Placer County will have a town hall meeting in Kings Beach on Oct. 25 to kick off the process for updating its long-range plans for North Lake Tahoe. The meeting starts at 6pm at the North Tahoe Event Center, 8318 North Lake Blvd., Kings Beach. Placer County has nine community plans for the Tahoe basin. […]
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UC Davis Native Demonstration Garden organizers are looking for people to help weed, clean, and plant in the native demonstration garden. The event is Oct. 4 from 9am-2pm at the UC Davis Tahoe City Field Station, 2400 Lake Forest Road, Tahoe City. Bring work gloves, hat, lunch, sunscreen and water. For additional information, contact Katie […]
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Allison Steinmetz with Barton Internal Medicine, will talk about women’s health issues Oct. 26 from 6:30-7:30pm at Lake Tahoe Community College, 1 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe. Steinmetz will discuss perimenopause, which is the process of change that leads up to menopause. She also will provide the different remedy options, both natural and hormonal for […]
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By Kathryn Reed A man wanted in Canada on child molestation charges was arrested today in South Lake Tahoe. James William Robertson, 71, has been living at Lakeland Village for the past year. Officers could not pick him up sooner because of a “series of issues which occurred on the other side of the border,” […]
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The 7th annual Truckee Pink Party Fundraiser coined “The Best Pre-Halloween Costume Party” in town is hosted by Tahoe Forest Health System Foundation to raise money for local breast cancer patients. Festivities start at 6:30pm Oct. 21 at Bar of America, Pacific Crest in Old Town Truckee. Through the years a major highlight of the […]
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By Thomas Frank, USA Today At age 55, South Carolina state Sen. David Thomas began collecting a pension for his legislative service without leaving office. Most workers must retire from their jobs before getting retirement benefits. But Thomas used a one-sentence law that he and his colleagues passed in 2002 to let legislators receive a […]
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UC Davis Native Demonstration Garden organizers are looking for people to help weed, clean, and plant in the native demonstration garden. The event is Oct. 4 from 9am-2pm at the UC Davis Tahoe City Field Station, 2400 Lake Forest Road, Tahoe City. Bring work gloves, hat, lunch, sunscreen and water. For additional information, contact Katie […]
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By Christopher Dickey, Newsweek Paul Stockton, the Pentagon’s point man for security in the homeland, plans for the kind of apocalyptic events that could forever change the lives of millions of Americans. Assistant Secretary of Defense Stockton, a lifelong academic who speaks passionate jargon, calls them “complex catastrophes” with “cascading effects,” and, like Sept. 11, […]
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Unity at the Lake hosts contemporary eclectic-Celtic-classical-pop-world music singer-songwriter and composer Chris Waltz as guest speaker to share an inspiring talk and music during the Oct. 9 celebration service at 10am. Using voice, nylon and steel string guitars, mandolin, Irish flutes and whistles, Waltz brings to life the melodic language of each tradition. With his […]
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The 33rd annual Freakers Ball at the Opal Ultra Lounge, Blu Nightclub, and MontBleu Convention Center in Stateline is Oct. 29 at 8pm. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 that day; plus tax and fees.
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