With warmer weather, extended daylight hours, and lots of outdoor activities to enjoy, El Dorado County health officials are offering hot weather safety tips. Seniors, young children, those with chronic medical conditions and individuals with inadequate air conditioning can be especially vulnerable to hot weather. The following are tips for staying cool and healthy during […]
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• South Lake Tahoe’s summer activity guide is online. • Barton Health is sponsoring a lecture about hips on June 5. Robert Rupp, orthopedic surgeon, will talk about the causes and treatment of hip pain from 6-7pm at Kahle Community Center, Stateline. • Learn about animals from around the world at the South Lake Tahoe […]
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Whether you’re an experienced road cyclist or new to the sport, get your cycling season started off right with professional USA Cycling coach Ellen Sherrill on June 5 from 5:30-7:30pm. Road Cycling 101 & 102 courses are designed to strengthen one’s overall cycling ability and knowledge. Road Cycling 102 covers more complex group ride dynamics, […]
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El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies are trying to track down the man who broke into a West Slope bike shop and stole equipment worth about $7,000. The suspect on May 20 entered into Town Center Bike and Tri in El Dorado Hills early that morning. Deputies said he looked around the shop before taking off […]
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Horizon casino’s parking lot in Stateline will turn into a carnival June 13-16. There is no entrance fee. The carnival is offering $25 wristbands for unlimited one-day passes for all rides. Buddy day is June 13 when unlimited ride wristbands are two-for-one at the gate entrance. There will be rides for all ages, food and […]
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The Truckee-Tahoe Chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association will be hosting three Young Eagles events this summer. Their monthly pancake breakfast in conjunction with Young Eagles Flights is June 8 at Truckee-Tahoe Airport between 7:30-10an. Children ages 8-17 who attend with their parents have the opportunity to fly free Saturday morning. Additional dates for Young […]
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By Brady Dennis, Washington Post Who needs coffee for breakfast when you can pour Wired Wyatt’s caffeinated maple syrup over your Wired Waffles? Remember Cracker Jack? This year saw the advent of Cracker Jack’d Power Bites, with as much caffeine per serving as a cup of coffee. Americans, it turns out, are willing to gobble […]
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“Dig into Reading” this summer. The Douglas County Public Library Lake Tahoe branch is having a Dinosaur Dig on June 13 at 1:30pm. Listen to Miss Maria read dinosaurs stories. Afterward, go outside and dig for “dinosaurs” around the library. Bring a plastic shovel or pail if you have one. Young children must be accompanied […]
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By Susan Wood MONTEREY – Still evolving while turning 30 in 2014, that’s the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The Central Coast’s famed aquarium plans to go dark Labor Day weekend on one of its most popular exhibitions to date – the Secret Life of Seahorses. The 15 species of these elusive creatures and kin – the […]
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• Kirk Ledbetter is now chairman of the board for Barton Health. New board members are Mike Bradford and Keith Swanson. Returning are Greg Bergner, John Cefalu, Paul J. Fry II, Rhonda McFarlane, Terry Orr, Paul Rork, Chuck Scharer and Dena Schwarte. • Megan Arneson on June 29 at 2pm will present a history of […]
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