The El Dorado County Air Quality Management District (AQMD) is working to improve winter air quality by continuing to offer incentive rebates toward the purchase of clean burning stoves and fireplaces. Currently the AQMD has approximately $38,000 available to help residents offset the cost of the removal and replacement of older, wood stoves or fireplaces […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe Police Officer Johnny Poland is returning to the streets. The judge issued his ruling late Wednesday afternoon in Poland’s favor. After Poland was fired in June 2007, the 10-year veteran fought the dismissal. A three-person arbitration panel ruled in his favor in January 2009. The city fought that ruling. […]
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KTHO, the local talk-classic rock radio station based in South Lake Tahoe, is now on FM-96.1. If the other dial is more to your liking, it’s still at AM-590, too. No radio? No worries. Listen in at www.kthoradio.com while you’re reading Lake Tahoe News.
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El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office is warning the community of telephone fraud scams targeting the elderly. The scam operates as follows: An unknown male suspect telephone’s an elderly victim and states, “Gramps or Grandma, I need help. I got into some trouble (or an auto accident) in Canada. I need bail money.†The victims usually […]
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Heavenly Mountain Resort fired up its snowmaking guns on Tuesday — a sure sign ski season for most Lake Tahoe area resorts will be here soon. Boreal and Mammoth are already open on a limited basis. Snow flurries have been coming down off and on at the lake today. The mountaintops are socked in with […]
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Not sure what to do this Halloween? Check out the Events page on Lake Tahoe News. A slew of activities are listed — for the young and the young at heart. If you have an event you want listed — for Halloween or otherwise — send it through the Contribute page at the top of […]
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Learn how to eliminate emotional blocks that get in the way of your good health. Learn how to reduce chronic pain and illness. Nov. 12 from 6-9pm. No pre-registration, come 15 minutes early to register; Tahoe Wellness Community Center (next to Hot Gossip in the Bijou CVS/Pharmacy Shopping Center in South Lake Tahoe. Donation only, […]
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To the Publisher: As Election Day draws near, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the community for your interest and support for Lake Tahoe Community College. It has been a great privilege to serve on the Board of Trustees for the past four years. In the process of my re-election campaign, meeting […]
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Lake Tahoe Historical Society’s annual fall meeting is Nov. 10, 7pm at Camp Richardson. Dave Borges will speak on the Lincoln Highway … a marvelous story of 1913 achievement.
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A blaze last week that gutted popular Pisano’s Pizza in Homewood was the result of an electrical fire. Extension cords overloaded the system, according to fire officials. North Tahoe Fire Protection District and Placer County sheriff’s officials did the investigation into the Oct. 19 blaze. It’s unknown if the owners will re-open.
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