Tahoe City Golf Course is hosting a winter triathlon Dec. 28. It involves skiing, riding and running about 2 miles each. The entry fee is $20 for per team and $15 for individuals. The race starts at 9am, registration at 8am. For more info, call (530) 583.1516.
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By Justin Bachman, Bloomberg The number of award miles needed to snag a seat in the premium cabin will rise dramatically next year at Delta and United — and airline mile collectors are fuming. The biggest changes in both airlines’ loyalty programs will be for international travel in first and business class, where some award […]
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By Brad Branan, Sacramento Bee For the second time in his career, a Sacramento County deputy district attorney faces drunken driving charges after getting into a car accident. The El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office this month filed a criminal complaint in Superior Court against Alan Scott Hengel, 58. The complaint alleges that Hengel had […]
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By Kathryn Reed Joe Hoffman isn’t letting the bitter, nasty campaign of 2012 stop him from running again for El Dorado County Superior Court judge. The 44-year-old is running to replace Judge Daniel Proud, who is retiring. The contentious battle of 2012 was against incumbent Curt Stracener. “I think this time will be different than […]
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To the community: The California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) is studying for implementation Tahoe Sustainable Communities Investment Program (TSCIP). From board meeting executive summary: “The 2012 Regional Plan promotes clustering development in the basin’s town centers to create more walkable, bikeable, and transit-oriented communities. The Regional Plan also includes a Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS). “TSCIP will […]
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By Nicole Ostrow, Bloomberg Children whose mothers ate more peanuts and tree nuts while pregnant are less likely to develop allergies to those foods, according to a study that reverses previous doctor recommendations. The study from Boston Children’s Hospital found that the children of moms not allergic to peanuts and tree nuts who ate five […]
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By Chris Sieroty, Las Vegas Business Press Carol O’Hare discovered the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling in 1991, about the same time she sought help for her own gambling addiction by attending Gamblers Anonymous meetings. Today, O’Hare’s problems are behind her, but as the nonprofit’s executive director, she remains passionate about educating the public about […]
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By Eliza Barclay and Jessica Pupovac, NPR Around Thanksgiving, the Race Card Project brought us the story of a woman who grew up in a Filipino family but desperately wanted to be anything but Filipino. When Melanie Vanderlipe Ramil was a child, she shied away from her family’s traditional meals, including the rice that’s a […]
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By Peter Delevett, San Jose Mercury News Lots of folks believe California is ungovernable. Venture capitalist Tim Draper has a solution: Six Californias, including one called Silicon Valley. Draper, a maverick tech investor who once poured $20 million into a statewide school voucher initiative, on Monday laid out his case for a proposed ballot measure […]
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The Museum of Sierra Ski History and 1960 Winter Olympics in partnership with Granlibakken Resort will present living history with Joe Pete Wilson from Dec. 26-Jan. 3 from noon to 4pm each day. Wilson was a member of the 1960 U.S. cross country team that competed in the VIII Olympic Winter Games at Squaw Valley. […]
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