Maple is a very sweet Boston Terrier/Chihuahua mix who just arrived at the Tahoe shelter from Placerville along with three other little dogs. She is 3-years-old and seems to get along with everyone. There is also a cute 10-week-old cocker spaniel/Jack russell terrier puppy at the shelter, named Hans Solo. Maple is spayed, microchipped, tested […]
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By Terra Breeden STATELINE – It was all fun and fiddles Saturday at the inaugural Bluegrass Festival on the South Shore, part of the Hard Rock’s summer concert series. Thousands of people came to enjoy the all-day event and dance to the twanging tunes of an all-star lineup of bluegrass bands, which included New Monsoon, […]
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By Peter Whoriskey, Washington Post For anyone wondering about whether to take a fish oil pill to improve your health, the Web site of the National Institutes of Health has some advice. Yes. And no. One page on the Web site endorses taking fish oil supplements, saying they are likely effective for heart disease, because […]
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The UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center’s 16th annual Children’s Environmental Science Day is Aug. 2 at Commons Beach in Tahoe City. The event is from 12:30-3:30pm, with a Mumbo Gumbo concert at 4pm. The carnival-style science festival will include 10 hands-on science activities and games. These activities will cover lake clarity and physics, lake level, […]
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By Evangeline Elston One of the many special attributes of the Valhalla Boathouse Theatre is its size. At 164 seats it is intimate with a unique, rustic elegance. You feel, when you walk in that magic is about to happen … and it inevitably does. Because of its size the boathouse requires a special approach […]
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Douglas County Public Library will present a special program at Mormon Station State Historic Park on July 23 at 10:30am. Guest puppeteer Beth Hyland will team up with Captain Underpants and Superman to share fables and tales that prove there is truly a hero in each of us. Discover a hero in “The Lion and […]
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By Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post The hallmark of public libraries — the printed book, bound by covers and centuries of page-turning — is being shoved aside by digital doppelgangers. Around the country, libraries are slashing their print collections in favor of e-books, prompting battles between library systems and print purists, including not only the […]
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By Dacher Keltner and Paul Ekman, New York Times Five years ago, the writer and director Pete Docter of Pixar reached out to us to talk over an idea for a film, one that would portray how emotions work inside a person’s head and at the same time shape a person’s outer life with other […]
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By Donovan Webster, Outside A well-trained dog is the product of its owner’s diligent effort and persistence. If you would like to train your dog but are unsure how to begin, consider these recommendations. Photo: Hannah Dewey/Tandem About 12,000 years ago, canines came to the fire. Before long, humans and dogs became very close […]
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Teacher and student will have their artwork on display at South Lake Tahoe’s Champions Plaza. David Foster at the July 7 City Council meeting was awarded the contract to create the centerpiece sculpture. Mark Allione will design the flags. Foster is the former chairman of Lake Tahoe Community College’s art department, having retired in 2008. Allione […]
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