By Kathryn Reed Songbirds sing a tune that seems to say, “Welcome to our little piece of paradise.” We smile as we enter their world. Soon the roar of Cascade Falls fills our ears. In the distance we see it cascading into its namesake. A lone fishing boat is on the glass-like water of Cascade […]
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Sixty-one pounds of prescription medication were turned in last weekend in South Lake Tahoe. This is the most collected in the since this program was started. On April 27 the South Lake Tahoe Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration provided the public its sixth opportunity in three years to take back unwanted prescription drugs […]
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The Lake Tahoe Community College Theater Department’s Random Acts of Improv group is bringing in television performers Rick and Laura Hall for a musical improvisational workshop and live performance May 18 in the Duke Theatre. Laura Hall (musical director for TV’s “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”) and her actor-musician husband, Rick (HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm”), […]
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By Sam Dean, Bon Appetite As far as we’re concerned, the mint julep is as important to the Kentucky Derby as the horses, or the jockeys, or whatever it is everyone seems to be cheering about while we launch our faces into another leafy sprig of mint. It’s the quintessential Southern drink–the sweaty climate calls […]
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Robert Edward Mulready of Placerville was sentenced May 3 to 42 months in prions after pleading guilty to a variety of drug charges. Mulready admitted to conspiring to cultivate and distribute at least 100 marijuana plants. Court documents alleged Mulready traveled to California for the purpose of growing marijuana and that he sold the marijuana […]
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By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Barbara Boxer has long been one of the Senate’s environmental champions, racking up perfect scores for each of the last five years on the League of Conservation Voters’ report card on key votes. But the Californian now finds herself on the opposite side of an issue from […]
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Community Wildfire Protection Plans and Fire-Adapted Communities are the focus of webinars on May 7 and May 14 put on by the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension. The first one-hour, free webinar will be offered at 10am May 7 in conjunction with Nevada Wildfire Awareness Week that begins May 4. Participants will learn about the […]
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The 6th annual Tour of Carson City Bike Ride is May 5 at 9:30am. The route tours around the perimeter of Carson City for a moderately paced 27-30 mile bike ride. The event is free, though donations are being accepted to support Muscle Powered of Carson City to promote a more bike friendly community. The […]
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By Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee It’s not unusual for bears – especially juveniles – to wreak havoc at winter’s end in Truckee, but it is surprising to see one at the wheel of a pickup. According to the Truckee Police Department, a young bear entered the cab of the unlocked truck Wednesday evening and […]
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• Lake Tahoe’s West Shore Café and Inn has hired Mike Davis as executive chef and Stacie Krenicki as the property’s general manager. Both were most recently at Martis Camp. • The U.S. Forest Service will talk May 4 at 4pm about the acquisition of the Hole in the Ground, Lola Montez and Castle Peak […]
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