By Danielle McCrea, Las Vegas Sun Five women sit in the quiet upstairs wing of a church, in a high-ceilinged room that serves as a computer lab, desktop computers sitting on rows of long tables. They take turns reading aloud from papers handwritten and typed with intimate stories of their past. Linda Coble, 73, grey […]
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By Jeff Gorton Of the trendy terms to come around in the past decade, “bucket list” remains among the most useful. As a neologism, I hope it endures because it reminds us of how precious our time is – and that it’s important to plan wisely. Unfortunately, after some have listed their items and even […]
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By Kathryn Reed “Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.” – Walter Cronkite But it takes a slew of volunteers to keep libraries open and to provide the diverse programs. No longer do taxpayer dollars foot the entire bill. It is through nonprofits called Friends […]
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El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency is putting on a series of free classes for seniors, family caregivers and other individuals called Aging and Caregiving. This series is designed to provide instruction and support for caregivers who are or are planning to care for a family member or friend age 60 or greater. […]
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By Howie Nave Let’s face it, Halloween up here in Lake Tahoe is truly on par with the remaining biggies we have the rest of this year. Who would have ever thought that a holiday (that’s right, I called it that) would have as many, if not more, movies associated with it than Christmas? Call […]
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By Caitlin Cozine, Contra Costa Times As a teenage girl, the idea of choosing a Halloween costume fills me with dread. Browse any Halloween costume website, and you’ll see that for girls who have outgrown children’s sizes, selections are limited to costumes with names such as Bad Kitty, Teenage Runaway Schoolgirl, Maid of Lace and […]
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Geoffrey is a 2-year-old goof. He looks like a Lab, except that he’s a little bigger than your average Lab, and he has wiry hair and a scraggly beard. He is one-quarter Irish Wolfhound. And he’s got tons of energy, and very few manners. He’d just as soon jump on you as pull you down […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Knee injuries aren’t the only thing skiers and snowboarders need to worry about. Orthopedists in Lake Tahoe see a number of dislocated shoulders, too. Kyle Swanson, a doctor with Tahoe Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, went over the various shoulder injuries and treatments during a lecture Oct. 23 at Kahle Community […]
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Terry Bradshaw loves to perform. The legendary Hall of Fame Steelers quarterback, football announcer, actor and author will bring his comedy musings and a water cooler full of songs and stories to MontBleu in Stateline on Dec. 13. “Terry Bradshaw America’s Favorite Dumb Blonde – A Life in Four Quarters” is the equivalent of a […]
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By Charles Passy, Market Watch Perrie Susman devotes plenty of time to picking the perfect Halloween costume. In previous years, she’s opted for skeleton, frog and cow outfits. This Halloween, she’s going with a Headless Horseman theme, she says. But Susman, a rehabilitation aide in West Palm Beach, Fla., is not talking about the outfit […]
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