By Kathryn Reed Whether the South Shore has fireworks after this summer remains to be seen. But what is known is the public beaches will be cleaned. After a lawsuit was filed last year by a Marla Bay couple in regards to the debris that washed ashore following the July 4 and Labor Day shows […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from Bloomberg on March 30, 2014. California’s northern rivers are so low that young Chinook salmon have to be trucked on their journey to the Pacific Ocean. Yet to listen to some farmers and their political allies, you would think the fish, shielded by environmental law, are doing fine, while […]
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A Washoe County sheriff’s boat sank Monday while moored at the Hyatt in Incline Village. It is not known why the rescue vessel took on water. It is too soon to know if it can be salvaged. It was towed to Reno on May 27. Marine 9 is a 24-foot boat. It is one of […]
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By April Fulton, NPR We’re not only obsessed with what we eat. We’re now obsessed with what our pets eat. They make us healthier and happier, so who can blame us for wanting the best? While the pet food industry has started adding salmon, vegetables and other ingredients humans favor to its products, the store-bought […]
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By Julie Brown, Powder I am the product of a Squaw Valley romance. In 1974, my dad moved there to join the ski patrol, a job he had been dreaming of since he was a high school misfit growing up in Sacramento. Six years later, he met my mom, a Chico State college student who […]
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Boating Safety 101 and Suddenly in Command are two classes being taught by the Coast Guard Auxiliary at Lake Tahoe Community College. The first is May 31 from 8:30am-3pm. Cost is $49. Is about boating safety for adults and youths (grades 6-12) who are operators of personal watercraft, hunters, fishermen and other boaters. The second […]
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Truckee Police Department and Truckee-Donner Recreation are putting on the inaugural Truckee Family Bike Day at River View Sports Park on June 1 from 11am-2pm. Truckee Family Bike Day features activity stations ranging from a decorate-your-bike booth to exhibitions and introductory clinics at the mountain bike pump track. For a longer family-friendly bike ride, there […]
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The California Transportation Commission has allocated $1.3 billion in transportation funding, including $541 million to implement California’s “fix it first” strategy for preserving and maintaining California’s 50,000 lane miles of highways. Here are some significant projects that will help preserve and maintain California’s existing infrastructure assets: · Rumble strip safety upgrades: $1.98 million was allocated […]
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By Paul Farhi, Washington Post This is a short news article about how news articles are becoming shorter. The world’s largest independent news organization, the Associated Press, for one, has told its journalists to cut the fat — and keep their stories between 300 and 500 words, a length in which this story (301 words) […]
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• Stateline’s Fox & Hound took top honors at the annual San Juan Bautista Rib Cook-Off. This is the largest event owner Matt Grime has participated in. Fox & Hound also took second place for best barbecue sauce. Grime has been competing for three years. • Tahoe Transportation District’s East Shore Express between Incline Village […]
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