By Chris Macias, Sacramento Bee LODI — With bottles ready for tasting, a group of Lodi wine producers waited anxiously last week for a delegation of monied business people they hoped to impress. The vintners burst into applause when the group finally arrived, over an hour late. These honored guests weren’t Hollywood moguls or Silicon […]
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The Animal Coalition of Tahoe’s summer fundraiser to keep the spay-neuter program going is June 27 from 6-8:30pm at the Flight Deck restaurant at Lake Tahoe Airport. A portion of the proceeds will benefit ACT’s spay-neuter program and the El Dorado County Animal Shelter. There will also be a raffle. The Animal Coalition of Tahoe […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – State lawmakers have put a new tourism contract to promote Nevada on hold despite the concerns of one lawmaker that the move exceeds legislative authority. Concerns have been raised by Sen. Steven Horsford, D-Las Vegas, about the intent to award the two-year, $3.2 million contract to […]
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South Lake Tahoe and Lake Tahoe Community College Connect Community Education are sponsoring the Renovator, Repair, Painter and Supervisor Trainings for local contractors. The Lead Safe Worker eight-hour training for Renovators, Repair and Painters is being offered at LTCC on June 30, July 20, Aug. 4, and Sept. 14. The cost to attend the training […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the June 18, 2012, Los Angeles Times. Wouldn’t it make sense for education funding in California to be transparent and equitable, with money spent according to students’ varying needs? Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing to inject some overdue clarity and logic into the process by allocating to schools a […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – Nevada is one of four states to receive an F grade for student access and success in its higher education system from the Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW), an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in a report released this month. The third edition […]
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By Fu-Tong Liu We think of our skin as protecting us but often ignore the importance of protecting our skin. With summer here, this is risky. Melanoma, a deadly type of skin cancer, is on the rise. Among the 3.5 million skin cancers that will be diagnosed in the U.S. this year, about 76,000 will […]
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By Warren Withers For kids, summertime sure does ramp up the fun. And when it’s hot, it’s water they want. Consider these reminders when kids are looking to make a splash. Watch them like a hawk. Pay close attention whenever kids are in or near water – and always keep little ones within arm’s reach. […]
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Lake Valley Fire Protection District is planning a series of meetings for the public and roofing contractors to talk about the wood roof replacement grant. The July meetings are for homeowners, while the August meeting is for contractors. July 10, 6-8pm, Lake Valley Station 7, 2211 Keetak St., Meyers; July 11, 4-6pm, Meeks Bay main […]
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By Thomas D. Elias, San Jose Mercury News The more that foreign and out-of-state students register at the University of California and higher tuition and fees are pushed, the more legitimate it becomes for taxpayers who built and still largely fund the 10-campus system to wonder who it will belong to in the future. It’s […]
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