By Kamille Wong, NPR Nevada has the fourth highest rate of suicide in the nation. To combat this issue, the Nevada Suicide Prevention Office is forming a committee with 10 members from across the state. Each member will focus on a different facet of the problem, including how to help veterans and Native American youth. […]
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Austin’s House, an emergency children’s shelter located near the Douglas County-Carson City border, is celebrating six years of providing compassionate care for children in crisis by launching its second annual giving campaign, the 2013 Appeal For Kids. The 10-bedroom facility opened in September 2007 and was built entirely with donations from our generous community. The […]
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By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times Californians say the state’s water supply system has serious problems that require improvement, but they are unwilling to spend billions of dollars in ratepayer and taxpayer funds on the task, according to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll. The results suggest an uphill fight for proponents of a […]
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As part of Placer County’s Tahoe Basin Community-General Plan update efforts, the county is having a public workshop on Oct. 9. The topic will be Land Use, Community Design & Development Potential. The meeting is from 5-6:30pm at the North Lake Tahoe Event Center, 8318 North Lake Blvd., Kings Beach. For more information, contact Crystal […]
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By Allison Aubrey, NPR The Mediterranean diet is a pattern of eating that lately has become a darling of medical researchers. It includes vegetables and grains, not so much meat, and, of course, generous portions of olive oil. Mary Flynn, an associate professor of medicine at Brown University, says the evidence that olive oil is […]
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Gluten free baking will be the topic of the Friends of the Library presentation by Kathe Hughes on Oct. 16. Hughes is with the Celiac Sprue Association. She will talk about Celiac disease, provide helpful hints for Gluten-Free dining, and discuss various ways to live healthy. The free event starts at 6pm at the South […]
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By Kathryn Reed With the majority of the land in the Lake Tahoe Basin being owned by the feds, the impact of the government shutdown is starting to be felt. This will be the last weekend Camp Richardson, Tahoe Tallac Site, Round Hill Pines and Zephyr Cove Resort will be open during the government shutdown. […]
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By Jeremy Miller Rush is Ron Howard’s re-creation of the highly intense era of Formula One racing during the 1970s, culminating in the 1976 Grand Prix. It stars Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Bruhl, Olivia Wilde and Alexandra Maria Lara. The piece focuses on the rivalry between drivers – British superstar James Hunt (Hemsworth) and the more […]
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To the community, So, it’s really happened. The federal government has shut down, threatening the livelihoods and well-being of hundreds of thousands of families like mine. It’s a good time for us to step back and look at who gets hurt – and why. Small businesses get hurt. They get important loans from the government. […]
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El Dorado County supervisors will make their annual pilgrimage to the basin on Oct. 7. Their regular meeting will be at 10am at Lake Tahoe Airport to hear an update on the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Regional Plan update that was passed nearly a year ago, as well as the Meyers Area Plan – of […]
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