The fund-raising event for the Curtzwiler family is Wednesday from 5-10pm at Aloha Ice Cream in South Lake Tahoe. Here are some of the silent auction items people can bid on: Round of gold for four at Genoa Lakes Huge backpack of school supplies 2 parasail rides Half day boat rental Mad About Music gift […]
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A ceremony celebrating the completion of the harbor project with the installation of the bronze sculpture “Where Eagles Dare” by Vic Payne will be Aug. 25 at 5:30pm at Ski Run Marina in South Tahoe. Meet and greet the artist at 5pm. Light refreshments will be provided by the shops at the center. To raise […]
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North Lake Tahoe’s first LEED-registered home is well under way in Incline Village and eco-curious individuals and home aficionados can get a sneak-peek of the project Aug. 28. The Energy Star-rated house, located at 1085 Mill Creek Road, broke ground in late 2009. The project is spearheaded by Jeff Miller, president of Advance Design and […]
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By James Burns, Merced Sun-Star Clark Bird became the first person in open water history to swim the length of Lake Tahoe at night without a wetsuit. Delayed by 24 hours because of adverse weather conditions, Bird completed the 22.1-mile swim from Incline Village to Camp Richardson on the south shore on Monday morning. He […]
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By Green Lodging News Approximately 80 people, including exhibitors and speakers, attended the first day of the West Coast Green Lodging Conference at the Embassy Suites Lake Tahoe Hotel & Ski Resort. Conference activities included a keynote presentation by Glenn Hasek, publisher and editor of Green Lodging News, as well as presentations by the following: […]
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• Tiffany Carter came close to swimming the length of Lake Tahoe on Aug. 20. Read more on her blog. • The Sierra Expeditionary Learning School opens Aug. 25. It is a charter school in the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District. • Now you can get deals from Lakeside Inn by text message. To sign-up, […]
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By Stephen Ward FALLEN LEAF LAKE — A throng of fervent Fallen Leaf Lake residents gathered Saturday at the old local store for the Aquatic Invasive Species Symposium to discuss a growing concern in the area; keeping Fallen Leaf Lake free from invasive species. The event, hosted by the Tahoe Resource Conservation District, focused primarily […]
Read moreBy Mike Kraft The small community of Fallen Leaf Lake near South Lake Tahoe is in crisis. After over a year of tension within the community regarding the replacement of the 14-year concessionaire that ran the store/cafe and marina, a recall was filed on April 10, 2010. The recall was aimed at Directors Mike Kraft […]
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Shannon or “Trucha Califia,” (Spanish for California Trout) will be riding through CalTrout’s Lake Tahoe office in South Lake Tahoe this week. While she is in town there will be a “Spokin for Trout” film series at the Taylor Creek Amphitheatre (on Highway 89 near Taylor Creek Visitor Center) featuring films by local angling advocate […]
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The Rotary Club of South Lake Tahoe spent part of this past weekend working on the Evans Family Garden. “It was awesome. They got a lot of work done and had some fun to boot,” said Leona Allen. Her family donated the parcel in the Angora burn area to be used as a demonstration garden. […]
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