By Larry Weitzman Most new vehicles with a sport designation are in name only, but not the Hyundai Elantra Sport, which actually means something with respect to the car so named. The Elantra is a highly competitive, grown-up quality compact and the Sport version definitely adds to the driving experience with a more engaging, dynamic […]
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Benji is a 2-year-old Basenji-Shiba Inu mix, as best we can tell. He weighs about 15 pounds, and is a little shy to start. He soon warms up and is very affectionate. He also barks a bit in the kennels, but he is quite sweet when taken out and he wags his tail constantly. Benji […]
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By Elizabeth Cobbs In 1917, U.S. Secretary of War Newton Baker disliked the idea of female workers on Army bases so intensely that he didn’t even want to build toilets for them. They might tarry. Females did not belong in the Army, Baker thought, though the more forward-thinking Navy already had welcomed women into its […]
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Proscenium Players Inc. of Carson City is having open auditions for the fall production of “Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe” by Eric Coble. Male casting is for four men between the ages of 45-50, two men in their 60s, and one man between 20-30. Female casting is for one woman (or male) 18-30 and 1 […]
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Barton Family Medicine and Barton Community Health Center will provide local student athletes a free sports physical on June 5 at South Tahoe High School. All high school, middle school, and Pop Warner athletes from the South Tahoe area are eligible to attend the event. Physicals are scheduled at 5:30pm for South Tahoe athletes, 6pm […]
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Money Are you dreaming of a summer vacation you know you won’t take? It’s not just you. Most U.S. employees don’t use all of their vacation days, and those who do take a break are increasingly likely to work while doing so, according to a report by job site Glassdoor. […]
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By Wayne Parry, AP Getting new customers involved in more interactive experiences is going to be a big part of the future for casinos in the United States and around the world, participants in a major gambling conference predicted Wednesday. Casino executives, digital experts and payment processors at the conference in Atlantic City agreed […]
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A celebration of life for Carolyn “Callie” Clark Goodenough will be June 4 at 3pm at Camp Galilee in Glenbrook. Callie died from Alzheimer’s complications on Jan. 9, 2017. She was born on Aug. 27, 1938, in Albuquerque, N.M., to John and Nell Graham. She was the oldest of three children, and, according to her […]
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Mike Franceschini, a 32-year veteran of Lake Tahoe Unified School District, died May 24, 2017. He was 85. In 1956, Mike moved to Lake Tahoe. He taught grades four, five and six at Al Tahoe, Bijou, and Tahoe Valley elementary schools in South Lake Tahoe between 1956 and 1988. He was president of the South […]
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By Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times As Washington debates the relative merits of Obamacare or Trumpcare, many families have already come up with what is arguably the most reliable form of care in America: It’s called daughter care. The essential role that daughters play in the American health care system is well known but […]
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