BlueGo is offering extended hours on the South Shore some of its bus routes for New Year’s Eve. • Route 53 will run until 3am. • Route 50 will run extra bus service every 15-20 minutes from 7pm-3am. • Route 23 will run extra bus service every 30 minutes from 7 pm-3am. • Additional oncall […]
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South Lake Tahoe AAUW will welcome members, guests and the public as the group examines geotourism and a sustainable Tahoe at the Jan. 8 meeting at 10am in the Aspen Room at Lake Tahoe Community College. Two guest speakers will be featured. Susanne Stone, author of “Lake Tahoe, A Guidebook with a Point of View”, […]
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Tour de California provides serious recreational cyclists the opportunity to ride a complete stage of the Amgen Tour of California — and the most challenging stage of the 2011 race at that. Riders will cover the same route as the professionals on Stage 7 of the Amgen Tour of California, from Claremont to the Mt. […]
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By Kim Minugh and Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee The search for a missing snowboarder near the Alpine Meadows Ski Resort came to a tragic conclusion this morning when rescuers found her body in a tree well, according to authorities. Rescue helicopter crews spotted the body of 25-year-old Shawnte Marie Willis of Tahoma this morning on […]
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By Kathryn Reed About 200 customers on the South Shore are still without power as crews from Sierra Pacific Power continue to rectify the problem. A handful of customers around the lake are also off the grid. “All three of the circuits that had been knocked out of service yesterday by falling trees and tree […]
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On Jan. 6, the Slowrollers Bike Club is hosting the annual “After Christmas Christmas Party” to benefit local friend and skier Darren Johnson. Johnson was caught in an avalanche backcountry skiing near Kirkwood on Nov. 28. The path took him over a rock cliff, and while amazingly he didn’t have any injuries from the neck […]
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It’s going to be cold on the slopes, but all that fresh powder will get you warmed up. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Robert Rodriguez, Fresno Bee A day after a 29-year-old Fresno man died at the China Peak ski area, the Fresno County Coroner’s Office is working to determine the cause of death. Fresno County Coroner Dr. David Hadden said the autopsy of Peter Eli Shelby was expected to be completed Wednesday evening, but it may […]
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By Rob Hotakainen, McClatchy News Service WASHINGTON – The cannabis industry has flexed its muscles in 15 states, including California, where it’s legal to smoke marijuana for medical purposes. Now the industry is ready to go to work in Washington. A new trade group, called the National Cannabis Industry Association, aims to bring together sellers, […]
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Explore Tahoe, located at 4114 Lake Tahoe Blvd. in South Lake near the Heavenly Village, is now selling California Sno-Park permits. These permits are $5 for a single day or $25 for a season pass and are valid at any California Sno-Park site. Explore Tahoe may be reached at(530) 542.4637.
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