To the community, Decked in Santa Claus hats and reindeer antlers, the volunteer crew from Heavenly Mountain Resort brought holiday cheer and served a hot and hearty meal to the dinner guests at Bread & Broth’s Dec. 16 evening meal. “Volunteering with B&B is a humbling experience while giving back to our community, especially during […]
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To the community, Tahoe Community Church Food Pantry would like to say thank you to the community as we feed the hungry in our community. This Thanksgiving we fed 183 households a turkey and bag of all the fixings. We are feeding record numbers each Friday afternoon at the Food Pantry, and have fed over […]
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By Barbara Ortutay, AP NEW YORK — Mix blatant bigotry with poor spelling. Add a dash of ALL CAPS. Top it off with a violent threat. And there you have it: A recipe for the worst of online comments, scourge of the Internet. Blame anonymity, blame politicians, blame human nature. But a growing number of […]
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By Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times UC Riverside senior Matthew Emeterio was worried that he might be short of degree credits and have to delay graduation past next spring. But thanks to a soon-to-debut online program linking far-flung UC campuses, he expects to finish on time. Starting next month, the political science major will be […]
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Detectives with the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office want to talk to three men who may be able to provide information regarding the Dec. 22 death of Christopher Elliott. Elliott, 46, was found dead on his front porch on Northwood Boulevard at 4am Dec. 22. The cause of death is pending an autopsy. They are not […]
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By Farhad Manjoo, Wall Street Journal This is going to sound silly, but I think Snapchat was the most important technology of 2013. It sounds silly because Snapchat is just an app. What’s more, it’s an app used primarily by teens and college students, and wasn’t I telling you just a few weeks ago that […]
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JT Holmes, Jonny Moseley and Jeremy Jones – all of whom call Squaw Valley home – will be signing autographs and skiing and snowboarding with guests at Squaw and Alpine Meadows through Jan. 2. At Alpine, skiers and riders should meet at the base of Alpine’s Summit Express. At Squaw, skiers and riders should meet […]
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By Jim Miller, Sacramento Bee State Sen. Ted Gaines is going home but leaving his 1st Senate District constituents behind, at least temporarily. Gaines, who represents Lake Tahoe, recently told recipients of his district’s email newsletter that he and his family are leaving Rocklin after deciding to “temporarily move back into our long-time home in […]
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By Christopher Joyce, NPR Among the things to celebrate this holiday season is the fact that there are fewer hungry people in the world. Just how many? Well, since 1965, researchers in Europe have been tracking the world’s food supply and where it’s going. The good news is: The percentage of the world’s population getting […]
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Squaw Valley Institute is sponsoring a panel discussion Jan. 16 about fracking. California has the largest underground supply of natural gas in the country and is currently under the microscope to handle these resources responsibly. The night will start with a background presentation followed by a moderated panel debating the potential positive and negative impact […]
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