Rick Kushman, wine and food writer and educator, will teach a Wine 101 class called “Why Wine is More Fun Than People Make it Seem” on May 12 from 1:30-3pm at Lava Cap Winery in Placerville. Kushman will cover how to get more out of a wine country experience and drinking wine. Learn tips on […]
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By Kathryn Reed Needing to reduce the threat of another wildfire was a point easily agreed to. How to accomplish that goal – well – that was finally resolved at 10:20pm April 11. It took eight years to reach that decision. On Wednesday the Lahontan Water Quality Control Board voted 5-0 to approve the permit […]
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The Eric Nageotte-Lowe Memorial Fundraiser benefiting the Heavenly Freestyle Team is April 14 from 6-10pm at Mo’s Place in South Lake Tahoe. Everyone is invited to hear live music by the Cash Only Band, buy a raffle ticket, eat, and meet and mingle with Heavenly freestyle team members, alumni, and coaches. Raffle tickets are $1 […]
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By Martha Garcia, Colfax Record A house in the Alpine Meadows subdivision about five miles east of Colfax was destroyed by fire Wednesday noon. According to Cal Fire Battalion Chief Doug Rinella, a neighbor across the street from the one-story home located in the 28000 block of Manzanita Trail noticed flames shooting through the structure’s […]
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By Lynn Peeples, Huffington Post Darren Collins doesn’t know life without Lyme disease. He was just 11 months old when he came home from Wisconsin’s Mauthe Lake Campground pasty white, lethargic and running a fever of 105. Darren’s flu-like illness eventually subsided, but a host of other troubling Lyme-related symptoms — stomachaches, irritability and concentration […]
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Older American’s Day – “Never too Old to Play” — celebration lunch is May 16. The celebration will be at each of the senior nutrition sites in El Dorado County – South Lake Tahoe, Placerville, El Dorado Hills, Greenwood, Pioneer Park, Diamond Springs, and Pollock Pine. Lunch will be from noon-12:30pm. Suggested donation of $3 […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Guarding against the potentially disastrous spread of invading mollusks, Nevada officials hope to begin inspecting and decontaminating boats at three Northern Nevada reservoirs come summer. A voluntary inspection program could be under way at Lahontan, Rye Patch and Wildhorse reservoirs sometime in July, said Karen Vargas, aquatic invasive species coordinator […]
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I like hot salsa. That’s all I’m going to say. Oh, and I’m going to be a judge at the salsa contest April 15 at Sierra-at-Tahoe. But I’m only one of five judges, so this piece of insider information may not help. But it might be worth your while to start mixing up a batch […]
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• Passaretti’s restaurant is about to start its 30th year of business in South Lake Tahoe. Beginning April 16, it will be reopen for lunch at 11am, seven days a week, serving the lunch menu until 4pm and the dinner menu until 9, 9:30pm on weekends. • South Tahoe High School’s graduation is June 8 […]
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Since 1997, Friends of the Veterans Monument has been creating a place to reflect, remember, and honor the men and women who have served in the armed services of the United States. The effort has been led by Rich Buchanan of Placerville. This site that is used several times each year for special events, complete […]
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