By Kathryn Reed PLACERVILLE – Like all farmers, grape growers have a precarious relationship with Mother Nature. “In 2011 we never picked the Merlot. If the birds won’t eat it, you can’t make wine,” Vaughn Jodar of Jodar Vineyards in Placerville told Lake Tahoe News. “2012 was beautiful. People are thrilled with the wines out […]
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Do you want to write poetry, but don’t know where to start? Do you write poetry, but don’t feel you are as creative as you could be? Learn new ways to approach language and craft in your writing of any genre in a workshop offered by Tangled Roots Writing in Truckee. Focus on poetry through […]
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By Lauren Thomaselli South Lake Tahoe took the opportunity to sign the CPRS pledge “Parks Make Life Better” this spring. The annual conference of the California Parks and Recreation Society in San Jose in March provided national collaboration, alignment, and built on successes to demonstrate that parks and recreation are an essential service to creating […]
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Chips the bobcat, whose rescue by a firefighter from the Chips Fire in Plumas County last August gained national attention, was released back into the wild Friday along with her den mate Sierra. The juvenile cats are 8 months old. Their other den mates, Tuffy and Sutter, are being released together in another region. Chips […]
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By Mark Harden, Denver Business Journal With a boost from ample late-season snow, Vail Resorts said today that skier visits at its seven mountain resorts in Lake Tahoe and Colorado rose 5.5 percent for the 2012-13 ski season through April 14 over its results the previous season. That marked a distinct improvement from the company’s […]
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Updated April 22, 2013: The victims of the small plane crash that was located in Douglas County on April 18 have been identified as Cory Paul Marble, 30, of Reno and Brittney Calane Hocking-Cangemi, 21, of Gardnerville. NTSB is still investigating the crash. —– MINDEN — Rescuers looking for a small plane that went missing […]
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By Jia Lynn Yang, Washington Post The days of tax-free online shopping could finally be numbered. The Senate is planning to vote on a bill as soon as this week that would give states the authority to collect sales taxes on all Internet purchases, handing local governments as much as $11 billion per year in […]
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By Andrew Doughman, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — Gov. Brian Sandoval might not be Santa Claus, but he does know how to give mysterious gifts. This month, he found $25 million for education programs and even released a handy slogan: “Increasing funds for education without raising taxes: Check.” The next day, he said he […]
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By Jon Ortiz, Sacramento Bee Despite the Brown administration’s edict last year to sweep out nearly all retirees from the state workforce, more than two dozen departments still use them to fill some of the highest-paying positions in government, according to state data reviewed by the Bee. The numbers in an internal Department of Human […]
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By Kathryn Reed I’m still trying to understand what, “It’s a little too mushroomy” means. “Too mushroomy” is like a foreign language to me with no English translation. While at first the phrase uttered by Sue bothered me, it didn’t take me long to realize that meant I didn’t have to share my mushrooms. That, […]
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