May is 31 tidbits about Lake Tahoe News month. LTN tidbit No. 3: What is going on in the area? Find out on Lake Tahoe News’ Events page. A variety of events are on the page – all based on the info that is sent to us. Having an event? Send LTN an email to […]
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• Not sure if the trail you want ride is dry? Check out TAMBA’s webpage before hopping on your mountain bike. • Hal Cole has been voted off the Barton Hospital board of directors and Rhonda McFarland has been voted on. • Sammy Hagar has been confirmed for the 2012 Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series […]
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By Kathryn Reed Nevada Department of Transportation officials expected Peek Construction to resume work on Kingsbury Grade on May 1. The Las Vegas-based company which, according to its website, has an office on the same road it’s supposed to be finishing work on did not return a phone call. Work on this main artery between […]
Read morePublisher’s note: This email is reprinted with permission. It relates to the April 29, 2012, Lake Tahoe News story about who is legally allowed to vote at Fallen Leaf Lake. Our Region 5 Recreation Residence policy includes the following: “Principal Residence The principal residence can be a house, apartment, mobile home, or other reasonable domicile, either […]
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In 1978, a joint congressional resolution established Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week. The first 10 days of May were chosen to coincide with two important milestones in Asian/Pacific American history: the arrival in the United States of the first Japanese immigrants (May 7, 1843) and contributions of Chinese workers to the building of the transcontinental railroad, […]
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By Kathryn Reed If questionable decorum at a City Council meeting should come with consequences, then the operators of the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena could probably find a penalty box for them. While Van Oleson and Chris Cefalu were before the council on May 1 asking to formalize their contract with the city, Councilwoman […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP RENO — Smokey Bear has done such a good job stamping out forest fires the past half-century that a woodpecker that’s survived for millions of years by eating beetle larvae in burned trees is in danger of going extinct in parts of the West, according to conservationists seeking U.S. protection for […]
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Starting June 16 people will no longer be allowed to walk into Sand Harbor. Officials are saying this change is for safety reasons. People wanting to access the beach can still pay to park there assuming there is room. The other option is to take the East Shore Express shuttle from Incline Village throughout the […]
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By Tom Knudson, Sacramento Bee No tool in Wildlife Services’ arsenal kills more nonselectively – or slowly – than the leg-hold trap. Since 2000, more than 90 species of wildlife have died by mistake in agency traps, including pronghorn antelope, mule deer, river otters, swift foxes, badgers, porcupines and federally protected bald eagles, government records […]
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Geomorphic and Ecological Fundamentals for River and Stream Restoration is a weeklong course at the Sagehen Creek Field Station in Truckee. The Aug. 13-17 program is an introductory course emphasizing the understanding of geomorphic and ecological process as a sound basis for planning and designing river restoration, covering general principles and case studies from a […]
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