Nala is a 2-year-old Chihuahua who is very sweet. She is very happy and wags her tail all the time. Nala is house trained and walks nicely on the leash. She likes other dogs, but would be best in a home without small children. Nala would love to have an owner who is home a […]
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By Kyle Stock, Bloomberg For Fed Pacheco, it was a long journey from motocurious to motorcyclist. There was a ride years ago in Texas on his uncle’s Suzuki Boulevard, not long after Pacheco had emigrated from Venezuela. A few years later, he decided to take a riding course and got his motorcycle license, though he still didn’t pull […]
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By Terra Breeden The C word isn’t just something that afflicts humans. Dogs, too, can get cancer. Victoria Rhodes knows this all too well. Rhodes founded Wild Blue Dogs this year after losing her Welsh terrier Willy to canine cancer. Willy was diagnosed with cancer six years ago and given just six months to live. […]
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By Karl Vick, Time It’s not like the jobs aren’t there. The ice cream still needs scooping. A Tilt-a-Whirl doesn’t run itself. And that floppy, weirdly heavy rubber frog that somersaults toward the rotating lily pads? Hit or miss, someone’s got to bring it back to the catapult for the next lucky player. The work […]
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The North Tahoe Business Association has installed 15 original art banners on the streetlights throughout downtown Kings Beach. The art banners are throughout the one-mile commercial core, interspersed between promotional-style banners. The new art banners are the result of a call to artists issued by NTBA, inviting emerging and established artists, young and old, to […]
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By Tamara Burns It’s that time of year where heat-related illnesses are on the rise for locals and visitors alike. Heat illnesses include dehydration, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. It is important to understand the differences, especially when exercising in an area like Lake Tahoe with higher altitudes and higher temperatures. Dehydration occurs when the […]
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By Judi Dash, Los Angeles Times Would you like sand with that drink, beach boy or girl? Probably not. You can keep the grains out of your cup with the Spiker Sand Drink Holder. The bottom half of this 8-inch-tall by 4-inch-diameter heavy-duty plastic cup holder has four integrated slats that anchor it into […]
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Whittell High School standout student athlete Nic Buccholz was honored July 12 at the American Century Championship with the 8th annual Gene Upshaw scholarship. Buccholz, a five-sport athlete, graduated this year with a 4.09 grade point average. He plans to study biology at UNR in the fall, complete the pre-med course of study and continue […]
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Tahoe Art League’s 11th annual Artist Studio Tour will be July 28, 29, 30 and Au. 4, 5 and 6. This year 49 local artists will be showing and selling their inspired creations at 24 studios located all around the South Shore. The free, self-guided tour will include works of fine art including oil, watercolor, […]
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The annual state of the lake address will be given by Geoff Schladow on July 27. Schladow runs the Tahoe Environmental Research Center in Incline Village. The presentation will focus on the most important factors that affected the health of Lake Tahoe last year. Registration for this event is required. The program will begin at […]
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