dogs and […]
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By Susan Wood TWIN BRIDGES – Call it a prelude of things to come at Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort. The century-plus-old Cal band showed up for the 10th time to play and dance in its signature, animated style at the ski resort’s expansive, new plaza outside the main lodge this Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend. […]
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To the community Bread & Broth’s Jan. 13 Adopt A Day of Nourishment dinner was generously sponsored by Heavenly Mountain and Kirkwood resorts. Their hosting of the Monday evening event guaranteed that the attending 85 guests were served a nutritious and filling meal with tasty cabbage rolls as the main entrée along with calls for […]
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By Christopher Cadelago, Sacramento Bee Looks like Rep. Tom McClintock will get a challenge from the left. Democrat Kris Johnson plans to run in the Republican-dominated 4th Congressional District. The Granite Bay resident filed the necessary paperwork to run just days after news anchor Walt Gray ended speculation that he would mount an independent campaign […]
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• Squaw Valley, Diamond Peak, Mammoth and Kirkwood made CNN’s list of the world’s 100 best ski runs. • Marlon Buckmiller has joined Coldwell Banker Select Real Estate in Zephyr Cove. • Here is the January draft update of the Village at Squaw Valley Specific Plan. A Summary of Changes companion document has been posted […]
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By Elizabeth Dwoskin, Wall Street Journal Fan Zhang, the owner of Happy Child, a trendy Asian restaurant in downtown Toronto, knows that 170 of his customers went clubbing in November. He knows that 250 went to the gym that month, and that 216 came in from Yorkville, an upscale neighborhood. Businesses are tracking their customers […]
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By USSA MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN -– Kaitlyn Farrington (Bellevue, Idaho) clinched her spot on the Olympic halfpipe snowboarding team Sunday with her bold victory at the final event of the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix series. Arielle Gold (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) also secured her Sochi spot Sunday. Olympic champion Kelly Clark (West Dover, Vt) settled for second […]
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By USSA MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN -– Defending Olympic champion Shaun White, who rides for Northstar, will get a chance to win three-in-a-row at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games after clinching a spot on the Olympic halfpipe snowboarding team Sunday with his victory at the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix series finale. Local favorite Greg Bretz (Mammoth Lakes) […]
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The Cal Marching Band members made their way to Sierra-at-Tahoe on Jan. 18 to entertain skiers and boarders. They even played and skied at the same time.
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