The Tahoe Expo has put together a show to celebrate Lake Tahoe’s native culture and vibrant music. The concert will be Aug. 30 from 3-sunset on the Shakespeare Stage at Sand Harbor. Proceeds will go toward creating of the Washoe Cultural Center at Taylor Creek on the South Shore. Music acts include: Mary Youngblood with […]
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By Hayley Ringle, Phoenix Business Journal At 14 years old, Logan LaPlante is introducing the world to “hackschooling,” a term he uses as he gains hands-on skills through internships for his alternative, DIY schooling. LaPlante calls hackschooling “a mindset, not a system,” and says regardless of what type of school a child attends, they can […]
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El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health Division will begin conducting low-cost community flu vaccination clinics starting Sept. 24, with additional clinics offered through the beginning of November. The seasonal influenza vaccine will be available in nasal mist and flu shot forms at the clinics. Shots are recommended for those 6 months […]
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By Carl Edwards An onslaught of retiring baby boomers; the uncertain duration of Social Security funding; difficulty with workplace retirement accounts like 401(k)s – even if these factors were stronger than they are now, you’d still have a heavy burden in managing your finances during retirement. Financial planning for retirement has always been a daunting […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – When the emergency happens it’s too late to think about what to take. That’s why it is necessary to have papers in place, an emergency kit packed and a rendezvous spot selected now – not later. Leona Allen with Lake Valley Fire Protection District and Niki Congero with Lake Tahoe […]
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By Abigail Wise, Huffington Post “The mountains are calling and I must go,” naturalist John Muir famously wrote back in the 19th century. And while he set off to create and protect one of today’s most famous wilderness parks, Yosemite, all of that time spent in the mountains may have also led him to happiness […]
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Shay is a pretty silver lynx point Snowshoe Siamese cat. She is about 2 years old. She is a friendly cat who came into the shelter with her equally handsome brother, Liam. We would prefer that they go to the same home. They are most happy when together. Shay is spayed, microchipped, tested for FIV […]
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By Brian R. Fitzgerald, Wall Street Journal How addicted are you to your devices? In a recent survey by CivicScience that was charted by Statista, 70 percent of U.S. respondents said they unplug from their gadgets once or week or less. Some 43 percent said they don’t unplug from personal electronics at all. That makes […]
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By Kim Wyatt STATELINE — If there is a population explosion in Tahoe nine months from now, Bruno Mars is to blame. The charismatic showman and his fantastic band delivered a romance-drenched retro pop fest to devotees young and old Aug. 14 at Harveys Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena. In Mars’ Tahoe debut, he put on […]
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By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times For women past childbearing age, a study finds that a modest amount of exercise — four hours a week of walking or more intensive physical activity such as cycling for just two hours a week — drives down breast cancer risk by roughly 10 percent. If exercise were a […]
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