Homeless pets will soon have a much-improved place to await adoption as the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe and partner, Truckee Animal Services, prepare to open the community’s first public animal shelter. Everyone is invited to attend a grand opening of the new facility on Sept. 28 from 10am-6pm at 10961 Stevens Lane, off of Stockrest […]
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Ramsey and Ralphie are two of the 15 sweet young kittens available at the shelter right now. There are two other orange kittens, plus two Siamese, several tabby cats, and all possible colors – gray, black, white, tortie, and tan. Plus there are several nice adult cats. Ramsey and Ralphie are neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated. […]
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By Chris Taylor, Reuters Kelly Bird Pierre knew the world had changed when she heard what the Tooth Fairy was giving out these days. The 39-year-old educator from South Orange, New Jersey used to get a quarter whenever she lost one of her own baby teeth. But when her daughter Oona and son Jacques went […]
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By Kathryn Reed Delicia Spees doesn’t know what the word quit means. Even though Friday was her last day as executive director of the Family Resource Center in South Lake Tahoe, she is still going to be working there. But now she will be the coordinator working with families for about 15 hours a week. […]
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By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times Thursday’s $765-million settlement between the National Football League and 4,500 retired NFL players underscores two key facts about traumatic brain injury: that it is difficult to prove and measure — especially many years after the fact — and that its link to neurocognitive problems that appear years later remains […]
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Luetta (Lue) Dressler Bergevin passed away peacefuly on the morning of Aug. 24 surrounded by her family. She was 91. Luetta, a fourth generation Nevadan, was born on Sept. 6, 1921, on the Dressler Home Ranch, to Fred H. and Anna (Neddenriep) Dressler. Luetta was the last baby delivered by her great-great-aunt Dr. Eliza Cook, […]
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Squaw Valley’s KT Base Bar will be the site for the world premiere of “CRJ – The Chronicle of a Freeskiing Icon.” This event is free. The 20-minute film will begin at 7:30pm Sept. 14. Seating opens at 6pm. Lawn chairs, warm clothing and blankets are recommended. This will be a celebration of local professional […]
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By Kurt Chirbas, Sacramento Bee In the last four weeks, Sacramento urologist Louis Giorgi and his wife, Joanne, have received countless cards. Envelopes, in a rainbow of colors and sent from people across the nation, overflowed from a bowl on a counter in the Giorgis’ Carmichael kitchen. Personal notes offered condolences for a young teen […]
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By Geoffrey Mohan, Los Angeles Times That head-splitting migraine attack that knocks you off your feet may also put you at risk of permanent changes in the brain, an analysis of 19 medical studies found. The potential for increased abnormalities in the signal-carrying white matter of the brain appears strongest among those who suffer headache […]
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By Betty Hechtman They’re called second acts, encore careers or reinventing yourself – they’re the completely new and different jobs people take in midlife or later. Today, making that jump is more likely to be a matter of following the heart than it was during the throes of the economic recession, when professionals caught up […]
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