By Forrest Hartman, Reno Gazette-Journal For the first time in its 38-year history, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival will run a season without a play penned by William Shakespeare. That doesn’t mean, however, that the 2010 event will lack Bard-isms because he festival, running July 9 through Aug. 22, has built its year around the three-person […]
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By Jeanne Lear While decreases in state subsidies have resulted in many state certified recycling centers throughout California closing down, or reducing hours of operation, programs are expanding in South Lake Tahoe. More and more people are recycling their beverage containers, gaining some cash while reinforcing the recycling ethic in our community. In 2009, the […]
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Country music mega-star Tim McGraw brings his “Southern Voice Tour†to Lake Tahoe May 30. This will kick-off the 2010 Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series at Harveys Outdoor Arena in Stateline. Hot new country stars Lady Antebellum are also on the bill, along with opening act Love and Theft. McGraw had 11 consecutive albums debut […]
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Nina MacLeod will talk about Snowshoe Thompson and the history of long boards at the Lake Tahoe Historical Society’s quarterly meeting on Feb. 9 at 7pm in the Lodge of Camp Richardson. MacLeod, a native of Oslo, Norway, and Lake Tahoe resident, is a ski instructor and an expert in cross country. The talk is […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News Watch out, Smokey. Keep your head down, Yogi. Saying that California’s black bear population has quadrupled in the past 25 years, state Fish and Game Department officials are drafting new rules that could increase the number of black bears killed by hunters each year in the state by […]
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Utah won the Travelocity Gnome contest on Facebook by 64 votes over Lake Tahoe. Of 285,482 votes, 142,709 (49.98 percent) went to Lake Tahoe and 142,773 (50.01 percent) to Utah.
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Join volunteer outdoorsman Bill Holt and the Tahoe Rim Trail Association for a one-day winter skills workshop. This class will be offered Feb. 20 and March 6. The class will begin with classroom time in the morning and outdoor navigation in the afternoon. Your map and compass will be provided; bring lunch and winter clothing […]
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Coyote Grill will donate proceeds from bowls of chili sold on Feb. 4 from 5-10pm to the Lake Tahoe Museum. The restaurant is near Safeway in Round Hill.
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Start Smart is aimed at helping newly licensed and future licensed teenage drivers become aware of the responsibilities that accompany the privilege of being a licensed California driver. The program was created in an effort to preemptively reduce the incidence of teen injuries and deaths resulting from motor vehicle collisions. Teen drivers and their parents/guardians […]
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Lavish Green at Divided Sky in Meyers on Feb. 5 starting at 10pm.
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