The annual Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care open house is Aug. 2 from 10am-4pm. There is no admission charge, but donations are gratefully accepted. Also, LTWC signature wear will be on sale. LTWC is at 1485 Cherry Hills Circle, South Lake Tahoe.
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Hall of famers driven to excel at secondary sport By Susan Wood If you think it’s humbling to try to break into professional sports and then enter the Hall of Fame, then try golf once you’ve reached the top of your game. Golf can be the most humbling sport of all. But that’s all in […]
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Publisher’s note: This column was first published in the Auburn Journal and is reprinted with permission. By Tom Mooers Denver-based KSL Capital Partners purchased Squaw Valley in 2010, and is now pursuing a sweeping set of entitlements that would remake the region with development of a size, scale and scope Tahoe has never seen. Their […]
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By Aaron Smith, CNN Background checks for gun sales spiked 11% in June compared to last year, making it the busiest June ever, according to the FBI’s background check data. Last month the FBI conducted nearly 1.53 million background checks, which are required for all in-store purchases, but not for sales at gun shows or […]
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Truckee’s Social Host Liability Ordinance took effect July 9. It aims to reduce underage drinking and substance abuse. In 2014, the Truckee Tahoe Unified School District administered the California Healthy Kids Survey and found that the alcohol and marijuana use rates for our local students were 8 to 13 percent higher than the California average. The Social […]
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By Josh Lederman, AP Mammoth bones, prehistoric rock carvings and more than a million acres of wilderness will be protected as part of three new national monuments that President Obama is creating in California, Nevada and Texas. The presidential move, announced by the White House early Friday, brings to 19 the number of monuments that […]
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NFL hall of famers, former Major League Baseball players, and other sports and entertainment celebrities will gather July 12-13 to raise funds for cancer programs and traumatic brain injury research during the 7th annual Gene Upshaw Memorial Golf Classic at Schaffer’s Mill Golf Club in Truckee. Practice rounds begin July 12, followed by a VIP pairings […]
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Douglas County Public Library will present a special program at Mormon Station State Historic Park on July 23 at 10:30am. Guest puppeteer Beth Hyland will team up with Captain Underpants and Superman to share fables and tales that prove there is truly a hero in each of us. Discover a hero in “The Lion and […]
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The 30th annual Great Gatsby Festival is Aug. 8-9 at the Tallac Historic Site on the South Shore. This free annual event includes living history tours, vendors selling vintage clothing and jewelry, jazzy music, speakeasy, silent auction, food and more. That Sunday from 2-4pm is the Great Gatsby Tea & Fashion Show on the lawn of Valhalla. This year’s […]
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By Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post The hallmark of public libraries — the printed book, bound by covers and centuries of page-turning — is being shoved aside by digital doppelgangers. Around the country, libraries are slashing their print collections in favor of e-books, prompting battles between library systems and print purists, including not only the […]
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