Carson Valley Inn is serving a free spaghetti lunch for all veterans and active military – plus one guest – on Veterans Day. The event will be in the Valley Ballroom from 11am-3pm Nov. 11. Present military ID for entrance. There will be a Veterans Day colors presentation, the national anthem and an invocation at […]
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It’s time to think about ordering the famous Barton cheeseballs. They will be on sale during the Barton Auxiliary’s Holiday Faire on Nov. 9 from 9am to 3pm at St. Theresa Parish Hall in South Lake Tahoe. Starting Nov. 6 they will be available at Barton Memorial Hospital. Carson Valley Medical Center will start selling them Nov. […]
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By Laura Geggel, Washington Post Whether they drank decaf or regular, people who consumed large quantities of coffee daily had lower levels of abnormal liver enzymes, a new study finds. This suggests that a chemical in coffee other than caffeine may help the liver, the researchers said. Other studies have found that drinking coffee is […]
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By Tim Hearden, Capital Press DAIRYVILLE — Despite some weather issues, olive oil producers in California hope to at least match last year’s mark of 3.5 million gallons, an industry expert says. As the harvest of oil olives started about two weeks earlier than normal, growers anticipate “excellent” quality, said Patty Darragh, executive director of the […]
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By Sasha Khokha, KQED-TV California’s severe drought is putting stress on everyone these days: the residents whose wells are running dry; the farmers forced to experiment with growing their produce with much less water; and of course, the thirsty fruits and vegetables themselves. But preliminary research suggests the dryness isn’t hurting the produce’s nutritional value, […]
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By Terence Chea, AP California’s deepening drought is shrinking its rice harvest, and that’s bad news for farmers, migratory birds and sushi lovers. The $5 billion industry exports rice to more than 100 countries and specializes in premium grains used in risotto, paella and sushi. Nearly all U.S. sushi restaurants use medium-grain rice grown in […]
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By Kathryn Reed TRUCKEE – Food is one of the basic needs to survive. Usually it is something people living the Lake Tahoe-Truckee region import. But what if it didn’t have to be trucked in? Mayumi Elegado, publisher of Truckee’s Moonshine Ink, and Stacy Caldwell with Tahoe Truckee Community foundation started exploring that concept earlier […]
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By Bernie Pacyniak, Candy Industry For Dorinda Vance, it started early on in life. As a 12 year-old girl, she learned to make crave-inducing, chocolate-covered cherries. That skill ignited a passion in Vance that eventually steered her toward learning the art and refining the science of chocolate. The mother of four boys, she homeschooled her […]
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By Devon Jackson, Outside Ever chug a can of let’s say, Brand E, energy drink and not only feel that good-as-advertised jolt of extraness but experience a skip or two in your chest as well? Even though most of the evidence is anecdotal and the studies—which continue to pile up—don’t yet know exactly why, the […]
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By Oulimata Ba, HNGN California’s record-breaking drought may be wreaking havoc on local wildlife and forcing residents to steal water. But for state vineyard owners, the lack of water has produced the best wine grapes in years. “This year’s vintage could be one for the ages,” Michael Coats, who co-owns Valerie’s Vineyard in Sonoma County, […]
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