Tahoe Douglas Rotary Club is helping seniors on April 27. As part of the Rotary at Work Day the group will go to seniors’ homes and help them with such things as changing light bulbs, changing batteries in smoke detectors, yard work, and more. Any senior who would appreciate such help is asked to call […]
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By Donna Jones, Santa Cruz Sentinel WATSONVILLE — Cathy Calfo couldn’t help but be impressed by the wholesale produce market in Guangzhou, China, with its 40,000 workers, hundreds of trucks, and “unimaginable” quantities of fresh fruits and vegetables changing hands in all-cash transactions. Calfo, executive director and chief executive officer of Santa Cruz-based California Certified […]
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By Jen Gurecki NAIROBI, Kenya – “This is the most dangerous thing you’ll do all day,” I said to the group as we crossed the road. No lions or machine guns, just cars, motorbikes and matatus. The traffic lights function, but most people are color blind to the red, green and yellow. Crosswalks should be […]
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A South Lake Tahoe woman who gambled away her entire paycheck lied about it, but deputies quickly figured out the truth. The 42-year-old woman, whose name is not being published because she has not been charged with a crime, was found in the trunk of Mercedes Benz this morning. An employee at Zephyr Cove Lodge […]
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A South Lake Tahoe man was booked into jail on several felonies today and a 12-gauge shotgun, .270-caliber rifle, 9mm handgun with high capacity magazines, and drug paraphernalia are in an evidence locker. The city’s SWAT team was used to execute the search warrant in the 2400 block of William Avenue on April 23 because […]
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By Lauren Coleman-Lochner and Leslie Patton, Bloomberg Brad Kriser has been known to down a dog biscuit or two. Kriser, the founder of an upscale pet-food chain that’s opening stores in major U.S. cities, sees his pets as family, and sampling their diet is what good parents do. “People will really do absolutely anything they […]
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• El Dorado County Supervisor Ray Nutting continues to be in the news regarding his use of state money to clear his property of brush. Here is a link to the latest story, which includes Nutting on video. • The Tahoe City Transit Center was honored this month with a prestigious 2013 Small Project Award […]
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By Anjeanette Damon, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — Following more than an hour of riveting and personal floor speeches — during which one state senator publicly announced for the first time he is gay — the Nevada Senate voted 12-9 to begin the process of repealing the gay marriage ban from the state Constitution. […]
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By Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera on Monday announced a formal investigation into whether the State of Nevada improperly “dumped” psychiatric patients to his city and across California. In a letter to the director of Nevada’s Department of Health and Human Services sent this morning, Herrera demands that the state […]
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There will be a Cinco de Mayo dance on April 26 from 7:30-10pm at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center. The dance is open to all ages. The Tahoe Dance Band will provide the music. Mexican or Western wear is encouraged. The $10 admission fee includes appetizers, dessert, wine and other beverages. For those who […]
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