In the 1940s, the Sky Harbor Casino and Airport was where today we know as Rabe Meadow at Stateline, with the popular Lam Watah Trail. Photo No. 1 (1946) shows the Sky Harbor Casino (“Cocktails, Dancing”). That site is roughly at the foot of today’s Kahle Drive near the entrance to Tahoe Shores Mobile Home […]
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By Kathryn Reed A 95-year-old house with a garden that had been certified by the National Wildlife Federation as a wildlife habitat and is on the national registry, a garden that flows into a golf course, one full of veggies, another with antiques that have become yard art to house flowers, some in full shade, […]
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By Ed Komenda, Las Vegas Sun Ultimate Gaming has completed its 30-day field trial for Ultimate Poker, the first ever fully legal online gambling site in the United States. The Nevada Gaming Control Board has recommended approval for the company to offer real money gambling at UltimateGaming.com. Ultimate Gaming, majority owned by Station Casinos, in […]
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To the community, Another July 4 is history. And on Venice East the kiosks are in and paid parking is a reality. The fee for all-day is $10, but on the Fourth and four other holidays, the fee is doubled to $20. As of July 9, the city had not striped the street for paid […]
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By David Tanis, Los Angeles Times With hot, sultry weather comes luscious, sweet, juicy stone fruit — just what we’ve been waiting for. Peaches, nectarines, cherries, apricots and plums fall into this category, and they are the true delights of summer. They all taste good together, whether baked in a cobbler or sliced for a […]
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A section of Boulder Mountain Road in the Angora burn area will be closed from July 22-Sept. 2. The pavement will be replaced. The road has had problems ever since the fire of 2007 because the water table rose and began to cause potholes and the road to buckle. A 350-foot section will be closed […]
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Placer, El Dorado and Amador counties won awards at the State Fair. Counties throughout the state compete for best exhibit. Glenn County took the best in show award. The 2013 Counties Exhibits Competition includes two new awards: Best of Division for Community Built Exhibits and Best of Division for Professionally Built Exhibits. Although the builders […]
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By Jeff Barnard, AP GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Shane Krogen has no trouble finding retirees willing to spend a week in the wilderness grubbing out rocks and swinging a pick or shovel to bring a hiking trail back up to national standards. The hard part is getting the U.S. Forest Service to come up with […]
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Cork & More is hosting the Pints for Peace Beer Tasting Fundraiser on July 18. The event benefits Live Violence Free. It is at 7pm at 1032 Al Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. The event is $15 and will feature beer from Belgium and treats from the deli. Tickets are available at Cork & More.
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By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and the Mammoth Lakes Community Water District announced Thursday that they have reached a compromise settlement over use of the High Sierra ski town’s water supply, ending a dispute whose roots reach back a century. Under the terms, Mammoth Lakes will […]
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