By Robert S. Wood BAJA, Mexico – Do whales seek human playmates? The adventure company brochure didn’t quite claim they did, but it intriguingly reported that many a mama gray whale saw fit to bring her newborn 1 ton baby up to visit small open boats in a Mexican lagoon, even sometimes allowing the babies […]
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By James Dao, New York Times John Kremer, a Navy explosives expert, lost both his legs below the knee after stepping on a mine in Afghanistan in 2010. In his San Diego hospital bed, he assumed he would be chained to a wheelchair for a year or more. Walking seemed a distant goal. Running? He […]
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Former Tahoe Daily Tribune Publisher Loren Abbott died April 9. He was 77. Abbott was born in Eureka on Dec. 31, 1935. He graduated from Humboldt State University with a bachelor’s degree in industrial arts. It was there that he met the love of his life, Shirley Samuelson. They married in 1957 and just recently […]
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By Ted Long This week’s Sheriff’s Citizens Academy was a presentation by the K-9 unit. Two K-9 officers brought their dogs and all the equipment that they use working with them. The presentation featured a demonstration of the dogs apprehending a suspect and a drug search. The dogs were born and bred in Germany, which […]
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“Help for Today. Hope for Tomorrow” is the theme of this year’s National Alcohol Awareness Month. The April campaign encourages individuals and families to get help for alcohol-related problems and to take steps to prevent alcohol use among youth. “Alcohol remains the drug of choice for young people and is something we are concerned about […]
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Soroptimist International South Lake Tahoe has opened its annual poster art contest. Artists have until June 1 to submit original artwork. The design must be on 11 inches by 17 inches. The theme is Tahoe and Wine Tasting. The winning artist will receive $250, and local recognition. The original art piece will become property of […]
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Business owners, employers, HR managers, controllers, and managers who need to move forward in addressing the issues associated with health care reform are invited to attend “Health Care Reform – What Employers Need to Know” on April 23 from 9am-noon at the Chateau at Incline Village, 955 Fairway Blvd., Incline Village. This is an opportunity […]
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Tattoo is a beautiful 7-year-old purebred dappled Dachshund who would like nothing better than to sit in your lap all day. He likes to play with other dogs and is excellent at keeping cats and other small furry things out of his yard. He also likes well-mannered children. Tattoo is neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated. He […]
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By Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times CARSON CITY — For Terry Tussey, a gun is the perfect marriage of form and function, a carefully crafted machine that can contain an explosion delivering 20,000 pounds of pressure per square inch and drive a bullet through a barrel at 1,000 feet per second. Every spring, catch, plunger, […]
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Pamela Ross-Osinski passed away suddenly March 24, 2013. She was 62. She was born June 29, 1950. Before coming to South Lake Tahoe, she worked for AT&T in the Bay Area. Pam lived in South Lake Tahoe for 15 years, and was perhaps best remembered for the tireless, smiling manner in which she responded to […]
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