The 5th annual Tour of Carson City Bike Ride & BBQ is May 6 starting at 9:30am. The route tours around the perimeter of Carson City for a moderately paced 27 to 30 mile bike ride. Lunch will be provided and all are welcome. This is a free event. Donations are being accepted to support […]
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The Truckee Donner Land Trust benefit dinner at the River Ranch is June 7. The restaurant will donate 30 percent of of the evening’s proceeds to the land trust. Reservations (530.583.4264) must be made at least a day in advance, and diners must say they are dining for the Truckee Donner Land Trust. The event […]
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By Kathryn Reed SOMERSET – Take a bottle of Zinfandel from any two years and they won’t taste the same. In large part that is because the weather wasn’t the same those two years. While winemakers can work some magic with fermentation and blending, Mother Nature plays a huge role in what comes out of […]
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By Sarah Varney, NPR This is a story about what can happen when no one is looking. For the patients at Universal Pain Management, a medical clinic in northern Los Angeles County, Dr. Francis Riegler is always looking. Riegler huddles with the clinic’s nurse practitioner over a computer printout. The one-page report from the state’s […]
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By Nancy Shute, NPR Want extra salt with that fast-food meal? Then buy it in the United States, where chicken dishes, pizzas, and even salads are loaded with far more salt than in Europe and Australia, according to new research. The McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets in the United States have more than twice as much salt […]
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Alpine Meadows’ annual Snow Golf Tournament will tee off April 21 at 9am at the top of the mountain off the Summit Express chairlift. This event features the only mountaintop snow golf course around. It’s skiing or snowboarding combined with golf. The nine-hole course starts at the top of the Summit Express chairlift off of […]
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Lake Tahoe Windjammers is having a Getting to Know You Pasta Feed on April 28 at 6pm. The event is at the Yacht Club Room in Tahoe Keys Marina in South Lake Tahoe. The vice commodore is making pasta, but guests are asked to bring an appetizer, salad or dessert. RSVP or for information contact […]
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The Truckee Donner Land Trust benefit dinner at the River Ranch is June 7. The restaurant will donate 30 percent of of the evening’s proceeds to the land trust. Reservations (530.583.4264) must be made at least a day in advance, and diners must say they are dining for the Truckee Donner Land Trust. The event […]
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The El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce Education Council’s annual Wine Tasting/Art Auction is May 4. Ten Thomas Kinkade framed prints, along with artwork from other area artists, will be auctioned off to the highest bidder. David Girard Vineyard will be the site of the event. Tickets are $10 for the event that starts at […]
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Moments after the Bank of America in South Lake Tahoe opened Monday morning it was robbed. A suspect entered the branch at 3344 Lake Tahoe Blvd. just after 9am April 16 and demanded cash from a teller. No weapon was seen. Officers are not releasing how much money the suspect got away with. The suspect […]
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