By Alison Ganong As we gear up for outdoor winter activities, the potential for sports-related injuries stacks up. Tendonitis is a common winter sports injury. Tendons are bands of fibrous connective tissue that attach muscles to the bones. Micro tears in the tendon can lead to irritation and inflammation known as tendonitis. If the area […]
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Allori is a 5-year-old Chihuahua mix who is great with other dogs and cats. She prefers men to women, but does warm up, and will quickly jump into your lap. She is a bit fearful and so would be best in a home with children older than 12. Allori is only about 10 pounds, seems […]
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By Gordy Megroz, Outside For my 40th birthday, I decided to climb the Grand Teton, a 13,770-foot peak in my backyard of Jackson, Wyoming. The Grand is technical, requiring rock climbing and rappels on exposed faces with 5,000-foot drops. Make a mistake and you’re dead. I’d decided the ascent would help me feel less 40. […]
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As part of the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement campaign period, police, sheriff and the CHP will be deploying DUI checkpoints and DUI saturation patrols now through Jan. 3. El Dorado County DUI Coalition reminders everyone to follow these tips: • Plan a safe way to get home before you attend the […]
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The South Tahoe Alliance of Resorts has provided $5,000 each to Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe, Christmas Cheer, and Live Violence Free. The Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe used the $5,000 to purchase equipment including new desks, chairs, computers and laptops. A $5,000 contribution was made through Raley’s to Christmas Cheer to help […]
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By Bella DePaulo, Washington Post When I taught a psychology course on singles in America at the University of Virginia in 1999, one of the assignments was: Go out to dinner alone. One of my students waited patiently as the hostess seated one party after another; the hostess thought my student was waiting for someone else, so she ignored […]
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El Dorado County has created a website with the latest health statistics as well as how the county compares to other counties across the state and nation? The The database includes more than 90 indicators relating to the health and demographics of El Dorado County, such as obesity, cancer and diabetes rates; information on public transportation […]
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Kayvan Khalatbari will lead an expert panel in a discussion on the science and medical benefits of cannabis on Jan. 29 as part of the Squaw Valley Institute’s lecture series. He’s an innovative entrepreneur and volunteer in several political and nonprofit ventures that focus on the ethical framework of the cannabis business. Khalatbari co-founded Denver Relief, […]
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By Claudia Buck, Sacramento Bee Got a cold and a headache? If you’re treating them by popping pain killers and downing cough/cold medicines, be careful. With the cold and flu season under way, too many Americans may be unwittingly overdosing on over-the-counter medications, according to consumer research conducted recently by a team of CSU and […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College is looking for actors of all ages and ethnicities to audition for its winter production of “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940” written by John Bishop. Auditions will be Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. in LTCC’s Duke Theatre, inside the Fine Arts Building. Performances of the play take place March 11-20. “The […]
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