By Kathryn Reed It’s hard to believe a picture book about Lake Tahoe could be disappointing. But “Emerald Bay and Desolation Wilderness” by Peter Goin (Arcadia Publishing, 2018) was just that. Many of the pictures are repetitive and few are ones I have not seen before. It would even be hard for me to recommend […]
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By Susan Wood “Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both,” wrote C. Wright Mills, an American sociologist and intellectual. Mills, who taught at Columbia University right up to his death in 1962, was concerned with the citizens’ responsibilities in post-World War II society – […]
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The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office and the Incline Village General Improvement District are warning people that Incline Village will be crowded Fourth of July, plus there will be temporary road closures. The following traffic and parking controls are planned for June 30-July 5: Road closures on July 4: Lakeshore Boulevard will be closed on July […]
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The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office recently acquired four new law enforcement chaplains. The chaplains are civilian volunteers; faith based religious leaders in the community. The chaplains completed 60 hours of training in protocols and procedures in chaplaincy, along with DCSO procedures. The chaplains increased the group size from two to six. They are Bill Henderson, […]
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By Larry Weitzman I won’t call the Genesis G90 V-8 the best car ever as I would currently give that title to the Lexus LC500 sports coupe which lists for about 30 large more. But the Lexus is basically a two plus two and not a super luxury sedan. Genesis G90 is designed to compete […]
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By Kathryn Reed Fear. It’s a sensation that has defined a large extent of Laurie Ault’s life. Fear of an unknown killer. Fear another family member would become a victim. Fear she would be a target if she spoke out. The South Lake Tahoe woman’s life was rocked in 1980 when her aunt and uncle […]
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El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health Nursing is reminding parents to plan now for the coming school year by ensuring their children are up-to-date on required immunizations. For families without a health care provider, Public Health Nursing offers low-cost back-to-school immunizations for eligible children. Public Health can provide all childhood vaccinations […]
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By Larry Weitzman Now starting its fifth year of production, the Mazda 6 still reigns supreme among mid-size family sedans, if you could call it that (a family sedan). And this is after the intro of some new heady models from Toyota in the form of the all new Camry and heavy revisions of the […]
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Midas is a Labrador/Anatolian shepherd puppy, who is about 8 months old. He is house trained and has good manners. He likes to play with other dogs and did not chase the cats that he met at the shelter. He is a smart boy who would love to go to training classes. Midas is […]
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By Susan Wood STATELINE – A new summer show at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe not only returns audiences to the roots of soul with rhythm and blues, but it even takes back the performers. “Solid Gold Soul” staged in the South Shore Room features an ensemble of accomplished singers accompanied by a five-piece band of […]
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