U.S. Forest Service Fuels Management Crews will conduct prescribed fire operations in the Meiss Meadows, Grass Lake, High Meadows, Baldwin Beach and Meeks Meadow areas on Thursday and Friday. Residents and travelers can expect to see smoke from prescribed fire project areas. This and other prescribed fire projects are designed to reduce wildfire risks to […]
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By Kathryn Reed It would be hard to find someone who doesn’t believe air pollution contributes to the decline of Lake Tahoe’s clarity. Then why don’t residents of the Lake Tahoe Basin have to have smog checks on their vehicles? Not enough people live here — not enough vehicles pollute the air. The two states […]
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Washoe County has been recognized as a winner for its use of technology in the national Center for Digital Government’s 2009 Digital Counties Survey in the 250,000 to 499,000 population category. The 2009 Digital Counties Survey is an annual study by the Center and the National Association of Counties (NACo), which identifies best practices and […]
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“Lights on after school” is a program put on by Boys & Girls Clubs across the country. The South Lake Tahoe event is Oct. 22 from 5-6pm at 1100 Lyons Ave. The open house will focus on how the South Tahoe club keeps kids safe and healthy, inspires them to learn, and how it relieves […]
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Oct. 21 Dear Ms. Reed: The following comments were put together by staff in regard to published comments made in your column on October 15, 2009. The accuracy of comments made in this response below have been checked and verified by City staff. Some statements made to you in the story are at best inaccurate. […]
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Live tele-town hall Oct. 21 from 6:15-7:15pm with Rep. Tom McClintock. To sign up for this live telephone conference, go to www.mcclintock.house.gov and “opt-in” to the tele-town hall by clicking on the “Contact Congressman McClintock” button, selecting the “Email Congressman McClintock” option, and filling in your telephone number. By opting-in, you will receive a call […]
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Win two tickets to LTCC’s fall production of “The Importance of Being Earnest.” The college is looking for the most romantic story – whether it is the most romantic marriage proposal or the most romantic date or experience. Submissions should be no more than 500 words and must be received no later than Nov. 6 […]
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By Bill O’Driscoll, Reno Gazette-Journal As snow starts to pile up on the Sierra, the region’s ski resorts are seeking seasonal help for the coming winter. During the next few weeks, most of the resorts will hold on-site job fairs for positions on and off the slopes. At Squaw Valley USA, which will celebrate the […]
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By Jessica Roberts I just moved to South Lake Tahoe in June. I enrolled in Tallac because some issues came up in Southern California, which is where I used to live. At first, it was really hard for me to adjust to everything, because I moved my senior year. Now, I’m acclimating and starting to […]
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By Luis Angel Cervantes We hope our letters serve as a window of knowledge, mutually needed at times by our students, to entice our own community to look past and be fond of our school. With all my aspiration to be me, thank you. I started my educational years at Bijou Elementary School; I remember […]
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