The Tahoe Show, the largest amateur body building championship in Nevada, is Aug. 23 at MontBleu. The NPC/IFBB (National Physique Committee & International Federation of Bodybuilding) sanctioned bodybuilding and fitness championship includes bodybuilding, bikini, physique, figure and fitness. Those who cannot make it to the show may watch it live on the Internet thanks to […]
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By Steve Kayser Boomers may want to recall one of the poets they grew up reading, Dylan Thomas, and his most famous poem, named for its first line, “Do not go gentle into that good night,” a desperate appeal to resist the trappings of old age. As they retire, baby boomers need to stay true […]
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By Yesenia Amaro, Las Vegas Review-Journal Children in the juvenile justice system often face different competency issues than adults in the criminal system. But Nevada currently lacks a statute to address competency issues among juveniles. Officials have used adult criminal procedures as a guide instead, said Susan Roske, an attorney with the Clark County juvenile […]
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• Pharrell Williams is no longer the special guest touring with Bruno Mars. Nico & Vinz will be with him at the Aug. 14 show at Harvey’s Outdoor Concert Series. • There will be a Tahoe Valley Area Plan workshop July 21 at 5:30pm at Lake Tahoe Airport. • An online petition is up for […]
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Tahoe Youth & Family Services’ annual Color Blast fun run in Genoa is July 26. This fundraiser will directly benefit TYFS’ programs and services for youth and families in the South Lake Tahoe and Carson Valley communities. Runners will get a color blast from head to toe in different colors at designated distances. Each section […]
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By Margot Roosevelt, Orange County Register After a long, slow recovery, California last month finally regained all the jobs lost during the recession, powered by fast growth in the Bay Area and a steady hiring pace in Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire. The state’s unemployment rate, adjusted for seasonal changes, notched down […]
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The Tahoe Fund has $5,000 more in the bank thanks to Mark Rypien and Korbel. Rypien, a former NFL quarterback, on July 18 competed in the Korbel Closest-to-the-Pin Challenge as part of the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe. Teeing off from hole 17 he placed his ball 7 feet from the pin. Korbel Toast […]
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Reservations are being taken for the Placer County Sheriff Office’s Community Awareness Academy, which offers an inside look at the law enforcement agency. Each of the eight classes covers a different topic. Classes are Monday and Wednesday evenings, Sept. 3-29, in Auburn. Attendees must be at least 18, work or reside in Placer County and […]
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By Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times Sleep is essential for good health, as we all know. But a study hints that there may be an easy but unrealized way to augment its virtues: lower the thermostat. Cooler bedrooms could subtly transform a person’s stores of brown fat — what has lately come to be thought […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Watch the American Century Championship on television and it’s like the coverage is choreographed. Watch it from the control room and one wonders how the end product is so smooth. “Sunday it will be even more hectic. People will be screaming and yelling. But people say they know what they […]
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