By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee High heat and gas prices apparently will not deter Californians from enjoying the first summer holiday of the year. AAA projects that more than 4.6 million Californians plan to travel at least 50 miles or more during the three-day Independence Day weekend. That represents a 1.5 percent increase over 2013. […]
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By Steven Overly, Washington Post It’s all pomp and patriotism until someone burns a limb. The number of fireworks-related injuries soared to their highest level in more than a decade last year, according to a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission report released last week. An estimated 11,400 injuries were reported during 2013, a staggering 31 […]
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• Ted Jackson and Luke Anderson have been promoted to engineer at Lake Valley Fire Protection District. • Joe Craven and his 12-year-old daughter, Hattie, are putting on a music workshop July 9 from 3-5pm at Valhalla on the South Shore. He will put on a concert that night at 7:30 at the Boathouse Theatre. […]
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By Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times When you fantasize about a classic burger, you think of a juicy patty, your favorite toppings, a warm bun and maybe a little bacon. Chances are you aren’t dreaming about eating any wood pulp. But if you eat at some of the nation’s top fast-food restaurants, you could be […]
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South Tahoe High grad Ethan Niven returns to the South Shore this month to direct Valhalla’s first theater production of the season. “The Servant of Two Masters” is a family-friendly comedy. It is a high-flung/low-brow comedy about a hungry servant who hatches a scheme to double his wages (and his meals) by serving two masters […]
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By Kathryn Reed Showers Lake is so idyllic that it is one of the more sought after resting points for hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail. The terrain is flat, which is ideal for pitching a tent. While the water is colder than Lake Tahoe, one guy said it felt warm to him because he […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is form the June 26, 2014, Los Angeles Times. The U.S. Supreme Court faced the challenging task of weighing one person’s right to free speech against another’s right to be protected from harassment when it reviewed a Massachusetts law requiring 35-foot buffer zones around abortion clinics. Unfortunately, the court got the […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee SAN FRANCISCO — The former chief executive of CalPERS is about to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge in connection with the bribery scandal that erupted at the nation’s largest public pension fund five years ago. Fred Buenrostro, who ran CalPERS from 2002 to 2008, will enter a guilty plea […]
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Truckee’s Fourth of July fun includes a morning parade, evening music and nighttime fireworks. The annual Firecracker Mile leads the festivities with a one mile race along the parade route down Donner Pass Road from US Bank to the Train Station. The parade, which starts at 10am, offers up close views of the legendary Wells […]
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By Brian Uhler June marked the beginning of summer, and with it the arrival of visitors and the summer concert series known as Live at Lakeview. As a community and specifically as a police department we recognize the value of helping our visitors have a nice time in our beautiful town. The Live at Lakeview […]
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