By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee From its inception – first as a Spanish colony, later as part of Mexico, briefly as an independent nation and finally as a state – California has been a youthful society. Waves of young immigrants, drawn by its expansive opportunities to find fame and fortune, and periodic surges in its […]
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A bear in Glenbrook was killed this week by Nevada Department of Wildlife officials. The 3-year-old male was a threat to humans, according to Chris Healy with NDOW. It had been captured twice before — in 2011 in Carson City, last year in Glenbrook. Officials are expecting this to be an active bear season because […]
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Tahoe Rim Trail Association needs people on July 19 to help build a trail to Mt. Houghton Summit from the Tahoe Rim Trail. TRTA is providing lunch to all preregistered volunteers thanks to project sponsors Clif Bar Family Foundation and National Environmental Education Foundation. This trail construction project is unique because it protects Tahoe Draba, […]
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By Kathryn Reed The EPA on July 8 approved a treatment to combat invasive zebra and quagga mussels in lakes, rivers, recreation areas and other open bodies of water. Zequanox was created by Davis-based Marrone Bio Innovations. The chemical was first approved by the EPA in 2012 to be used in enclosed systems, which includes […]
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Your Child’s Health and Immunizations is the subject of the Aug. 6 lecture. It will be presented by Allison Steinmetz from Barton Internal Medicine and Pediatrics and Rhonda Sneeringer from Barton Memorial Hospital People hear about why immunizations matter and what diseases doctors recommend patients immunize against. The free lecture begins at 6pm in the […]
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By S. Irene Virbila, Los Angeles Times Practically every high-end restaurant you’ll ever go into has an award from Wine Spectator posted prominently on the wall. The venerable wine magazine gives out a lot of them. This year, 3,748 restaurants around the world, representing all 50 states and 81 other countries and territories, have earned […]
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Avid volunteer and longtime Lake Tahoe resident Daniel Lee Kerr has died. Mr. Kerr died June 27. He was 76. He was born in Seattle on Oct. 7, 1937, weighing only 2.2 pounds. As a young boy the family moved to San Diego. That is where his love of surfing developed. He proclaimed himself to […]
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By Anne Miller, NPR The secret to more productive meetings? You might simply need to stand up. This we know, to some degree. Just take as examples the growing popularity of standing desks, which took off after a flurry of reports found that sitting for long periods of time can significantly, negatively, impact employees’ health. […]
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• Dennis Walsh has been promoted to captain and has assumed command of the North Lake Tahoe Station of the Placer County Sheriff’s Office. • El Dorado County’s Sheriff’s Team of Active Retirees is looking for members. For more info, call 530.573.3000. • The red-legged frog made famous in a tale by Mark Twain is […]
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The bridge crossing Martis Creek for Phase 3B of the Truckee River Legacy Trail is in. It is 150-feet long and spans Martis Creek and its 100-year floodplain. The bridge was transported to the site in three pieces. A crane was used to put the bridge together and to set it in place. The crane […]
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