Placer County and Truckee are working to secure funding to build two sections of the Resort Triangle Trail Network. This would connect North Lake Tahoe and Truckee. Truckee and Placer County are jointly submitting a funding application to the California Federal Lands Access Program for money to build the two multiple-use, paved trail segments. Now […]
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By Jim Krajewski, Reno Gazette-Journal A memorial service for Bob Shaffer has been set for 1:30pm May 6 at Surprise Stadium, the football field at Truckee High School. Shaffer, the former Truckee football coach, was killed in a head-on car accident April 1 outside Sierraville. Shaffer helped lead the Wolverines to nine state football titles, including […]
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South Lake Tahoe resident Les Wright and a guest are going to the annual Rocks and Rhones wine event in May for free all because he is a subscriber to Lake Tahoe News. “I read the LTN everyday because it has all the local news. It’s the only local daily,” Wright said. Subscribers […]
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By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times California motorists will start paying higher gas and diesel taxes on Nov. 1 under legislation signed Friday by Gov. Jerry Brown to provide $5.2 billion annually for road and bridge repairs and expanded mass transit in the state. The plan, which also includes new fees when vehicles are […]
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To the community, Through the generosity of the John McDougall Pay It Forward Lake Tahoe Community Fund held at the Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation, Bread & Broth provided a roasted chicken dinner with all of the fixings at its Monday Meal on April 24. The $250 grant funds enabled B&B to serve 107 meals and […]
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· Heather Ferris is now the planning manager for Douglas County. · Choices for Children is hosting a Mother’s Day Diaper drive during the month of May. Donate any size of diapers at the following locations: South Lake Tahoe Library, Jubilee Kids Academy, Under the Magic Pine Tree, South Tahoe Association of Realtors, South Lake […]
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By Larry Weitzman Veloster, which is still in its first generation starting life as a 2012 model, got a shot in the arm recently with the installation of the new Hyundai 1.6L direct injected turbo and a new seven-speed dual clutch automated manual transmission. Veloster is hard to categorize, it is a three door with […]
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By Kathryn Reed TAHOE CITY — The Truckee River just outside Tahoe City is known for its placid pace for casual summer rafters. Today it looks like there might be some class IV rapids – it’s running that fast and high. Rafting companies have had to deal with drought for the past few years, and […]
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No one was injured Friday when a fire in the Serene Lakes area was destroyed by fire. Truckee firefighters said the initial call at about 1:30pm April 28 was a possible gas explosion. The residence was unoccupied a the time. The exact cause of the fire is under investigation. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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By Joe Mathews Thank you, Berkeley. Recent headlines should remind us Californians of yet another way we are lucky. Our state has the world’s best scapegoat: you. You—our most distinguished public university and all the people, institutions and neighborhoods surrounding it —serve as a punching bag for angry people of all manner of ideological preoccupations. […]
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