South Lake Tahoe’s Parks and Recreation Department’s inaugural Spring into Summer event is June 1 from 10am-2pm. This event is free. It allows families to tour the recreation swim complex, meet the recreation partners and sign up for programs such as the South Tahoe Adventure Recreation Camps and meet camp leaders and enjoy refreshments. Attendees […]
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This hand-tinted photo postcard (courtesy of Theresa and Darrell Eymann) was postmarked Sept. 9, 1908, as “TAHOE, CAL” and mailed to Richmond, Calif. It depicts the source of the Truckee River at Tahoe City. 1908 was five years before the Tahoe City Dam was built to control the top 6 feet of Lake Tahoe’s surface […]
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By Kathryn Reed SCOTTSDALE – It’s a bit of a freeway as people zip past us. They are running. Sweat drips. And the sun hasn’t been up long on this last Monday in April. Hiking in the desert this time of year means getting an early start. Temps are in the triple digits and there […]
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“I am a wife, a mother, a life-long reader, wanderer, and daydreamer. “When my two sons were small, I constantly had to remind myself: if I raced through my life, I’d miss it. I wanted time to enjoy my children as children, time to play games on the floor, daydream, and read aloud at bedtime. […]
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The Cabin Creek biomass facility between Tahoe City and Truckee is moving forward. Placer County Board of Supervisors at the last meeting unanimously denied the third-party appeal of the Dec. 6, 2012, Planning Commission certifications of the project’s final environmental impact report and approval of the project’s conditional use permit. The county and the appellant […]
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To the community, This week is National Nurses Week. It was May 12, 1820, that Florence Nightingale was born. Nightingale is most known for her work during the Crimean War of 1854. She and a team of 34 nurses improved the unsanitary conditions at a British base hospital, reducing the death count by two-thirds. She […]
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Out & About Marketing, a digital marketing and social media firm, is taking a survey about social media in the Tahoe-Reno area. Go online to participate. Participants will receive Milena Regos’ “20 Facebook best practices to increase engagement on your page,” entry to win a $25 gift card from Amazon.com, and the ability for businesses […]
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Updated: May 11, 7:25pm A climber was airlifted from Lover’s Leap late this afternoon to Sutter Roseville with at least a broken arm. It took several hours for search and rescue crews to get the male climber – whose name, age and hometown are unknown at this time – off the rock. CHP Officer Chuck […]
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The dental van is returning to the South Shore. This is for children who are on Medi-Cal. Schedule: · Bijou Community School from May 13-24 · Sierra House Elementary from May 27-31 · Tahoe Valley Elementary from June 3-7. To make an appointment, call (530) 626,4786. If your child does not have dental insurance, call […]
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In the first four months of the year, Washoe County sheriff’s deputies have issued 449 citations to drivers talking or texting on their handheld cell phone device. Nevada prohibits the use of any handheld cell phone while driving. It is punishable by fines of up to $250. The department supports the state’s traffic safety goal […]
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