By Dick Derby Barton Health, along with its affiliated healthcare facilities, treated more than 165,000 patients in 2010. With a population of 21,403 in the city of South Lake Tahoe and 181,058 residents in El Dorado County, Barton continues to serve the community and visitors alike. While, businesses in and around the lake accommodate “locals” […]
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Members of the Boys & Girls Club joined thousands of club members across the country in celebration of the National Boys & Girls Club Day for Kids on Sept. 16. Each year clubs designate a day in September for their members and families to celebrate. With support from the South Lake Tahoe Police and the […]
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By Jackie Green, Reno Gazette-Journal The little yellow flowers that sprouted after our wet spring have few, if any, fans in Northern Nevada. Bicyclist Bruce Ruana wants to send them to Iraq. “It’s a minefield” riding through them, he said. Walt Dorman, manager at Great Basin Bicycles in Reno, said they have caused a 200 […]
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By Kathryn Reed The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is using the same auditing firm the financially ruined Southern California city of Bell used. While the bi-state regulatory agency entered the agreement in May 2010 – six weeks before the mayor of Bell resigned – the agency chose to stick with the controversial firm when the […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit invites residents and visitors to attend the Kokanee Salmon Festival, which celebrates the annual fall migration of kokanee salmon at the Taylor Creek Visitor Center. The event is Oct. 1-2 from 10am-4pm. The visitor center is located three miles north of South Lake Tahoe on Highway […]
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Nevada State Parks in cooperation with the Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park Backcounrty Patrol, the Reno Wheelmen, and the Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association will host young riders, ages 6 to 16, for a youth mountain biking event. The ride is part of a nationwide celebration known as Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day, supported […]
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Nevada State Parks in cooperation with the Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park Backcounrty Patrol, the Reno Wheelmen, and the Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association will host young riders, ages 6 to 16, for a youth mountain biking event. The ride is part of a nationwide celebration known as Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day, supported […]
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The Sierra Cup Mountain Bike Racing Series wraps up the 2011 season on Oct. 2 with the Sawtooth Ridge Challenge at Northstar-at-Tahoe. The Sierra Cup is a seven race point series to determine the USA Cycling cross-country mountain bike champions for the Northern California/Nevada region. The Sawtooth Ridge Challenge, like the other Sierra Cup events, […]
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Nevada will host 18 contestants from all over the world who are competing in the Miss Chinese Cosmos Semi-Finals. The Sept. 23-30 event will take place in Lake Tahoe and Reno. The contest moves around the world each year, last year taking place in Australia. This is the first time the pageant has been in […]
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Flu shots and pneumonia vaccinations for the public are $20 for per flu shot and $35 per pneumonia vaccination. Flu vaccine is free for ages 3-18. No appointment necessary. Flu and pneumonia vaccinations will be available to the public at Barton Family Medicine at 1090 3rd St., South Lake Tahoe on: Oct. 8, 9am-1pm Oct. […]
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