Animal Coalition of Tahoe is putting on two fundraisers this fall. The first is Beer with your Best Friend — plus bingo and barbecue — at South Lake Brewing Company. This will be Oct. 18 from 6-9pm. Brothers Bar and Grill will be cooking. Attendees will receive $2 off the first pint if a dog […]
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Jeffrey Scott Harkins, age 63, passed away in his Los Osos home on Sept. 30, 2017. Jeff grew up a surfer in Manhattan Beach in Southern California and graduated from Aviation High School in 1971. At 18 years old, he was honored as the youngest business owner in Manhattan Beach partnering in a motorsports company. […]
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By ESPN Y.A. Tittle, the Hall of Fame quarterback and 1963 NFL MVP, has died. He was 90. His family confirmed to LSU, where Tittle starred in college, that he died Sunday night at Stanford Hospital near his home in Atherton. Known as “The Bald Eagle” as much for his sturdy leadership as his prematurely […]
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By Paul Davidson, USA Today No degree? No experience? No problem. With employers struggling to find workers in an ever-tightening labor market, many are hiring job candidates for both white- and blue-collar jobs who lack skills or experience deemed essential just a few years ago. “Companies aren’t going for 100 percent of the job description,” says […]
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By Marianne M. Porter, Moonshine Ink Emilio Vaca, 38, could have easily ended up in Modesto or Los Angeles, or even Winnemucca, where he was raised after being born in Reno. After high school, he attended Modesto Junior College where he graduated in 2002, and in 2005 he earned a degree from Sierra Nevada College […]
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Alpenglow Sports’ fourth Tailgate Talk will feature Peter Croft, Doug Robinson, and author of “Why We Climb” Chris Noble. The event is Oct. 25 at 7pm at the Tahoe City shop. It will be a night to celebrate the soul of climbing with a night of stories, slides, and excerpts from the book. “Why We […]
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Alpenglow Sports is partnering with Adventure Risk Challenge for Voices of Youth, Now and Beyond, a night of inspired poetry and stories of growth through adventures in the backcountry. It will be Oct. 13 at 6:30pm at the Tahoe City shop. Voices of Youth, Now and Beyond is a unique opportunity to engage with and […]
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By Nicole Raz, Las Vegas Review-Journal When Blaine Graboyes approached what he estimates as “a dozen or more” casino operators in 2014 with his idea for skill-based video gaming machines, he pretty much heard the same responses. “They said, ‘Oh, it will be 10 years before the games end up on the floor,’” said Graboyes. […]
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Fern is a 5-year-old purebred Doberman pinscher. She is a nice girl who gets along well with other dogs. Fern is a bit stressed in the shelter, but is settling in. She will need an experienced owner. Fern is spayed, microchipped, and vaccinated. She is at the El Dorado County Animal Services shelter in Meyers, […]
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By Larry Weitzman Compact CUVs are one of the hottest selling segments in the market and the competition is stiff, real stiff. I understand the CX-5 is not the biggest selling CUV, brand T and H are followed by brand N and they are good CUVs. Mazda is an outlier brand, the big Japanese manufacturers […]
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