By Kathryn Reed Summer is here. Sometimes in Tahoe it takes looking at the calendar and not just outside to know this fact. Mother Nature has been struggling to warm up this part of Sierra. Just last week the overnight lows were consistently in the 30s. The National Weather Service in Reno said some 30s […]
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By Kathryn Reed Convoluted bid documents sent out by South Lake Tahoe officials are delaying construction of Lakeview Commons by more than a month. The soonest work at El Dorado Beach could begin is Aug. 16. Lakeview Commons is the name of what had been called the 56-acre project. The plan is to revitalize the […]
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The South Lake Tahoe Yacht Club Annual Blessing of the Boats is June 27 at Camp Richardson Marina. The Club members will organize their boats in the Home Owner’s Cove of Tahoe Keys at 9:45am. The boats will move onto the lake at about 10am and then proceed to the the Camp Richardson Marina for […]
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Court Appointed Special Advocates El Dorado received a $27,500 grant through National CASA. “This $27,500 grant has a significant impact on our program and the services we provide to our community children,” Executive Director Susan Dorsey said in a press release. The grant dollars will support a unique and much-needed new position that will provide […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the June 20, 2010, Reno Gazette-Journal. Nevada has been at or near the bottom of so many national rankings over the years that residents seemingly have stopped paying attention. Everyone should sit up and take notice, however, of Friday’s news that the state now leads the nation in unemployment. […]
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Publisher’s note: Click here to read about the driver of the truck. By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal At least three other trucks launched off the end of an Incline Village runaway truck ramp before the one that crashed into a home Friday and killed a truck driver trapped in his burning rig, fire officials said […]
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The South Lake Tahoe Fire Department will be hosting a multi-jurisdictional hazardous materials drill at the El Dorado Beach area on June 28 from 9am-3pm. This drill will consist of a simulated hazmat situation. This drill will be utilized to hone the response skills of the area firefighters and other responders as well as the […]
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By Kathryn Reed To save $200,000 in the 2010-11 Lake Tahoe Unified School District budget, three classified positions have been axed and 12.5 hours a day of elementary office assistants slashed. The decision came Tuesday night even though it won’t be until this afternoon that the California School Employees Association votes to ratify the one-year […]
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Explore Tahoe An Urban Trailhead presents “Forests with a Future” on July 7 at 2pm. This is a U.S. Forest Service film featuring protecting old-growth trees, wildlife and communities in the Sierra Nevada. It is free. Explore Tahoe is located at 4114 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. For more information, call (530) 542.4637.
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South Lake Tahoe received of a $131,311 grant from the California Energy Commission that will be used for energy-efficient lighting. The money will be used on a custom retrofit and replacement of all 88 pedestrian walkway lights on Ski Run Boulevard to low-wattage LED lights and replacement of approximately 100 high-energy use florescent lights to […]
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