The Douglas County Public Library is again joining with In-N-Out Burger for the Cover to Cover Club reading program from March 3 to April 14. Children ages 4-12 are eligible to receive certificates for a free In-N-Out hamburger or cheeseburger by reading books. The Zephyr Cove and Minden branches of the library are participating in […]
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Publisher’s note: This is the second of two stories about heroin use on the South Shore. Click here to read the first article. By Jessie Marchesseau Josh does not look like your stereotypical Hollywood heroin addict. In fact, he sat two tables away from me at a local café for nearly 20 minutes while I […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee The regional organ, eye and tissue donor agency serving Sacramento and neighboring counties led the nation in organ recovery. Sierra Donor Services was the top agency in the country in the number of organs recovered per donor at 3.78 for the first nine months of last year, the latest statistics […]
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By Geralda Miller, Reno Gazette-Journal Burning Man organizers spelled out on Wednesday a plan for resolving their ticket crisis after conducting their first ticket lottery, which left many long-time attendees ticketless. A lengthy post on the organization’s website told those eagerly awaiting the news that the 10,000 tickets scheduled to be sold next month in […]
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By Mandy Kendall With the snowfall we have had these past few days I wondered if it would, at last, relieve a little of the stress that local businesses must have been feeling over the last few dry months? A small amount of stress is vital for our well-being, but too much stress and we […]
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By Kathryn Reed OLYMPIC VALLEY – A mother of two young children is worried the 21st century is little better than the last 100 years when it comes to sexual stereotypes and the consequences that follow. Her daughter – the elder of the two – received compliments about her beauty when she was born in […]
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The U.S. Forest Service district office in Truckee has received gold level certification under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. This is the first LEED certified building for the Forest Service in all of the Pacific Southwest Region. The rating is achieved partly in the design process, partly in the construction process and […]
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V-Day South Lake Tahoe joins the global effort to stop violence against women and girls with a benefit production of “The Vagina Monologues”. The Feb. 24 and Feb. 25 7pm performances of Eve Ensler’s award winning play will be in the Loft at the Blue Angel Café. This is the ninth year that V-Day will […]
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By Cynthia Hubert, Sacramento Bee Under the light of a nearly full moon early Friday morning, Sacramento County’s newest agricultural inspector reported for duty. Dozer, an 86-pound Labrador retriever mix, bolted out of a white van and into OnTrac’s bustling shipping warehouse on the end of a leash held by his human partner, inspector Jennifer […]
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Expressing one’s love to another is a celebrated custom on Valentine’s Day; whereby sweethearts and family members present gifts to one another, such as cards, candy, flowers and other symbols of affection. Opinions differ as to who was the original Valentine, but the most popular theory is that he was a clergyman who was executed […]
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