Updated: May 22, 2012, 3:25pm By Kathryn Reed CAMP RICHARDSON — One skydiver is dead and two others survived their jump near Camp Richardson on Tuesday morning. Robert Ranieri, 29, of South Lake Tahoe was found in 12 to 15 feet of water by El Dorado County sheriff’s divers. Lt. Pete Van Arnum said Ranieri […]
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The Craft Cafe Creative Writing Workshop Series is May 24-June 24 in Truckee. Craft, technique, and prompts for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry will be the focus of the four-week session. This is an opportunity to connect with a writing community and improve your writing practice. The class is from 6-8pm on Thursdays nights. Cost is […]
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The Carson Valley Trails Association fundraiser for the Carson Valley Discovery Trail is June 19 from 5-8pm at the C.V.I.C. Hall in Minden. The event will feature live and silent auctions, games, live music performed by Foothill Road, complimentary refreshments and no-host bar. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased by calling (775) 265.3736. This […]
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Local award-winning Truckee photographer Elizabeth Carmel has been selected to produce images for the Donner Memorial State Park Museum. She will photograph a series of panoramic murals to convey the beauty and power of the Sierra Mountain Range, which will serve as backdrops for exhibits about the people and events that have taken place near […]
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Lake Tahoe Unified School District’s elementary and middle school spring concerts are May 23. The free musical events will be in the multipurpose room of South Tahoe Middle School. Grades 4-6 start at 6pm, and grades 6-8 are at 7:30pm.
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May is 31 tidbits about Lake Tahoe News month. LTN tidbit No. 22: Lake Tahoe News is collecting names of people for our special NEWS Team. Being part of the club means an opportunity to win prizes. People have become part of the team by entering contests and donating money at select times. This is […]
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This photo taken in Meyers by Sarah Sinizer-Hopkins has been named a top contender for the California Arbor Day photo contest. The 16-year-old entered the photo titled First Snow in the division of Trees Where I Live. The photo was taken of a tree on her deck in Meyers.
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By Christopher P. Evans Misconceptions about prostate cancer abound. It’s not just a disease that affects older men, and it is not always slow-growing. Despite some recent recommendations against getting PSA (prostate-specific antigen) screenings, the facts show otherwise. Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer diagnosis in American men and is the second most […]
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By Kathryn Reed Recommendations for how to spend $500,000 to improve ball fields on the California side of the South Shore are expected to be discussed in July by the board that oversees recreation Measure R. However, the committee that is tasked with coming up with the ideas in its last two meetings did not […]
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Publisher’s note: The South Tahoe Association of Realtors asked for this letter to the TRPA to be reprinted on Lake Tahoe News. Dear Honorable Members of the Governing Board: The South Tahoe Association of Realtors Board of Directors would like to comment on the TRPA’s draft environmental impact statement. While we applaud some sections of […]
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