· Sharket.com has compiled a ranking of the top five Marriott Vacation Club timeshare resorts; South Lake Tahoe is on the list. · EDsmart recently released rankings of California community colleges, with Lake Tahoe Community College being in the top five. · Carson Valley Inn Food Truck Festival is May 23 from noon-8pm. It will […]
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By Kyle Roerink, Las Vegas Sun In response to a bevy of controversial energy issues emerging in the state, a coalition of gaming, tech and energy companies will align to promote more consumer choice in what’s shaping up to be a long battle against the state’s dominant power company, NV Energy. The Nevada Coalition to […]
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Like Memorial Day and Labor Day being the official start and end of summer, National Safe Boating Week is the official start of the recreational boating safety season. The U.S. Coast Guard uses this event to stress the importance of safety on the water. One of the many divisions of the U.S. Coast Guard that […]
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NV Energy wants to build a 60-kilovolt line that would go from Foothill Road in the Carson Valley to Tramway Drive at the top of Kingsbury Grade. The U.S. Forest Service has released a notice of public scoping for an environmental assessment. The line will be a combination of single-pole and double-pole H frame structures […]
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By Outside The California state legislature is currently reviewing a bill that would open trails, paths, and bike lanes to e-bikes, according to Bicycling.com. Bike lanes and paths are generally reserved exclusively for nonmotorized use, but the rising popularity of electric bikes in the United States has led local and state governments to consider allowing bikes with […]
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The next incarnation of the former Alta Mira building site will be the topic of a May 26 meeting. California Tahoe Conservancy is hosting the open house to gather public input regarding reuse of the site. The primary purpose of the project is to enhance public lakefront access within the El Dorado Beach corridor. The meeting […]
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By Emanuella Grinberg, CNN Cyclist Alan Crocker regrets flipping off the driver of the blue pickup that buzzed past him on a recent Saturday morning in Rome, Ga. He’s not proud of it, and he’ll never do it again — especially now that he knows how unpredictable the response might be. Crocker was wearing a […]
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To the community, The Barton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and Sacramento Blood Source would like to thank the local businesses who generously provided donations at the Auxiliary Blood Drive on May 1 at the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Center. The Barton Auxiliary collected more than $700 in gifts for our gracious blood donors. We received gift […]
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Despite an increase in injuries and deaths from boating in 2014 compared to 2013, last year had the second-lowest number of boating fatalities on record, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The U.S. Coast Guard on May 13 released its 2014 recreational boating statistics. From 2013 to 2014, boating deaths increased from 560 to 610, […]
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By Kathryn Reed Climate change is going to bring bigger floods, warmer waters, less snow and more rain to the Lake Tahoe Basin, according to scientists. And then what? The Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board is asking that and other questions. “We have tools. But the big question is what tools don’t we have […]
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