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‘Noah’ — enjoy the movie, forget the Bible

By Jeremy Miller “Noah” is the latest from one of my all-time filmmakers, Darren Aronofsky (“Black Swan”, “The Fountain”, “The Wrestler”). It stars Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Hopkins and Emma Watson. The premise is of course the classic biblical tale of Noah (Crowe) one of the last “good men of clean heart” type guys […]

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Renowned guitarist coming to Carson City

World-renowned classical guitarist George Sakellariou will be at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City on April 26 at 7:30pm. The 69-year-old native of Athens has entertained audiences around the world. He began playing the guitar as a youngster, then trained at the Conservatory of Music in Athens, graduating with honors. By time he was […]

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Storms great for skiers, only a drop in the bucket for California drought relief

By Kathryn Reed While skiers flocked to enjoy the 16 inches of fresh snow that fell overnight at Sierra-at-Tahoe, state water officials could only shake their heads. These late storms are good, but nowhere good enough to pull California out of what is now a three-year drought. What these storms are good for is salvaging […]

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Choral performance features Gershwin, Porter

The Tahoe Choir and Lake Tahoe Community College Chorus present the music of George Gershwin and Cole Porter on May 2-4. ‘S Wonderful features a guest performance by South Tahoe High School Jazz Band. The first two performance are at 7:30pm, the Sunday show at 2pm. Performances are at Duke Theater at LTCC. Tickets are […]

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Growing number of Calif. kids not vaccinated

By Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee More than 16,000 California children entered kindergarten this school year without vaccinations because of their parents’ personal beliefs, up 15 percent from the prior year and more than double the number from six years ago, according to figures from the California Department of Public Health. The numbers were released as […]

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Horizon to be resurrected as Park Tahoe

By Kathryn Reed The Horizon is officially gone. The doors were shuttered Monday. Signs were taken down last week. Now begins more than $40 million in renovations that is expected to transform the Stateline property into a viable business. Brothers Jon and David Park hope their renamed Park Tahoe Casino Resort will reopen in the […]

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South Shore fireworks shows to continue

By Kathryn Reed It’s settled – there will be fireworks on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe this summer. After a daylong session of hashing out their differences Monday, both sides agreed to a variety of concessions that will allow for the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority to remain in the fireworks business and for the […]

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Brush with Kindness looking for homes, volunteers

Are you a homeowner or do you know a homeowner who needs a little help with the exterior of he home? Are you unable to do it yourself or pay someone else to do it for you? Do you need exterior paint, minor exterior repairs, or basic landscaping or yard clean up? If so, A […]

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Piper: ‘Attract businesses that have higher paying jobs’

Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked the six El Dorado County supervisor candidates a series of questions. All are the same except for one that is specific to each candidate. The responses are being run in the order they were received by LTN. One candidate chose not to answer the questions. Name: Teresa Piper Age: […]

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Opinion: LTCC should be a 4-year college

By Kindred Murillo This year, Lake Tahoe Community College is celebrating its 40th year of serving the Lake Tahoe Basin and surrounding communities. In my three years working at LTCC, it is clear to me that the college is here in this beautiful location because a group of dedicated people had a vision of higher […]

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