Sierra-at-Tahoe will be the site of a candlelight vigil for Michael Hallenbeck on Aug. 12 at 7pm. The 21-year-old U.S. Forest Service firefighter died Aug. 8 while fighting a lighting-caused fire south of Echo Summit. Hallenbeck was a Sierra-at-Tahoe employee for the past two seasons and a firefighter for the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. During the 2015-16 […]
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South Lake Tahoe’s 50th Anniversary Parade is billed as a unique opportunity for organizations, service groups, athletic teams, schools to showcase what they have to offer while joining with the entire community to celebrate the city’s history. The theme of the Sept. 19 parade is Past, Present and Future. Applications are due Sept. 1. They are available […]
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Stella and Gemma are super cute, almost identical sisters and they would like to go home together. They are 10 weeks old, and very energetic, as you would expect. Stella and Gemma are spayed, microchipped, tested for FIV, and vaccinated. They are at the El Dorado County Animal Services shelter in Meyers, along with many […]
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By Susan Wood STATELINE – When legendary performer Elton John launched into the “B itch is Back” on a warm Lake Tahoe night, the crowd sprang to its feet, and I was immediately transported into total nostalgia as my childhood took center stage in my mind. Like many people (a cluster of them around me […]
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By Ariane Wu and Murray Carpenter, Reveal There’s a slow but growing movement in the United States to ban the sale of caffeine – or certain kinds of it, at least. In June, the Ohio Legislature passed a bill banning the retail sales of pure powdered caffeine. This comes on the heels of six U.S. […]
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By Kim Wyatt STATELINE — I had a whole review written in my mind comparing and contrasting Jackson Browne’s performance of his post-Watergate hit “The Pretender” to the previous evening’s Republican debate. And then he didn’t sing it. So this review will have to be simply about a master songwriter and the large, intimate crowd […]
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By Lindsey Tanner, AP Parents of picky eaters take heart: Research suggests the problem is rarely worth fretting over, although in a small portion of kids it may signal emotional troubles that should be checked out. Preschool-aged children who are extremely selective about what they eat and dislike even being near certain foods are more […]
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The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office Explorer Post 457 brought back multiple awards from the 2015 Central Valley Explorer Competition. The team was made up of Explorer Capt. Dylan Kammerer, Explorer Lt. Morgan Sears, Explorer Sgt. Nick Lawrence, Explorer Sgt. Zack Gallavan, Explorer Cpl. Richard Barney and Explorer Cpl. Grace Hunter. They competed against 38 other […]
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By Alena Hall, Huffington Post A solid night’s sleep is known to protect your memories from bouts of forgetfulness — and now we know it’s making them more accessible, too. New research from the University of Exeter and the Basque Centre for Cognition, Brain and Language is taking our understanding of the relationship between sleep and the brain’s memory […]
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By Andrea Bartunek, Moonshine Ink Ever wondered about the Angora Fire or the Hermit of Emerald Bay? Tahoe History Comix, sold in four-packs and individually, present historic topics in short, easy-to-read formats with detailed illustrations. The coolest part of these comics is they were written by Kim Wyatt and illustrated by Jared Manninen of the Lake […]
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