To the community, Bread & Broth would like to thank Jim and Linda Mueller, owners of Adventure Mountain Lake Tahoe, for their sponsorship of an Adopt A Day of Nourishment on Oct. 27. The Monday evening Italian dinner prepared by B&B’s versatile cooks was enjoyed by 125 dinner guests who raved about the roasted chicken […]
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Incorporate OV Foundation has received nonprofit status from the Internal Revenue Service. Incorporate Olympic Valley was formed by Squaw Valley residents concerned about maintaining their mountain culture and gaining local control and jurisdiction over land use decisions, locally generated tax revenues, and key services prioritized by locals, such as snow removal and road maintenance. This […]
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The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team will host an open house Nov. 12 to explain and answer questions about how agencies plan and implement prescribed fire in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The event is from 5 to 6:30pm at the USFS office, 35 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe. Participating agencies include the Forest Service, CalFire, […]
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By Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee A spacious foothills ranch house north of Placerville was L.A. north on Monday as transplant filmmaker Deon Taylor continued work on his new movie “Meet the Blacks.” The courtyard between the home and the garage – overlooking the rolling El Dorado County landscape – was the backlot as young actors […]
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By Michael B. Marois, Bloomberg California farmers who grow a third of the world’s processing tomatoes, the kind used for pasta sauce and soups, nurtured a record crop this year even as the state’s drought damped production of other vegetables. An estimated 14 million tons of processing tomatoes were harvested in California this year, the […]
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There will be a South Lake Tahoe recreation complex renovation workshop Nov. 18 at the center. The Parks Trails and Recreation Master Plan has identified this site for future renovation. The community is being asked to share ideas. The complex is located at 1180 Rufus Allen Blvd. The workshop starts at 7pm.
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Two North Shore-Truckee area school bonds on the Nov. 4 ballot had different outcomes. Voters in the Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District said no to a $114 million school bond. Measure U would have raised money to improve facilities on the district. A 55 percent yes vote was needed for approval. The measure received 52.27 percent favorable votes. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Valley Fire Protection District’s desire to tax property owners for fire prevention went up in flames Nov. 4. Voters overwhelming said no. Nearly twice as many people voted no (66.48 percent, 1,323 votes) compared to those who said yes (33.52 percent, 667 votes.) “Basically people don’t want a tax increase,” Dave […]
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A yearlong investigation culminated in the arrest of Reno resident Ricardo Antonio Vasquez on sex crime charges. In November 2013, the Truckee Police Department conducted a joint investigation with Placer County Sheriff’s Office regarding a case involving an adult male engaged in lewd and lascivious acts with a minor. Officers attempted to locate the 28-year-old […]
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Learn about what the healthcare law means for you, your family and your small business. The Nov. 20 meeting will include a detailed look at the state and federal rules and an overview of the new Covered California coverage options. Register or call 775.588.1728. The free talk is from 4-5:30pm in the board room at Lake […]
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