By Patricia Sabatini, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Feeling frazzled at work? So is your annoying co-worker. A recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive for Everest College found 80 percent of Americans feel stressed by at least one thing on the job. Workers in the Northeast were the most in need of a chill pill, with 86 percent […]
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Lake Tahoe’s U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is putting on a safe boaters course June 7 starting at 8:30am. The course teaches the particulars of handling a motorboat or personal watercraft. This course will give people the knowledge needed to obtain a boat license or safety certification in many states. Topics include: introduction to boating, boating […]
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Dubbed “most unpredictable two minutes in Tahoe,” the annual Truckee Duckee Derbee is June 8. The 11th annual event is at the River Ranch Lodge in North Lake Tahoe. The rubber duck races benefit the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe. The afternoon’s festivities include live music provided by Angele and the Wildwood Band on the outdoor […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – Aquatic invasive species are never going to disappear completely, but it is possible to manage them and possibly keep some from reaching Lake Tahoe area waterways. That was the message Thursday during a talk from various experts at the Tahoe Environmental Research Center at Sierra Nevada College in Incline […]
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Angel is an angel. She has piercing blue eyes and a beautiful tortoise-shell coat mixed with Siamese-like markings. She is a very friendly and happy love bug. She loves to be petted and scratched. Angel is tolerant of the other cats at the shelter, so may be OK with another cat if introduced slowly with […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the May 23, 2014, Seattle Times. America’s gratitude to the men and women who gave their lives to protect our nation is genuine, though our emotional connection to Memorial Day has eroded. Fewer and fewer people enlist and serve in the military, so the broad, common experience shared by […]
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By USSA PARK CITY -– The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association recently honored several athletes, coaches and others with awards related to the past season. U.S. Freeskiing slopestyle coach Skogen Sprang of Olympic Valley was named coach of the year. His athletes won four medals in Sochi including a sweep of the debut Olympic men’s […]
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• The sale of Kingsbury Middle School in Stateline was again on the Douglas County board agenda this month. Still no buyer. • June 8 from 10am-4pm is the 4th annual Tahoe Native Species Festival at Taylor Creek Visitor Center off Highway 89 on the South Shore. • Husband-and-wife team David and Amy Harrison of […]
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By Amber Phillips, Las Vegas Sun In Congress, the smoke-filled, back-room deal trading is gone. So is the more benign equivalent, the earmark. Nevada’s delegation is split about whether that’s a good thing and one bill that passed Congress this week shows why. Nevada lawmakers managed to get a major $280 million flood management project […]
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Nevada State Park rangers are leading leisurely, two-hour walks around Spooner Lake, home to more than 100 species of wildflowers, for people to learn plant names, their uses, habitats and enjoy their beauty. Wildflower walks are June 4, June 7, June 18 and June 21. All start at 10am. Entry fees are waived for the […]
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