Little No Name is one of 12 kittens who just arrived at the shelter this past Saturday. They arrived at a good time. All cats previously at the shelter had been adopted. These 12, plus a teenager and an adult who arrived with them, are all ready to go home. Many are bottle babies, most […]
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By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times You’ve heard about the carbon footprint, but what about the carbon pawprint? According to a study, U.S. cats’ and dogs’ eating patterns have as big an effect as driving 13.6 million cars for a year. The findings, published in the journal PLOS ONE, reveals how our furry, four-legged […]
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By Amy Harmon, New York Times It is August, the month when a new generation of black-legged ticks that transmit Lyme and other diseases are hatching. On forest floors, suburban estates and urban parks, they are looking for their first blood meal. And very often, in the large swaths of North America and Europe where […]
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By Molly Coolidge Recovering from a major joint surgery doesn’t usually inspire the idea of snowshoeing by moonlight, but that’s exactly what Carol Bennis, age 75, was asked to do during her recovery last February. Bennis had never been on snowshoes before, or hiked at night, but when she heard her surgeon and other patients […]
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By Stephanie Taylor, Sacramento Bee There’s something infectious about 150 or so creative people, all chattering at once. This is a weeklong annual conference of writers, established and aspiring, who come from all over to Squaw Valley, some every summer, year after year. If ideas and genius are tangible molecules floating in the air, […]
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Former Alpine County Sheriff and Supervisor Stu Merrill died Aug. 1, 2017, at his home in Woodfords.. He was 94. Stuart was born to Grant Perry Merrill and Angie Tibbetts Merrill in Gardnerville in January 1923. He was raised in Woodfords, the third generation of the pioneer Merrill family. He spent his later grade school […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Fireworks are out, lasers are in. A single event on one night has been traded for multiple activities on four days. Labor Day Lake Tahoe is being reinvented. Earlier this year the Tahoe Douglas Visitors Authority decided to scrap the annual fireworks show on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend. […]
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Spine specialist Zachary Child has returned to South Lake Tahoe as a physician at Tahoe Center for Orthopedics and Tahoe Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Child is a board certified orthopedic spine surgeon and musculoskeletal oncologist. He is skilled in addressing back pain and finding surgical and non-surgical options that help patients reach optimal spine health. […]
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By Vicki Gonzalez, KCRA-TV The father of a UNR football player who drowned in Lake Tahoe wants his son’s death to send a powerful message of safety on the water. Marc Ma, 20, was recovered in the water off the Homewood shore last week, after going missing in June 2016 during a paddleboarding trip with […]
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By Melinda Myers You spent the summer weeding, watering and tending to your vegetable garden. Now all your effort has paid off with a bountiful harvest. Maximize the flavor and nutritional value of your homegrown vegetables with proper harvesting and storage. For the freshest flavor, always prepare and serve vegetables immediately after harvest. But let’s […]
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