By Larry Weitzman IS has been in the United States since 1999 as a 2000 model. It was designed to be the least expensive Lexus and to be the sportiest Lexus with rear wheel drive and a short 105-inch wheelbase and a length shorter than most compacts at 173 inches. Lexus gave IS a 3.0L […]
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By Henry Brean, Las Vegas Review-Journal A new analysis of a 103-year-old weather observation is throwing cold water on Death Valley National Park’s claim to the world record for heat. According to the United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization, the official keeper and verifier of global climate extremes, the highest air temperature recorded anywhere in the […]
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Longtime South Lake Tahoe attorney John Joseph Castellanos died Nov. 5, 2016. He was 67. Castellanos was born Oct. 31, 1949, in Stockton. He was the second of six children born to Jose Juan and Lucille Castellanos. Castellanos spent his early years in Stockton, attending local schools. He graduated from St. Mary’s High School, attended […]
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Barton has distributed grants totaling $40,000 to help address the community’s most pressing health needs – mental health, substance abuse, and access to services. The grants were awarded to nine South Shore organizations. Recipients included Live Violence Free, Lake Tahoe Unified School District, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) – El Dorado Chapter, SOS Outreach, […]
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife and California Wildlife Officers Foundation are co-sponsoring the annual Passing on the Tradition essay contest for young hunters. The grand prize winner will receive a lifetime California hunting license. This year’s contest has entrants sharing their favorite hunting memory. The contest is open to all junior hunting license holders, […]
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Oceans are warming, becoming more acidic, and are being depleted of oxygen. How aquatic life reacts to these changes can help people understand more about this issue. Andrew Whitehead, associate professor UC Davis Department of Environmental Toxicology, is a comparative genome biologist and molecular ecotoxicologist. He will be discussing Developing Models for Climate Change Research […]
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Jill Stanton-Bricker, age 48, of South Lake Tahoe, passed peacefully on Nov. 9, 2016, with her family by her side. Jill loved Tahoe and called it home for over 20 years; after growing up in a town near Cleveland, Ohio, and attending Bowling Green University. She enjoyed skiing and adventuring, both the beaches and the […]
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Critically acclaimed Semi-Rad.com author Brendan Leonard will present stories from his newest book “Sixty Meters to Anywhere” on Dec. 9. The presentation will take place at the Tahoe Art Haus & Cinema in Tahoe City at 7pm. Leonard is a contributing editor at Climbing magazine, Adventure Journal, and the Dirtbag Diaries. Denver-based Leonard is most […]
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Marking 14 years of adventure sports cinematography and culture, Tahoe Adventure Film Festival is the annual gathering of the who’s who of outdoor adventure. It’s where the industry’s best filmmakers premier their latest adventure sports films one night only hosted by festival creator and adventurer Todd Offenbacher. Many of the segments are special edits, including […]
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Goldy is a 2-year-old shorthair cat. She came to the shelter with kittens and now that they have all found their homes she is ready for one of her very own. She is a nice cat and loves to pose for photos. Goldy is spayed, microchipped, tested for FIV, and vaccinated. She is at the […]
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