One of the oldest and fastest growing sports in North America has gained a toehold in Northern Nevada and Tahoe-Truckee, thanks to the efforts of the Tahoe Truckee Lacrosse Association whose mission is to promote the game with local grade school, high school and college programs. While many young athletes of all ages are joining […]
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Lake Tahoe News subscribers Connor Yingling and Judi Allen are going the American Century Celebrity Golf Tournament next week. First, they knew Neil Lomax, who has played in the previous five tournaments, is not coming back this year. Second, they were randomly selected from the people with correct answers to the trivia question to win […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal More of all that water rushing down the Truckee River can now be captured for use. At a time when there’s much more water in the river than normal for this time of year, a newly completed structure allows the area’s primary water provider to divert nearly 10 million gallons […]
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The El Dorado County Health Services Department, Mental Health Division invites the public to participate in the community planning process to review El Dorado County’s current Mental Health Service Act Programs and provide comment on the county’s 2011-12 annual update covering Community Services and Supports, Workforce Education and Training, Prevention and Early Intervention and Innovation […]
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The South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Powers Authority will continue its public hearing regarding the possibility of turning the 2000 voter approved Measure S into Measure R on July 13 at 1pm in the Creekside Room (near the cafeteria) at Lake Tahoe Community College.
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The El Dorado County Health Services Department is offering Tdap vaccine at low-cost this summer for middle school and high school students who will need proof of the vaccination to start school. The Tdap vaccine, which helps protect against pertussis, will be administered to 7-12 grade students at the following student vaccination clinics: * Every […]
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By Robert Salonga, Contra Costa Times Nearly two years after she was freed from the captivity that robbed her youth, Jaycee Dugard looks to a pinecone as both a link to life before her horror and a symbol of hope for her future. “Back then (the pinecone) was the last thing I touched. You know, […]
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ABC News will air the Diane Sawyer interview with Jaycee Lee Dugard on July 10 at 9pm. Part of the interview involves Dugard’s book “A Stolen Life” that will be released this month. The New York Times reported the network did not write a check for the rights to an interview, but it did pay […]
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Black Bear Inn in South Lake Tahoe is offering two winemaker dinners in July. Dobra Zemlja Vineyards will be highlighted July 13 and Jeff Runquist Wines will be featured July 27. Both wineries are in Amador County. Each dinner will consist of six courses prepared by the inn’s chef, Alex Elsaesser. A wine will be […]
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Publisher’s note: This is reprinted with permission from the August 1975 Lake Tahoe Historical Society newsletter. Willard Ball, Judge of the Lake Valley Judicial Court, recalled his 21 years at South Shore during the Society’s April 1975 meeting. Like so many others, Bill Ball started his residence at Tahoe in the midst of a blizzard […]
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