The League to Save Lake Tahoe will host its annual Keep Tahoe Red, White & Blue Beach Cleanups at five locations throughout Lake Tahoe on July 5. Volunteers of all ages and abilities are invited to join the effort from Tahoe City to Nevada Beach and South Shore. Last year, the League’s July 5 beach […]
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Due to the severe drought conditions, wood and charcoal fires are not allowed in the Eldorado National Forest outside of designated campgrounds. Gas or propane fires are allowed with a 2014 California campfire permit. These permits are free and can be obtained at any U.S. Forest Service, CalFire, or Bureau of Land Management office. Visitors […]
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By Yesenia Amaro, Las Vegas Review-Journal There’s a new group in Nevada, and its goal is to establish marriage equality in the state in 2016 or sooner. Freedom Nevada, a nonprofit coalition, this month formed a statewide 20-member advisory committee that includes lawmakers, attorneys, religious organizations and equal opportunity organizations, among others. “People have a […]
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On July 4, volunteers participating in the Tahoe Nearshore Dippers program aim to set a world record for Lake Tahoe. In an effort to raise awareness of changing conditions in Tahoe’s near shore clarity, volunteers will be asking beachgoers around the lake to help take a quick clarity measurement and set a world record for […]
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Placer and Nevada counties are benefiting from the $510 million the California Transportation Commission released this week. The money will be spent on 83 transportation projects in the state. Here are some of the significant projects: · Placer County: $4.9 million to rehabilitate 12.6 miles of Highway 267 from the Nevada County .ine to Brockway […]
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By Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times Intense exercise changes the body and muscles at a molecular level in ways that milder physical activity doesn’t match, according to an enlightening study. Though the study was conducted in mice, the findings add to growing scientific evidence that to realize the greatest benefits from workouts, we probably need […]
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By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times Books are like medicine, and pediatricians should prescribe their daily use to build up the brains of their youngest patients, according to a policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Parents should read aloud to their infants every day and continue to do so at least until their […]
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By Kathryn Reed 1968 was not all about free love and feeling groovy. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy were assassinated within two months of each other. Vietnam was raging. The country was polarized. Even though the Civil Rights Act was signed 50 years ago this summer, it did not mean equality was immediate […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the June 27, 2014, Mountain Democrat in Placerville. Neutering the board Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. — Lord Acton The El Dorado County 2013-14 Grand Jury’s attack on elected officials contains a multi-page effort to turn the members of the El Dorado County Board of […]
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• Tahoe Windjammers are out on Lake Tahoe racing. For more info, go online. • Dorinda’s Chocolates is opening a location at the Village at Squaw Valley on July 4. • The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Laboratory Accreditation Board awarded the International Certificate of Accreditation to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Forensic Science Division. […]
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