Select a fresh tree with good color and firm, flexible needles that do not easily pull from the branches. Place the tree in plain water immediately after recutting the trunk at least one-half inch above the old cut. The container you use for your tree should hold 2 to 4 quarts of water. The longer […]
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By Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – Secretary of State Ross Miller announced last week he is seeking legislation in the 2013 session aimed at curbing the potential for voter fraud by including photographs of registered voters at polling places on election day. Miller said his proposal is not a voter identification measure. Instead it […]
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El Dorado County is getting $4.7 million from the California Transportation Commission. The work will be done in South Lake Tahoe on Highway 50 from Herbert Avenue to Takela Drive. Drainage systems and best management practices will be installed. This includes sediment vaults and a force main to collect and treat stormwater. The allocation, announced […]
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For those wanting to put green — as in environmentally friendly — ideas in to the holidays there will be a presentation about how to do so on Dec. 12 Rose Parker is putting on the event from 6-8pm at Lake Tahoe Community College’s library. This interactive presentation will cover a variety of topics related […]
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By Ed Sealover, Denver Business Journal Vail Resorts Inc. has entered into agreements to buy two Midwestern ski resorts, making the Broomfield, Colo.-based company’s cache of out-of-state resorts larger than its in-state collection for the first time. The company that owns and operates Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in California, and the Vail, Keystone, Breckenridge and […]
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• Between now and Dec. 16 is Unity at the Lake’s annual Bear-A-Thon. Bring a new bear or other stuffed animal to Sunday service (1195 Rufus Allen Blvd. South Lake Tahoe, 10-11:30am) to hug, cuddle and fill with special blessings and healing light. All the bears are donated to Live Violence, fire departments and sheriff’s […]
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A federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment today against South Lake Tahoe resident Mark E. Leung. The 58-year-old is accused of wire fraud, mail fraud, and making a false statement to obtain federal workers’ compensation. Leung worked for the U.S. Postal Service until 1987. At that time he claimed he sustained a work-related injury. […]
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By AP HARTFORD, Conn. — Jazz composer and pianist Dave Brubeck, whose pioneering style in pieces such as “Take Five” caught listeners’ ears with exotic, challenging rhythms, has died. He was 91. Brubeck died Wednesday morning of heart failure after being stricken while on his way to a cardiology appointment with his son Darius, said […]
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It’s shaping up to be a great day to make some turns. Surface conditions could be a little firm this morning in some areas. Enjoy the sunshine. Here is the Dec. 6 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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By Kathryn Reed Some books I don’t want to read, but I know should. Such was the case with “A Stolen Life” – Jaycee Lee Dugard’s memoir. It was also one of those books that I wanted to be done with fast. Selfishly, I just didn’t want Dugard’s 18-year ordeal to linger long on my […]
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