The inaugural Climbing Festival & Bouldering Competition in Meyers is Sept. 17. Joshua Welch of Safe Haven Chiropractic in Meyers is spearheading the event so people can watch and learn about the beauty and athleticism of playing on granite. He says Lake Tahoe bouldering has exploded in the last few years. The event is free […]
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Barton Foundation will honors three doctors with the 2011 Spirit of Philanthropy award. The award is presented each year to an outstanding individual, group or family that has demonstrated extraordinary dedication to the health of the South Lake Tahoe community and in particular to Barton Health. The foundation is honoring individuals who, since the 1980s, […]
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• Ninety-six percent of California boaters say their watercraft leak oil most of the time or every time they go out on the water. Here is the boater survey. • California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson wants U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to provide state schools with immediate relief from what he calls […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Aug. 20, 2011, Sacramento Bee. For California legislators who want to help the unemployed get back to work and provide relief to financially strapped counties at the same time, Assembly Bill 1182 moves our state in the right direction. The measure by Assemblyman Roger Hernandez, D-West Covina, would […]
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By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — For 17 years, giant Dow Chemical Co. leased state property near the Bay Area community of Pittsburg without paying any rent. A boating marina in nearby Crockett has paid nothing for the government parcel it has used since 1989 — while subleasing the land to another firm. […]
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The 8th Annual Barn Dance and BBQ hosted by Al & Patty Moss in Markleeville is Sept. 10 from 4-9pm. Proceeds benefit the Eastern Alpine County Fire Department (Woodfords and Markleville) and also the South Tahoe High School football team. Al Moss and the Rip Tides will be the entertainment. Tickets are $35 per person […]
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By Charles Piller, Sacramento Bee Adjutant General David S. Baldwin returned in April from a tour of duty in Afghanistan to lead the California National Guard – and inherited a force plagued by mismanagement and freighted with scandal. Neglect had reduced Camp Roberts, a giant training site near San Luis Obispo, to decrepitude. An auditor […]
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By Kathryn Reed Walking around the house they look to see if the doors and windows are secure – that no one, not even a bear – has broken in. It’s all part of the job – these checks on homes where people are on vacation or the house is for sale. (It’s free for […]
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To the community, The Lake Tahoe Historical Society’s 8th annual garden tour was a success despite a very late spring and a long, cold winter. We lost one large and lovely garden due to storm damage, and we thank our homeowners who persevered and worked hard to present their gardens. Thanks you also to our […]
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