No longer are multiple incisions necessary for hysterectomies or gall bladder removal. Barton Memorial Hospital last week performed its first single-site hysterectomies. This means it is the first hospital in Northern California and Northern Nevada to offer the single-site surgery for both procedures. It has been doing gall bladders for more than a year. Gynecologist […]
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By Laura Moss, Mother Nature Network From Los Angeles to Nantucket, Mass., plastic and paper bag bans are on the rise across the nation. Some ordinances prohibit single-use carryout bags, while others attach a fee to such bags, but an unlikely group is fighting against such bans: recyclers. On Aug. 5, the Institute of Scrap […]
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By Megan Willett, Business Insider It’s time to eat all of the fresh lobster, seafood, and summer fare we can before Labor Day. But here’s something to think about while downing every lobster roll in sight before summer’s end — our beloved shellfish was once a throw-away food. Back when the first European settlers reached […]
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By Mercy for Animals On Aug. 8, Josh Garrett — a dedicated vegan and proud Mercy For Animals member — smashed the previous held world record for through-hiking the grueling Pacific Crest Trail, a 2,655-mile trek from Mexico to Canada, with an official time of 59 days, 8 hours, 14 minutes. But Garrett, a Santa […]
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Placer County Sheriff’s Office’s eight-session Community Awareness Academy is Sept. 4-30. Classes are Monday and Wednesday nights from 6-9 at the department’s headquarters, 2929 Richardson Drive, Auburn. To register or for more info, contact Kim Rivera at (530) 889.6922 or krivera @placer.ca.gov.
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The American Fire is spreading at a much slower rate. It has grown to 12,950 acres and remains at 45 percent containment. This fire is burning in the area of the 2008 Westville Fire north of the Foresthill Divide Road into the Whisky Hill area. However, it is also burning in steep and hazardous terrain […]
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Incline Village has delayed making a decision on whether bear-resistant garbage cans will be mandatory. Waste Management Inc. representatives will give a presentation Sept. 25 to the Incline Village General Improvement District board. Nevada Department of Wildlife officials said of the 237 human-bear conflicts in Northern Nevada in 2012, 22 percent were in Incline Village. […]
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The 1946 black-and-white photo, above, shows the early Camp Richardson pier as viewed from the center of the Camp Rich beachfront. My 1959 color slide, left, shows the pier viewed from the other side, at the west edge of Camp Rich bordering the Valhalla site. Camp Richardson then still was operated by family member Sis […]
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By Kathryn Reed A whole lot of sniffing was going on Saturday on Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe. And plenty of tail wagging, too. It’s a good bet many of the dogs who attended the second annual Dawgs on the Run on Aug. 17 weren’t going to need dinner. Every booth seemed to […]
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By Teri Mizuhara There are an estimated 75 million baby boomers in the United States who began turning 65 at the rate of one every 10 seconds in 2011. They make up 13 percent of the U.S. population. Boomers have redefined what a senior is. They are physically active, healthier, focused on their futures with […]
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