Orphaned animals got a helping hand last month when the Truckee police officers cleared tables and waited on guests at the Wagon Train, donating 100 percent of their tips to the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe. The officers raised $3,200. Mayor Carolyn Wallace Dee was also on hand, greeting and seating diners, and even taking half […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the July 30, 2013, Santa Cruz Sentinel. Demonstrating just how difficult it will be to reach any political consensus on reforming the California Environmental Quality Act, some interesting opposition to the effort popped up this week. Was it environmentalists, unions or the liberal Democrats who have been arguing that […]
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The 28th annual Lake Tahoe Autumn Food and Wine Festival at Northstar will pair savory adventures with the regional food and wine delicacies. The Sept. 6-8 event includes cooking seminars and demonstrations, culinary competitions, wine tastings, food-themed excursions and more. Events include the Gourmet Marketplace Vendor Fair, Village Wine and Brew Walk, Blazing Pans Mountain […]
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Wildlife biologist Jenni Jeffers will be releasing an owl Aug. 14 following a presentation at Mormon Station State Historic Park. Jeffers will show several live native owls as she discusses the life cycle of owls, their habits, habitats and how the public can help in their conservation. No photographs or dogs are allowed. The free […]
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A man died Saturday while in the water at Sand Harbor in Incline Village. Washoe County sheriff’s deputies said it does not appear the circumstances leading to the death are suspicious. They are not releasing his age or hometown. Deputies said the man was found unresponsive in Lake Tahoe about 12:15pm Aug. 3. An autopsy […]
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By Andrew Doughman, Las Vegas Sun Federal water experts and climatologists on Friday issued a grim report on the future of the Colorado River watershed to lawmakers from around the West in Las Vegas. But perhaps no other state has as much at stake in the river’s declining conditions as Nevada. Managing the Colorado River […]
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“Men’s Health – Live & Love Longer” is the topic of Dr. Paula Crenshaw’s Sept. 4 lecture. The free event is from 6-7pm at Kahle Community Center (295 Kingsbury Grade, Stateline). Learn about how to help prevent heart disease and why does it strikes earlier in men, about eating well, cancer prevention, prostate cancer advice […]
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Jerry Qualls will lead a tour of the special wetlands in Washoe Meadows State Park on Aug. 7 from 10am-noon and explain why they are important to the health of Lake Tahoe. Qualls is an associate professor in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science at UNR. His areas of interest and expertise include […]
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By Ricardo Lopez, Los Angeles Times They aren’t leaving the nest. More than one-third of millennials still live with their parents, the highest share in their age group in at least 40 years, according to a Pew Research Center analysis released Thursday. Last year, a record 21.6 million adults ages 18-31 lived in their parents’ […]
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By Sabrina Tavernise, New York Times WASHINGTON — The federal government on Friday set a standard for gluten-free claims on food labels, a step that health officials said would help the three million Americans with celiac disease and bring uniformity to the $4 billion market for gluten-free products. Gluten is a composite of starch and […]
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