• The Economic Development Division of El Dorado County is having kickoff for the Web Portal project on March 5 from 9am-noon in the Board of Supervisors meeting room, 330 Fair Lane, Placerville. • T.G. Sheppard will be at the Carson Valley Inn on March 28. Doors open 6:15pm and the show starts 7pm. Tickets […]
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Updated Feb. 27 10pm: No one was injured when an avalanche struck Kirkwood Mountain Resort on Thursday. Resort officials said the avalanche was 50-yards-long and about as wide. It happened in the Eagle Bowl area in the late morning Feb. 27. Four people were in the area, but no one was injured, according to the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Maybe the Department of Water Resources ought to schedule snow surveys more often because snow fell each of the last two times. While every drop of moisture helps, California is not likely to get out of its drought this season. Still, things are slightly improved, but still worrisome. Statewide, the water content […]
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South Lake Tahoe, Meyers and Sierra-at-Tahoe will celebrate the South Shore’s three Olympians with a party on March 15. Jamie Anderson and Maddie Bowman, who won gold for snowboarding slopestyle and freeskiing halfpipe, respectively, and Hannah Teter who placed fourth in snowboarding halfpipe, all live in Meyers and ride for Sierra-at-Tahoe. A procession will take […]
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“Still Life with Iris” chronicles a young girl’s quest to regain her memory, her past, and with them, her home. It is a fantastical adventure that centers on a young girl’s search for a simple thing: home. The play comes to Lake Tahoe Community College in March. Rather than using all adult actors for the […]
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By Kathryn Reed A million dollar truck is rolling around South Lake Tahoe. It’s the fire department’s ladder truck. The old ladder truck was so decrepit it was taken out of service in 2012. The city has possession of the new one, but a few things still need to be done before it hits the […]
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South Tahoe High School wrestling coach Ryan Wallace has recently been bound to a wheelchair because his prosthetic leg has been a major source of trouble for a long time. He had his right leg amputated after he was diagnosed with a rare form of bone disease. The wheelchair is preventing him from being able […]
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Surf Air, the nation’s first all-you-can-fly private membership airline, will expand its service to Truckee beginning May 2, pending government approval. Service to Truckee from San Carlos will be available on weekends only. Connecting flights will be available for members traveling to and from Burbank, Hawthorne and Santa Barbara airports. Surf Air started last year […]
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A snow on rain event overnight is making for slushy conditions on roads. It also means Zephyr Cove and Whittell High schools are closed for the day. A winter weather advisory remains in effect for the Lake Tahoe Basin until 10 Thursday morning. Another 2 to 4 inches could fall in the basin, with 6 […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – “The catalyst project is dead. You have my word on it. If you want, I’ll put it in writing.” That’s how El Dorado County Supervisor Norma Santiago started Wednesday night’s meeting about the Meyers Area Plan. It ended with local resident Steve Bannar pointing out the good aspects of Meyers, […]
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