South Lake Tahoe, CA…Gates and facilities at Van Sickle Bi-State Park will close for the winter season on November 1, announced the California Tahoe Conservancy. The park grounds remain open all year to pedestrian access. The Conservancy co-manages the 725-acre Van Sickle Bi-State Park with Nevada State Parks. During the winter, the park provides day-use […]
Lake Tahoe, CA/NV…Fall is underway in the Tahoe Basin and Lake Tahoe bears are hungry! Autumn is the time of year when bears enter hyperphagia, a phase they go through when they seek massive amounts of calories before entering their winter dens. It’s important that residents and visitors are aware of this heightened bear activity […]
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom and the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced that roughly 286,000 older adult Californians are receiving full scope Medi-Cal thanks to the expansion of comprehensive preventive care and other services to all income-eligible adults 50 years of age and older, regardless of immigration status. This follows Governor Newsom’s action in […]
Carson City, NV…Carson Tahoe Health is currently experiencing a telephone network issue that is affecting nearly all calls throughout the system including scheduling, patient billing, voicemail boxes, and more. The phones are expected to be down throughout the day (Thursday, October 20) and possibly into tomorrow. Until the phones are back up, we are directing […]
Boston, MA…Boston University is refuting a series of misleading claims about research at the University’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL). The reports, which first appeared on Monday in the United Kingdom’s Daily Mail, claimed researchers at the lab had “created a new deadly COVID strain.” In a statement Monday afternoon, BU called the reporting, which was […]
“Madness is rare in individuals – but in groups, parties, nations, and ages it is the rule.” ~ Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche 15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900 “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the […]
“The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth.” ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969 “I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments. Indeed, I […]
Lake Tahoe, CA/NV – An unprecedented collaboration of public and private sector organizations in the greater Tahoe region are inviting residents, community members, and stakeholders interested in sustainable management of outdoor recreation and tourism to take part in an online survey and public workshops later this month. The online survey and registration for public workshops […]
“To do a common thing uncommonly well brings success.” ~ Henry J. Heinz October 11, 1844 – May 14, 1919 “Heart power is stronger than horsepower.” ~ Henry J. Heinz October 11, 1844 – May 14, 1919 “Always plenty to do. Cannot well be idle and believe will rather wear out than rust out.” ~ […]
