By Edward Ortiz, Sacramento Bee Scientists at NASA say they have identified a rare weather pattern that assures intense and potentially prolonged wet weather will strike California. The research findings are a crucial addition to weather forecasting tools and may go a long way to alerting officials to the possibility of floods, mudslides and levee […]
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• Frommer’s says the Ritz-Carlton at Northstar is one of the 10 best “ski lodges” in the country. • Lack of snow is forcing Northstar to push back its opening date. The Truckee resort was going to open Nov. 22. Now the opening date is unknown. Kirkwood was also supposed to open Friday but is […]
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By Andrea Petersen, Wall Street Journal When you’re in your 40s, it’s pretty common to need reading glasses. You might need smaller wine glasses, too. That’s because alcohol hits people harder in their 40s and 50s than it did during their 20s and 30s. The reasons for this include changes in body composition to brain […]
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By Elizabeth Preston, Nautilus Entomologist Richard Karban knows how to get sagebrush talking. To start the conversation, he poses as a grasshopper or a chewing beetle — he uses scissors to cut leaves on one of the shrubs. Lopping off the leaves entirely won’t fool the plants. So he makes many snips around the edges […]
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The Nevada Division of State Parks has approximately $214,000 in grant funds available for motorized recreational trails projects. These funds from the Recreational Trails Program of the Federal Highway Administration are for motorized projects only. Applications are due Jan. 31 by 5pm. Federal, state, city and county governments, special governmental districts, trail organizations and private […]
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By Reuters Retailer TJX Cos Inc, owner of T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, reported a better-than-expected adjusted profit and said the holiday shopping quarter was off to a strong start. The company, which maintained its current-quarter profit forecast of 77 cents to 80 cents per share, said it was well-poised for the holiday season. “The fourth […]
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Zawadisha Fund, a Tahoe-based nonprofit, is teaming up with Bona Fide Books to offer an opportunity to shop locally while having a global impact. The 3rd annual Zawadisha Holiday Bazaar on is Dec. 7 from 10am-3pm at Bona Fide Books,1069 Magua St. in Meyers. Items for sale will include housewares, linens and bags from Kenya, […]
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By Kathryn Reed While opening day at Heavenly is just two days from now, there may come a day when the South Shore resort is open year-round for recreation. Skiing starts this week, as does the comment period for the scoping for the environmental documents involving the expanded summer recreation. While much of the first […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Nov. 6, 2013, Sacramento Bee. The shooting at Los Angeles International Airport reveals a harsh truth. In our free, democratic society, we have a lot of open places – airports, train stations, shopping malls, grocery stores, post offices, schools and parks – where large numbers of people gather. […]
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Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra and South Lake Tahoe are accepting applications for Women’s Opportunity, Violet Richardson and Ruby Awards. The Women’s Opportunity Award is bestowed upon women in the community who provide primary financial support for their families, and who are enrolled in or have been accepted to a vocational/skills training program or undergraduate […]
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