By Cally Carswell, High Country News As we reported in October, the first investigation of Arizona’s Yarnell Hill Fire, in which 19 hotshots were killed this summer, drew extremely cautious conclusions. No “direct causes” of the accident were identified, no one was blamed. Policies and protocols, the report said, were not violated. It was almost […]
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By Heather Segale On Aug. 17, the largest recorded wildfire in the Sierra Nevada and the third largest in California history started in Stanislaus National Forest. This devastating fire burned more than 250,000 acres and took two months to contain. The effects of the fire on the terrestrial ecosystem will certainly last for years. Here […]
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By Vanessa Wong, Bloomberg Cooking a gluten-free meal isn’t as simple as plucking out the croutons. Even if the ingredients are gluten-free, avoiding cross-contamination from other things in the kitchen means having separate utensils and prep areas, not to mention special training of staff—significant undertakings in restaurant environments whose employees must be reminded to wash […]
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Award-winning author David Antonucci will present an illustrated talk on the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Olympics on Jan. 7 at 6pm. Antonucci will feature his most recent book, “Images of Sports: The 1960 Winter Olympics”, which will be available for sale and autographing. This book showcases the highlights of the Games through rare and previously […]
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Kelly Keenan’s last day as chief of the Amador-El Dorado unit of CalFire is Dec. 22. “I have spent most of my adult life dedicated to a career with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and I wouldn’t change a thing,” Keenan said in a statement. “It has been an amazing journey taking […]
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By Kathryn Reed While it’s the music that draws people to SnowGlobe, it is Alyssa Byrne who is on so many people’s minds. The 19-year-old Petaluma woman died last year of hypothermia as she tried to walk from the concert venue to her Stateline hotel. A lasting legacy of the tragedy is the Always Buddy […]
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To the community, There are plenty of people in this town that would have you believe that South Lake Tahoe is on the road to ruin. The City Council’s vote last December to put parking meters at our beaches and on public streets just fuels that kind of thinking. Because paid parking is opposed by […]
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By Heather Segale TERC researchers Brant Allen and Katie Webb along with 3D movie specialist Steve Andersen, script writer Sharon Wood, and the entire TERC education team, are working hard to bring the Tahoe Science Center another 3D movie. This film will let visitors virtually dive under the water and learn about the ecology and […]
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By Joanne Marchetta In a year chock-full of positive milestones for the Lake Tahoe Basin, one accomplishment that stands out is the community’s collective drive to create a walkable, bikeable Lake Tahoe. Even while a cold blanket of snow covers miles of Lake Tahoe’s bike trails and paths, significant preparations continue for expanding the bike […]
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• Roberta Mason is now president of Lake Tahoe Community College’s board of education. • Former Lake Tahoe Unified School District Superintendent Rich Fischer has been appointed to fill the seat on the El Dorado County board of education that was vacated by Gene Rasmussen. • Robert Silk is Barton Health’s newest radiologist. • Lake […]
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