By Kathryn Reed Walking in the front door it’s like entering brand new doctors’ offices. Gone is the cramped, dingy reception area. Beyond the waiting area are exam rooms that while sterile in a good way, are welcoming. And gone is the name. Barton Community Clinic is now Barton Community Health Center. “It’s a better […]
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By Joanne Marchetta Can I help save Lake Tahoe and also improve my home? Now the answer is yes and here is how: Before the first nail is pounded, before the first coat of paint goes on, many simple home improvement projects have already started helping protect Lake Tahoe. That’s because water quality best management […]
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By Kathryn Reed An air quality station that is going to be installed at Lake Tahoe Community College by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is also going to have an educational component to it. The college board at its meeting last week heard a presentation by a member of the bi-state regulatory agency about the […]
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El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency has money through the federally-funded Home Energy Assistance Program to help income-eligible families pay their energy bills. HEAP can help with electricity, wood, propane, pellets or heating oil. Renters whose utilities are not separate may qualify for help. HEAP applications are available in South Lake Tahoe at […]
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The STAR Teen Camp on Aug. 19-31 is Water Skiing & Wakeboarding. Preregistration is required. Campers will choose between water skiing and wakeboarding. This camp is taught by Lake Tahoe Water Skiing/Wakeboarding School. Cost is $150. For more info, contact Jen Menzel at jmenzel@cityofslt.us.
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The U.S. Forest Service is intricately involved in the world of Major League Baseball. The feds have been testing and analyzing thousands of shattered Major League bats, at the Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) to develop changes in manufacturing. It has resulted in decreasing the rate of shattered maple bats by more than 50 percent since […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee In the 375-page El Dorado County grand jury transcript of The People v. Raymond James Nutting, a prosecutor took aim at two checks that an official from an obscure local resource district co-signed on behalf of another agency. Deputy District Attorney James Clinchard asserted the state fire prevention grant checks […]
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By Annalise Mantz, Sacramento Bee For California voters, finding time to cast ballots on a Tuesday could become a thing of the past. A bill by state Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, would give them a chance to vote on a Saturday in the month before an election. Senate Bill 637 would require counties to […]
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By Michael B. Marois, Bloomberg Ray Souza’s voice cracks a bit when he says it, when he tells how his family’s Turlock dairy farm is struggling to pay the bills. “We go from black to red month by month,” the 66-year-old said. “For us, it’s break even at best.” Souza is like many other dairy […]
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By Kathryn Reed If the sportsbooks are right, there is going to be a repeat winner at this week’s American Century Championship golf tournament. Dan Quinn, who has the won the tournament five times – including last year, is favored this year with the odds at 7:2. Seven-time winner Rick Rhoden is behind him with […]
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