By Andrew Doughman and Conor Shine, Las Vegas Sun Legislators slogged through dozens of bills Friday, turning the Senate and Assembly chambers into arenas for legislative triumph and death. Following a lengthy day of voting, bills you might find good, bad or just plain weird are headed to Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval, meaning they now […]
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By Melody Hefner Of the more than 1 million types of insects in the world, less than 5 percent are harmful. Insects are an important part of the food web, providing a meal for other insects, birds and small mammals present in our yards. Many insects are pollinators. Without them, we would have no apples, […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee It may feel like spring in California, but this Memorial Day weekend, many rivers and creeks look like they’re already trickling through summer. Rafters and kayakers headed outdoors this weekend will find no room to float their boats on some waterways. Snowmelt runoff peaked a month early in some watersheds, […]
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Barton Health and Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce are putting on seminars to educate people about healthcare reform, also known as the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare. California and Nevada insurance exchanges for 2014 coverage enrollment open Oct. 1. The workshops will be led by qualified industry specialists. If you are an employer […]
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By Karoun Demirjian, Las Vegas Sun Two years ago, the Federal Election Commission deciding to fine former Sen. John Ensign $32,000 for breaking campaign finance laws would have been big news. But in a week filled with scandals, the first punishment levied on the erstwhile senator failed to stir anyone. “It’s old news, and the […]
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The facelift of Kings Beach begins later this year, but Jamie Himes, an interdisciplinary studies student at Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village, already got the beautification started. As part of a project for her Service Learning class she came up with the Coloring Kings Beach idea. Himes’ project won the college’s award for Inspiring […]
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Alpenglow Sports is putting on its inaugural nine-day Mountain Festival June 22-30. All events are free and focus on non-competitive recreation opportunities in nature designed to inspire participants as they enjoy and explore the North Lake Tahoe playground and community. There will be nature hikes, trail runs, lakefront yoga sessions, athlete presentations, cutting-edge product demos, […]
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Barton Memorial Hospital will celebrate 50 years of being in South Lake Tahoe on June 29 from 11am-3pm. The party is open to the public. It is free and will be in the back corridor of the hospital grounds at 2170 South Ave. History of the medical facility will be highlighted. Guest may take part […]
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The Friends of the Library are hosting Leon Malmed, South Lake Tahoe resident and the author of “We Survived … At Last I Speak”, on June 25. This is Malmed’s true story of his and his sister, Rachel’s, escape from the Holocaust in Occupied France with the help of their French neighbors who volunteered to […]
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By Kathryn Reed A playground of a different kind is mapped out for the area surrounding Tamarack Lodge at Heavenly Mountain Resort. Of the $25 million Vail Resorts will be spending in the coming months on summer recreation plans at its California and Colorado resorts, it is not being revealed how much is going into […]
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