By Larry Weitzman About a year ago, the Road Beat tested the new generation Mazda CX-5, a mid-size CUV. It was a FWD edition with the 2.5L Skyactiv DOHC, 16 valve inline four. But perhaps the more important model, especially to my readers, is the AWD issue of the same vehicle necessary for the weather […]
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By Henry Brean, Las Vegas Review-Journal The wilds of Nevada have lost their matriarch. Through more than five decades of conservation work, Marge Sill came to be known as the mother and, later, the grandmother of Nevada wilderness. “It was a title she embraced fully and loved,” said Shaaron Netherton, executive director of the Friends […]
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The 14th annual Halloween Treat Street event, an indoor trick or treating option hosted by radio station KRLT and KOWL radio stations, will take place in and around Lake Tahoe Community College’s physical education building on Oct. 31 from 5-8pm. This free event is open to all children and their parents. There will be plenty […]
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Tahoe Youth & Family Services’ inaugural Night of Magic is Nov. 4 at The Loft at Heavenly Village in South Lake Tahoe from 7:30-10:30pm. This fundraiser will start off with wine and appetizers. Then at 9pm the party moves into the theater for a special Magic Fusion show. Tickets are $60 per person and all […]
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Mya Rossi is on a path to see her dreams of being a scientist come true. The South Tahoe Middle School student has received the Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Scholarship. Through the Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe she applied for the scholarship in the pursuit of following her passion for STEM – science, […]
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Bella is a nice little rat terrier, maybe 20 pounds. She is 8 years old, which means that she is mature yet has many more years to go. She has lived with dogs, kids and cats, and is house trained and crate trained. Rat terriers make great pets, as they are affectionate, smart, and sensitive. […]
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By Jan Hoffman, New York Times Our daily tug of leash war goes like this. I tell Chico we’re taking a left. He yanks right, wet black nostrils burrowing in loamy leaf piles. Me versus a 15-pound Havanese, incensed by scent. Today, I let him win. That’s because I have fresh appreciation for his sniffing […]
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By Susan Wood CARSON CITY – If you don’t think wildland fire is on the back of Clear Creek residents’ minds, just look at road landmarks. One of which was just established on Highway 50 east of Spooner Summit where the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, with its brethren, came out a few weeks ago […]
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By Laura Read, Moonshine Ink With the imminent arrival of the Truckee Roundhouse membership-based workshop, set to open at the Truckee Tahoe Airport Dec. 1, the region joins ranks with places around the world that offer work spaces where anyone can construct the projects of their imaginations. But Truckee Roundhouse isn’t the only local enterprise […]
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Barton Health is putting on a free lecture about maximizing on hill performance. The talk will be Nov. 1 from 6-7pm in the board room at Lake Tahoe Community College. Presenters will be: Terry Orr, Jeremy Vandehurst, Jeff Brown, Nick Ward, and Beachy Orr. They will talk about: · Injury prevention · Concussion recognition […]
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