The Douglas County Public Library has again joined with In-N-Out Burger for the Cover to Cover Club reading program from March 2 to April 13. Children ages 4 to 12 are eligible to receive certificates for a free In-N-Out hamburger or cheeseburger by reading books. Both branches of the library are participating in the program. […]
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The Tahoe Rim Trail Association is offering a two-day wilderness first aid course. The cost for the April 13-14 class is $195 for non-TRTA members and $175 for TRTA members. The course will be taught by the Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS. This course will provide individuals with a foundation in first aid concepts critical […]
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By Chad Terhune, Los Angeles Times California could cut $110 billion in healthcare spending over the next decade, saving the average household $800 a year, by quickly moving away from conventional fee-for-service medicine and embracing more coordinated care, a report says. These findings released Tuesday come from the Berkeley Forum, a new group of healthcare […]
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By Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — The state Bureau of Consumer Protection wants the rules changed to head off some future rate hikes by NV Energy, which announced last week its profits nearly doubled in 2012. The bureau petitioned the state Public Utilities Commission on Monday to require the utility to reveal […]
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By Kathryn Reed For the second year in a row the water in Lake Tahoe is clearer than the preceding year. As noted last year by the UC Davis scientists who take the measurements, the lake’s clarity has been stable for the last decade. Still, the last time the white dinner plate looking Secchi dish […]
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The sun is out and the mountains are calling. Here is the Feb. 27 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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• State Sen. Ted Gaines and Assemblyman Frank Bigelow, who represent the South and West shores in the Legislature, will be hosting a community coffee March 1 from 9-10:30am at Riva Grill, 900 Ski Run Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. • Mark Estee, owner and chef of Campo in Reno, is a semifinalist for Best Chef […]
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Updated Feb. 28 10:50am By Kathryn Reed If Highway 50 were to go behind Harrah’s Lake Tahoe and MontBleu casinos, would this be a good financial decision? Yes, according to the study done by Economic & Planning Systems Inc., a Sacramento-based land economics-consulting firm hired by the Tahoe Transportation District. The report says retail sales […]
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Bear is a full-figured, lovable guy who would be at home in just about any household. He’s very friendly and would like to go for lots of walks to lose his extra pounds. Bear has been at the shelter for just a few days, along with six other dogs who have been transferred up to […]
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By Steven Malanga When California’s government employee pension system was established in 1932, it was a model of restraint. Private-sector pensions were still rare then, but California lawmakers had a particular reason for wanting a public-sector pension system: Without one, unproductive older workers had an incentive to stay on the job and just “go through […]
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