Adrian Ballinger, a world-class mountaineer, skier, business leader, and professional speaker who lives in Olympic Valley, will share what it was like to climb Everest without oxygen. As founder and head guide of the internationally acclaimed Alpenglow Expeditions, Ballinger has helped more than 100 clients successfully summit Everest, Lhotse (the fourth tallest mountain in the […]
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The Family Caregiver Support Program of the El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency is hosting a free Aging and Caregiving educational series in South Lake Tahoe. This series will be weekly on Mondays from 1-3pm beginning April 16 and ending May 21 at Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel. The educational series will give instruction […]
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By Larry Weitzman After spending a week in the new, much improved Mitsubishi Outlander and being impressed with its polish, remarkable performance out of a 2.4L four banger, good fuel economy, good looks and excellent value, it was only understandable to want to put the smaller Outlander Sport through its paces and a thorough wringing […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal Burning Man art started off as kitschy garage art, but it won’t go down in the annals of history as such. This week a selection of Burning Man art — from HYBYCOZO to “Maya’s Mind” by Carson City artist Mischell Riley — is on its way to the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C. […]
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By Melinda Myers Do you always squeeze in an extra tomato plant, another row of beans or hill of zucchini? It seems like a good idea at the time, until they all start to produce all at once. Your family, friends and co-workers start to hide as you try to pawn off yet another bag […]
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By Abby Ellin, New York Times The question came at check-in: Did I want to forgo housekeeping for the two days I was staying at the Flamingo in Las Vegas in exchange for a $10 a day food and beverage credit? Huh? The clerk repeated himself. Some guests, he explained, didn’t want to be bothered […]
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Tickets are now on sale for the 3rd annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival hosted by Mountain Area Preservation on April 20 at the Community Arts Center in Truckee. The festival will show 13 inspiring and adventurous films, including feature films “SHIFT” and “Follow Through.” Films this year were based on a couple of themes, […]
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Clean Tahoe and the city of South Lake Tahoe are partnering for the third annual Spring Cleanup Day on May 12 from 9am to noon. Cleanup captains are needed for the 14 neighborhoods. Here are the areas: · Stateline-lake side · Stateline mountain side · Bijou · Rufus Allen/Old Bijou · Al Tahoe · Lower […]
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By Michael S. Jaffee, The Conversation As we prepare to “spring forward” for daylight-saving time on March 11, many of us dread the loss of the hour’s sleep we incur by moving our clocks forward. For millions, the loss will be an added insult to the inadequate sleep they experience on a daily basis. Surveys […]
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The Veterans’ Voices Writing Workshop has published its first anthology of work, “For Them, By Us,” which is available on Amazon. Contributors to the anthology come from many walks of life, and bring myriad talents and backgrounds to the table. Many were not trained writers when they joined the workshop. The program encourages free […]
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