By Katie Little, CNBC Finally, some good news for consumers to chew on: That Thanksgiving feast will be a little less expensive. The average cost of this year’s holiday dinner for 10 eased down 0.9 percent to $49.04 from $49.48 last year, according to a survey from the American Farm Bureau Federation released on Thursday. […]
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BloodSource will have a blood drive Dec. 2 from noon-6pm in South Lake Tahoe. Participants will receive a parking validation for the Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel parking lot. The blood drive is sponsored by the Barton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. For more information, call Dan Kerr at (775) 781.5343.
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Have you ever wondered what Tahoe’s animals do for the winter? Will Richardson of the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science will present an overview of the strategies used by Tahoe wildlife for enduring long Sierra Nevada winters, and highlight many fascinating examples of how they are employed. The talk is Dec. 5 at 5:30pm at […]
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By Kathleen Kingsbury, Reuters Employers tried the carrot, then a small stick. Now they are turning to bigger cudgels. For years they encouraged workers to improve their health and productivity with free screenings, discounted gym memberships and gift cards to lose weight. More recently, a small number charged smokers slightly higher premiums to get them […]
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Placer County Sheriff’s Department has had a series of promotions. Mark Reed is now a captain. Reed was most recently assigned to lead the Investigations Division. He will be taking over as the commander of the Support Services Division. Jeff Swearingen was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. Swearingen was most recently assigned to lead […]
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By Kathryn Reed Anyone who has read anything about Peru knows it is a country that has a history of corruption and violence. Author Nicholas Shakespeare tapped into that history in “The Dancer Upstairs”, a novel that was published in 1995. While it is fiction, Shakespeare finds inspiration from the notorious Shining Path guerrilla group. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Round Hill Pines Beach will have new operators for the first time since 1968. While Frank and Susan Forvilly wanted to keep operating the Nevada beach, the U.S. Forest Service said no. Instead, it was revealed Nov. 15 that Bob and Tammy Hassett will take over the operations starting with the 2014 […]
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By Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post The Obamacare website doesn’t work. Hundreds of thousands of insured Americans are seeing their plans summarily terminated. Millions more face the same prospect next year. Confronted with a crisis of governance, how does President Obama respond? He campaigns. “I’ve got one more campaign in me,” he told grass-roots supporters — […]
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Barton Hospice will host the annual Light up a Life interfaith ceremony to honor those who have died. The Dec. 4 6-7pm event at MontBleu in Stateline is free. All attendees will receive a free personalized ornament. To honor someone at the event, call (530) 543.5592.
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By Teri Mizuhara All around town we see smoke rising from chimneys, signaling the arrival of fall with crisp days and cold evenings. If you have a wood burning stove or fireplace, you know the drill well as you find yourself scraping out the old ashes that have accumulated as you burn firewood to heat […]
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