Lake Tahoe Area Sierra Club is bringing back its annual fundraiser to the Stonehenge residence in Echo View Estates on July 16. The annual evening of wine, food, and entertainment will also feature several local artists. The founder of the Sierra Club, John Muir (impersonated by Don Baldwin) will be making an appearance, celebrating the […]
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By Paul Takahashi, Las Vegas Sun Nearly a third of Nevada children are considered obese by the time they enter kindergarten, according to a recent UNLV report. Since 2008, the Nevada Institute for Children’s Research and Policy has issued an annual report listing demographic and health information for some of the state’s youngest residents: incoming […]
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By Susan Wood STATELINE – Singer-composer-musician Sarah McLachlan left no mystery about what kind of summer Harveys expects to provide as she led off a blockbuster lineup of artists for this summer’s outdoor concert series. Diverse, prolific, prominent and up close and personal. McLachlan didn’t miss a beat in her trademark personable style and self-made […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the June 25, 2014, Mountain Democrat in Placerville. Multiplication … that’s the name of the game! And every generation … you know they play the same! — Bobby Darin, from the 1960 Movie “Come September” The 2013-14 El Dorado County Grand Jury must have been watching Turner Classic Movies […]
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By Kathryn Reed The Tahoe Douglas Visitors Authority is now the lead agency behind the fireworks that are shot off twice a year on the South Shore. For several years the pyrotechnic display has come under the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority purview. “The LTVA board received legal counsel advising that the best course of action […]
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Paddleboard competitors will be taking over El Dorado Beach this weekend for the annual Race the Lake of the Sky. The two-day event (June 28-29) includes a variety of races for varying abilities. All include starting and finishing at the South Lake Tahoe beach and maneuvering around buoys. The distance course has standup paddlers going […]
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By Kathryn Reed The just released Amador County Grand Jury report rips Terri Daly for her ineptness when it comes to finances. Daly is the current chief administrative officer for El Dorado County. She was CAO of Amador County from March 2007-10. The incident in the report occurred during her tenure in Amador. The report […]
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• Boogie Nights at Blu inside MontBleu at Stateline is coming back with a grand opening July 18-19. • Natives and Adapted Natives: Why? What? Where? is the July 21, 5:30pm UCCE Master Gardener Green Thumb Series class at Lake Tahoe Community College’s demonstration garden. • Barton opened a urology office this month at 2169 […]
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Possession of fireworks of any kind, including firecrackers and sparklers, is illegal in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Campfires are not permitted on National Forest beaches or in the general forest. For those planning to barbecue on the beach, bring gas barbecues instead of charcoal. The annual alcohol ban will be in effect at Nevada Beach, […]
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By Lisa Krieger, San Jose Mercury News When a single snowflake falls peacefully atop a Sierra peak, it begins a turbulent journey to help quench the thirst of a drought-stricken state. In most years, Sierra snow provides a third of California’s water supply. But it is by far the least reliable portion — and now, […]
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