Being a student at Mt. Tallac High doesn’t require being on probation or having a baby. Those were two key points Karina Aldana made as she spoke to the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board of education Tuesday night. Joining her were students Luis Cervantes and Maricela Prieto. The three are part of the school’s […]
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Lake Tahoe Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Drop-in Open-House, South Lake Tahoe Senior Center, 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe, on Oct. 19 from 2:30- 8:30pm. North Shore Open House is at the TCPUD Administrative Board Room, 221 Fairway Drive, Tahoe City, on Oct. 22 from 2:30-8:30pm. For more information, go to www.TahoeMPO.org.
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By Susan Wood Even after the tourists have left and operations have shut down for the season, Fallen Leaf Lake residents are continuing to make waves – with some citizens taking their dispute over who runs the marina and general store to the ballot box. A petition was certified by the El Dorado County Elections […]
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Associated Press CAMPTONVILLE — An 83-year-old hunter is recovering from severe arm and shoulder wounds after a black bear mauled him in the Tahoe National Forest. State officials say Orval Sanders of Oroville was hunting with six other men and some dogs near Camptonville in Sierra County when they encountered three bears Monday. Read the […]
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Publisher’s Note: This is reprinted from the February 2009 Tahoe Mountain News with permission. By Kathryn Reed Ingredients I don’t know and complex steps are two reasons for me to ditch a recipe. Even though the recipe below looks complicated, it’s not. The work involved will have those at the table begging for more. Because […]
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The Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee (LTFAC) is scheduled to meet from 1-4pm Oct. 14 at the U.S. Forest Service office, Emerald Bay Room, 35 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe. LTFAC will address issues related to federal activities at Lake Tahoe. Items on the agenda include: Aquatic Invasive Species funding, Southern Nevada Public Land […]
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Oprah Winfrey’s show on Oct. 13 at 4pm features the two UC Berkeley police officers who are credited with breaking the Jaycee Lee Dugard case.
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A high wind advisory is in effect for the Lake Tahoe Basin and beyond. Rain has been coming down much of the day at lake level, with snow at the higher elevations and at the ski resorts. Webcams for most of the Lake Tahoe ski resorts are showing white stuff in abundance. The National Weather […]
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By Kathryn Reed As footage from the Columbine shooting unfolded on screen, not a word could be heard, no one fidgeted — eerily, it was dead silent except for the 911 call. “As far as I know I lost everyone in the library,” the dispatcher says as the phone goes silent on the other end. […]
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Leaves are changing a bit late this year in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Snow the first weekend of October has caused some of the aspens to go brown before turning their bright yellow, orange and red. Trees that are apt to turn color are doing so now at lake level. The spectrum of color is […]
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