By Mike Dunne, Sacramento Bee Marco Cappelli is pouring six wines into six glasses lined up on a counter at Miraflores Winery in the Pleasant Valley district of El Dorado County, just southeast of Placerville. He is about to give a visiting wine writer a lesson in the making of angelica, which just may be […]
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• Truckee made National Geographic’s list of top 25 ski towns in the world. • El Dorado County Court Appointed Special Advocates is looking for volunteers. For more info, call 530.573.3093. • The Bicycle Advisory Committee of the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Powers Authority will meet Sept. 5 from 9-11am at Lake Tahoe […]
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By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis California has allocated five times more surface water than the state actually has, making it hard for regulators to tell whose supplies should be cut during a drought, UC researchers reported. The scientists said California’s water-rights regulator, the State Water Resources Control Board, needs a systematic overhaul of policies and […]
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Douglas County sheriff’s investigators are still not able to positively identify the human remains that were found in June near the top of Spooner Summit. Results of DNA tests are pending. That could take another 12 to 16 weeks. The cause of death is also still under investigaton. The remains were located approximately 300 yards […]
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The first Lakeview Commons Beachside Movie Night is Aug. 23. “Frozen” will be shown starting at 8:30pm. The movie is free. Food will be sold. Bring blankets to the South Lake Tahoe showing.
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TOCCATA – Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus — presents a soiree musicale to support its 9/11 Memorial Concert Series. Elizabeth Pitcairn, violinist, will be featured along with accompanist Donna Axton, Ann LaRose, piano soloist, and vocalists Anna Helwing and Joy Strotz, sopranos; Liudmila Mullin, Mezzo soprano; and Mark Williams, tenor. The event takes place in […]
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By Jesse Paul, Denver Post The Western Governors’ Association in a letter last week urged U.S. Senate and congressional leadership, and President Obama, to increase federal wildfire budgets so agencies can stop using fire prevention funds for fire suppression. The association said the U.S. Forest Service is again on pace to utilize prevention funds for […]
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By Max Ehrenfreund, Washington Post Since Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson, Mo. on Aug. 9, police have shot and killed people who were apparently unarmed in Los Angeles; San Jose; Victorville; and South Salt Lake, Utah. For two days, police in New Orleans did not make public the fact that an officer had shot a […]
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Tahoe Kids Triathlon is Aug. 24 starting at 3pm at the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Complex. The event is for ages 3-13. Registration is from 1:30-2:30pm, or register online. First race (PeeWee – ages 3-6) starts at 3pm. Second wave (Tweens – ages 10-13) will start as soon as the PeeWees finish. Third wave (Groms […]
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El Dorado County Teen Court in Placerville is recruiting student participants for the fall program. El Dorado County students in grades 8-12 eligible. Volunteer training is Sept. 10 from 6-8pm in El Dorado County Superior Court, 495 Main St. in Placerville. Arrive by 5:45pm. After completing the mandatory training, teens serve as court personnel for […]
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