UNR is putting on the 57th Lake Tahoe Music Camp July 21-27 at the Nevada State 4-H Camp in Stateline. Each year, nearly 200 students in grades 8-12 participate in a week of music activities, rehearsals, team building exercises and recreation time, all on the shores of beautiful Lake Tahoe. The camp is filled with […]
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Updated 11:05pm Fire officials have revised the earlier estimate of number of acres burned in the Kyburz Fire. It is 160 acres. A music camp in the area has been evacuated. The nearly 100 people left on their own and not to a shelter. Updated 9pm: The Kyburz Fire has consumed 600 acres as it […]
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The Tahoe Area Sierra Club’s annual Summer Party is July 17 at Regan Beach in South Lake Tahoe from 5-8pm. The sunset party will include an exhibit by local photographer Jon Paul, music and a silent auction. Gourmet food will be served along with select wine from Naked Wines. The annual summer party is the […]
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A Sparks man has died from the injuries he sustained while walking to see the fireworks at Donner Lake on July 4. Leonard Richard Whitlow, 46, was reportedly hit by bicycle rider Petra Bakker-Borhani, 24, of Truckee on Donner Pass Road along Donner Lake. Whitlow died at Renown Medical Center in Reno, Truckee police announced […]
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Updated 8:41pm: An 87-year-old Pleasant Hill man told officials he didn’t hear the lights and sirens. A U.S. Forest Service captain was making a left on Highway 50 from Pioneer Trail in Meyers on a red light to get to the fire in Kyburz, but the RV didn’t yield and the two vehicles collided when […]
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Updated 8:42pm: The Bison Fire is at 21,337 acres and 25 percent containment. Authorities say the threat to the 20 buildings is diminishing. Douglas County commissioners declared a state of emergency. This allows the county to request additional state resources and assistance, as well as federal assistance, should the governor deem a state of emergency. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Refueling is always a good thing to do after an athletic endeavor. The tennis team I was on earlier this season had no problem doing this – at least at home matches. It is the home team’s responsibility to provide the food after the match. In previous leagues I played in it […]
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By Joshua Brustein, Bloomberg Businessweek Urban designers take note: If you want to create modern-day public squares that encourage strangers to cross paths, try offering outlets at which passers-by can plug in their phones. AT&T has begun installing solar-powered phone-charging stations on locations around New York City. The thin towers are topped by solar panels […]
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Since 2007, El Dorado County inmates in the South Lake Tahoe Jail have amassed more than 70 first, second, and third place ribbons at the county fair. This year was no exception. The inmates in the culinary arts program earned 31 ribbons: 12 firsts, 11 seconds, and six thirds. In 2007 the El Dorado Sheriff’s […]
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By Patricia Craig, Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Matt Hurteau spends a lot of time climbing trees. The assistant professor in the Department of Ecosystems Science and Management in the College of Agricultural Sciences, joined Penn State in July 2011, filling an Earth Systems Ecologist position jointly funded by PSIEE and the college. “The […]
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