By Linda Fine Conaboy Maybe some of you know South Lake Tahoe resident Maureen Stuhlman who is employed as the city’s vacation home investigator. Maybe not. Perhaps a few readers know about Immaculata University in Malvern, Pa., just outside of Philly. There is even a chance that some have seen the movie “The Mighty Mac,” […]
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Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is hosting a radon educational event on Jan. 23 at 6pm at its Stateline office. Free test kits will be available for Nevada residents at the presentation. Test kits can also be purchased at low-cost for out-of-state residents. For those who cannot attend a presentation, free radon test kits are also […]
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By Paula Span, New York Times The circle shrinks. As the years pass, older people attend too many funerals. Friendships that sustained them for decades lapse when companions and confidants retire or move away or grow ill. These days Sylvia Frank, who moved into an independent living residence in Lower Manhattan in 2014, can email […]
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Author Shaun Griffin will give a free talk Feb. 3 as part of the Writers in the Wood Series at Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village. A long-time resident of Virginia City, he has taught poetry workshops in the Northern Nevada Correctional Center and is co-founder of the Community Chest, a nonprofit agency serving children […]
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By Kathryn Reed Stop making excuses for not growing produce in Lake Tahoe. There is finally a book that seems to answer every question imaginable. “July & Winter: Growing Food in the Sierra” is Gary Romano’s tell-all book about gardening at higher elevations. The book came out last year; published by Meyers-based Bona Fide Books. […]
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Bill Mosher, a descendent of several prominent South Lake Tahoe pioneer families, has died. He was 64. William Merwin Mosher IV passed away Jan. 6, 2017, after a lifelong battle with rheumatoid arthritis. He was born Jan. 2, 1953 in Sacramento to Melba and William G. Mosher Sr. Mr. Mosher was a fourth generation cattleman […]
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El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency is putting on a six-week program for caregivers. The series topics include: Feb. 24 – Taking Care of You March 3 – Identifying and Reducing Personal Stress March 10 – Communicating Feelings, Needs, and Concerns March 17 – Communicating in Challenging Situations March 24 – Learning From […]
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By Dan Michalski, Vegas Inc. Gov. Brian Sandoval was chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission in January 2000 when the panel enacted a ban on slot machines with cartoon themes deemed appealing to minors. Controversy over a slot machine built on the TV-MA-rated cartoon “South Park” had sparked then-presidential contender Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., to […]
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Throughout the calendar year Earth’s orbit and tilt causes shifting weather patterns, movements and migrations of animals, emergence and disappearance of various plants and wildlife, and a host of other natural history phenomena. Learn about a wide variety of these natural history topics, track the ebb and flow of the Sierra’s seasons, and catch a sneak […]
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To help educate Californians on the value trees provide to building successful, healthy cities and neighborhoods, CalFire and California ReLeaf are sponsoring a poster contest for students in grades 3-5. Rules and details are online. In addition, the two groups are having a video contest for students in grades 6-8. Those rules are also online. For each contest, students […]
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