Butch is a handsome amber-eyed hunk. He is incredibly friendly and affectionate, loves to be petted, and likes to play with interactive toys. He seems to be tolerant of the other cats at the shelter and could potentially become another cat’s buddy. Butch will benefit from an exercise and food plan prescribed by your vet […]
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By Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times Want to get creative? Get up and go for a walk. People generate more creative ideas when they walk than when they sit, according to a study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition. “Everyone always says going on a walk gives you new ideas, […]
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By Blair Scott The two-mile, dirt road leading to the cabin transports me back to my carefree childhood. Every summer, for a long weekend, my family has driven up to Tahoe to relive the sweet, savory memories of past years. Winding through patches of dense pine trees and passing intermittent, bright green meadows, the familiar […]
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Novelist and short story writer Pam Houston will give a talk May 8 at 8pm in the Lake Tahoe Community College library. Houston will read selections from her works, take questions from the audience, and sign copies of her books, which will be available for sale. Houston’s most recent novel, “Contents May Have Shifted”, was […]
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By Melissa Korn, Wall Street Journal Job fairs can be infuriating — and inefficient. Candidates wait on line in front of a booth. When they finally get to the front and start asking questions about that dream career in engineering, the recruiter says he’s actually handling marketing jobs for the company and that other guy, […]
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By Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times Far older than most of the regulars at his weekly South Bay swing-dancing class, the World War II veteran invariably shuffles in, sidles up to his instructor and unwittingly gives voice to a scientific truth: “I’m here for my anti-aging therapy and happiness treatment.” Dancing has long been […]
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By Kathryn Reed Changing the world one bar of soap at a time. That is the goal of four Chapman University students, including 2013 South Tahoe High School graduate John Cefalu. The four (Max Wysong, Ajay Dhameja and Daniel Cruz) have formed the nonprofit Health 2 Humanity to help orphans in Africa. They have created […]
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Brooke is a very sweet dog, just 1-year-old and full of life. However, she needs a special home. Brooke is deaf, so she needs an understanding, patient, and caring new family to take care of her. She is a nice dog who loves to go for walks and is quite affectionate. She’s about 45 pounds, […]
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By Kathryn Reed The one-person Page & Sage program has evolved into a service club project. Paula Peterson started the food giveaway program with a $1,000 grant from American Century Championship, the celeb golf tourney in Stateline. It is now a project of Tahoe Douglas Rotary, to which Peterson belongs. “I started with backpacks and […]
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By Jeremy Miller “Transcendence” is the first film from cinematographer turned director Wally Pfister, best known for his cinematography on “The Dark Knight” and “Inception”. It stars Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Morgan Freeman, Paul Bettany and Kate Mara. Dr. Will Caster (Depp) and his wife/partner Evelyn (Hall) are the topmost pioneers in the quest to […]
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