By Janet Fullwood, Sacramento Bee As Americans set out on their summer getaways, millions grapple with the same question: What to do with the dog? Last fall’s flap over Mitt Romney’s Irish setter traveling in a crate atop the family station wagon raised awareness of how not to travel with a pet, but it also […]
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By Sparks Tribune On Aug. 31, Kings Beach resident John Merryfield and a group of extreme stand-up paddlers will embark on a stand-up paddle circumnavigating Lake Tahoe to promote the Vegan One Day project, a challenge for everyone to adopt a vegan diet (no meat, dairy or eggs) for at least one day of the […]
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By Norimitsu Onishi, New York Times COURTLAND — On the last Sunday of July, this small town in the Sacramento River’s Delta takes a pause from the peak of the pear harvest season by holding its annual pear fair. A pear run, a pear parade, a pear pie eating contest and a pear fair queen […]
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By Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee In their first examination of state accounting problems, California lawmakers condemned parks officials Thursday for hiding nearly $54 million from budget writers. The revelation has damaged the integrity of state government and its budget process, lawmakers from both parties said at an Assembly budget subcommittee hearing. “Many of us here […]
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Gary Willen, doctor with Tahoe Women’s Care, is scheduled to speak Aug. 22 from 6 to 7pm at Carson City Community Center (801 East Carson St.). With Barton Health’s da Vinci Surgical System, Willen is able to perform complex hysterectomies and other urologic and gynecologic procedures. Lecture attendees will learn how da Vinci procedures can […]
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The start of a new school year can be challenging for children. But thanks to residents at Kelly Ridge, an ABHOW community in South Lake Tahoe, some elementary school students will return to class with backpacks filled with school supplies. This is the third year Kelly Ridge residents have filled about 20 new backpacks with […]
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South Lake Tahoe police officers want to question Agustin Bautista in regards to the Friday night drive-by shooting in the Al Tahoe neighborhood. As Lake Tahoe News first reported, shots were fired Aug. 10 into a house and vehicle on Nevada Avenue. No one was injured. In the course of this investigation, police have located […]
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Dean has been at the shelter for several months, and we can’t figure out why. He is a very good natured Jack Russell/Chihuahua (maybe) mix, 6 years old, who likes other dogs. He came to the shelter because his owner didn’t want him anymore. He’s affectionate and walks nicely on the leash. Dean caught the […]
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Are you ready for an all day Tahoe single track epic? Start your training and mark your calendars for Sept. 2. Rose to Toads is a 60-plus mile ride showcasing some of the best trails linking Tahoe’s North Shore from Mount Rose down to the Lake Tahoe’s South Shore ending on Mr. Toads Wild Ride. […]
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By Thomas Sowell It has long seemed to me that there is far more rationality in sports, and in commentaries on sports, than there is in politics and in commentaries on politics. What has puzzled me is why this is so, when what happens in politics has far more serious effects on people’s lives. To […]
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