To the community, Live Violence Free would like to formally welcome our Executive Director Frank Blakeney to our team and to this community. On Sept. 20, we offered an open house and meet-and-greet to the community so everyone would have the chance to come and personally welcome Frank to town. We had a great showing […]
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By AP INCLINE VILLAGE — The new shuttle bus system at Lake Tahoe’s Sand Harbor State Park has been declared a success and is coming back again next summer, albeit with a possible tweak or two to better target peak demand. Ridership totaled 12,155 on the East Shore Express during 81 days of operation between […]
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By Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee TRUCKEE — A 56-year-old Lake Tahoe man died Saturday after his motorcycle struck a pickup driven by a Citrus Heights man on Highway 267. Mark C. Steffy of Crystal Bay died from injuries sustained when he was ejected from his motorcycle, according to the California Highway Patrol report. He […]
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Douglas County Parks & Recreation Department is taking signups for the upcoming Girl’s Basketball League at Kahle Community Center. Registration runs until the league is full. Divisions: 3-5 grade — Tuesday nights, season is November-February. 6-8 grade — Wednesday nights, some Mondays possible, season is December-March. Cost: $85. All games will be at Kahle Community […]
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By Cindy Cowen What we so often hear about in our daily lives centers around negative happenings in our community: abuse, drug related crimes, students failing in our education system. We hear about children in trouble and the lack of resources to help. One program that is tending to the emotional, social and personal needs […]
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NV Energy has money for people who recycle their old refrigerator. Older refrigerator can use up to four times the electricity of a new one. It’s possible to save up to $140 a year on utility bills by getting a new fridge, NV says. The utility company will haul away the old appliance and send […]
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By Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes How awful is China real estate? Apparently not bad enough. CalPERS, the pension fund for California state employees, pledged to invest around $530 million in two new China real estate funds. The funds are run by ARA Asset Management, an Asian firm that specializes in management of publicly traded real estate […]
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By Kathryn Reed Orders are already being placed – even from doctors who know this is not health food. It’s quite the opposite. But there seems to be something therapeutic about this once-a-year specialty item. While they can’t actually be bought until November, a gang of aficionados gathered on a September Sunday morning in a […]
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By David Bienick, KCRA-TV RESCUE — Wildlife advocates said Monday that state officials should have considered alternatives after learning they ordered a mother mountain lion and her three offspring to be shot and killed in El Dorado County. The killings happened last month in the community of Rescue, which is about three miles north of […]
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By Adam Rasmussen, KTVN-TV Care Flight plays a vital role in Northern Nevada, able to transport patients in critical condition to health care centers in just minutes. Saturday, it hosted its inaugural Flight For a Good Cause fundraising event, giving people a unique opportunity to fly inside one of its medical helicopters. For $75, each […]
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