South Lake Tahoe Police Department is celebrating its 50th anniversary on May 20 from 2-6pm at Lakeview Commons. The event will also include the annual awards ceremony honoring SLTPD employees and community members at 4pm. Booths will include: SWAT – Educational information. K9 – Tara, Ricci and Quatro will be in attendance with their handlers. […]
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Several agencies in El Dorado County are teaming up to spread the word about the importance of sun safety, especially for children. The El Dorado County Public Health Division, Placerville’s Community Services Department, Marshall Medical Center and El Dorado Community Health Center are partnering to promote skin cancer prevention and awareness. Skin cancer is one […]
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By Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post Most hotel rooms are a blur, says Maxwell Young. But there is one part of his stay at the Hotel Palomar in Northwest Washington that he will always remember: the leopard- and zebra-print robes hanging in his room. “It was like I opened the closet and rays of sunshine poured […]
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By David Montero, Los Angeles Times Richard Favela rested his hands over the wooden chip tray lining the craps table as the lights from above glinted off rings adorning his lithe, brown fingers. Favela reached down for the dice and positioned them with great care. Turning them slowly. Methodically. Wholly unsatisfied until he had […]
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Erin is a sweet cat, about 8 years old, who is good with polite dogs. She is a little shy to begin with, but she enjoys being petted and getting attention. Erin has incredibly soft fur. Erin is spayed, microchipped, tested for FIV, and vaccinated. She is at the El Dorado County Animal Services shelter […]
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By Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times The toll that aging takes on a body extends all the way down to the cellular level. But the damage accrued by cells in older muscles is especially severe, because they do not regenerate easily and they become weaker as their mitochondria, which produce energy, diminish in vigor and […]
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The Nevada Division of Tourism recognized outstanding members of the state’s rural tourism industry at the VolunTourism Awards this month. Tourism is a $2.3 billion industry in Nevada. Visitation to rural Nevada — all counties except Clark and Washoe — was 5.23 million in 2016, up about 7.9 percent from 2015. Sue Barton, deputy director of the […]
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By Melinda Myers Enjoy herbs all year. Harvest herbs now for garden-fresh meals and preserve a few for next winter. Snip a few leaves or leaf-covered stems as needed. For the same intensity of flavor, you generally need two to three times more fresh herbs than dried except for rosemary which has an equally strong flavor […]
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By Linda Fine Conaboy INCLINE VILLAGE – Burning Man founding board member Michael Mikel told Lake Tahoe News that Nevada is the last American frontier. “It’s the last place where there’s so much freedom, people can be themselves.” Mikel is also known by his playa name, Danger Ranger. This month he gave a historical overview […]
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By Jim Krajewski, Reno Gazette-Journal A memorial service for Bob Shaffer has been set for 1:30pm May 6 at Surprise Stadium, the football field at Truckee High School. Shaffer, the former Truckee football coach, was killed in a head-on car accident April 1 outside Sierraville. Shaffer helped lead the Wolverines to nine state football titles, including […]
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