· Merrill C. Haber has been appointed to the Placer County Planning Commission. He is a resident of Homewood who has 30 years of experience as an attorney and mediator. · There will be a digital marketing summit for small businesses on April 20 form 8:30-10:30am at Truckee Tahoe Airport. For more info and to […]
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Jeannine Naylor Ferguson passed away peacefully on Jan. 1, 2017, at Barton Skilled nursing facility in South Lake Tahoe. She was 84. Born Oct. 16, 1932, in Detroit, Mich., Jeannine grew up in North Hollywood. Jeannine played the French horn in the band and performed at the Hollywood Bowl. She graduated from North Hollywood High […]
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Marley is a pretty 7-year-old tortoiseshell cat who has been at the shelter since December. We are concerned that she is being overlooked because she needs a home without other pets or children. But hopefully that special person who wants just one kitty will consider Marley and come meet her. Marley is spayed, microchipped, tested […]
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By Susan Wood The Nevada Department of Transportation turned 100 last month, and amid challenges and opportunities construction engineer Steve Lani has spent about a quarter of that time paving the way for a more improved Silver State. It’s not a bad day’s work for a 47-year-old civil engineer who essentially matured with the agency […]
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By Andy Wirth As locals, short- or long-time residents, or frequent visitors of North Lake Tahoe, we all know and have likely experienced firsthand that traffic and transportation throughout our region can be challenging. In fact, it’s not new, but rather a decades-old problem, as “the original local” Eric Poulsen, has pointed out to me […]
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By Jim Miller, Christopher Cadelago and Taryn Luna, Sacramento Bee California drivers will begin paying 12 cents per gallon more in gas taxes later this year, the first of several tax and fee hikes contained in this week’s road-funding bill that eventually will cost the average motorist about $120 a year. It wasn’t the sort […]
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Final design of the next phase of Highway 28 improvements goes before the Nevada Transportation board on April 10. If approved, and weather permitting, NDOT and Granite Construction could begin work on phase 2 as early as next week. Granite Construction will work from both ends of the project, Sand Harbor and Incline Village, to […]
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· Red Dog lift at Squaw Valley has an electrical issue and will need several days of clear weather to repair. · Sal DeRosa is Douglas County Sheriff’s Department’s newest deputy. · Granlibakken will host the inaugural Restorative Arts and Yoga Festival May 19-21. For more info, go online. · The South Lake Tahoe Democrats will […]
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By Meghin Delaney, Las Vegas Review-Journal If lawmakers had their way, every Nevada school would teach financial literacy, diversity studies and the benefits of organ donations. High school would start at 9:30am, and every student would have free access to dual credit courses. Elementary schools would have daily recess. Staff would be trained on gender […]
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The body of a Sacramento woman who had been missing since April 3 was found Sunday in the Upper Truckee River north of Motel 6 in South Lake Tahoe. Pamela Suwinsky, 62, left the motel last Monday afternoon on foot without her dog, purse, cell phone or car. She had her ID and credit cards […]
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