By Ryan Donner I served as a member of the 2011-12 El Dorado County Grand Jury and began serving a second term on the 2012-13 El Dorado County Grand Jury. Judge Stephen Bailey was the supervising judge during both of these jury sessions. At the end of the 2011-12 jury session, the presentation of a […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will conduct prescribed fire operations in the Cold Creek area on the South Shore again beginning March 25. The Forest Service may also begin operations in the area of North Upper Truckee on the South Shore, Slaughterhouse Canyon or the Meeks Bay area, depending on weather and fuel conditions. […]
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By Kathryn Reed TWIN BRIDGES – Sierra’s Salsa Showdown is shrouded in secrecy. The winners are not revealing their recipes. And the judges need more to eat than just a tiny tasting cup in order to dissect the edibles. “I can’t share all the secret ingredients,” Lara Weiss of Incline Village told Lake Tahoe News […]
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Aaron Hugehes of Manteca defended his taco eating contest title at Sierra-at-Tahoe on March 24 by being the fastest to wolf down five spicy tacos.
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By Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee While visiting France, restaurateur Thomas Keller nibbled a crunchy blue-leafed spinach that he’d never seen before. It tasted faintly like oysters – and Keller immediately texted his staff. The French Laundry’s garden got another addition. “It took us a little while to track down the seed, but we got it,” […]
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By Adam Liptak, New York Times WASHINGTON — When the Supreme Court hears a pair of cases on same-sex marriage on Tuesday and Wednesday, the justices will be working in the shadow of a 40-year-old decision on another subject entirely: Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that established a constitutional right to abortion. Judges, lawyers […]
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Truckee in cooperation with the Placer County Stormwater Division will be hosting a stormwater workshop April 17. The focus will be on providing business owners, contractors, engineers, and local agency staffs information on the new municipal permit requirements. The new permit starts July 1. The free workshop is from 9-11am at 10183 Truckee Airport Road, […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Buses are in better shape, they run on time more often, the yard is cleaned up, and the whole system is operating in the black. Those are the changes to BlueGo since the Tahoe Transportation District took over in November 2010. And today, not a dime of the budget is […]
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By Chuck Raasch, USA Today Tomatoes, the kings of U.S. home gardens, are undergoing a revolutionary change, according to breeders and growers. Producers are grafting disease-resistant and insect-resistant roots onto familiar heirloom and hybrids, and seed catalogs are featuring a varied selection of grafted plants for the first time this year. Tests in the U.S. […]
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To the community, “Heavenly Mountain Resort loves supporting the work of Bread & Broth. It is so popular among the staff that there is a waiting list to come and volunteer. I enjoy helping on occasion and seeing firsthand what a difference a great meal has on the needy of South lake Tahoe. Thanks for […]
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