By Robert D. Dávila, Sacramento Bee Mark A. Smith, a world-class adventurer and 4×4 motorsports pioneer who organized the first gathering of Jeep owners for an off-road trek along the torturous Rubicon Trail over the Sierra Nevada, died June 9 at 87. The cause was a stroke, said Pearse Umlauf, vice president of Jeep Jamboree […]
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By Chris Macias, Sacramento Bee The feel-good nature of farm-to-fork is hard to deny. But imagine a time when tomatoes aren’t grown every year, or a spring that passes with no strawberries at the downtown farmers market – all so secondary crops flourish and the area can retain the richest possible soils. This sounds like […]
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By Jeremy Miller “Edge of Tomorrow” is the first blowout blockbuster of the summer. It stars Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton and Brendan Gleeson. Earth has been invaded by a relentless alien race referred to as “mimics” and they’re a seemingly undefeatable force. Man unites and wins one battle against them via superstar soldier […]
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By Liberty Zikos MEYERS – It all started with the word “Handglovery” painted in black on a plain white wall. It’s a word that designers used in the past when creating new font or typeface, and ever since Kim Wyatt, owner and publisher of Bona Fide Books, put it up in her office last fall, […]
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Using children’s books, Lahontan State Recreation Area in Fallon is putting on events to inspire an appreciation for nature through literature, nature walks, activities and crafts. Once Upon a Trail will be the second and fourth Saturday this summer. The cost for this program is free and park admission fees will be waived for those […]
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Metropolitan Opera Star Matthew Polenzani and U.S. Billboard Classical Chart best-selling pianist Simone Dinnerstein will be the soloists for the 2014 Lake Tahoe SummerFest. Performed the first three weekends in August, the classical concert series will offer two evening concerts, Friday and Saturday at 7pm, and a new chamber music series called Meet the Music […]
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By Kathryn Reed Sometimes I read a book and I’m left wondering who the author thought was going to read it. Such was the case with “Saving Lake Tahoe: An Environmental History of a National Treasure” by Michael J. Makley. Usually history and environmental books can captivate me. This, in some ways, felt like reading […]
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Artist Avery Palmer will give a talk on his artwork and a demonstration on his ceramic techniques at Lake Tahoe Community College on June 20. The 6pm event will be in Room F101. It is free an open to the public. Palmer will present slides and discuss his ceramic sculptures, paintings and drawings. On June […]
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By Angela Zimm, Bloomberg Which is better at detecting cancer, a laboratory or a Labrador retriever? Consider the talents of Tsunami, a regal-looking dog with attentive eyes and an enthusiastic tail wag for her trainer friends. University of Pennsylvania researchers say she is more than 90 percent successful in identifying the scent of ovarian cancer […]
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By Jane Brody, New York Times Heeding some basic safety tips this summer could help to keep you and your companions in the game and out of the emergency room. As an emergency room physician in Southern California, Brady Pregerson has seen or heard it all. He incorporates many of the resulting insights in a […]
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