North Tahoe Arts is receiving an extra-special gift of generosity this holiday season. An anonymous donor has offered to match every donation that NTA receives through Dec. 31. North Tahoe Arts, located in Tahoe City for more than 24 years, has been supporting the arts in the Truckee North Lake Tahoe area with various events […]
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The World Explorers’ Club will meet once a month to learn about the world, do activities and write letters to their pen pals. The first meeting will be Jan. 15 at 3:30pm at the South Lake Tahoe branch library. Future meetings will be on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Sign up at the library […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee After more than a decade of lawsuits and threats of lawsuits, a dispute over water service for the Shingle Springs Rancheria and Red Hawk Casino appears to have been resolved. The El Dorado Local Agency Formation Commission, which rules on government reorganizations, earlier this month effectively rescinded the 1988 annexation […]
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By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times Thinking of buying your kid a TV of his or her own for Christmas or Hannukah? Well here’s a bit of advice from your friends at the American Journal of Preventive Medicine: Don’t. It turns out there is a way to make television even more unhealthy for your children: […]
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To the community, This is a follow up letter to my request last week for some snow removal so the people of Pioneer Village could access the bike trail safely. I would like to thank K and K Services for taking the time to clear the snow that day and also I would like to […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee Today is likely to be the busiest mailing day of the year for the U.S. Postal Service — and private shippers will also be busy moving millions of parcels. There is still time to mail, but Christmas is drawing close. Ralph Petty, spokesman for the Postal Service in Sacramento, suggests […]
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A winter storm warning is in effect for the entire ski day in Lake Tahoe. Here is the Dec. 17 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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By USSA BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. -– After extreme blowing winds and snow Chas Guldemond (Reno) was able to overcome the treacherous conditions and take second at Dew Tour slopestyle snowboarding finals on Dec. 16. His run featured near perfect double backside rodeo that he was able take all the way to the bottom of the jump. […]
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Punkin is a shy mini Chihuahua who is maybe 1 or 2 years old. He is very sweet, quiet, and a pretty cream color. He warms up to gentle attention, and would love to spend as much time as possible in someones lap. And just look at those huge ears! Punkin is neutered, microchipped, and […]
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By Joel Brinkley Most of the world’s dictators share a common fear, and it’s not of the United States, NATO, the United Nations or any outside entity. No, the force that most threatens them is social media. Originally designed as enhanced online chat forums for young Americans, Facebook, Twitter, blogs and the rest have spread […]
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