Lake Tahoe Community College Writers’ Series is celebrating National Poetry Month on April 24 at 7pm with poets June Sylvester Saraceno and Laura Wetherington. These award-winning poets will read from their works, engage the audience with a Q&A, and sign copies of their books. Books will be available for purchase. The free event will be […]
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The 24th annual Lake Cushing Crossing returns to Squaw Valley on April 12. The pond skimming event challenges participants to cross the chilly waters of Cushing Pond on skis, a snowboard or any ski or snowboard-based vessel. The event kicks off at 1pm at Cushing Pond, adjacent to the KT Base Bar. The competition will […]
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Smith Flat Road in Placerville will be closed to through traffic at the Highway 50 overcrossing for approximately three months. Motorists will be detoured to continue east on Broadway Street, turn north on Jaquier Road and then west back onto Smith Flat Road. Marked detour signs will be used to direct motorists. Bridges at the […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee As California’s drought stretches toward the hot summer months, state and federal officials are planning extraordinary measures to protect drinking water supplies and endangered Sacramento River salmon, according to a plan unveiled Wednesday. The “Drought Operations Plan” was released by the state Department of Water Resources and U.S. Bureau of […]
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An El Dorado County search and rescue crew is at Cascade Lake this morning searching for a possible body. A woman hiking on April 9 to Cascade Falls reported to deputies that afternoon that she thought she saw a body floating in the lake. Nothing was found on Wednesday. A dive team was searching the […]
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• Bona Fide Books in Meyers is hosting a Letterpress Printing Class on April 27 from 10am-4pm. Letterpress printer Steve Robison will teach a hands-on introduction to the world of letterpress printing. The $50 class includes a full day instruction, materials, and future open shop hours at Bona Fide HQ. Space is limited; call 530.573.1513. […]
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What does “judge pro tem” mean? That question was at the center of a legal challenge between two candidates for El Dorado County Superior Court judge. Dylan Sullivan took Joe Hoffman to court over his use of the phrase on his ballot statement. The two are running for the same seat in the June 3 […]
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By Kathryn Reed Shots have been fired at Tahoe Valley Elementary School. A guy has been seen with a gun. Sirens wail in the distance. Officers in helmets, some carrying AR-15 semi-automatic rifles make their way to the front of the building before entering. A shot goes off as they enter, but they proceed. This […]
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To the community, Mere words cannot describe what volunteers mean to Barton Skilled Nursing Facility residents. Barton Skilled Nursing volunteers wear many hats. They play inspiring music, bring communion, and call bingo. Volunteers turn an ordinary birthday party into a trip down memory lane with music from the past. Musicians share ukulele, piano, and organ […]
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By AP FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets have re-signed versatile backup linebacker Garrett McIntyre. McIntyre, a South Tahoe High School graduate, became a free agent last month after he was not tendered an offer by the Jets as a restricted free agent. The team announced the deal Wednesday, but did not release […]
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