Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for gift ideas that are less than $20. Find out how to make a suggestion. Imagine buying your friends the gift of time. You can do that when buying a gift certificate for services provided by Big Blue Concierge. They will run errands, do shopping, address Christmas cards, […]
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By Larry Cox, Tucson Citizen Frank Decaro, the flamboyant movie critic of “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart and host of a national call-in program on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, got the inspiration for his new cookbook while attending a Dead Celebrity Party. As he mingled dressed as the late Euell Gibbons, he realized the […]
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Numerous lovable and healthy pets are available for adoption from Placer County’s animal shelters, and coupons covering half of the adoption fee are still available at the shelters in order to place as many adoptable animals into caring homes as possible. This promotion continues through Dec. 15. Placer County Animal Services is able to offer […]
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Winter is the theme of a mini parade being organized by the California-based South Shore chamber. The Dec. 17 event will begin at 10am at Grocery Outlet in South Lake Tahoe and end about a mile later at the American Legion Hall. The deadline to register is Dec. 9 at 5pm. Contact Steve Rozier at […]
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By Kathryn Reed More than one billion dollars — $1,000,000,000 – is what has been spent on the environmental improvement program in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The goal is to increase lake clarity. Clarity is not declining as rapidly as it once was, but it’s still declining each year. That makes the programs winners, according […]
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Eat at Freshies (3330 Lake Tahoe Blvd., No. 3, South Lake Tahoe) on Dec. 7 from 6-9pm for $10 to help raise money for Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care. LTWC is an animal rehab center that returns critters back the wild. Freshies owner Melodie Ulman is on the board of LTWC.
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Publisher’s note: This is an open letter to the people of California from Gov. Jerry Brown. To the people, When I became governor again — 28 years after my last term ended in 1983 — California was facing a $26.6 billion budget deficit. It was the result of years of failing to match spending with […]
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By USSA BEAVER CREEK — Three-time Audi FIS Alpine World Cup giant slalom champion Ted Ligety of Park City stormed from behind Tuesday to win the second Audi Birds of Prey GS in Beaver Creek. It was his second win in three GS races and vaulted him into second in the overall Audi FIS Alpine […]
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The North Lake Tahoe Resort Association is accepting applications for three seats on its Marketing Committee. These are three-year terms, January 2012 to December 2014. The NLTRA Marketing Committee is made up of two board members, nine appointed lay (community) members and a Placer County CEO representative. Lay members are selected based on their relevant […]
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