El Dorado County Registrar of Voters Bill Schultz is ushering in a new era of helping people in the military and overseas citizens cast a ballot. A $1.8 million federal grant to El Dorado County will allow El Dorado and 12 other California counties to send ballots and voting information electronically to these voters. The […]
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Sierra-at-Tahoe was recognized by Ski Area Management in the Best Video category in the 2011-12 Marketing Awards. Produced by First Track Productions, Sierra received the “Most Heart-Warming Video” award featuring the Burton Star Wars Experience. In its inaugural year, the Burton Star Wars Experience is a snowboard experience that introduces 3- to 6-year-old kids how […]
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The Charity Raft Race is returning to the Reno River Festival June 15 at 3pm. The race, which hits the rapids at the Truckee River Whitewater park for the first time since 2007, is a fundraiser for the Truckee River Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to impacting the Truckee River by providing environmental, educational, access, […]
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By Kathryn Reed While the actual road to Fallen Leaf Lake is a rougher ride than it has ever been, the operations of the community service district are smoother. Sid Bazett, who is a part-time resident of the South Shore enclave at the edge of Desolation Wilderness off Highway 89, didn’t let the fact that […]
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• Northstar’s 18-hole golf course is scheduled to open May 18. • Nevada magazine’s Great Nevada Picture Hunt photo contest is open to all photographers. Send up to eight submissions via email to tony@nevadamagazine.com by 5pm June 29. • The May issue of Men’s Journal lists Truckee as one of the Best Mountain Towns in […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the April 22, 2012, Sacramento Bee. Despite its reputation as an unwelcoming place for smokers, California ranks 33nd among states in taxing tobacco. Smoking-related diseases cost us hundreds of millions of dollars yearly in health care and lost productivity. Thousands of young people get hooked on nicotine each year. […]
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To embrace all things El Dorado County, the theme of the 2012 fair is the Grapest Show On Earth. The annual event is June 14-17 in Placerville. Returning for a second year, the El Dorado Day on the Green is all about rock ‘n’ roll. The only traveling sea lion show in the U.S. will […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Paying attention to what the population looks like is critical to knowing who to market Tahoe to. That was the overriding message of Emilyn Sheffield. She was one of two presenters at the annual Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority-Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce tourism conference on Thursday. Sheffield, who […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY — Nevada’s Homeland Security Commission this week adopted a drastically reduced plan to continue the fight against potential terrorist attacks, leaving six ongoing programs without funding because of declining federal support. Led by Commission Chairman and Gov. Brian Sandoval, the panel of law enforcement and other emergency […]
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Dragonfly Restaurant in Truckee will host the Arts for The Schools’ seventh annual Student Art Show on May 10. The art exhibit kicks off with an opening reception from 4-6pm to view and buy the art pieces crafted by students throughout the region. Dubbed “Artists in Bloom,” the show will feature more than 400 pieces […]
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