A group of Indonesian basketball players selected based on their ability to play and scholastic achievement were at South Tahoe High School last week. “We initially scheduled scrimmages after school. That grew into having our students interact with the Indonesian team, have lunch together, shadow our students in class, have a whole school assembly for […]
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Bears made sure Nevada Department of Wildlife officials didn’t rest this long weekend. On Friday a female black bear was trapped in west Carson City, which has been a busy place for bears this fall. The female, which didn’t have cubs, was first caught in early October in west Carson. “When we caught her the […]
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By Sabrina Tavernise, New York Times The Food and Drug Administration last week proposed measures that would all but eliminate artificial trans fats, the artery clogging substance that is a major contributor to heart disease in the United States, from the food supply. Under the proposal, which is open for public comment for 60 days, […]
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By Jeremy Miller “Thor: The Dark World” is the newest installment in the Marvel Studios franchise, and it doesn’t disappoint. The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgard, Christopher Eccleston, and the great Anthony Hopkins. The gang’s all here. Ages and ages before the rule of Odin (Hopkins), there was a civilization […]
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The Friends of the Library Book Sale is the place to get great books at bargain prices. The event is Nov. 16 from 10am-3pm. All proceeds benefit Friends of the Library and are used to support various library services, and free programs for children, teens and adults. The library is at 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd., […]
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By San Jose Mercury News A new way of measuring poverty reveals California has by far the biggest share of people in economic despair, eclipsing states such as Mississippi and Louisiana, when housing and other costs are factored. The alternative yardstick, known as the supplemental poverty measure, found nearly 2.8 million more people are struggling […]
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By Alex Morales, Bloomberg The only three living diplomats who have led the United Nations global warming talks said there’s little chance the next climate treaty will prevent the world from overheating. The specific goal, to hold temperature increases to 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit, was endorsed by envoys from 190 nations in 2010. It’s considered the […]
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California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials are analyzing DNA from an animal that was roaming at Donner Lake. It may be a nonnative California red fox or a native Sierra Nevada red fox. The animal was first seen on Halloween and then early last week in North Lake Tahoe. The Sierra Nevada red fox […]
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David Foster, international artist and sculptor specializing in traditional and contemporary fine art applications, will share his life in the little Tuscan town of Pietrasanta, Italy, as he follows in the footsteps of Michelangelo. Foster, who taught at Lake Tahoe Community College for 32 years before retiring in 2008, will present a slideshow with images […]
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In 1963, Pioneer Trail was paved only from Highway 50 near Stateline to just south of the Glenwood Way junction. It was a very bumpy dirt trail beyond that, an original portion of which still exists parallel with today’s paved road, running alongside STPUD’s black-lined holding ponds and the KTHO radio towers. It serves now […]
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