LTEF’s Food Fest
Food Fest — Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation’s fund raiser — is Oct. 8 at 6pm at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe in Stateline.
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Placer County supervisors make much less than their peers
By Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee The five Placer County supervisors agree on this: At $30,000 annually, they’re underpaid. They also agree that nobody is going to do anything about it anytime soon. The board earlier this month heard a staff report comparing an array of county salaries to those of similar-sized counties, other local entities […]
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Firefighters raise money for cancer foundation
The second annual Firefighter’s Poker Pedal, organized by members of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local No. 2139 Incline Village and Crystal Bay firefighters of the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, proved to be another success, as they pedaled their way to raise $1,500 ($500 more than last year’s event) that will go […]
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Trail work for mountain bikers
Volunteers are needed to help with a MTB designed and built trail on Sept. 2 in Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park. The Marlette Hobart link trail will be three miles of flowy singletrack from the Tahoe Rim Trail to the bottom of Sunflower Hill. It’s more than halfway done. The completed upper section will be […]
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Tahoe City fish hatchery events for kids
UC Davis volunteer David Long has a variety of activities planned for kids ages 6 and up at the fish hatchery in Tahoe City on Aug. 27 from 10am-2pm. Activities include: • Learn fly-tying and casting • Discuss Lake Tahoe Fisheries • Discover native fauna and macroinvertebrates UC Davis Tahoe City Field Station is at […]
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Snippets about Lake Tahoe
• Lake Tahoe residents receive a 15 percent discount on any of the Lake Tahoe Marathon events in September. Just put Tahoe Local in the promo box when registering on the website. • Volunteers are needed for the 22nd annual Lake in the Sky Air Show on Aug. 27. Contact Tracy Franklin at (530) 542.6093 […]
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LTUSD to replace 2 buses in its fleet
With the wheels on the bus going round and round, Lake Tahoe Unified School District needs more of those yellow contraptions. At the Aug. 23 meeting the board agreed to buy two buses to help transport the nearly 1,800 students who twice a day ride the buses. Two buses used to transport students to athletic […]
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Winning on the road important for Incline’s football team
By Brian Nordli, Reno Gazette-Journal Incline will need to learn how to win on the road if it wants to make the playoffs this season. The Highlanders lost every road game last season and finished 4-4, just short of the playoffs. They are more experienced this year behind four-year starting quarterback Patrick Murray and more […]
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Truckee-Tahoe Humane Society in serious fund-raising mode
Despite the challenge of fundraising during the economic downturn of the past three years, the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe is only $1 million away from raising the $5 million needed to build a new animal shelter. To date, the animal rescue group has raised $4.2 million, which includes $2.5 million from the Town of Truckee, […]
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