By Lake Tahoe News Shorts weather is going to continue for the next couple days in the greater Lake Tahoe area. Record highs were broken several places on Dec. 29 and Dec. 30. The National Weather Service in Reno reports: South Lake Tahoe’s high on Saturday was 58 degrees, breaking the high of 53 set […]
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By Tia Rancourt Knowing that you are prepared for an emergency can help you and your family stay calm and act effectively. Working together, learning about risks, making an emergency kit, staying informed, knowing your evacuation plan are just some of the things you can do to prepare ahead of time. The three key steps […]
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To the community, Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless is pleased to announce that the warm room will move from Lake Tahoe Community Presbyterian Church to 1195 Rufus Allen Blvd., a property owned by the city of South Lake Tahoe, and begin operating out of that location at 7pm on the evening of Jan. 1. The […]
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With January being National Radon Action Month, the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Radon Education Program is offering free short-term radon test kits to Nevadans from Jan. 1 through Feb. 28. Radon test kits are available at Cooperative Extension offices and partnering locations, as well as at presentations statewide. Radon is a naturally occurring, […]
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By Alyssa Pereira, San Francisco Chronicle William and Grace McCarthy made a life of traveling across the sunny and sometimes snowy state of California. William, an armament expert for the U.S. War Department, and his wife lived in San Francisco but traveled frequently to the corners of the state, taking in Yosemite vistas, the […]
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The Carson Ranger District is changing how it handles permits for noncommercial group use like family reunions, weddings, and group camping excursions. From Jan. 1-March 1, and annually thereafter, the district will accept proposals for summer recreation events and noncommercial group use gatherings that take place between May 1 and Oct. 31. Proposals submitted during this […]
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To the community, It’s 10:30pm (Dec. 29)and it sounds like SnowGlobe is in the living room of my home along the Bijou Meadow. Unfortunately, the only part of the concert we can hear is the incessant bass overlaid by what sounds like a huge swarm of bees–even the most ardent percussionist would not call it […]
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The 2018 Western Governors’ Association’s Celebrate the West regional art competition that challenges high school students to create works inspired by their state is accepting applications until April 30. WGA’s visual arts challenge, sponsored by the Western Governors’ Foundation, is open to high school students in the 19 Western states and three U.S.-flag islands served […]
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By Kathryn Reed How Herbert Avenue will tie into the redevelopment project where Whole Foods 365 is being built just became a little murkier. No longer is the commercial property on the corner of Herbert and Highway 50 locally owned. Chutima Vasakarnpanich and Tavewat Youngunpipatkul of Palo Alto closed on the property Nov. 30. Mike […]
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By Dan Walters, CalMatters The fundamental mission of a K-12 school system should be to have as many students as humanely possible graduate from high school with the fundamental skills they need to succeed as adults. We Californians who are already adults sometimes lose sight of that goal as we bicker over financing, curriculum, testing […]
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