By Catharine Hamm, Los Angeles Times My first group tour was a four-city trip to China in 2001. We breezed by the highlights in Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou, had abominable buffet food and got herded to lots of silk and jewelry stores. Sometime during those nine days, I decided it was My. Last. Group. […]
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By Patrick Ryan, USA Today Brian Wilson has announced an extensive world tour, which is being advertised as the last time he’ll perform the Beach Boys’ iconic 1966 album “Pet Sounds” in its entirety, in honor of its 50th anniversary. The 70-plus date stretch hits Australia, Asia and Europe this spring, before landing in the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Randy Peshon is a man who understands every facet of law enforcement. And that’s a good thing because for nearly a year he has been undersheriff of El Dorado County. “He’s a star. He’s excelled at everything,” El Dorado County Sheriff John D’Agostini told Lake Tahoe News. D’Agostini tapped Peshon for the job […]
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By Amy Zipkin, New York Times For the past six months, Erin Gifford, a marketing director based in Washington, has traveled for business at least once a month, mostly to Boston. But she has yet to see a single reward from a hotel chain. “I’m not big into loyalty programs,” said Gifford, who works at […]
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Beaker is a nice 1 year old female gray tiger and white domestic medium hair cat. She has very pretty fur, and is friendly and curious. Beaker has been at the shelter since October, and would love to go home soon. Beaker is spayed, microchipped, tested for FIV, and vaccinated. She is at the El […]
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Staff and physicians from the Tahoe Center for Orthopedics won the MedWAR Challenge this month in Mesa, Ariz. MedWAR, which stands for Medical Wilderness Adventure Race, is a contest that combines physical challenges and wilderness medicine in a daylong race. Competitors participated in a multi-sport race — canoeing, mountain biking, trekking, and orienteering their way […]
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By Molly Hucklebridge Coolidge Want to do right by your joints? A low-impact exercise regimen can keep them strong and limber and prevent them from being overburdened by excess weight. “Low-impact exercise is beneficial for all joints, especially knees and hips,” says Kyle Swanson, orthopedic surgeon at Barton Health’s Tahoe Center for Orthopedics. “Cartilage and […]
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The Art Club at Lake Tahoe Community College is hosting Bay Area artist Mark Jaeger for a two-day artist-in-residence event. Jaeger, who primarily works with clay, will talk Feb. 5 at 6pm in Room F101. A hands-on demonstration will be given Feb. 6 at 11am in Room F104. Both rooms are located in the Fine Arts […]
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Harriet Erickson Stangland, the founder of the now defunct Nebelhorn Ski Resort atop Echo Summit, died Jan. 16 She was 91. She and her late husband, Gordon, built the resort in the 1940s. It was one of the first ski areas in the greater Lake Tahoe area. Today it is Adventure Mountain. Part of the […]
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By Erin Jones Did you know that more than 30 percent of adults use health care approaches outside of mainstream Western or conventional medicine? You may have heard the terms complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine—but what do they really mean? Integrative medicine brings conventional and complementary approaches together and takes the whole person into account: […]
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