By Andrew Adamson, KOLO-TV “I’ll put it to you like this, the more you play, the more you find out there’s more hazards than fun,” says RFD Suppression Capt. Greg Claiborne. In his 27 years with the Reno Fire Department, Claiborne has seen just how dangerous the Truckee River can be. Last year was especially […]
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The North Lake Tahoe Chamber/CVB/Resort Association and Plumas Bank in partnership with the Small Business Development Center of Greater Sacramento/Sierr are offering Financial Projections class April 24 from 9am to noon at the Tahoe City Public Utility District Board Room, 221 Fairway Drive, Tahoe City. The workshop is geared for existing and emerging business owners. […]
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Educators from El Dorado and Amador counties are invited to attend the Teacher’s Ag Summer Institute set for June 19-21. The workshop will bring together classroom teachers, farmers, ranchers, environmental educators and agricultural and natural resource specialists to gain a deeper understanding of agricultural systems and how they sustain the health of people, society, and […]
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Truckee Donner Public Utility District and Truckee Hometown Sears have teamed up to improve the TDPUD’s Refrigerator Recycling Program. The recycling of older, working refrigerators will save customers energy and money. Under the program, the TDPUD will pay qualifying customers $30 for each working refrigerator and the recycling is free. Old refrigerators can use up […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe City Manager Tony O’Rourke says he has asked for a copy of his review, but that Mayor Claire Fortier said he wouldn’t see it until May 1. The review is now nine months overdue. O’Rourke told Lake Tahoe News he is used to annual reviews. His review has been […]
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By Cheryl Millham About the third week in March, we started receiving dead adult Pine Siskins at an alarming rate. The first thing we thought about was West Nile virus (WNV), so we started giving out that phone number (877.WNV.BIRD). It is a toll free number and, if the lab is interested, they would give […]
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• Freshies restaurant in South Lake Tahoe raised more than $1,700 for Live Violence Free this week during the trading spaces lunch. • Peak viewing of the Lyrid meteor shower will be Sunday from midnight until first light. Expect an increase in shooting stars this weekend. • Esthetician Alyssa Deacon has joined Sierra Cosmetic Laser […]
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By Kathryn Reed On the same day the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board is scheduled to discuss the Regional Plan update there will be a community presentation on the loop road project. But they will be separate, likely overlapping meetings. That means people have to decide which meeting to attend. How stupid is this? […]
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Tourism professionals and volunteers from throughout Nevada were honored at the 22nd annual Rural Roundup conference in Incline Village. One winner was selected from each of Nevada’s six tourism territories – geographical areas of similar culture and geography – and two other awards recognized achievements on a statewide basis. A new award was added this […]
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By Casey Seidenberg, Washington Post My 9-year-old saw a headline in my email that read “10 Foods You Should NEVER Eat!” He grabbed me and said, “Mom, have you read this? I thought there weren’t foods we should never eat. You said all foods were okay once in a while.” I was so proud. As […]
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