By Mandy Kendall Be prepared. I was involved in a small accident the other day, nothing serious, just a fender bender. No one was hurt, but what struck me most (other than a rather large truck) was that life is unpredictable and things can go wrong just when you least expect it. Both drivers were […]
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By Kathryn Reed I wanted to be an Olympian. I could swim pretty well by age 4, was competing by age 6. I still love the backstroke most, and can do a lap of fly when I test myself. A few problems arose, though, on my way to gold. (OK, I really never was on […]
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By Mitchell Landsberg, Los Angeles Times RENO — Women are bowling in the middle of a downtown street. Men are climbing the sides of a high-rise hotel. As necks crane and bowling balls skitter into pins, a loudspeaker blares Bruce Springsteen’s “Glory Days.” There is, it would seem, almost nothing this town wouldn’t do to […]
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Trails and Vistas announces The Dreaming Tree art hikes with views of the Sierra Nevada on Sept. 8 and 9 at Donner Ski Ranch, 19320 Donner Pass Road in Norden. More than thirty artists including world musicians, dancers, storytellers and visual artists will present the signature two-mile art hikes. In addition to local creative talent, […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the July 18, 2012, Sacramento Bee. The California state parks system – as state government itself – is in deep budget trouble. Yet that did not stop the head of one division within the state parks system – administrative services, which handles accounting and personnel functions – from hatching […]
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South Lake Tahoe and Lake Tahoe Community College Connect Community Education are sponsoring the Renovator, Repair, Painter Training for local contractors. The Lead Safe Worker eight-hour training for Renovators, Repair and Painters is being offered at LTCC in Spanish on July 28. The cost to attend the training is $50 and up to two workers […]
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Cold beers and hot music will come together at Squaw Valley at the 11th annual Brews, Jazz and Funk Fest that supports the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe. Some of the nation’s most recognized jazz and funk legends will perform under the peaks of Squaw Valley, including headlining acts Orgone and Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk. The Brews, […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee Placerville-based El Dorado Savings Bank reported a profit of $2.1 million for the second quarter ended June 30, down nearly 10 percent from last year’s second quarter. “The drop in earnings was due to the continued record-low interest rates available on new loans and investments,” said Thomas Meuser, chairman and […]
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By Jayne Clark, USA Today If it seems like vacations aren’t as rejuvenating as they used to be, maybe it’s because more people are spending more time working when they’re off the clock. Or so say a couple of new polls. Almost 60 percent of respondents to a survey out this week say taking a […]
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South Lake Tahoe BMX track hosts the USA BMX State Championship Qualifier on July 28. Sign ups for the event begin at 10am and last one hour. Racing begins at noon. Race fee is $25 per rider. Plaques will be awarded to the top three riders in each class. Spectators are free. The track is […]
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