By Melissa Pandika, Los Angeles Times Anthropologists have puzzled for decades over why a complex patchwork of languages emerged in California thousands of years ago, but not in other parts of North America. New research now traces California’s linguistic diversity to its ecological diversity. A study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy […]
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By Jeff Gorton Age 85 is a bad time to go broke. Personal savings, various investments and, yes, Social Security may prove to be short of what you’d expected. Budgeting how you spend money before retirement can often be a misleading measurement of how you’ll actually spend it during retirement. Spending 40 hours a week […]
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El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health Division will conduct low-cost community flu vaccination clinics starting Sept. 19, with additional clinics offered through mid-November. The seasonal influenza vaccine will be available in nasal mist and flu shot forms at the clinics. This season’s nasal flu vaccine is quadrivalent, which means that it […]
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People are expected to be on the move Labor Day weekend. AAA Travel projects 34.1 million Americans will venture 50 miles or more, a 4.2 percent increase from the 32.7 million people who traveled last year. The anticipated increase in holiday travel is predominantly due to increased consumer spending and the improving housing market. “AAA […]
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The Cash Only band is going to defend its title of South Shore’s Best Sunset Band on Aug. 23 at Lakeview Commons in South Lake Tahoe. The local band will take the stage between 7 and 7:40pm. However, the competition will begin at 3pm with Black Star Safari, followed by Little Town at 4pm, Deep […]
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By Robert D. Dávila, Sacramento Bee James A. Federico, a barber who built a family business into a well-known chain of Northern California beauty schools, died July 25 of Alzheimer’s disease, his family said. He was 93. Mr. Federico spent 41 years as owner and president of Federico College of Hairstyling, which grew to three […]
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Larry is quite the little character, with loads of personality. And he’s quite the mix — Dachshund? Jack Russell? Maybe with some beagle? In any case, he’s a lively and small bundle of happiness and energy, probably about 3 years old. Larry came to Tahoe from a Central Valley shelter looking for his new home, […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – Not everyone struck it rich during the Gold Rush. Many of the men who came to California in search of gold ended up returning to work they knew. Carlo Guiseppi Celio was one of those men. He came to the United States from Switzerland. When he didn’t strike gold, he […]
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By Kathryn Reed A whole lot of sniffing was going on Saturday on Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe. And plenty of tail wagging, too. It’s a good bet many of the dogs who attended the second annual Dawgs on the Run on Aug. 17 weren’t going to need dinner. Every booth seemed to […]
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By Teri Mizuhara There are an estimated 75 million baby boomers in the United States who began turning 65 at the rate of one every 10 seconds in 2011. They make up 13 percent of the U.S. population. Boomers have redefined what a senior is. They are physically active, healthier, focused on their futures with […]
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