South Lake Tahoe figure skater Deirdre Faegre is in Italy to compete in the Junior Grand Prix of figure skating. The Oct. 5-8 competition at the Trofeo Walter Lombardi is an International Skating Union event. In July, Faegre, 17, represented the Ice Skating Association of Ireland at the Liberty Summer Competition in Aston, Pa. Liberty […]
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El Dorado County Animal Services is extending a temporary reduction on adoption fees for kittens and cats through the end of October. The fee to adopt a cat or kitten through the El Dorado County Animal Shelters, which is normally $80, will be $40 through Oct. 31. The $40 feline adoption fee includes vaccinations, health […]
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U.S. Revolution Tour at Northstar-at-Tahoe is Jan. 9-13. Halfpipe snowboarding, slopestyle snowboarding, halfpipe skiing, slopestyle skiing, skicross, snowboardcross are the events at the Truckee resort.
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Jenny Anderson, like many others in South Lake Tahoe, woke up this morning to snow on her deck. For sending in this photo she will be receiving a Lake Tahoe News T-shirt. Read this story to find out how you can get a shirt, too.
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Snow is likely to keep falling on-and-off today in the greater Lake Tahoe area. Chain controls are in affect this morning on Interstate 80, the Mount Rose Highway and Highway 88 near Kirkwood. (Click on the state icons on Lake Tahoe News’ home page for up-to-date info on road conditions.) There must be something about […]
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Homewood Mountain Resort’s final EIR/EIS was released this week, with meetings on the proposed project set to begin next week. JMA Ventures, the San Francisco company that owns the West Shore ski area, wants to remake the resort into a destination. The project calls for a mixed-use base on the north area of the resort, […]
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‘Close But No Cigar: Bob Zany’ 4 bagels out of 5 By Howie Nave There have been many documentaries about comedians on the road, comedians who’ve performed overseas entertaining the troops, and comedians doing their act with some kind of back-story, but never have I seen a documentary about a comedian who confesses that he’s […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Warren Stracener has ruled there is no harm to the public to keep Kindertown day care center open until next month’s final hearing. The South Lake Tahoe facility has been embroiled in legal issues for more than two years. The state Department of Social Services keeps […]
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As part of its Chamber EDucation program, the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Sierra Economic Development Corporation is hosting a “How to Start a Business” workshop Oct. 13 from noon to 1:30pm at Mourelatos Lakeshore Resort, 6834 North Lake Tahoe Blvd., Tahoe Vista. Deadline to register is Oct. 11. This […]
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By John L. Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal Las Vegas, we need to talk. We’ve known each other a long time. I’m a proud native Nevadan. My family has been kicking around the Sagebrush State since 1881. But there comes a time when you have to set personal history aside and do what’s best for the […]
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