By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – While El Dorado County doesn’t have plans for another Meyers Area Plan meeting before it goes before the Board of Supervisors, members of the Meyers Advisory Council are coordinating a get-together without agency involvement. That was the outcome of a three-hour meeting June 26 at the California Conservation Corps center. […]
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The the community, Opening night [June 25] at the Valhalla Boathouse was a huge success. This was our first sell out at the theater for opening night. Thank you to our new festival director, Evangeline Elston, as well as all those who made this happen. An evening of blues and roots music with Ray Bonneville […]
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Fire restrictions went into effect in the Lake Tahoe Basin on June 26. Campfires and charcoal barbecues will be restricted to designated recreation sites, and other fire-related activities will be prohibited until the end of fire season. National Forest System land fire restrictions mean: · No open fires or campfires are allowed outside of designated […]
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Sly Park Road in Pollock Pines will be closed overnight Thursday and Friday for bridge work. The road will be closed to through traffic at the Highway 50 undercrossing from 9pm-5am each night as work continues on a $7.6 million project to replace the existing bridge, which was built in 1963. The contractor, Viking Construction, […]
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By Edmund Lee, Bloomberg The Internet is a set of pipes. It’s also a set of values. Whose? The people who consider it a great social equalizer, a playing field that has to be level? Or the ones who think of it as a marketplace subject to the laws of supply and demand? It’s a […]
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• The California State Fair has announced its wine winners. Lava Cap Winery took home Best of Sierra Foothills White for its 2013 El Dorado Sauvignon Blanc; Moonstone Crossing won Best of Sierra Foothills Red for the 2009 Amado County Wish Upon a Star. Moonstone also won Best of California State Red for its 2009 […]
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To the community, Bread & Broth would like to thank the Kiwanis Club of Lake Tahoe for the June 2 sponsorship of an “Adopt a Day of Nourishment”. Unfortunately, many members of the South Lake Tahoe community struggle with the basic needs of everyday life. By hosting an Adopt A Day, the Kiwanis Club of […]
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By Adam Liptak, New York Times WASHINGTON — In a sweeping victory for privacy rights in the digital age, the Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously ruled that the police need warrants to search the cell phones of people they arrest. While the decision will offer protection to the 12 million people arrested every year, many […]
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Mark Estee, owner of Burger Me in Truckee and Campo in Reno, won “Guy’s Grocery Games” on the Food Network, bringing home $10,500 for three nonprofit organizations. Estee will split winnings equally between Northern Nevada Food Bank, Green House Project and Urban Roots. The show titled “Marshmallow Madness” aired June 22. Three rounds of challenges […]
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The eighth annual Beerfest & Bluegrass Festival is July 5 at Northstar, with the third annual Brew Master’s Dinner on July 4. The dinner is from 6-8:30pm at Tavern 6330’ in Northstar Village. It includes a five-course dinner of farm-fresh dishes pairinged with craft beer. Tickets are $75 day-of, or $65 in advance. The festival […]
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