Come see what Saturday Mornings at SNC (formerly Senior Saturdays), the award-winning joint offering of Sierra Nevada College and Incline Village Parks & Recreation Senior Programs, are all about. Share coffee with SNC’s faculty and other knowledgeable locals as they present bite-size offerings of intellectual material. An optional continental breakfast will be provided for $3. […]
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The Douglas County Public Library in Zephyr Cove is having a pirate party on Aug. 6 at 1:30pm. Children can make a pirate treasure chest and ice-cream-in-a-can. Children should bring their own ice cream toppings such as chocolate sauce, cherries, and whipped cream. Bring small clear coffee can lids (13-oz. coffee cans) if you have […]
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Updated July 25, 2010, 4:12pm: Lightning stopped the paddle. The duo plans to resume the trip on July 27 at 11:30am from Meeks Bay, weather permitting. In a quest to raise money for two nonprofits, South Shore’s Aaron Hussmann and Greg Anthenien will kayak the 72-mile perimeter of Lake Tahoe on July 25. The fundraiser […]
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Gray skies started early Sunday, with the South Shore losing most of its blue sky by 11am. The sun has peeked in and out most of the day, as threatening thunderheads loom nearby. “Thunderstorms will be driest through 4pm, then begin to produce some wetting rains and abundant lightning with the threat of new starts […]
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By Pete Krajewski, Reno Gazette-Journal The Garson Fire near Verdi was 100 percent controlled Sunday afternoon, with full containment expected by 5pm for the blaze that burned an estimated 40 acres near Boomtown. Another blaze that started around 11:30am near Eagle Canyon Drive and Loop Road north of Spanish Springs charred about one acre. The […]
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By Loretta Kalb, Sacramento Bee The foothills and mountains to the east of Sacramento are in line for a dose of lightning strikes today and Monday, courtesy of “monsoonal moisture” from the nation’s Four Corners region. Drew Peterson, meteorologist, said some 20 or so lightning strikes were recorded by mid-morning, mostly within the mountains east […]
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Cilantro Mexican restaurant in Stateline is this week’s featured restaurant in Taste of Tahoe. Taste of Tahoe raises money for next month’s Relay for Life at Kahle Community Park. A portion of the proceeds at Cilantro from now through July 31 help fight cancer.
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By Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee A public memorial service for state Sen. Dave Cox is planned next month near the Capitol where the Fair Oaks Republican served as a legislator for a dozen years. The celebration for Cox, who died last week after a 13-year battle with prostate cancer, is scheduled for 10 a.m. Aug. […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal With vital water supplies for droughts seemingly secured through a legal victory, the Truckee Meadows primary water provider is trying to recover costs of dam improvements at Donner Lake. The Truckee Meadows Water Authority wants $500,000 from the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District, half the cost of improvements to the Donner Lake […]
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By Gus Thomson, Auburn Journal The doors at 18 museums around Placer County are set to creak open and welcome big crowds Aug. 7 and 8 for the third annual Heritage Trail tour. The doors will be opening wide for a cross-county tour that Museums Administrator Melanie Barton described as an opportunity for all ages […]
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