After a yearlong grant process, Tahoe Youth & Family Services was awarded $50,000 each year for the next three years from the California Wellness Foundation. The $150,000 in grant funding provides core operating support to sustain the Drop In Center and services for homeless and runaway youth. More specifically, these grant funds will enhance counseling […]
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Lake Tahoe’s Granlibakken Resort has been named a Green Business in Placer County by Keep the Sierra Green, a bi-state partnership designed to recognize area organizations that practice sustainable ecological and economic practices. Granlibakken is one of the first to receive this recognition from the newly formed organization. Companies in Truckee, Incline Village, Crystal Bay, […]
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Supporters of Kindertown will meet Oct. 3 at 11am at the Miller’s Outpost parking lot in South Lake Tahoe. The peaceful march will end at Kindertown Preschool with a barbecue. Supporters are protesting the state wanting to close down the facility in mid-October. Details about the case are at: https://www.laketahoenews.net/2009/09/state-forcing-kindertown-to-close/.
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The salmon are here — and just in time for the 20th annual Kokanee Salmon Festival at Taylor Creek Visitor Center on Highway 89 on the outskirts of South Lake Tahoe. The Oct. 3-4 event is from 10am-4pm. According to the U.S. Forest Service, the salmon started their migration up Taylor Creek on Sept. 13. […]
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By Julie Franklin The beginning of the school year is the best time for teens and parents. There is an abundance of hope: hope for good grades, good attendance, a decrease in behavior problems, you name it. Teens want to make themselves and their parents proud, or at least steer clear of consequences that bad […]
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The Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation is sponsoring a Food Fest on Oct. 16 from 6:30-10pm at Harvey’s Convention Center, Stateline. The fundraiser pays for enrichment programs in all schools in Lake Tahoe Unified School District. This community activity will feature food by local restaurants, beer and wine tasting, a silent auction, and music. Since school […]
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Meet Lake Tahoe Community College board of trustee candidate Molly Blann at the Black Bear Inn on Ski Run Boulevard, Oct. 9 from 9:30-11am.
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The next meeting of Women Entrepreneurs will be at Passaretti’s Restaurant in South Lake Tahoe on Oct. 27 from 11:30am-1pm. More details when available. For information, contact JoAnn Conner at (530) 544.7412.
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The Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe Golf Tournament is set for Oct. 12. There’s plenty of enticing reasons to make the BGCLT’s golf tournament a tradition, besides the reduced player fee (down $55 from last year) and overall community goodwill. How’s a one-week trip to Hawaii sound? Or $10,000 for a hole-in-one? Or […]
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Reel Rock Film Tour will premeir at LTCC Duke Theatre on Oct. 2 at 6:30pm. www.reelrockfilmtour.com
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